Malla Reddy Engineering College

Faculty Personal and Academic Profile

Faculty Department	Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Faculty Name	Dr. M. Vijay Kumar
Professional Email	vijaykumar.084@mrec.ac.in
Personal Email	vijaykumar.iitm37@gmail.com
Registration Number	5981-180812-093328	Teaching / Work Experience Presently, Dr. M. Vijay Kumar working as an Associate Professor in MREC (A), Secunderabad, Telangana from July 19th, 2018. He has 2 years of Teaching experience at KL University, Vijayawada and 7 months experience as a Project Associate at IIT Madras for a sponsored Project. He has published 3 SCI & 8 WoS (or) Scopus Indexed articles in reputated Journals. His Interested Subjects are Thermodynamics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, Heat Transfer, Thermal Engineering-1, Internal Combustion Engines, Alternative fuels, Waste to Energy and, Energy Conservation and Energy Management. Other Achievements 1. Editorial board member in “Progress in Energy & Fuels”, 2018, Pisco Med Publishing, ISSN (P): 2251-2640, ISSN (O): 2315-4640. 2. Received a “Certificate of reviewing” in Heliyon, Awarded on January 2019. Elsevier publications Indexed in Scopus. 3. Received a “Certificate of reviewing” in Energy conversion and management, Awarded on July 2018. Elsevier publications Indexed in SCI. 4. Received a “Certificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing” in Alexandria Engineering Journal, Awarded on March 2017. Elsevier publications Indexed in Scopus and ESCI. 5. Received a “Certificate of reviewing” in Alexandria Engineering Journal, Awarded on October 2016. Elsevier publications Indexed in Scopus and ESCI. Teaching Achievements 1. No. of Part-Time PhD Students = 01 (ongoing) 2. No. of PG students = 4 Completed and 3 (ongoing) 3. Attended as a subject expert for Minutes of the selection committee meeting (SCM) at St. Peter’s Engineering College, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, on 23/12/2019 at 9.00 AM. 4. Best Project in InSc Award to Mrs. M. Nandu (MR17 M.Tech Student in Thermal Engineering) Guide Dr. M. Vijay Kumar on November 2020.
Current Designation	Assoc Professor
Area of Specialization	Thermal Engineering
Joining Date	19-07-2018
Total Experience in this Institution	3 Years
Total Experience in other Institutions	2 Years	Specialized Skills • Low temperature combustion, Advanced clean combustion with high efficiency engines, forward/backward combustion control, Biofuel research, high-power-ignition control, combustion diagnostic, After-treatment control and modeling. • Solar Power generation with Photovoltaic Technology. • Micro Channels • Detection of cavitations through acoustic generation in turbine blades and pump Impellers • Friction Welding • Fibre Reinforced polymer composites materials
UG Qualifications	B.Tech	Graduation Year, University	2009, GRIET, Hyderabad
PG Qualifications	M.Tech	Graduation Year, University	2011, IIT Madras
PhD Qualifications	Completed	Graduation Year, University	2018, NIT Warangal