• Recognized as a PhD research supervisor at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala
• Recognized as External Examiner for Ph.D viva voce examination (APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University)
• Managing Editor – Journal of Applied Science, Engineering, Technology and Management (e-ISSN: 2584-0371)
• Guest Editor – Materials Today: Proceedings published by Elsevier BV
• Organised 3 international conferences and more than 15 national level programmes for the faculty and students of FISAT.
• Received funding from various government agencies to do projects and to organise various events.

Past Responsibilities

• Member, curriculum committee for B. Tech programme at the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
• Member of Syllabus revision committee for M.Tech – Renewable Energy ( APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University)

FDPs/STTPs/Workshops/Seminars Organized

i-SMaRT 2022 the 2^nd International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies from 25^th May to 27^th May, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and Technology in association with King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand.

Intellectual Property Awareness program under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission on April 28, 2022 Jointly Organized by Intellectual Property Office and MoE’s Innovation Cell, India hosted by IPR cell at FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FISAT).

KTU sponsored 3-day Online Faculty Development Programme on EMERGING TRENDS IN ADVANCED PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and Technology from 21-07-2021 to 23-07-2021.

i-SMaRT 2021 the1st International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies from 22nd April to 23rd April, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and Technology and sponsored by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

One day workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) organised by the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) FISAT on 16^th of January 2021.

One Week Online Faculty Development Programme on Advances in Materials Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing organised by the department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and Technology from 10^th to 14^th of August, 2020.

Invited talk by Dr. Muralee Thummarukudy, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction, UN Environment Programme, during the celebrations of National Science Day 2020 organised by ME Dept.

Invited talk by Dr. Sarith P Sathian, Associate Professor, IIT Madras, during the celebrations of National Science Day–2019, Funded by KSCSTE and organised by ME Dept.

ASME GT INDIA SEMINAR, a one day seminar on Gas Turbines organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, FISAT in association with the ASME IGTI India Panel at the Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly, Kerala on 7^th April 2018.

Invited talk by [Padma Bhushan] Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai, Founder CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace, during the celebrations of National Science Day–2018, with Focal Theme: Innovation & Convergence of Technologies organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, FISAT on 28 February 2018.

3 day Staff Development Programme on Research Opportunities and Challenges in Advanced Materials & Manufacturing jointly organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, FISAT and The Institution of Engineers India, Kochi from June 8 – 10, 2016.

1 day National Level workshop on Design and Engineering organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, FISAT on 12/01/2016. Resource person Dr. C. Balaji, Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras.

• Coordinator IPR
• Cell Coordinator R&D Cell
• Managing Editor – Journal of Applied Science, Engineering, Technology and Management (e-ISSN: 2584-0371)

• Member, Society of Wood Science and Technology, Wisconsin, USA [003382]
• Life member, The Institution of Engineers (India) [M-1536995]
• Life member, Indian Society for Technical Education [LM 93504]
• Life member, Indian Science Congress Association (Professional body under the DST, Government of India) [L28570]

He has authored several papers in reputed journals in the international level and has attended numerous conferences in the national and international level. He has an H-index 11 and i-10 index is 11. His research interests include Sustainable Engineering, Bio composites, Bio plastics, Foundry and Metal working and Manufacturing Engineering.

Visit google scholar profile or Scopus profile to find more about his research works Scopus

Author ID: 57195679920

Web of Science ResearcherID: IWU-8123-2023

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=ppf-cA0AAAAJ

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9834-3655

A list of his more recent works are given below.

Patents Filed/Published

• Indian Patent, Appln. No: 202341074440, A novel system for Drying Coconut using an indirect solar dehydrator with heat pump assistance, 2023.
• Indian Patent, Appln. No: 202141048855, Light Weight Pavement Tiles made from waste EPS for Pedestrian Tracks. 2021.

Books/Book Chapters

• Rejeesh C Rajendran (2022), Packaging applications of fungal mycelium-based biodegradable composites In Fungal Biopolymers and Biocomposites – Prospects and Avenues, Editor(s): Deshmukh, Sunil K., Deshpande, M.V. and Sridhar, K.R. 1st Edition, Springer Nature, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-19-0999-3. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1000-5_11.
• Rejeesh C Rajendran (2021), Thermal properties of biofibre-based polymer composites. In Advances in Bio-Based Fibres: Moving Towards a Green Society, Editor(s): M R Sanjay, P Madhu, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, S.M Gorbatyuk. Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier). ISBN: 978-012-8-24543-9.
• Rejeesh C Rajendran (2019), Fire Retardant Coir MDF boards and their applications. LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany. ISBN: 978-620-0-48491-8.

