Faculty Profile

Dr. Rejeesh C R
Professor & HoD

Profile

Dr. Rejeesh C R (PhD, FIE) is currently a Professor at Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Kochi. He was awarded PhD by the faculty of engineering at Cochin University of Science and Technology in 2018.

He is also an approved research supervisor at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala and is a former member of the curriculum committee for the B.Tech programme at the University.  He has close interactions with various Professional Institutions over research and development of Advanced Materials, their Processing and Characterization.

He is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) and is a life member of the prestigious Indian Science Congress Association, a professional body under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. He is also a member of various professional bodies at the National and International level, such as the Society of Wood Science and Technology, Wisconsin, USA and the Indian Society for Technical Education.

 

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Designation:

Professor

Date of Joining:

2013-AUG-01

Contact Email:

rejeeshcr@fisat.ac.in

Qualifications:

ME, PhD

Experience:

16 Years

Educational Qualification

Ph.D Mechanical Engineering SOE, CUSAT 2018
M.Tech. Manufacturing Engineering Sengunthar Engineering College,  Anna University 2011
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering IET, Calicut University 2007

Experience

 

Professor

Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly 01/06/2025 to Till date

Associate Professor

Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly

01/11/2019 to 31/05/2025

Assistant Professor

Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly 01/08/2013 to 31/10/2019
Assistant Professor Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology, Muvattupuzha

01/01/2009 to 17/06/2013

Lecturer Caarmel Engineering College, Pathanamthitta

05/11/2007 to 31/12/2008

Awards and honours

  • 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 2nd International Conference on Sustainable materials, Manufacturing and Renewable Technologies from 25th May to 27th 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 16th 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 10th to 14th 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 7th 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.

Administrative & Institutional Support

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

Professional body memberships

  • Fellow & Life member, The Institution of Engineers (India) [F-1326887]
  • Life member, Indian Society for Technical Education [LM 93504]
  • Life member, Indian Science Congress Association (Professional body under the DST, Government of India) [L28570]
  • Member, Society of Wood Science and Technology, Wisconsin, USA [003382]

Research & Publications

He has authored several papers in reputed journals at the international level and has attended numerous conferences at the national and international levels. He has an H-index of 14 and an i-10 index of 14. His research interests include Sustainable Engineering, Biocomposites, Bioplastics, Foundry and Metalworking 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: MZQ-7363-2025

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 is given below.

Patents Filed/Published

Books/Book Chapters

International Journals

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.

FDPs/Trainings attended

  • 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.

Resource Person

  • AICTE-sponsored ATAL FDP on Emerging Trends and Innovations in Additive Manufacturing on 21/01/25 at FISAT, Angamaly, organised by Dept. of ME, FISAT, Angamaly
  • 6-day FDP on Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Future: Innovations in Bio, Nano, Composite and Additive Technologies on 16/06/2025 organised by the Department of ME, Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur.
  • 5-day FDP on Advances in Research Methodology: From Paper Writing to Patent Filing on 19/06/25, organised by the Department of ME, Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam.
  • AICTE VAANI sponsored a 3-day seminar on Green Energy and Sustainability: Combating Global Warming on 22/11/24 at FISAT, Angamaly, organised by the Research and Development Cell, FISAT.
  • Keynote speaker at MatTech 2024 International Conference, on 29/11/2024, organised by Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam, in association with ISHRAE Kochi Chapter
  • 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.

Projects Guided

  • 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.

Phd guidance

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

Courses offered

  • 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)