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Debabrata Gayen Assistant Professor - II
Joined the Institute in 2022
dgayen[dot]me[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Mechanical Engineering | Indian Institute of  Technology Guwahati, Guwahati – 781039, Assam, India. (2019).
  • Master of Technology (MTech) | Specialization: Machine Design and Analysis | Mechanical Engineering | National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela – 769008, Odisha, India. (2013).
  • Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | Mechanical Engineering | Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri – 735102, West Bengal, India. (2011).
Work Experiences
  • Assistant Professor (Grade – II) in Mechanical Engineering Department at National Institute of Technology Durgapur (NITDGP), Durgapur –713209, West Bengal, India. (September 2022 – Continuing).
  • Assistant Professor – Senior Scale in Mechanical Engineering Cluster at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun – 248007, Uttarkhand, India. (May 2022 – September 2022).
  • Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow in Computational Solid Mechanics Lab, in Mechanical Engineering Department at Indian Institute of Tecnology Bombay (IITB), Powai – 400076, Maharashtra, India. (Jul 2019 – Jul 2021).
Research Interest
  • Functionally graded materials (FGMs) structures: Designs, developments and applications.
  • Dynamics of cracked structures (beams, shafts, rotors, turbine blades and pipes) made of FGMs.
  • Experimental setup for studying dynamic behavior of FGMs rotor system.
  • CFRC hydrogen pressure vessel: Optimized design, developments, and applications.
  • CFRC wind turbine blades: Optimized design, developments, and applications.
  • Mechanics of shear transformation zones in metallic glasses using LAMMPS and DFT-FE.
Teachings

Courses Taught

   Theory Course:  

  • Engineering Mechanics (UG, Mech. Engg.)
  • Solid Mechanics  (UG, Mech. Engg.)
  • Mechanics of Composite and Functionally Graded Materials (UG, Mech. Engg.)
  • Introduction to Fracture Mechanics  (UG, Mech. Engg.)
  • Machine Design  (PG, Mech. Engg.)
  • Fracture, Fatigue and Failure Analysis  (PG, Mech. Engg.)

 

 

   Laboratories Course:  

  • Solid Mechanics Lab  (UG, Mech. Engg.)
  • Design and Dynamics Laboratory  (UG, Mech. Engg.)
  • Machine Design Sessional – I  (UG, Mech. Engg.)

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Indexing

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Awards and Recognitions
  • Received Award for Outstanding Contribution in reviewing of a research article in an International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (Elsevier), 2018.
  • Received Best Paper Award for Presenting a Research Paper at the 3rd International Conference on Design, Analysis, Manufacturing & Simulation, Saveetha University, Chennai, India, 2018.
  • Received Recognition for Serving as Technical Committee Member of MSMME 2020, Hangzhou, China, 2020.
  • Received Recognition for Serving as Technical Committee Member of WCMEIM 2020, Shanghai, China, 2020.
  • Received Innovative Technological Researcher Award in Mechanical Engg., The Society of Innovative Educationalist & Scientific Research Professional, Chennai, India, 2021.
  • MHRD – GATE Fellowship for Master of Technology and Doctor of Philosophy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 2011-2018.
  • Secured full marks in mathematics (100 out of 100) in higher secondary examination (West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Board Examination), 2007.
Miscellaneous

Reviewer Experience

  1. International Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (KSME)
  2. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (Elsevier)
  3. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics (World Scientific)
  4. International Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory (Elsevier)
  5. Scientia Iranica (Sharif University of Technology)
  6. Advances in Structural Engineering (SAGE)
  7. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines (Taylor & Francis)
  8. Shock and Vibration (Hindawi)
  9. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (Wiley)
  10. Mathematical Problems in Engineering (Hindawi)
  11. International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems (Inderscience)
  12. Engineering with Computers (Springer)
  13. Structural Engineering and Mechanics (Techno)
  14. Journal of Marine Science and Application (Springer)
  15. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering (Taylor & Francis)
  16. Waves in Random and Complex Media (Taylor & Francis)
  17. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering (Hindawi)
  18. Material Science and Engineering Technology (Wiley)
  19. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (Taylor & Francis)
  20. Reviews on Advanced Materials Science (De Gruyter)
  21. Results in Engineering (Elsevier)
  22. Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management (Associação Aeroespacial Brasileira)
  23. Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance (Taylor and Francis)
  24. Modern Physics Letters B (World Scientific)
  25. Journal of Thermal Stresses (Taylor & Francis)
  26. High Temperature Materials and Processes (De Gruyter)
  27. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (Springer)
  28. Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (Springer)
  29. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (Elsevier)
  30. Energy Technology (Wiley)
  31. Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier)
  32. International Journal of Structural Integrity (Emerald Group)
  33. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Elsevier)
  34. Engineered Science (Engineered Science)
  35. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology (Taylor and Francis)
  36. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design (SAGE)
  37. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Springer)
  38. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Wiley)
  39. Acta Mechanica Sinica (Springer)
  40. Journal of Thermal Stresses (Taylor & Francis)
  41. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering (Springer)
  42. Heat Transfer (Wiley)
  43. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (SAGE)
  44. Ships and Offshore Structures (Taylor & Francis)
  45. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (Taylor and Francis)
  46. Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (Canadian Science)

Technical Committee Member

  1. International Technical Committee Member of The 2020 4th International Conference on Materials Science and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (MSMME), June 19-21, 2020, Hangzhou, China.
  2. International Technical Committee Member of The 2020 3rd World Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Manufacturing (WCMEIM), December 4-6, 2020, Shanghai, China.

Professional Membership

  1. Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers – Life Member (FISME – 191820169)
  2. The Institution of Engineers (IEI), India – Life Member (AM – 1959444)
  3. The Society of Innovative Educationalist & Scientific Research Professional – Life Member (LMSF – 220610386)

Academic Identity