Faculty Details
Dr. Dhruva Kumar
Assistant Professor (SG) Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Ph.D. - Material Science & Nano Technology - Sikkim Manipal University - 2020
- M.E. - Mechanical Engineering - Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 2013
- B.E. - Mechanical Engineering - RGPV, Bhopal - 2010
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) - Teaching - April 2024 to Present
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - Assistant Professor I - Teaching - July 2018 to March 2024
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - Assistant Professor II - Teaching - July 2013 to July 2018
- Area of Interest: Advanced Materials, Graphene and its Derivatives, Thin Film Coating, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites
- Area of Expertise: Thin Film / Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) / Nanoindentation
- Area of Expertise: Coating / Nanomaterials / Graphene
- Deputy Registrar (Compliance)
- Member, Admission Committee
- Member, Board of Studies (BoS)
- Coordinator, Strength of Materials Lab
- Study of electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical properties of transition metal oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites - TMA Pai University Research Seed Grant - PI - ₹10,00,000
- Metal oxide/rGO nanocomposites for sensing and anticounterfeit applications - Manipal Research Board (MRB) - Co-Principal Investigator - ₹10,00,000
- Study of electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical properties of zinc oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites - TMA Pai University Research Seed Grant - Co-Principal Investigator - ₹2,00,000
- Synthesis, estimation and comparison of carbide tool wear and tool life coated with SiCN thin film deposited using CVD technique during machining - TMA Pai University Research Fund - Principal Investigator - ₹90,000
- A Comparative Assessment of TOPSIS Variants in Multi-Attribute Optimization of EDM Process Parameters - Dr. Dhruva Kumar, Ankit Kumar Singh, Srinivasan Murugan, Saurabh Sharma - Book Chapter, Data-Driven Optimization of Manufacturing Processes (2020)
- Application of Multivariate Loss Function and Distance Function Approaches for Materials Selection - Dr. Dhruva Kumar, Jalumedi Babu, Ajith James, Lijo Paul, Shankar Chakraborty - AIP Conference Proceedings
- Investigation of structural and mechanical properties of silicon carbonitride thin films - Dr. Dhruva Kumar, Bibhu P. Swain - Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2019)
- A DoE-TOPSIS meta-model for parametric optimization of silicon carbonitride (SiCN) thin film deposition process - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (2019)
- Effect of nitrogen flow rate on the mechanical properties of CVD-deposited SiCN thin films - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - Bulletin of Materials Science (2019)
- Correlation between structural and mechanical properties of silicon doped DLC thin films - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - Diamond and Related Materials (2018)
- Effect of Dielectric on Electrical Discharge Machining: A Review - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (2018)
- Morphological and Structural Properties of CVD Deposited Titanium Aluminium Nitride (TiAlN) Thin Films - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - IOP Conference Series (2018)
- Micro-Raman and FTIR Analysis of Silicon Carbo-Nitride Thin Films at Different H₂ Flow Rate - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - Advances in Electronics, Communication and Computing (2018)
- Characterization of Silicon Carbo-Nitride Thin Films - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - Advances in Electronics, Communication and Computing (2018)
- Structural and mechanical properties of CVD deposited titanium aluminium nitride (TiAlN) thin films - Dr. Dhruva Kumar et al. - Applied Physics A (2017)
- Editorial Board Member - Scientific Reports; Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
- Young Leaders Development Program (YLDP) - Nominated at Sikkim Manipal University (2024)
- Technical Session Chair - 10th International Engineering Symposium (IES 2026), Kurume Institute of Technology, Japan - March 3-5, 2026
- Technical Session Chair - International Conference on Innovative Discoveries and Emerging Advancements in Applied Sciences (iDEAAS-2024), MAHSA University, Malaysia - April 18-20, 2024
- Convenor - International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Technologies (ICMEST 2026), Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, India - March 13-15, 2026
- Co-Convenor - 1st Doctoral Conference on Computational & Engineering Sciences, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, India - April 16-17, 2026
