Faculty details

Prof.Aman Kumar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Email: amankumar[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 7707018417

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About Me: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at IIT ISM Dhanbad. Previously, I worked as a DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellow at IIT Kanpur. I obtained my M. Tech and PhD degrees from IIT Kharagpur with specialization in Machine Design. My current research focuses on vibration-induced transport of particles and rigid bodies placed on rigid and flexible surfaces, Structural Vibration, and Nonlinear Dynamics.

Research Interest: Vibrations Of Structures, Dynamics, Vibration-Induced Transport

Teaching

Course instructor for the following subjects at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad starting from 22-Dec-2021:

  • Mechanics of Solids (CEE 201)
  • Rotor Dynamics (MED 525)
  • Engineering Mechanics (MEI 101)
  •  Advanced Dynamics (NMEC520)

 

Academics

Educational Qualifications:

1) Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2) M.Tech, Mechanical Systems Design, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
3) B.E.,  Mechanical Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University Shibpur (currently, IIEST Shibpur)

Position

DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur from August 11, 2021, to December 16, 2021.

Awards and Honors

  • Prof D.P. Ghosh Memorial Award 2016
  • DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Award 2020

Publications

Books Published

N.A.

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  • Kumar, A., DasGupta, A., 2018, Dynamics of a shell-type amplified piezoelectric actuator, Trans of ASME, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics., 140(4), 041011.
  • Kumar, A., DasGupta, A., 2019, Generation of harmonic waves in beams using boundary excitation, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 159(0020-7403), 234-245.
  • Kumar, A., DasGupta, A., 2020, Generation of circumferential harmonic travelling waves on thin circular plates, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 115343.
  • Kumar, A., DasGupta, A., 2021, Wave-induced dynamics of a particle placed on a thin circular plate, Nonlinear Dynamics, 103(1), 293-308.
  • Kumar, A., DasGupta, A., 2022, Wave-induced transport of a particle on a beam surface, J. Vib. Eng. Technol., 10,1413-1429.
  • Kartheek, M. D. M., Kumar, A., & Chandravanshi, M. L., 2024, Vibrational transport dynamics of a particle in an offset slider crank mechanism, Sadhana, 49(4), 1-11.
  • Singh, S.K., Kumar, A. & Ghoshal, S. Imposing Nodes on Thin Beams Using Multi-Frequency Support Excitation and Support Stiffness Tuning, 2025, J. Vib. Eng. Technol, 13 (61).

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  • Generation of travelling waves in Euler-Bernoulli beams using search-based optimization, IMECE 2018-88719, ASME Congress 2018, Pittsburgh, USA.
  • Generation of harmonic travelling waves in thin circular plates, IMECE 2019-12372, ASME Congress 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

  • “ Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics of Mechanical Systems”, Project Number: DST/ ME/ 2021134, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, Sanctioned Amount of INR 3500000, Five years (from 20-July-2021).

 

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

 

  • M/s Schneider Electric (SESIPL), Hyderabad, awarded a consultancy project worth Rs 4,15,000/- that was jointly completed by Prof. Sanjoy Ghoshal (CI), Prof. R.N. Hota (Co-CI) and Myself (co-CI). The project was titled `` Performance Analysis of a Lab Scale Power Hydraulics System in Various Operating Conditions" and completed in 1 month 20 days starting from 10.09.24.  

 

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Administrative Responsibilities:

  •  Secretary of the Department Advisory Committee (DAC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
  •  Faculty in Charge (FIC), Dynamics of Machines Lab, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

 

Guidance

PhD Supervision Ongoing:

  • Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh (joined 2023), Regular, As a Main Guide
  • Mr. Ranjeet Kumar (joined 2024),  Regular, As Sole Guide
  • Mr. Avinash Kumar (joined 2024), Part-Time, As Sole Guide
  • Mr. Samit Kumar (joined 2023), Regular, As Co-Guide

M.Tech Supervision completed:

  • Vaibhav Dimri (22MT0414)
  • Naulesh Kumar (22MT0222)
  • MDM Kartheek (22MT0117)

M.Tech Supervision Ongoing:

  • Venkata Teja Vardhan Reddy Peddireddy (23mt0436)