Ph. D (Engineering) from SVKM’s NMIMS, MPSTME, Mumbai
M.Tech. (Industrial Design) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from University of Pune
Area of Specialization
Materials Processing using microwave energy, Data Science
Work experience
13+ years
Professional Membership
·Associate Member of Institution of Engineers (AM I63515-0)
·Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (LM 95967)
·Life Member of International Association of Engineers (LMIAENG-182047)
·Associate Member of Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors-UAMAE (AM-101000583241)
Awards and Achievements
●Qualified the "Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner 14” global certification examination with a score of 904/1000.
●Qualified the "SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4” global certification examination with a score of 958/1000.
●Member of the team that secured runner-up position in the "Data Preparation" category at the coveted global SAS Curiosity Cup event held from December 2022-April 2023.
●Secured First position on the leader-board of participants at "Global Business School Network-GBSN beyond Virtual Conference” held from 15th -17thNovember 2021 for active engagement and Participation.
●Certified by Ministry of Education’s innovation cell for exceptional contribution as a Primary Evaluator in ‘Toycathon, 2021’.
●Awarded for Best Session Paper at National Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Materials organized by Government Holkar Science College, Indore held during 14th-16th December 2021.
●Received Three "Certificates of Appreciation” from NPTEL-SWAYAM for translating lectures of the NPTEL Course, "Energy conservation and waste heat recovery (112105221)” offered by IIT Kharagpur.
●Faculty Mentor of the team that secured First position in Innovation and second position overall at Saur Urja Vehicle Challenge (SUVC)-2021, organized by RSTE.
●Secured Topper position (Top 1%) and Gold Type Certificate in the NPTEL Course, "Engineering Metrology”, held from July-October 2019.
●Received Discipline Star certification from NPTELfor the period July 2019 - December 2019.
●Secured Topper position (Top 1%) and Gold Type Certificate in the NPTEL Course, "Product Design and Manufacturing”, held from Jan-April 2019.
●Faculty Mentor of the team that secured first position in Men’s and Women’s Speed Events and second position overall at Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC)-2019, organized by ASME and held at VIT Vellore.
●Secured Topper position (Top 5%) and Gold Type Certificate in the NPTEL Course, "Fundamentals of Surface Engineering: Mechanisms, Processes and Characterizations”, held from July-October 2018.
●Faculty Mentor of the team that secured first position in Innovation at Human Powered Vehicle Challenge(HPVC)-2016, organized by ASME and held at VIT Vellore.
●Awarded for Best Session Paper at National Conference "Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering” held at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal during 29th -31st August 13.
●Qualified Internal Auditor for ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
●Secured First Position in the M. Tech Course.
●Received MHRD Scholarshipfor pursuing M.Tech.
●Received Gold Medalfrom CEO ISMT Ltd. for being the top performer in the Company's (ISMT Ltd. Pune) overall training assessment.
●College Topper in Final Year Bachelor of Engineering.
●Secured First Position at school in Class X (CBSE) and XII (CBSE).
Industrial Projects/Consultancy undertaken
Title : Microwave-assisted pure polyester coating of metallic substrate
Team Size : 01
Location : Manish Engineering Works, Aurangabad
Title : Cold drawing Process Review and Recommendations
Team Size : 01
Location and Client: Indeutsch Industries Pvt. Ltd. Noida (Consultancy Project)
Title : Finite Element Analysis of Cold Drawing Process
Team Size : 01
Location : ISMT Ltd, Ahmednagar and M.A.N.I.T. Bhopal
Title : Improving process efficiency by applying Value Stream Mapping
Team Size : 03
Location : ISMT Ltd, Ahmednagar
Title : Application of MQL Technique of Lubrication on Keystone Grinding
Machine
Team Size : 03
Location : Perfect Circle India Ltd. Nasik.
Research and Publications
·Loharkar, P. K., & Ingle, A. (2023). Evaluation of characteristics for microwave-assisted polymer coating of the steel substrate.International Journal of Materials Research,114(4-5), 389-397. Retrieved from www.scopus.com
·Loharkar, P. K., Ingle, A., & Singh, H. (2022). Prediction of Temperature During Susceptor-Assisted Microwave Heating of Aluminum Using Parametric Simulation. InRecent Advances in Industrial Production: Select Proceedings of ICEM 2020(pp. 251-259). Springer Singapore. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Chaudhari, R., Loharkar, P. K., & Ingle, A. (2022). Medical applications of rapid prototyping technology. InRecent Advances in Industrial Production: Select Proceedings of ICEM 2020(pp. 241-250). Springer Singapore. Retrieved from www.scopus.com
·Loharkar, P. K., & Ingle, A. (2021). Assessment of microwave susceptors for optimum temperature rise using parametric numerical simulation.Journal of Thermal Engineering,8(3), 323-334.