International Journals

• Tom Anto, Rejeesh C R, K M Praveen and Elammaran Jayamani, (2024). Effect of Borax-Boric acid treatment on Fire resistance, Thermal stability, Acoustic, and Mechanical Properties of Mycelium Biocomposites, Applied Science and Engineering Progress, 17 (4), 7271 (1-11), DOI:10.14416/j.asep.2023.11.007 (Scopus Q2).
• Batista, R. C. & Rejeesh C. Rajendran, (2023). Computational Analysis of Thermal Performance Augmentation in Helical Coil Heat Exchangers via CuO/Water Nanofluid. Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, 2(3), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.56578/peet020302.
• Jose, A., Josey, N., Sidharth, K P., Henri, P., James, R. and Rejeesh C R. (2023). Automated Guided Vehicle Using Advanced Line Follower Algorithm For Transporting Heavy Payloads. Journal of Applied Science, Engineering, Technology and Management, 1(1), 01–05.
• Sinha, P., Agarwal, A., & Rejeesh, C. R. (2023). Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of the Influence of Openings on Wind Load and Structural Response in Triangular Buildings. Journal of Sustainability for Energy, 2 (2), 50-67. https://doi.org/10.56578/jse020202.
• Joyal Jose, K N Uvais, T S Sreenadh, Ashwin V Deepak, C R Rejeesh. (2021), Investigations into the development of a mycelium biocomposite to substitute Polystyrene in Packaging Applications. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 46 (3), 2975–2984. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-05247-2 (SCI/SCOPUS Indexed, Q1; IF:2.807).
• Rejeesh, C.R. & Saju, K.K. (2018), Relative improvements in flame resistance of coir fiber boards treated with fire-retardant solution, Journal of Wood Science, 64(5), 697 – 705. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-018-1747-3. (SCI/SCOPUS Indexed, Q3; IF:2.658)
• Rejeesh, C. R., Saju, K. K. (2018), Effect of fire retardant treatment on mechanical properties of medium density coir composite boards. Wood and Fiber Science, 50(1) 113-118. (SCI/SCOPUS Indexed, Q2; IF:1.703)
• Rejeesh, C. R., Saju, K. K. (2017), Effect of chemical treatment on Fire-Retardant properties of Medium Density Coir Fiber Boards. Wood and Fiber Science, 49(3), 332–337. (SCI/SCOPUS Indexed, Q2; IF:1.703)
• Anagha Ashok, C. R. Rejeesh (2019), Investigating the Biodegradability and Physical Properties of Starch Derived Bioplastic Films Reinforced with Nanosilica, International Journal of Nanoscience,18 (6), DOI:10.1142/S0219581X185 00370. (ESCI/SCOPUS Indexed, Q3; Cite Score:1.1) Sooraj R Menon, Rejeesh C R. (2020), Improved Thermal stability of Boron treated Coir MDF boards. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 8(2): 33–40p. (ESCI/ CAS Indexed)
• Amal Ramesh, Joseph Davis, Rejeesh CR. (2020), Development and Performance Assessment of a Prototype Zeer-Pot Refrigerator. Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies. 11(2): 41–45p. (CAS Indexed)
• Rejeesh C.R., Anoob Jose, Chinmayakrishan G. (2017), Impact of Using Liquefied Natural Gas for Transportation in the City of Cochin: A Review. Journal of Alternate Energy Sources and Technologies, 8(3), 29–35p. (CAS Indexed)
• Anagha Ashok, Rejeesh CR. (2017), Effect of Softening Agents in the Thermal and Morphological Properties of Starch Based Bioplastics. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 5(1): 15–24p. (ESCI/ CAS Indexed)

