Dr. Joseph Babu K. did his B. E. in Mechanical Engineering from St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai in 2007. He completed his post-graduation in Machine Design from Saintgits Engineering College, Kottayam in 2011 and achieved his Doctoral degree in Philosophy from National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode in 2018. He has two years of industrial experience and six years of teaching experience. He has served as engineer in Global Tooling Centre (GTC)- Ernakulam and GNA Udyog Propeller Shaft Division – Jalandhar. He has also served as faculty in Mechanical Engineering Department at Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology and Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam. His area of academic interest is Design and Tribology.
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COURSE/ DEGREE
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SPECIALIZATION |
BOARD/UNIVERSITY |
YEAR OF COMPLETION
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Ph.D
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Tribology |
NIT Calicut, Kerala |
2018 |
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M.Tech
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Machine Design |
M.G University, Kerala |
2011
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| B.E |
Mechanical Engineering |
Anna University, Chennai |
2007
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Company/ Institute
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Designation |
Duration |
| Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kakkanad, Kerala |
Assistant Professor |
16th July 2018 – 6th October 2023
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Viswajyothi College of Engineering & Technology, Muvattupuzha, Kerala
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Assistant Professor |
1st December 2011 – 13th June 2012
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| GNA Udyog Ltd, Driveline
Division, Punjab
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Design Engineer Trainee |
14th July 2010 to 5th October 2011 |
| FCI Technology Services
Ltd, Global Tooling Centre,
Mulanthuruthy, Kerala |
Graduate Engineer Trainee |
24th March 2008 to 12th December 2008
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Publications
- John A, Showket J, Joseph Babu K, Edachery V, Suvin PS. Micro-tribological Characteristics of Ti6Al4V Alloy Subjected to Shot Blasting Surface Treatment Process. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. 2023 Mar 30:1-9.
- Kizhakkeappillil JB. Development of calcium-based grease from coconut oil methyl ester and evaluation of its tribological properties. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 2023
Feb;237(3):708-16.
- Babu KJ. Analysis on crystal formation and physio-tribological properties of lithium based grease developed from coconut oil (Cocos Nucifera). InIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2021 Apr 1 (Vol. 1132, No. 1, p. 012003). IOP
Publishing.
- Peter AS, Alias MP, Iype MP, Jolly J, Sankar V, Babu KJ, Baby DK. Optimization of biodiesel production by transesterification of palm oil and evaluation of biodiesel quality. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2021 Jan 1;42:1002-7.
- Jibin Jafar, Anashwara S. Nair, Aswin Biju, Jeswin Kaleeckal Jacob, Senjo Manuel, Joseph Babu. K “An Integrated Approach To Plastic Sorting” International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, Vol. 9, (2019),
pp.21-32
- K. J. Babu, K. P. Nair and M.L. Joy, “Development of cutting fluid from transesterified coconut oil and evaluation of its tribological properties,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology,
Vol 233, (2018),pp 01-11
- K. J. Babu, A. S. Kynadi, M.L. Joy, and K. P. Nair, “Enhancement of cold flow property of coconut oil by alkali esterification process and development of a bio- lubricant oil,”Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal
of Engineering Tribology, vol. 232, (2017),pp. 307-314, 2017.
- D. Tripathi, K. J. Babu, K. P. Nair, and K. Sekar, “Chemical Modification of Palm Oil for Low Temperature Applications and its Study on Tribological Properties,” Journal of Advanced Engineering Research, Volume 4, Issue 2, (2017), pp.109-113
- Joseph Babu K., Prabhakaran N.K. and Joy M.L., “Pressure variations in hydrodynamic bearings due to lump formation on the surface of the bearings,” Technology letters, vol 2, no.1 (2015) 16-15
International conferences
- Joseph Babu K, Analysis on crystal formation and physio-tribological properties of lithium based grease developed from coconut oil (Cocos Nucifera), “ICIMS’21”, International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences, February 19-20, 2021, Kaladi, Kerala, India.
- Peter AS, Alias MP, Iype MP, Jolly J, Sankar V, Babu KJ, Baby DK. Optimization of biodiesel production by transesterification of palm oil and evaluation of biodiesel quality.“ICRAMM 2020”, Second International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing, November 20-21, 2020, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Joseph Babu K., Prabhakaran N.K. and Joy M.L, “Physio-tribological properties of lithium based grease developed from coconut oil (cocos nucifera) and analysis on crystal formation in grease,” ECOTRIB 2017, 6th European Conference on Tribology,
June 7-9, 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Joseph Babu K. , Prabhakaran N. K. and Joy M.L, “Pressure variations in hydrodynamic bearings due to lump formation on the surface of the bearings,” ICAT14, International Conference on Advances in Tribology-2014, February 21-24,
2014, Calicut, India.
National conferences
- Jibin Jafar, Anashwara S. Nair, Aswin Biju, Jeswin Kaleeckal Jacob, Senjo Manuel, Joseph Babu. K “An Integrated Approach To Plastic Sorting”, ICAME2019, Thrissur, India.
- D. Tripathi, K. J. Babu, K. P. Nair, and K. Sekar, “Chemical modification of palm oil for low temperature applications and a study on its tribological properties,” ENERGY2016, National Conference on Energy, Economy and Environment,
December 16-17, 2017, Calicut, India.
- Joseph Babu.K, Ram Mohan and T.J. Paulson, “Analysis and Control of Vibration on Propeller Shaft in Automobiles,” NET2011, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology, February 25-26, 2011, Calicut, India.
- GIAN Course on Fundamentals and Modeling of Micro/Nano Machining proesses” organized by the NIT Calicut, during June 24-29, 2019 with Prof. Mustafizur Rahman, National University of Singapore.
- “GIAN Course on Tribology: Fundamentals to Cutting Edge”, organized by the NIT Calicut, during February 12-16, 2018 with Prof. Nicholas D Spencer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
- Workshop on Outcome Based Education on 17th October 2022, Workshop on Curriculum Revision from 19th- 22nd October 2022, Action Plan on Strategic Pillars from 25th-26th October 2022, organized by Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala.
- Recent advances in metal alloy design and Processing, October 1-5, 2021, organized by MNIT Jaipur.
- One Week AICTE Sponsored (AQIS) Short Term Training on Outcome Based Education for Technical Institutions – Phase – 3: Outcome Based Education & Accreditation, December 10-16, 2020, organized by Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala.
- One Week AICTE Sponsored (AQIS) Short Term Training on Outcome Based Education for Technical Institutions – Phase – 2: Outcome Based Education & Autonomy, November 16-21, 2020, organized by Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala.
- One Week AICTE Sponsored (AQIS) Short Term Training on Outcome Based Education for Technical Institutions – Phase – 1, October 14-20, 2020, organized by Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala.
- Biomaterials, Biodevices & Medical Image Processes, August 10-12, 2020, organized by Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala.
- Faculty Development Programme on Computational Methods in Engineering (KTU), 8th July-12th July. 2019, organized by Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala.
- Faculty Development Programme on Computational Methods in Fluid and Structural Mechanics (AICTE), 1st July-12th July. 2019, organized by Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala.
Theory
- Engineering Graphics
- Design of Machine Elements 1 & 2
- Mechanics of Solids
- Mechanics of Machinery
- Dynamics and Design of Machinery
Lab
- Computer Aided Design Analysis lab
- Basic engineering workshop
- CAD lab
- Computer Aided Machine Drawing
- Material Testing Lab
- Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics Machines Lab
- Thermal Engineering Lab