Mr. Gurumukh Das is actively involved in research for the last 5 years and has a teaching experience of one year. He teaches Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Workshop Practice, Operations Planning & Control and Machine Drawing. He has recently designed and developed a Rotary tool attachment for Dry EDM. With the help of this Green-EDM technique, he demonstrated the machining of extremely hard two-phased composites with improved performance parameters. His research interests are Advanced Non-traditional and Hybrid Machining Techniques, Virtual Cellular Manufacturing, Mechanical Fabrications, Intelligent Manufacturing, Foundry Technology and Soft computing applications in Manufacturing. He has 15 publications to his credit in the various journals and conferences. He has worked with a DST R&D Project entitled “Experimentation, modelling and optimization of eco-friendly Rotary furnace castings with LDO, gas & bio-fuels” granted under the prestigious Ramanna Fellowship. He is a Life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education, and the Systems Society of India. He is also a member of The Institution of Engineers (India).

1.Teaching Assignments

At UG and PG Level:

Odd Semester:

• MEH701: Mechanical Engineering Project

• MEH702: Seminars

• MEM103: Manufacturing Processes-I

• MEM104: Workshop Practice-I

• MEM306: Engineering Drawing-III (Assembly Drawing)

• MEM502/CEM304: Fluid Mechanics Lab

• MEM511: Operations Planning & Control

• MEM711: Machine Tool Design & Control

• PME300: Major Project (Mechanical)

• PME311: Minor Project (Mechanical)

• PME422: Self-Study Course (Mechanical)

• RDC581: Agricultural Engineering

• RDC781: Rural Engineering Project

Even Semester:

• CAC281: CCA – Model Making (Mechanical)

• CEM402: Hydraulics & Hydraulic Machines

• CEM403: Hydraulic Machines Lab

• EGC481: Industrial Visits

• MEH291: Mechanical Engineering Principles (Ancillary Elective for B.Sc. Students)

• MEH801: Seminars

• MEM203: Engineering Drawing-II (Machine Drawing)

• MEM204: Workshop Practice-II

• MEM604: Production Engineering Lab

• MEH802: Mechanical Engineering Project

• PME411: Minor Project (Mechanical)

• PME412/MEM820: Automated Manufacturing

• PME413/MEM821: Automated Manufacturing Systems Lab

• RDC881: Rural Engineering Project

 

2.Area(s) of Research

• Production and Industrial Engineering

 

3.Research Interests

• Advanced non-traditional and hybrid machining techniques; Automated manufacturing; Mechanical fabrications; Foundry technology; Soft computing applications in manufacturing; Ergonomics in manufacturing

 

4.Research Innovation

• Designed and developed a rotary tool attachment for Dry EDM. With the help of this Green-EDM technique, demonstrated the machining of extremely hard two-phased composites with improved performance parameters.

 

5.Honors and Recognitions

Awards:

• Honored with the Most Distinguished Paper Award for the paper titled ‘Integration of tool management issues in automated manufacturing systems’ at the National Conference on 2^nd Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IPDIMS) on February 12-13, 2021, organized by NIT Rourkela.

• Honored with the Swami Vivekanand Award for Outstanding Contribution as NSS Program Officer during the tenure (From September 1, 2012, to August 31, 2015) on March 31, 2016.

• Felicitatedby Shri B.L. Joshi, then Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh, on National Voters’ Day (January 25, 2014) at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.

Fellowships:

• Junior Research Fellowin a DST R&D project titled ‘Experimentation, modeling and optimization of eco-friendly rotary furnace castings with LDO, gas and bio-fuels,’ granted under the most prestigious ‘Ramanna Fellowship’ to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, DEI.

