Rate My Professor B. Selvam

Dr. B. Selvam is the Vice Principal, Professor, and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at M.I.E.T. Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, positions he assumed on June 21, 2023. Previously, he served as Associate Professor and Head in the same department from April 6, 2022, to June 20, 2023. His academic qualifications include a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, completed in 2015 at Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram; an M.Tech. in Manufacturing Technology from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli in 2005; and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Anagala Amman College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, under Bharathidasan University in 1995.

Dr. Selvam's career spans over 25 years, starting as an Associate Lecturer at Arulmigu Kallalakar Polytechnic, Melur in 1996 and Lecturer at Mookambigai College of Engineering, Pudukkottai from 1997, advancing to Assistant Professor (2010-2012), Associate Professor (2012-2015), and Professor (2015-2016) there. He also served internationally as Lecturer at Eritrea Institute of Technology (2008-2010) and Assistant Professor at Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University (2016-2021). His research specializations encompass fabrication and characterization of metal matrix composites, advanced welding, product design and development, and finite element analysis. Recognized as a research supervisor in Mechanical Engineering by Anna University in 2023, his focus areas include metal matrix composites, materials characterization, nanomaterials, and powder metallurgy. Key publications feature "Effect of Temperature and Strain Rate on Compressive Response of Extruded Magnesium Nanocomposite" (Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2015), "Dry sliding wear behaviour of zinc oxide reinforced magnesium matrix nano-composites" (Materials and Design, 2014), "Study of flow behaviour on zinc oxide reinforced magnesium nano-composite under hot compression" (International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015), "Densification and Deformation Behavior of Sintered P/M Zinc-Zinc Oxide Composite during Cold Upsetting" (Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 2011), and investigations into yttrium oxide reinforced Ti6Al4V nanocomposites (International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, 2018).