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Dr. M.F. Wani is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dean of Faculty, and Chairman of Central Research Facility at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. He has 35 years of teaching and research experience in the fields of tribology, advanced materials, life cycle engineering, and sustainability. His research interests are high temperature tribology, tribology of advanced ceramics, tribology and maintenance management, life cycle design, nano-lubrication, nano-tribology, and sustainable design through tribology. He has published over 120 articles and multiple chapters in books such as CRC Tribology Handbook, and Advances in Composites Tribology. He is a life member of the American Ceramic Society and Tribological Society of India. Jitendra Kumar Katiyar is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India. His research interests include micro/nanotribology, lubrication, composites, friction materials, surface coating, surface engineering, and machining. He teaches courses in basic mechanical engineering, basic civil engineering, manufacturing technologies and techniques, metrology and quality control, and more. Rakesh Sehgal is a Professor (Higher Academic Grade) at the National Institute of Technology Srinagar (J&K), India. He is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaim for his work on synthesis and characterization (mechanical, metallurgical/metallographic, and tribological) of materials for aerospace, automobile, and bio-medical applications. Dr. Sehgal has investigated various materials such as adamite, piston alloys, stir cast aluminum-silicon alloys (hyper and hypo-eutectoid), copolymers, titanium alloys, tool & die steels, polymers, and nano-composites for machining parameters optimization and tribological behaviour. Prof. Sehgal served as Vice-President of Indian Society of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) during 2001-2003, Executive member of Tribology Society of India (TSI) for 02 terms, and member of academic bodies of many other institutions. He has chaired technical sessions in many prestigious International and National Conferences. Prof. Sehgal received the Best Teacher Award for the year 2006-07. He is instrumental in introducing the concept of Project-Based Learning in NIT Hamirpur which has benefitted a large number of UG students in securing admissions in prestigious International Universities for MS/Ph.D. Prof. Sehgal has a distinguished career of 35 years in the field, teaching, research and administration. Prof. Sehgal has supervised 11 Ph.D. scholars in the area of tribo-materials for various industrial applications in automobile, aerospace, metal rolling and biomedical sectors. He is presently guiding 04 Ph.D. scholars in the area of metal composites for biomedical applications. He has also supervised 09 M.Tech. and 48 B.Tech. dissertations. Prof. Sehgal has published 168 research papers in International/National Journals and International/National conference proceedings. He has attended more than 35 International/National conferences in India and abroad. He has published one reference book on Performance Evaluation of Bearings, thirteen high-quality book chapters, and edited four books for Springer and Elsevier. Prof. Sehgal has completed many externally sponsored research projects worth in the area of Bearings Tribology and Mechatronics. He has established state-of-the-art facilities for research in the area of Bearings and Materials Tribology at NIT Hamirpur (H.P.). Prof. Sehgal has delivered 40 invited expert talks in various organizations in India and Abroad. He is currently working in the field of biomedical science and technology including the synthesis of smart materials, nanomaterials and tribological materials.
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