Memberships:

• Fellow, Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (FISME201701132006)

• Life Member, Systems Society of India (LM 27103)

• Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (LM 54379)

• Member, International Association of ENGineers (118598)

• Corporate Member, Institution of Engineers (India) (M-1481651)

• CEng (India)

 

6.Patents

Flagpole Section [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 371013-001, Class: 11-05, Granted on September 18, 2022

Members: Jitesh Singh Chauhan, Gurdeep Singh, Divya Zindani, Gurumukh Das

Mud Picker Toy (Set) for Kids [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 364912-001, Class: 21-01, Granted on May 26, 2022

Members: Jitesh Singh Chauhan, Gurdeep Singh, Divya Zindani, Gurumukh Das

Semi-precious Jewellery Organizer [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 363027-001, Class: 06-04, Granted on April 24, 2022

Members: Jitesh Singh Chauhan, Gurdeep Singh, Arshdeep Kaur, Gurumukh Das

Ergonomic Castanet [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 348594-001, Class: 17-04, Granted on August 29, 2021

Members: Amrit Lal, Gurdeep Singh, Arshdeep Kaur, Gurumukh Das

Plastic Pen Holder [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 347570-001, Class: 19-06, Granted on August 8, 2021

Members: Jitesh Singh Chauhan, Gurdeep Singh, Bighna Kalyan Nayak, Gurumukh Das

Automated Temple Bell (Set) [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 345654-001, Class: 17-04, Granted on July 3, 2021

Members: Ankit Kushwaha, Gurdeep Singh, Gurumukh Das, Amrit Lal

Ergonomic Kitchen Accessories Cabinet [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 337425-001, Class: 06-04, Granted on January 11, 2021

Members: Bhanu Pratap Saini, Gurdeep Singh, Arshdeep Kaur, Gurumukh Das

Ergonomic Jewellery Box [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 336632-001, Class: 03-01, Granted on December 21, 2020

Members: Bhanu Pratap Saini, Gurdeep Singh, Arshdeep Kaur, Gurumukh Das

Compact Wooden Box [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 336629-001, Class: 09-03, Granted on December 21, 2020

Members: Bhanu Pratap Saini, Gurdeep Singh, Arshdeep Kaur, Gurumukh Das

Ergonomic Three-Seater Wooden Sofa [Granted]

Design Registration Number: 331907-001, Class: 06-01, Granted on August 13, 2020

Members: Bhanu Pratap Saini, Gurdeep Singh, Gurumukh Das

 

7.Selected Publications

Papers in Journals:

• Zindani, D., Das, G., Bhagwat, V., & Singh, G. (2023b). Performance analysis of Mg-Al-Zn (AZ) anodic alloys for metal-air batteries. Materials Today: Proceedings, 72(Part 4), 2315–2321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.398.

• Zindani, D., Das, G., Bhagwat, V., & Singh, G. (2023a). Aggregation multiplicative rule for ranking of Mg-Al-Sn anodic alloys for metal-air batteries. Materials Today: Proceedings, 72(Part 4), 2300–2305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.396.

• Nithish, C., Zindani, D., Das, G., & Singh, G. (2022). Performance evaluation of metal-air batteries for sustainable agricultural equipment. Materials Today: Proceedings, 71(Part 2), 281–286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.132.

• Mathusoothanaa, T. S., Zindani, D., Das, G., & Singh, G. (2022). Ranking of structural composite batteries for sustainable agricultural equipment. Materials Today: Proceedings, 71(Part 2), 270–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.130.

• Das, G., Singh, G., & Zindani, D. (2022b). Decision support system for electric discharge machined AA6061/Al₂O₃/10p metal matrix composite. Materials Today: Proceedings, 62(Part 2), 1139–1142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.04.328.

• Das, G., Singh, G., & Zindani, D. (2022a). Aggregation multiplicative rule for optimal parametric identification of electric discharge machined AA6061/Al₂O₃/10p composite. Materials Today: Proceedings, 57(Part 2), 522–526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.01.411.

• Caprihan, R., Slomp, J., & Das, G. (2015). Flow-oriented Virtual Manufacturing Systems: A Simulation Study. DEI Journal of Science and Engineering Research, 17(1&2), 55–68.

