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I have been working as an Assistant Professor at the National Rail and Transportation Institute, Vadodara, since September 2020. Before joining NRTI, I worked at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur as Postdoctoral Fellow. I received Ph.D. and M.Tech in Tribological Design from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad. My research interests include wear of materials, lubrication, tribology of additive manufactured parts, and nanocomposites for industrial application. Postdoctoral students interested in joining NRTI with external funding from Government agencies like SERB NPDF, CSIR-Pool Scientist scheme, UGC fellowship, etc., are encouraged to apply. The application material (cover letter, project proposal, and brief CV) can be directed to the e-mail: ram.upadhyay@gsv.ac.in

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad.
  • M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad.
  • B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University Lucknow.
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Experience

  • September 2020 - Till Date - Assistant Professor, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara
  • January 2017 - September 2020 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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Professional Distinctions

  • 2020 SERB-ACS NPDF Poster Competition - Best Poster Award by SERB India and American Chemical Society, USA.
  • 2020 American Chemical Society (ACS) awarded a one-year ACS membership for winning Best Poster Award at the SERB-ACS NPDF Poster Competition
  • 2018 SERB International travel grant to attend an International Conference organized by The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russia)
  • 2017 SERB National Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Key Publications

  • S.P Singh, A. Aggarwal, R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, Processing of IN718-SS316L bimetallic-structure using laser powder bed fusion technique, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 36(9) (2021) 1028-1039. (SCI, IF: 4.6)
  • A.K. Mishra, R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, Effect of hatch style and scan rotation on the wear anisotropy and microstructure of alsi10mg aluminum alloy fabricated by selective laser melting technique using fresh and recycled powder, ASME Journal of Tribology 143(2) (2021) 021701. (SCI, IF: 2.04)
  • R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, Scratch and wear resistance of additive manufactured 316l stainless steel sample fabricated by selective laser melting technique, Wear 458-459 (2020) 203437. (SCI, IF: 3.89)
  • R.K. Upadhyay, A.K. Mishra, A. Kumar, Mechanical degradation of 3D printed PLA in simulated marine environment, Surfaces and Interfaces 21 (2020) 100778. (SCI, IF: 4.83)
  • R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, Effect of humidity on the synergy of friction and wear properties in ternary epoxy-graphene-MoS2 composites, Carbon 146 (2019) 717-727. (SCI, IF: 9.59)
  • R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, Effect of particle weight concentration on the lubrication properties of graphene based epoxy composites, Colloid and Interface Science Communications 33 (2019) 100206. (SCI, IF: 4.91)
  • R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, Boundary lubrication properties and contact mechanism of carbon/MoS2 based nanolubricants under steel/steel contact, Colloid and Interface Science Communications 31 (2019) 100186. (SCI, IF: 4.91)
  • R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, Epoxy-graphene-MoS2 composites with improved tribological behavior under dry sliding contact, Tribology International 130 (2019) 106-118. (SCI, IF: 4.87)
  • R.K. Upadhyay, A. Kumar, A novel approach to minimize dry sliding friction and wear behavior of epoxy by infusing fullerene C70 and multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Tribology International 120 (2018) 455-464. (SCI, IF: 4.87)
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Research Area(s)

  • Tribotechnology, Polymer nanocomposites, 3D printing, Surface engineering, Additive Manufacturing
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Key Research Projects

  • Tribological Investigation of Graphene based functionalized Polymeric Nanocomposites Duration: January 2017 – January 2019, Role: Principal Investigator Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi, India, Status: Completed

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