Scopus Indexed Proceedings

• Jon Bonnar anak Jores, Elammaran Jayamani, Tasha Sie Ming Lai, Jeyanthi Subramanian, C.R. Rejeesh, (2023), Evaluation of mechanical property of banana HDPE composite through experiment and artificial neural network (ANN), Materials Today: Proceedings, ISSN 2214-7853, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.08.351.
• Tom Anto, C.R. Rejeesh, (2023). Synthesis and characterization of recycled HDPE polymer composite reinforced with nano-alumina particles, Materials Today: Proceedings. 72 (6), 3177-3182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.190 (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score: 2.3)
• Rejeesh, C. R., & Tom Anto, (2023). Packaging of milk and dairy products: Approaches to sustainable packaging. Materials Today: Proceedings. 72 (6), 2946-2951. ISSN 2214-7853, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.07.467 (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score: 2.3)
• Anto, T., & Rejeesh, C. R. (2021). Investigations into the tribological properties of Titanium-dioxide alumina coated mild steel. Materials Today: Proceedings. 47 (15), 5386-5390. (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score: 2.3)
• Vijayakumar, V., Manu, N. S., Vasudevan, M. C., Kiran, M. V., & Rejeesh, C. R. (2021). Phase change materials for improved performance and continuous output in stepped solar stills equipped with HDH. Materials Today: Proceedings. 47 (15), 5064-5068. (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score: 2.3)
• Sivaprasad, S., Byju, S. K., Prajith, C., Shaju, J., & Rejeesh, C. R. (2021). Development of a novel mycelium bio-composite material to substitute for polystyrene in packaging applications. Materials Today: Proceedings. 47 (15), 5038-5044. (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score: 2.3)
• Ritwik, A., & Rejeesh, C. R. (2021). Mechanical property evaluation of elephant dung fiber based epoxy composites. Materials Today: Proceedings. 47 (15), 5059-5063. (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score: 2.3)
• Abhijith R, Anagha Ashok, Rejeesh C. R. (2018), Sustainable packaging applications from mycelium to substitute polystyrene: A Review. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5 (1/P2), pp. 2139–2145. (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score:1.8)
• Anagha Ashok, Abhijith R, Rejeesh C. R. (2018), Material characterization of starch derived bio degradable plastics and its mechanical property estimation. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5 (1/P2), pp. 2163–2170. (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score:1.8)
• Rejeesh, C. R., Saju, K. K. (2017), Methods and materials for reducing flammability behaviour of coir fibre based Composite Boards: A Review. Materials Today: Proceedings, 4 (9), pp. 9399–9407. (SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score:1.8)

International Conferences

• Tom Anto, C.R. Rejeesh, Abhishek Agarwal, Elammaran Jayamani, David NV, Investigation of mechanical properties of 3d printed biodegradable polylactic acid reinforced with paper microcrystalline cellulose, Proceedings of International Conference on Eco-friendly Fibers and Polymeric Materials” 2024 – EFPM’24 (Hybrid mode), Bangkok, Thailand, 20th February 2024, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand.
• Tom Anto, C.R. Rejeesh, K M Praveen, Elammaran Jayamani, Effect of borax-boric acid treatment on fire resistance, thermal stability, acoustic, and mechanical properties of mycelium bio composites, Proceedings of International Symposium on Lightweight and Sustainable Polymeric Materials – LSPM’23 (Virtual mode), Bangkok, Thailand, 17th February 2023, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand.
• Tom Anto, C.R. Rejeesh, Synthesis and characterization of recycled HDPE polymer composite reinforced with nano-alumina particles, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies (i-SMaRT 2022). ISBN 978-93-92537-38-7. 25-27 May 2022, Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT), India.
• Rejeesh, C. R., & Tom Anto, Packaging of milk and dairy products: Approaches to sustainable packaging. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies (i-SMaRT 2022). ISBN 978-93-92537-38-7. 25-27 May 2022, Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT), India.
• Ritwik A., Rejeesh C R, Mechanical property evaluation of elephant dung Fiber based epoxy composites, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies (i-SMaRT 2021), ISBN 978-81-951626-3-5. 22-23 April 2021, Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT), India.
• Vivek Vijayakumar, N S Manu, Vasudevan M C, Kiran M V, Rejeesh C R, Phase change materials for improved performance and continuous output in stepped solar stills equipped with HDH, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies (i-SMaRT 2021), ISBN 978-81-951626-3-5. 22-23 April 2021, Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT), India.
• Tom Anto, C R Rejeesh, Investigations into the tribological properties of Titanium-dioxide alumina coated mild steel, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies (i-SMaRT 2021), ISBN 978-81-951626-3-5. 22-23 April 2021, Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT), India.
• Sivaprasad S, Sidharth Byju, Prajith C, Jithin Shaju, Rejeesh C R, Development of a novel mycelium bio-composite material to substitute for polystyrene in packaging applications, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies (i-SMaRT 2021), ISBN 978-81-951626-3-5. 22-23 April 2021, Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT), India.
• Abhijith R, Anagha Ashok, Rejeesh C. R., Sustainable packaging applications from mycelium to substitute polystyrene: A Review, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Material Science (ICMS2017), 16-18 February, 2017, Tripura University (A Central University), Tripura, India.
• Anagha Ashok, Abhijith R, Rejeesh C. R., Material characterization of starch derived bio degradable plastics and its mechanical property estimation, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Material Science (ICMS2017), 16-18 February, 2017, Tripura University (A Central University), Tripura, India.
• Rejeesh C. R., Saju K. K., Methods and Materials for reducing Flammability behaviour of Coir Fibre Based Composite Boards: A Review, Proceedings of International conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Material Science (ICEMS-2016), ISBN Number: 978-93-5254-230-7, March 17-19, 2016, Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur, India.
• Rejeesh C. R., Saju K. K., “Effect of treatment of boron compounds on the thermal stability of medium density coir boards”, Proceedings of 6th International conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM 2015), February 20 – 22, 2015, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, India.