• Das, G., & Caprihan, R. (2015). Performance Analysis of a Virtual Cellular Manufacturing Flow-shop. Journal of Material Science and Mechanical Engineering (JMSME), 2(14), 14–18. Retrieved from https://www.krishisanskriti.org/ijbab.php?Id=373

• Das, G., & Singh, R. (2015). Modeling of LDO-fired Rotary Furnace Parameters using Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference System. The International Journal of Engineering and Science, 4(8), 38–43. Retrieved from http://www.theijes.com/papers/v4-i8/G048038043.pdf

• Das, G., & Das, P. (2015b). Cutting Forces in Drilling Operation: Measurement and Modeling for Medium-scale Manufacturing Firms. International Journal of Computer Applications, 121(8), 11–17. https://doi.org/10.5120/21559-4592

• Das, G., & Das, P. (2015a). Neuro-Genetic Optimization of LDO-fired Rotary Furnace Parameters for the Production of Quality Castings. International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, 11(6), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1563648.v1

• Das, G., & Caprihan, R. (2012). A Review of Research on Virtual Cellular Manufacturing Systems. DEI Journal of Science and Engineering Research, 16(1&2), 131–148.

• Singh, R., Das, G., & Setia, R. (2008). An Evolutionary Approach to Parametric Optimization of a Rotary Furnace using Light Diesel Oil. International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, 10(3), 36–42.

• Singh, R., Das, G., & Radha Krishna, M. (2007). Economic and microstructure analysis of ferrous castings from the coke-less cupola, coke-fired cupola, and rotary furnace. DEI Journal of Science and Engineering Research, 14(1&2), 127–138.

• Singh, R., Das, G., & Setia, R. (2007). Parametric Modeling of a Rotary Furnace for Agile Production of Castings with Artificial Neural Networks. International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, 10(2), 137–147. [SCOPUS]

Papers in Conference Proceedings:

• Upadhyay, A., Das, G., & Chauhan, R. K. (2023). Aluminium-Sulfur Batteries: A low-cost Alternative to Lithium-ion Batteries. 2023 XIX International Scientific Technical Conference Alternating Current Electric Drives (ACED), Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACED57798.2023.10143478.

• Naveenkumar R.,Das, G., Zindani, D., & Singh, G. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Structural Composite Energy Storage Devices for Sustainable Earth Augers. Proceedings of theInternational Conference on Advances in Manufacturing Technology (ICAMT 2022),March 25-26, CIT, Chennai, India, Paper ID 113.

• Singh, S., and Das, G. (2021). Automatic Emergency Braking System. Proceedings of theInternational Conference on Frontiers of Science & Technology, August 13-14, KIET, Ghaziabad, India, Paper ID 42.

• Jyoti, P., and Das, G. (2021). An overview of the airbag system and its defects. Proceedings of theInternational Conference on Frontiers of Science & Technology, August 13-14, KIET, Ghaziabad, India, Paper ID 36.

• Das, G., & Das, P. (2021). Performance Assessment of Electric Discharge Machining on AA6061/Al₂O₃/10p Metal Matrix Composite. Proceedings of the International Conference on Progressive Research in Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, August 5–7, National Institute of Technology Patna, India, Paper ID 334. [SCOPUS]

• Kushwaha, A., and Das, G. (2021). A novel technique to prevent COVID-19 transmission in temples. Proceedings of theInternational Conference on Recent Developments on Materials, Reliability, Safety, and Environmental issues, June 25-27, National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India, Paper ID 88.

• Singh, R., and Das, G. (2021). Integration of tool management issues in automated manufacturing systems. Proceedings of theNational Conference on 2^nd Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, February 12–13, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, Paper ID 127.

• Das, G., & Caprihan, R. (2016). Operation Analysis of a Virtual Cellular Manufacturing Shop: A Simulation Study. Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Materials Science, March 17–19, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India, Paper ID 2-IC-755.

• Das, G., & Caprihan, R. (2015). Operation Analysis of a Periodic Virtual Cellular Manufacturing System: A Simulation Study. Proceedings of the XIX Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, December 11–13, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India, Paper ID 221.

• Caprihan, R., Slomp, J., & Das, G. (2014). A Novel Concept for the Operation of Virtual Manufacturing Cells. Proceedings of the XVIII Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, December 12–14, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, Paper ID 157.

• Caprihan, R., Slomp, J., & Das, G. (2014). Operation analysis of a flow-oriented VCM shop: A simulation study. Proceedings of the National Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical Engineering, October 17–18, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, India, 298–304.