·Loharkar, P. K., & Ingle, A. (2021). Microwave-assisted corrosion resistant pure polyester coating of cold rolled closed annealed steel.Materials Today: Proceedings,44, 1676-1680. Retrieved from www.scopus.com.
·Patil, N., Patil, M. R., Chaudhari, R., & Loharkar, P. K. (2021). Investigation on the Machining of Inconel-718 Using EDM. InRecent Advances in Smart Manufacturing and Materials: Select Proceedings of ICEM 2020(pp. 129-136). Springer Singapore. Retrieved from www.scopus.com.
·Loharkar, P. K., Ingle, A., & Shivhare, S. (2021). PAni/Fe3O4 nanocomposite coating over cadmium using microwave energy. InAIP Conference Proceedings(Vol. 2369, No. 1). AIP Publishing. Retrieved from www.scopus.com.
·Naik, S., Dandagwhal, R. D., & Loharkar, P. K.(2020). A review on various aspects of Kevlar composites used in ballistic applications.Materials Today: Proceedings,21, 1366-1374. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Shivhare, S., Loharkar, P. K., Vyas, S., Sharma, M., & Bagal, V. S. (2020). Polymeric energy materials: Development and challenges.Advanced Materials Letters,11(11), 1-6.
·Loharkar, P. K., & Ingle, A. (2020). Numerical analysis of microwave heating: Fundamentals and applications. InIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering(Vol. 810, No. 1, p. 012061). IOP Publishing. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Kittur, J., Desai, B., Chaudhari, R., & Loharkar, P. K. (2020). A comparative study of EMI shielding effectiveness of metals, metal coatings and carbon-based materials. InIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering(Vol. 810, No. 1, p. 012019). IOP Publishing. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Chaudhari, R., Loharkar, P. K., & Ingle, A. (2020). Applications and challenges of arc welding methods in dissimilar metal joining. InIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering(Vol. 810, No. 1, p. 012006). IOP Publishing. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Gite, R. A., Loharkar, P. K., & Shimpi, R. (2019). Friction stir welding parameters and application: A review.Materials Today: Proceedings,19, 361-365. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Loharkar, P. K., Ingle, A., & Jhavar, S. (2019). Parametric review of microwave-based materials processing and its applications.Journal of Materials Research and Technology,8(3), 3306-3326. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Shivhare, S., Loharkar, P. K., Vyas, S., Bagal, V., & Sharma, M. (2019). Synthesis of polyaniline-vanadium pentoxide nanocomposites: a high-performance conducting material for energy storage. InProceedings of International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation: ICIMA 2018(pp. 345-351). Springer Singapore. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Shivhare, S., Loharkar, P. K., Vyas, S., Bagal, V., & Sharma, M. (2018). Synthesis of Polyaniline-Vanadium Pentoxide Nanocomposites: A High-Performance Conducting. InProceedings of International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation: ICIMA 2018(p. 345). Springer. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Rajendra Shimpi, & Loharkar, P. K. (2018). Investigation of near dry machining on EN 8 alloy steel using ccd: An effort towards sustainable manufacturing paradigm.International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development,2018(Special Issue), 35-41. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com
· Aibada, N., Sundaram, S., Kalani, D., & Loharkar, P. K. (2018). Review of studies on helical compression springs with a perspective of material, methods and failure. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9(3), 936-945. Retrieved from www.scopus.com.
· Wani, C., & Loharkar, P. K. (2017). A review of phase change materials as an alternative for solar thermal energy storage.Materials Today: Proceedings,4(9), 10264-10267. Retrieved from www.scopus.com.
· Loharkar, P. K., & Pradhan, M. K. (2017). Modeling and Analysis of Cold Drawing Process: Parameters and Methods. InHandbook of research on manufacturing process modeling and optimization strategies(pp. 40-53). IGI Global. Retrieved from www.scopus.com.
·Loharkar, P.K., & Choubey, N.S (2017). "Contribution of Information Technology in Increasing Productivity of Manufacturing Sector”, Applications of Information Technology, CSI COMMUNICATIONS, Volume No. 40, Issue No. 10, 25-26.
·Loharkar, P.K. "Parametric Analysis of Industrial Cold Drawing Process." International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science 3.5 2015:2091-2730.
· Fulari, H., Fegade, V., & Loharkar, P. K. (2015). The fuzzy cost benefit analysis of design for product development process with perspective of remanufacturing.International Journal of Applied Engineering Research,10(11), 10114-10118.Retrieved from www.scopus.com.
