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Dr. Vincent Shantha Kumar

Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering

BioCorrosion of Materials, Biomaterials and Composites, Indentation Behaviors, Mechanical testing, Metal Foams, Metallic Glasses, Synthesis and Characterizations, Wastewater treatment

Administrative Responsibilities

Current Administrative Roles:

  • Head of Department, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Dubai Campus (June 2024 - June 2026)
  • Member, Campus Space Utilization Committee (CSUC), BITS Dubai Campus (Sept 2024 - Sept 2026)
  • Chair Person, DRC Committee, Dept of Mechanical, BPDC (Sept 2024 - Sept 2026) 
  • Convener, DCA and ccDCA member, Dept of Mechanical, BPDC (Sept 2024 - Sept 2026) 
  • Member, ECHO Review Committe, BPDC (Nov 2024 - till date) 
  • Point of Contact for Professional Associations at BITS Dubai Campus (August 2023 - till date)
  • Member, Department Level Selection Committee at BITS Dubai Campus (August 2023 - till date)
  • Member of Senate at BITS Dubai Campus (August 2023 - till date)
  • Member, Timetable Committee (Sept 2024 -  till date)
  • Member, Department Committee on Academics at BITS Dubai Campus (August 2022 - till date)

Past Administrative Roles:

  • Faculty In-Charge, International Programmes and Collaboration - (June 2022 - Aug 2024)
  • Faculty In-Charge for Thesis & Projects under AUGSD (from Oct 2018 - Aug 2024)
  • Member, Library Committee, Mechanical Engineering, BITS-Dubai Campus (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)
  • Convenor of Department Research Committee (DRC) - (2021- 2022)
  • Editor of special edition of Materials Today: Proceedings 
  • Convenor of  IMMT 2019 International Conference at BITS Dubai Campus, Nov 2019
  • Selected as Senate Member for 2 years (from Sept 2018)
  • Member of Research Board at BITS Pilani University, Pilani
  • Jury Member for Mantra Awards at BITS 2019
  • Organized 1st BITS Innovation Competition 2019
  • Core member of Project Lakshya implementation team. 
  • Convenor of Department Research Committee (DRC) - 2018-2020
  • Convenor of  IMMT 2017 International Conference at BITS Dubai Campus, Nov 2017
  • Incharge of Creative Lab at BITS Dubai Campus (Sept 2017 - Till Date)
  • Nucleus Member of Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) BITS Dubai Campus (Aug 2016 - Till Date)
  • ASME Faculty Incharge, BITS Dubai Campus
  • Member of Disciplinary Committee, BITS Dubai Campus (Aug 2017 - Aug 2018)
  • Faculty Incharge of Solar Decathlon Competition  
  • Member, Departmental Research Committee, BITS (Aug 2016 - Till Date)
  • Member, Library Committee, Mechanical Engineering, BITS-Dubai Campus (Aug 2016 - Aug 2017)