Deepak Kumar

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:

Macro-, Micro-, and Nano-scale Tribology under Dry and Lubricated Conditions; Scanning Probe Microscopy; Microstructure-Tribological Properties Correlation of Metallic Materials; 2D Materials; High Entropy Alloys; Magnesium Alloys; Coatings/Thin Films; MEMS/NEMS Devices
   

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Room No. F-17, 2nd Floor, 

New Building, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530003, India


Email: dkumar@iipe.ac.in, dkumar6@buffalo.edu, dpkchauhan727@gmail.com

Teaching Interests

  • Manufacturing Technology (Vth Sem)
  • Production Planning and Control (Vth Sem)
  • Strength of Materials Lab (IIIrd Sem)
  • Dynamics Lab (Vth Sem)

Education

  • Ph.D. in Nanotribology of Mg Alloys under Dry and Lubricated Conditions, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (2017-2021)
  • M.Tech in Mechanical System Design, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, India (2014-2016)
  • B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India (2009-2013)

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor - Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam, India (July 2025 - Present)
  • Postdoctoral Associate - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA (April 2024 - July 2025)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (September 2021 - March 2024)
  • Early doc Fellow - Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, (July 2021 - September 2021)
  • Visiting Researcher -  Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (January 2016 - June 2016)

Member of Professional Bodies

  • Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, STLE, USA (02/06/2025 - Present)
  • Society of Experimental Mechanics, SEM, USA (10/06/2022 - 09/06/2023)

Text & Reference Books

Edited Books:


  • Deepak Kumar., Nooruddin Ansari (2024), “Magnesium alloys for Biomedical applications: Advances and    Challenges”, CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA. ISBN: 9781032508818.
  • Himanshu Vashishtha., Deepak Kumar., Ravindra Taiwade (2024), “Advanced Welding Techniques Current Trends and Future Perspective”, CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA. ISBN: 978103256511.

Edited Book Series:


Jibin T. Philip., Deepak Kumar., Lijesh K.P. (2022-present), “Application Tribology: Materials, Design, Manufacturing, and Testing” 12 Book series, ongoing” CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA.


  •  First Book (2025): Upendra Maurya, Gourav Khajuria, V. Vasu “Lubrication Technology: Fundamentals and           Applications” CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA. ISBN: 9781003642848.
  •  Second Book (2025):  V. Vasu, Gourav Khajuria, Upendra Maurya, “Green Tribology and Industry 4.0: Fundamentals     and Sustainable Advancements” CRC press, Taylor and Francis, USA. ISBN: 9781032828695.

Book Chapters

  • Deepak Kumar, V.P Singh, H. Rai, (2025), Diamond-like carbon coatings for solid lubrication: production techniques, properties and applications, Wiley Publisher.

Invited Lecture

  • “Micromechanics Aspects of Engineering Alloys and Microelectromechanical Switches”  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (04/08/2023)
  • “Material Science focused small-scale tribology of engineering alloys and MEMS devices” Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre, India (13/12/2023)     

Reviewer

Proposal Reviewer:  


National Research and Development Agency (ANID) of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile, Fondecyt Research Initiation Project Competition


Journals Reviewer:  


1. Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier) 2. Tribology Letters (Springer). 3. Ceramic International (Elsevier). 4. Surface and Coatings Technology (Elsevier). 5. Journal of Tribology (ASME). 6. International Journal of Hard and Refractory Materials (Elsevier). 7. Industrial lubrication and tribology, (Taylors and Francis). 8. Tribology Transactions, (Taylors and Francis). 9. Metals and Materials International (Springer). 10. Biomedical Engineering Advances (Elsevier). 11. Indian Institute of Metals (Springer). 12. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (SAGE). 13. Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Springer). 14. Materials Science and Technology (Taylors and Francis). 15. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (Springer). 16. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (Wiley). 17. Advanced in Tribology (Hindwai). 18. Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies (Taylors and Francis). 19. Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology (SAGE). 20. High Temperature Materials and Processes.


Books Reviewer:


Taylors and Franics, CRC Press, USA


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