·Saraswat, A., Ojha, C., Fegade, V., & Loharkar, P.K. (2015). Analysis of Hollow Helical Spring Under Compression.International Journal of Applied Engineering Research,10(11), 10516-10521. Retrieved fromwww.scopus.com.
·Kumar, P., & Agnihotri, G. (2013). Cold drawing process–A review.metal forming,3(3).
STTPs/Workshops Attended
●Coursera: No. of Specializations: 03, No. of Courses: 29
●Tata Steel Ltd. Capability Development: No. of Courses:10
●Atal FDP and other MOOC Courses :06
●One Week ATAL FDP on "Processing of Novel Materials”, held from 22/11/2021- 26/11/2021, conducted by IIT BHU, Varanasi.
●One Week ATAL FDP on "Design Thinking in 3D Printing”, held from 07/06/2021- 11/06/2021, conducted by IIT BHU, Varanasi.
●● One Week ATAL FDP on "Recent Advances and Challenges in Nanoscale Devices: Design, Materials, and Applications Perspective”, held from 01/06/2021-05/06/2021, conducted by NIT Hamirpur.
●One-week workshop on "Computational and Experimental Methods in Manufacturing-CEMM 2021”, held from 22/02/2021-26/02/2021, Conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal.
●One Week ATAL FDP on "Data Science using Python”, held from 23/11/2020- 27/11/2020, conducted by Government Polytechnic Gandhinagar.
●One and half week Faculty Development Program on "NBA Accreditation and Teaching Learning in Engineering (NATE)”, held from 27/01/2020 -22/04/2020, conducted by NPTEL-SWAYAM.
●One week International FDP on "Research and Development in Materials Behaviour, Processing and Characterization Techniques” held from 09/06/2020 -14/06/2020, organized by Indian Institute of Metals, Mathura Chapter, GLA and Punjab University.
●Three-day FDP on "Fundamental Digital Skills for 21st Century Teachers”, held from 06/01/2020-09/01/2020, organized by IEDC Shirpur and Department of Information Technology, MPSTME, MPTP, SVKM’s NMIMS, Shirpur Campus.
●One Week AICTE sponsored QIP Short Term Course on "Microwave Heating and Processing of Foods”, held from 13/05/2019-17/05/2019, organized by IIT Bombay.
●One and half week NPTEL AICTE Faculty Development Program on "Product Design and Manufacturing”, held from 28/01/2019-20/04/2019, conducted by NPTEL.
●One and half week NPTEL AICTE Faculty Development Program on "Fundamentals of Surface Engineering: Mechanisms, Processes and Characterizations”, held from 30/07/2018-22/10/2018, conducted by NPTEL
●One week NPTEL AICTE Faculty Development Program on "Manufacturing of Composites”, held from 30/07/2018-03/10/2018, conducted by NPTEL.
●One Week AICTE sponsored QIP Short Term Course on "Excellence in Marine Materials: Advanced Processing, Characterization and Applications”, held from 21/05/2018-25/05/2018, organized by Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee.
●Two Week AICTE approved STTP on "FDP201x Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching-Learning Process”, held from 14/09/2017- 12/10/2017, conducted by IIT Bombay and held at SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME Shirpur Campus.
●Two Week AICTE approved STTP on "FDP101x Foundation Program in ICT for Education”, held from 03/08/2017- 07/09/2017, conducted by IIT Bombay and held at SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME Shirpur Campus.
●One Week STTP on "Finite Element Modelling: Research & Industrial Applications (FEMRIA-2017)”, held from 01/06/2017-06/06/2017, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur.
●Five Days STTP on "Modelling and Simulation”. Held from 24/06/2016-28-06-2016, organized by Department of Mathematics, MANIT Bhopal.
●One Week TEQIP -II Sponsored STTP on "Finite Element Methods and Applications: FEMEA, held from 30/11/2015- 04/12/2015, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, SVNIT Surat.
●Two Week ISTE STTP on "Effective Use of ICT in Teaching Pedagogy”, held from 05/01/2015 -31/01/15, conducted by IIT Bombay and held at SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME Shirpur Campus.
●Two Week ISTE Workshop on "Fluid Mechanics”, held from 10/05/2014-30/05/2014, conducted by IIT Kharagpur and held at SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME Shirpur Campus.
●Two Week ISTE Workshop on "Engineering Mechanics", held from 26/11/2013-06/12/2013, conducted by IIT Bombay and held at SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME Shirpur Campus.
●Workshop on "Significance of Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling in Indian Industry”, held from 11/05/2013-13/05/2013, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal.
●Workshop on "FEM and MATLAB", held from 06/05/2013 -10/05/2013, organized by Department of Mathematics, MANIT Bhopal and Department of Applied Mechanics, SVNIT Surat and held at MANIT Bhopal.