• Das, G., & Das, P. (2012). Determination and modeling of cutting forces in drilling operation for intelligent manufacturing in medium-scale manufacturing firms. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing Technology, June 15–17, CIT, Chennai, India, 384–387.

• Das, G., & Das, P. (2009). A-TIG: A recent development in gas tungsten arc welding. Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Applied Systems Research and 33^rd National Systems Conference, November 27–29, DEI, Agra, India, 580–585.

• Radha Krishna, M., Das, G., & Singh, R. (2009). Selection of a melting system for ferrous castings: A novel approach. Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Applied Systems Research and 33^rd National Systems Conference, November 27–29, DEI, Agra, India, 574–579.

• Singh, R., & Das, G. (2009). Optimization of rotary furnace parameters using NGOT. Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition, July 13–15, Orlando, FL, USA, 70–75. [SCOPUS]

• Singh, R., & Das, G. (2009). Synergetic approach to fuzzy and analytical hierarchy process for the selection of a melting furnace for ferrous castings. Proceedings of the Transactions of 57^th Indian Foundry Congress, February 13–15, Science city convention center & exhibition grounds, Kolkata, India, 143–152.

• Singh, R., & Das, G. (2008). Neuro-fuzzy modeling of rotary furnace parameters for the production of quality castings. Proceedings of the ASME International Symposium on Flexible Automation, June 23–26, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, P.No. JL–011.

• Singh, R., Das, G., & Jain, R.K. (2008). Modeling and optimization of rotary furnace parameters using regression and numerical techniques. Proceedings of the 68^th World Foundry Congress & 56^th Indian Foundry Congress, February 7–10, Chennai trade center, Chennai, India, 333–339. [SCOPUS]

• Singh, R., Setia, R., & Das, G. (2008). An interactive artificial neural network approach for optimizing process parameters of the rotary furnace. Proceedings of the 1^st International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering, January 23–25, SUSCET, Tangori (Mohali), India, 562–567.

• Singh, R., Setia, R., & Das, G. (2007). Modeling and optimization of rotary furnace parameters using artificial neural networks and genetic evolutionary algorithms. Proceedings of the 31^st National Systems Conference, December 14–15, MIT, Manipal, India, P.No. 75.

 

8.Seminar(s)/Workshop(s) organized

• Co-convened a UGC-SAP sponsored Seminar on Lean Manufacturing Systems (LMS 2016) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, DEI on March 21, 2016.

 

9.Courses / Workshops / Training Programmes / Webinars attended

• Attended Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Awareness Programme organized by Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM), on July 13, 2023.

• Attended National e-Workshop on Innovation & Intellectual Property Rights (NeW IPR-2023) organized by CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India, from June 12 to 17, 2023.

• An Online Faculty Development Program on Data Analysis and Visualisation organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education’s Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), from June 8 to 14, 2023, and obtained grade A+.

• AnOnline Faculty Development Program on Academic Research Writingorganizedby Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education’s Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), from September 5 to 11, 2022, and obtained grade A+.

• UGC sponsored Online Short-Term Course one-Content Development & MOOCs organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, from August 23 to 29, 2022.

• AnOnline Interdisciplinary Refresher Course on Advanced Research Methodologyorganizedby Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education’s Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), from July 22 to August 5, 2022, and obtained grade A+.

• AICTE Faculty Development Program(Online FDP under AQIS) on Robotics & Automation organized by Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, from June 16 to 30, 2021.

• Webinar on ‘Funding Opportunities for Research Projects’ conducted by Dr. Venkateswarlu Karodi, Sr. Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India, on June 5, 2021.

• TEQIP sponsored Online Short-Term Course on Recent Advances in Manufacturing Science and Technology organized by the Centre for Educational Technology (CET), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, from February 22 to 26, 2021.

• TEQIP sponsored Online Short-Term Course on Advanced Manufacturing Technology organized by the Centre for Educational Technology (CET), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, from December 21 to 25, 2020.

• TEQIP sponsored Online Short-Term Course on Ergonomics in the Era of Industry 4.0 organized by the Centre for Ergonomics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, from December 14 to 18, 2020.

