Faculty Research Expertise

QUEENS UNIVERSITY, BELFAST, UK

Dr.R.Rajendran worked as visiting researcher in Electroless Nickel coating with Professor Wei Sha, School of Civil, Architecture and Planning Engineering, Queen’s University, Belfast UK, under International Travel Grant scheme funded by Royal Society UK from Jan –Mar 2010.

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY,UK.

Dr.R.Rajendran Professor Mechanical Engineering is currently involved in the research work on wear studies of biomaterials with Dr Tom Joyce School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering Newcastle University Newcastle UK (Hip joints) and Dr Artemis Stamboulis University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy and Materials Birmingham, UK (dental materials)

Research Grant at Queen’s University

Dr.R.Rajendran worked as visiting researcher in Electroless Nickel coating with Professor Wei Sha, School of Civil, Architecture and Planning Engineering, Queen’s University, Belfast UK, under International Travel Grant scheme funded by Royal Society UK from Jan –Mar 2010.

Outcome:

• R. Rajendran W.Sha., R.Elansezhian Abrasive wear resistance of electroless nicked coated aluminium after post treatment, Surface and Coatings technology, Vol. 205 (3), 2010, p.766-772.
• Wei Sha, Eric A. Wilson, Raj Rajendran, Savko Malinov, Harvey R. Charlesworth, Lee Ibbitson Fracture Surface, Impact Energy and Hardness of Ni-Free High-Mn Steels Microscopy and Analysis, Vol 25, Issue 7, 2011.
• A chapter on Electroless Ni-P-SiC coated aluminium cylinder liner, as a research case study In: Electroless Copper And Nickel-Phosphorus Plating: Processing, Characterisation And Modelling W Sha, X Wu and Keong, Woodhead Publishing Ltd , Cambridge,UK 2010.
• This project proposal has been funded by Queens University to carry out PhD Research (2012-2015)

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Dr. Raj Rajendran – Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute received SAE Ralph Teetor Education Award from SAE International Detroit, USA in April 2011 at SAE Awards Ceremonyfor his contribution to teaching and curriculum development, research, including grants, independent research and professional development and publications related to SAE mobility interests.

As part of Teetor tour he visited GM R & D technical center.



He also volunteered SAE International Jet toy Olympics and SAE International Fuel Cell Olympics. Also visited Wayne State University and Georgia Tech university.