●Internal Auditor Training on ISO TS 16949, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
●Workshop on Toyota Production Systems that included topics like Kaizen, Kanban, TPM, JIT etc. at ISMT Centre for Excellence.
Conferences Attended
●International Conference on Evolution in Manufacturing (ICEM - 2020), Organized by MNIT Jaipur, 10-12 December 2020.
●11th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, Organized by IIT Indore, 15-17 December 2020.
●National Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Materials, Organized by Holkar Science College, Indore, 14-16 December 2020.
●Second International Conference on Emerging trends in Manufacturing, Engines and Modelling: ICEMEM, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, SVKM’s NMIMS, Mumbai and Shirpur Campus at SVKM’s NMIMS, MPSTME Shirpur Campus, December, 23-24, 2019.
●Fifth International Congress on Engineering and Technology: ICET held at Trinity College of Engineering and Research, Pune, February 27-28, 2019.
●International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: IC-AIHC, held at SVKM’s NMIMS, MPTP Shirpur Campus, December 27-28, 2016.
●International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Material Sciences: ICEMS, organized by Jaipur National University, March 17-19, 2016.
●International Conference on Emerging trends in Manufacturing, Engines and Modelling: ICEMEM, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, SVKM’s NMIMS, Shirpur Campus, February 27-28, 2015.
●National Conference on Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering: FIME, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal, August 29-31, 2013.
Expert Talks/Invited Lectures/Seminars Delivered/Organized
●Jointly hosted a Book Talk on the Book titled, "The Billionaire and the Monk: A Simple Story about Finding Extraordinary Happiness” authored by Mr. Vibhor Kumar Singh on April 25, 2022.
●Jointly organized a NationalLevelWorkshopon "Active Learning Strategies for Effective Classroom Engagement" conducted by Dr. Shitanshu Mishra, Ph.D EdTech., IIT Bombay on March 26, 2022.
●Jointly organized a NationalLevelWorkshopon "National level One-day workshop on "Innovation in Teaching Pedagogy: Design Thinking Approach” conducted by Prof. Shuchi Aggarwal, Innovation and Business Strategy Manager, Accenture on February 12, 2022.
●Organized a Webinar on "Challenges and Opportunities for Manufacturing Industry in USA”: Mr. Chanchal Thakur, Project Group Lead, Microvention-Terumo, CA, USA conducted on March 12,2022
●Organized a Webinar on "Importance of Measurement Systems in Quality Assurance,” Speaker: Mr. Karthik Perumal, Quality Advisor, ExxonMobil Services and Technology Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru, Karnataka conducted on October 20, 2021.
●Organized a Webinar on "Vibration Engineering Applications in Product Design” Speaker: Dr. Tiju Thomas, Engineer (Research and Development), HMT Machine Tools Ltd., Bengaluru, Karnataka conducted on September 24, 2021.
●Delivered an expert Talk and conducted a hands-on session on online tools viz. "Quizizz and "Padlet” in the National Level One-Day online Workshop on "Use of Smart Tools for Effective and Interactive Teaching" organized by SPTM, Shirpur campus in association with the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI), Maharashtra, on May 8, 2023.
●Delivered a Seminar on, "Microwave Processing: An Emerging Alternative to Conventional Metal Processing” scheduled on 08/12/2017 at SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME Shirpur Campus, Dhule.
●Delivered an invited talk titled, "MOOCs Concept and Web Presence of Teachers” and conducted joint Lab session on "Gnomio-Moodle” on 20/11/2017 at AICTE sponsored Two week FDP on "Upgradation of Pharmaceutical Education through Advances in ICT-Blended Teaching/Learning Process” scheduled from 13/11/2017-25/11/2017, organized and held at RCPIPER, Shirpur Dhule.
●Delivered an Expert Talk on "Failure Modes and Effect Analysis: FMEA” at Student Leadership Design Conference 2015 organized by ASME Student Chapter on 25th October 2015 at SVKM’S NMIMS, Shirpur Campus.
Extra/Co-Curricular Activities
●Joint Faculty Coordinator of "Pedagogy Club”, SVKM’s NMIMS, Shirpur Campus.
●Faculty I/c Sports at SVKM’s NMIMS MPSTME Shirpur Campus from 2013-14 to 2017-18, 2022-23, 2023-24 and Coordinator for Annual Sports Fest in 2018-19 and 2019-20.
●Faculty Coordinator (founding) for SAEINDIA Collegiate Club at SVKM’s NMIMS, MPSTME, Shirpur Campus.
●Faculty Mentor for Human powered vehicle challenge (National Level ASME Event), Electric Solar Vehicle Championship, SUVC, Go-Kart, SAE Efficycle, etc.
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