SRMIST Vadapalani
Dr. Arun Raphel

Dr. Arun Raphel

Assistant Professor (Sr.G)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Degree Specialization University/Institute Name, Year
Ph.D High entropy alloys for thermoelectric applications National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, 2022
PG Materials Science and Engineering National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, 2014
UG Mechanical Engineering Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 2011
  • Synthesis and Characterization of multi-component alloys and high entropy alloys, Design and development of Thermoelectric alloys, Powder metallurgy, Mechanical alloying, Spark plasma sintering techniques.

Theory Courses Handled:

  • Basic Mechanical Engineering
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Materials Technology
  • Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
  • Advanced Metal Joining Techniques
  • Micro and Nano Fabrication Techniques
  • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  • Machine Tools

Lab Courses Handled:

  • Basic Workshop
  • Materials Testing Laboratory
  • Machine Tools Lab
  • Metrology Lab
  • Minor Project Work
  • Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulum, Kerala, India from January 2015 to December 2019
  • Worked as Assistant Professor (S.G) in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulum, Kerala, India from January 2020 to May 2024
  • Working as Assistant Professor (S.G) in Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani campus since June 2024 to till date.
  • Selected as ‘Top performer – Mechanical Engineering Department’ with 1st rank for the Academic year 2022 – 2023 at VJCET, Ernakulum during August 2023.
  • Selected as ‘Top performer – Mechanical Engineering Department’ with 1st rank for the Academic year 2021 – 2022 at VJCET, Ernakulum during August 2022.
  • Received ‘Faculty Research Seed Fund’ of Rs.40,000 for project entitled ‘Development of thermoelectric unicouple for waste heat recovery’ during August 2022.
  • Selected as ‘Top performer – Mechanical Engineering Department’ with 2nd rank for the Academic year 2019 – 2020 during August 2021
  • Served as Editor for the bi-annual National Journal ‘Technology and Future: Journal of Science and technology’, Volume VIII Issue – I, January-June 2021, ISSN: 2454-4051
  • Received ‘Post Graduate Scholarship from MHRD, India’ during M.Tech at National Institute of Technology, Trichy during August 2012 to May 2014.
  • Participated in Indo- Norwegian International Online Conference FARAON-2022 organized by University of Oslo during Feb 2022.
  • Participated in International Conference on Wearable Technologies and Applications: Emerging Trends and Innovations, VIT Vellore during June 2020.
  • Arun Raphel presented research paper entitled “Automatic Trash Collector” in National Conference on ‘Emerging Vistas of Engineering and Management (NCEVEM’19)’, VJCET, Ernakulam during 29-30 Mar 2019.
  • Arun Raphel presented research paper entitled “Oxidation and Corrosion resistance of in 5th International Conference on AlCoCrFeTi high entropy alloy” in International conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC-2016) GRIET, Hyderabad during 12-13 Mar 2016.
  • Arun Raphel presented research paper entitled “Characterization of AlCoCrFeTi HEA via mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering” in International Conference on Advances in Materials Manufacturing and Applications (AMMA-2015), NIT Trichy during 9-11 April 2015