• TEQIP sponsored Online Short-Term Course on Micromanufacturing Processes organized by the Centre for Educational Technology (CET), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, from November 30 to December 4, 2020.

• AICTE Quality Improvement Program sponsored One-week Online Short-Term Course on Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Applications (AMTA 2020) organized by Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal, Punjab, from November 23 to 28, 2020.

• TEQIP Sponsored Faculty Development Program on Outcome Based Engineering Education and Accreditation (OBEEA 2020) organized by NIT Meghalaya, from September 21 to 23, 2020.

• Certificate Program on Data Analysis using STATCRAFT on August 17, 2020, organized by the Dept. of Sociology & Political Science, DEI (Deemed Univ.), Agra, in collaboration with STATCRAFT, Bangalore.

• UGC sponsored Online Short-Term Course one-Content Development organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, from May 28 to June 3, 2020.

• NationalWebinar onLearning to Experiment, Innovate, and Diffuse Solutions delivered by Padma Shri Prof. Anil K. Gupta (CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow 2018-21 and Founder, Honey Bee Network, SRISTI, GIAN). Bikaner Technical University, Rajasthan, organized this webinar on May 30, 2020.

• UGC sponsored Winter School (Interdisciplinary Refresher Course) organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, from December 11 to 24, 2019, and obtained grade A+.

• TEQIP sponsored Short Term Course on Ergonomics in Design and Engineering Education organized by Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP (KIT), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, from     November 26 to 30, 2018.

• TEQIP sponsored Summer Training Program on Active Learning for Senior Faculty organized by Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP (KIT), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, from May 21 to 25, 2018.

• Orientation Workshopof Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) organized jointly by the World Bank and MHRD, Govt. of India, on January 19, 2017, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

• Faculty Development Programon Promoting Quality in Higher Technical Education organized by ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, from January 18 to 22, 2016.

• UGC sponsored Subject Refresher Course in Computer Applications (Mechanical Engineering) organized by UGC-Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, from February 27 to March 20, 2015, and obtained grade A.

• UGC sponsored Orientation Course (General) organized by UGC-Academic Staff College, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi from July 03 to 30, 2013, and obtained grade A.

• ICSSR sponsored a National-level training program onResearch Methodology, organized by the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, DEI (Deemed Univ.), Agra, from January 16to 25, 2013.

• Short-term course onNanomaterials organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, DEI (Deemed Univ.), Agra, from December 18to 19, 2012.

 

10.Courses Upgraded

• MEM103: Manufacturing Processes-I

• MEM303: Manufacturing Processes-II

• MEM511: Operations Planning & Control

• MEM603: Metal Cutting & Tool Design

• PME412/MEM820: Automated Manufacturing Systems

 

11.Courses Designed / Redesigned

• MEM711: Machine Tool Design & Control

• CEM402: Hydraulics & Hydraulic Machines

 

12.Administrative Responsibilities

• Chief Proctor – Faculty of Engineering, DEI (2020 onwards)

• Incharge – Winter Training Camp, DEI (Independent Charge) (2022 onwards)

• Co-Convener – Convocation Hall Preparation (2020 onwards)

• Convener – Inter-Faculty Basketball Tournament, DEI (2011 onwards)

• Incharge – Drawing Office, Faculty of Engineering, DEI (2023 onwards)

• Incharge – Basketball Team of the Faculty (2011 onwards)

• Coordinator – Industrial Visits, Second Year B.Tech. (Mechanical)

• Member – Institute’s Seating Plan Committee for Centralized Exams (2021-22)

• Facilitator of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), RCI-DEI (2019-21)

• Chairman – Research Advisory Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, DEI (2019-20)

• TEQIP Coordinator, DEI (2017)

• Co-Convener – Convocation Committee, DEI (2016-19)

• Cultural Coordinator, Faculty of Engineering, DEI (2016-19)

• Member – Examination Committee of the Faculty (2016-20)

• NSS Program Officer, DEI (2012-15)

• Co-Convener – DEI Diamond Jubilee Memorial Lecture (2016)

• Member – Academic Council, DEI (2015-16)

• Member – Youth Parliament Team, DEI (2015-17)

• Proctor – First Year B.Tech. (2012-20)