• Physico-Mechanical characterization of light weight composite pavement tiles made from recycled Expanded Polystyrene. Funding Agency: Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD), KTU
• Portable UV Torch. Funding Agency: Centre for Advanced Technologies in Disaster Management (CATDM)
• Design of Hybrid Solar Still with HDH, PCM and PV Panel for Improved Performance and Continuous Output. Funding Agency: Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
• Development of a novel Mycelium based Bio-Composite material to substitute polystyrene. Funding Agency: Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)

• 6 days online Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Technology” held from 30th October to 04th November 2023 organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous), Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
• KTU sponsored 5-day Faculty Development Programme on Emerging Trends in Additive Manufacturing Technologies organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Institute of Science and Technology from 30-01-2023 to 03-02-2023.
• One Week Short Term Training Programme through ICT Mode on “Advanced Materials Science and Engineering” held from 27th December to 31st December 2021 organized by the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training & Research (NITTTR), Kolkata, India.
• 5 days online Faculty Development Programme on “New Age Materials and its Advanced Applications” held from 12th August to 17th August 2021 organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
• AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy One week Online FDP on “3D Printing & Design” from 09/11/2020 to 13/11/2020 at Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad.
• AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy One week Online FDP on “Sustainability Engineering” from 26/10/2020 to 30/10/2020 at Indian Institute of Technology Jammu.
• One week online Faculty Development Programme on “Emerging Areas in Manufacturing” held from 25th May to 30th May 2020 organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Kannur – 670632, Kerala.

• Reviewer for about 20+ scopus indexed international journals.
• Managing Editor – Journal of Applied Science, Engineering, Technology and Management (e-ISSN: 2584-0371) published by FISAT
• Guest Editor – Materials Today: Proceedings published by Elsevier BV (2021&2022) Session chair for several International Conferences.
• Resource person for an invited talk (webinar) at Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Thenhipalam on the topic “Industry 4.0: An introduction” on 30/11/2020.

• PhD – Nil
• M.Tech – 5 projects
• B.Tech – 30+ Projects

PG (M.Tech)

• Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Analysis Using Python to Predict the Efficiency of Monocrystalline Solar Panels.
• Effect of Temperature on the efficiency of Dual 50W Monocrystalline Solar Panels.
• A study on bio degradability and mechanical properties of starch-based bio plastic with nano reinforced silica.
• A study on optimizing the concentration of boron in fire retardant solution for treating with the coir composite board.
• Study on mechanical and flame-resistant properties of chemically treated medium density coir boards.

UG (B.Tech)

• Development of an EMI Shielding Material from Regrind Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS), Reinforced with Nano-Titanium Carbide.
• Startup optimization of combined cycle power plant.
• Investigations into the development of light weight cement boards for false ceiling applications.
• Modelling of thermal power plant using OpenModelica.
• Physico-mechanical characterization of light weight composite pavement tiles from recycled Expanded Polystyrene.
• Investigations into the development of an EMI shielding material from recycled HDPE, reinforced with Nano-Alumina.
• Design of hybrid solar still with HDH, PCM and PV panel for improved performance and continuous output.
• Development of a novel mycelium-based bio-composite material to substitute polystyrene.
• Investigation into the development of mycelium bio-foam to substitute polystyrene in sustainable packaging applications.
• Investigations in to the development of an indigenous zeer-pot refrigerator.

• Recognized as a PhD research supervisor at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala

• MET458 – Advanced Energy Engineering (S8)
• MET445 – Renewable Energy Engineering (S7)
• 222TME100 – Design of Experiments (S2 M.Tech)
• 221TME003 – Energy Resources and Utilisation (S1 M.Tech)