- Technical Committee Member - International Conference on Advanced Materials and Its Characterization, Institution of Engineers (India) & REST Labs, Krishnagiri, India - December 27-28, 2024
- Role of rGO in improving the mechanical and thermal performance of PANI/graphene nanocomposites - Mustafa Z., Kumar D., Swain B.P., Pradhan B.B., Ghadai R. - Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, 536 (2025)
- Optical Band Gap Tuning by Changing the Concentration of Reduced Graphene Oxide in NiO/rGO Nanocomposite - Kumar D., Biswas J., Bhujel R., Tamang S. - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 36(26), pp. 1-11 (2025)
- Experimentally validated finite element model for mechanical and fracture characteristics of SiCN thin films under different loads - Kumar D., Meena R.K., Hirshikesh, Ghadai R. - Scientific Reports, Vol. 15(1), 31759 (2025)
- Structural, Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Polyaniline Composites for Supercapacitor Applications - Mustafa Z., Kumar D., Pradhan B.B., Swain B.P., Ghadai R. - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 35(31), 2037 (2024)
- Recent Advances in Polyaniline/Graphene Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Applications - Mustafa Z., Ghadai R.K., Pradhan B.B., Swain B.P., Biswas J., Kumar D. - Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, Vol. 17, 100316 (2024)
- Unveiling the multifaceted impact of C₂H₂ flow on SiCN CVD coatings - Kumar D., Das S., Swain B.P., Guha S. - Ceramics International, Vol. 50(4), pp. 6526-6542 (2024)
- Study of Different Properties of Graphene Oxide (GO) and Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) - Viprya P., Kumar D., Kowshik S. - Engineering Proceedings, Vol. 59(1), 84 (2023)
- Impact of elevated temperature over different properties of CVD SiCN coating - Das S., Kumar D., Borah R., Dutta A., Guha S. - Silicon, Vol. 14(15), pp. 1-15 (2022)
- ANFIS-based models for coating quality prediction for thin-film deposition processes - Das P.P., Das S., Mahto P.K., Kumar D., Roy M.K. - Journal of Multiscale Modelling, Vol. 12(3), 2150007 (2021)
- Computational Studies of Diindole-Based Molecules for Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Devices - Fei E.T.L., Biswas J., Datta B., Kumar D. - Structural Chemistry (2021)
- Investigation of structural and mechanical properties of silicon carbonitride thin films - Kumar D., Swain B.P. - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 789, pp. 295-302 (2019)
- A DoE-TOPSIS meta-model for parametric optimization of SiCN thin film deposition process - Kumar D., Das P.P., Chakraborty S., Sharma A., Swain B.P. - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 41(7), 297 (2019)
- Effect of nitrogen flow rate on the mechanical properties of CVD-deposited SiCN thin films - Kumar D., Ghadai R.K., Das S., Sharma A., Swain B.P. - Bulletin of Materials Science, Vol. 42(5), 251 (2019)
- Correlation between structural and mechanical properties of silicon doped DLC thin films - Ghadai R.K., Das S., Kumar D., Mondal S.C., Swain B.P. - Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 82, pp. 25-32 (2018)
- Structural and mechanical properties of CVD deposited titanium aluminium nitride (TiAlN) thin films - Das S., Guha S., Ghadai R., Kumar D., Swain B.P. - Applied Physics A, Vol. 123(6), 412 (2017)
- Effect of composite coating using TIG cladding process: A review - Banai P., Alam S., Kumar D. - AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2786(1) (2023)
- Application of multivariate loss function and distance function approaches for materials selection - Babu J., Kumar D., James A., Paul L., Chakraborty S. - AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2273(1), 050015 (2020)
- Effect of Dielectric on Electrical Discharge Machining: A Review - Singh A.K., Mahajan R., Tiwari A., Kumar D., Ghadai R.K. - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 377(1), 012184 (2018)
- Morphological and Structural Properties of TiAlN Thin Films - Das S., Guha S., Ghadai R., Kumar D., Swain B.P. - IOP Conference Series, Vol. 377(1), 012178 (2018)
- Synthesis and characterization of TiO₂ nanostructure thin films grown by thermal CVD - Rizal U., Das S., Kumar D., Swain B.S., Swain B.P. - AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1724(1), 020115 (2016)
- Nickel Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide (NiO/rGO) Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications - Kumar D., Biswas B., Kumar D. - CRC Press (Accepted, In Press)
- A Comparative Assessment of TOPSIS Variants in Multi-Attribute Optimization of EDM Process Parameters - Singh A.K., Murugan S., Kumar D., Sharma S. - IGI Global (2021)
- Micro-Raman and FTIR Analysis of Silicon Carbo-Nitride Thin Films - Kumar D., Rizal U., Das S., Swain B.S., Swain B.P. - Springer (2018)
- Characterization of Silicon Carbo-Nitride Thin Films - Kumar D., Swain B.P. - Springer (2018)
