Dr. D M Kulkarni is Prof in Mechanical Engineering in BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus. He has his Masters from IIT Kharagpur and PhD from BITS Pilani. He has 20 years of teaching and 3 years of industrial experience. His research area is Fracture Mechanics, Biomechanics and Biomaterials. He had research grants from Industry and DST in the area of BioTribology. He has published key papers in the international journal of repute in Fracture Mechanics. He has also published a book on Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD, which is implemented by many Universities including IITs and NITs. He has guided 4 PhD candidates working in the area of Fracture and Bio Tribology.