Associate Professor, Co-IQAC
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at St. Joseph Engineering College (SJEC) in Mangaluru, where I have been working since 2009. My research focuses on composite materials, and I am engaged in engineering education research, emphasizing students' epistemic curiosity, active learning strategies, problem-based learning, and sustainable development. Teaching is a noble profession, allowing me to impart knowledge while gaining insights through discussions. My academic background, teaching experience, and research expertise have prepared me to teach various engineering courses such as Mechanics of Materials, Finite Element Method, Material Science, and Machine Drawing. Over the past nine years, I have dedicated myself to quality teaching, research, and developing educational materials.
| Sl.No | Qualification Level | University | Area of Specialization | Year of Compeltion | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ph. D | VTU | Composite Materials | 2022 | |||||
| 2 | PG | VTU | Computational Analysis in Mechanical Engineering | 2012 | |||||
| 3 | UG | VTU | Mechanical Engineering | 2009 | |||||
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Note: * Current responsibilities
October 2022-till Now-Associate Professor @St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor
October 2012-September 2022-Assistant Professor @ St Joseph Engineering College,Vamanjoor
August 2009- September 2012- Lecturer @ St Joseph Engineering College,Vamanjoor
Composite materials, biofuels, nanotechnology, engineering education research, computational fluid dynamics, and computer-integrated applications.
1. Prabhu, R., Mendonca, S., Bellairu, P. K., & Shiri, N. D. (2024). Enhancing engineering education through mini project-based learning in computer integrated manufacturing laboratory: A student-centric approach. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2024.2362260
2. Prabhu R.; Mendonca S.;Bellairu P.K.; D'Souza R.;Bhat T. (2024) Modeling and analysis of TiO2 filler's impact on specific wear rate in flax fiber-reinforced epoxy composite under abrasive wear using Taguchi approach, Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-10-2023-0342
3. Prabhu R.; Mendonca S.;Bellairu P.K.;DSouza R.C.;Bhat T. (2024) Investigating the impact of TiO2 filler on abrasive wear characteristics of bamboo fiber-reinforced epoxy composites using the Taguchi method, World Journal of Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-10-2023-0432
4. Prabhu, R., Mendonca, S., Bellairu, P.K., DSouza, R.C. and Bhat, T. (2023), "Effect of TiO2 filler on mechanical and tribological properties of Owen bamboo fiber reinforced epoxy composite", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-12-2022-0495.
5. Prabhu, R., Mendonca, S., Bellairu, P.K., D’Souza, R.C. and Bhat, T. (2023), "Optimization of dry sliding wear performance of TiO2 filled bamboo and flax fiber reinforced epoxy composites using Taguchi approach", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-01-2023-0008.
6. Prabhu, R., Mendonca, S., DSouza, R.C. and Bhat, T.. (2022). Effect of Water Absorption on the Mechanical Properties of Alkaline Treated Bamboo and Flax Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites. Trends in Sciences, 19(18), 5779. https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2022.5779.
7. M. Sudheer, R Prabhu, K. Raju, and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Optimization of Dry SlidingWear Performance of Ceramic Whisker Filled Epoxy Composites Using Taguchi Approach”, Advances in Tribology, Volume 2012, Article ID 431903, 9 pages.
8. M Sudheer, R Prabhu, K. Raju, and Thirumaleshwara Bhat “Modeling and Analysis for Wear Performance in Dry Sliding of Epoxy/Glass/PTW Composites Using Full Factorial Techniques”, ISRN Tribology, Volume 2013, Article ID 624813, 11 pages.
9. Mudradi Sudheer, R Prabhu, Kandavalli Raju, and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Effect of Filler Content on the Performance of Epoxy/PTW Composites”, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2014, Article ID 970468, 11 pages
10. R Prabhu, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Development and Characterization of Low Cost Bamboo Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites”, American Journal of Material Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2017, pp. 130-134.
11. R Prabhu, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Fabrication and Analysis of Jute, Glass and Flax Hybrid Composites using Rice Husk Charcoal as Filler Material”, American Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2017, pp. 135-139.
12. R Prabhu, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Investigation of Tribological Property of Coconut Shell Powder Filled Epoxy Glass Composites”, American Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2017, pp. 174-184.
13. R Prabhu, Sharun Mendonca, Darren, Gladson, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Injection Moulded Modified CaCO3/PP, LDPE Composites”, American Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 6, No. 4A, 2016, pp. 61-66.
14. R Prabhu, Abhishek K. Amin, Dhyanchandra, Thirumaleshwara Bhat “Development and Characterization of Low Cost Polymer Composites from Coconut Coir”, American Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 5, No. 3C, 2015, pp. 62-68.
SJEC Seed Money Scheme 2021-22 has sanctioned Rs. 2,50,000 for the project titled "Study of Flammability Properties of Polymers (Plastics) and Their Composites."
VTU First rank and Gold Medal in M.Tech (Computational Analysis in Mechanical Engineering)-2012
Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). LM 114419
Member of International Association of Engineers (MIAENG) 212698
1. Two days technical workshop on "Modelling and Analysis of Mechanical Systems using Matlab & Simulink " at St Joseph Engineering College during 13-14 March 2023
2. Five days FDP on "Thermal Science and Materials Engineering" organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering S.R.Institute of Technology,Ananthapuramu from 07 - 11 November 2022
3. One day workshop on "Intellectual Property Rights " at St Joseph Engineering College on 24th September 2022
4. Two days "Research Conclave 2022" at St Joseph Engineering College during 9-10 September 2022
5. Four days workshop on " Stratgeic Leadership for Faculty Members" organized by IQAC and QGG at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru on 7th,14th,21st and 28th September 2021
6. One day workshop on "User Awareness Program on IRINS"organized by IQAC,LLG and RFG at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru on 26th April 2022
7. Five days FDP on "Implementation of NEP 2020 at Engineering Institutions " at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru during 30 August -6th September 2021
8. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) workshop held at Canara Engineering College, Benjana Padav on 17th March 2009
9. Seminar on “Sustainable Urban Development- Engineers Role” held on Saturday, 26th February 2011 at Occean Pearl Hotel, Mangalore Organized by Kodagu Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Engineer’s Association
10. Three- Day National level workshop on “Mechatronics and MEMS” conducted by SDM institute of Technology, Ujire on 20-22 October 2011
11. Two-week ISTE workshop on “Computational Fluid Dynamics”, Conducted by IIT Bombay from 12th to 20th June 2012 at MIT, Manipal
12. Two-week ISTE workshop on “Engineering Thermodynamics”, Conducted by IIT Bombay from 11th to 21st November 2012 at SIT, Mangalore
13. Three-day work shop on “Application of Statistical and Soft Computing Techniques in Engineering Research”, Conducted by CEC, Benjanpadav from 29th -31st July 2013
14. Attended Two day workshop on “Research Methodology”, 26th & 27th June, 2014 at SJEC, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru
15. Workshop on Course Plans and CO Attainment, Integra-2015 held on 19th January 2015 at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru.
16. Attended sessions on Preperation for Accreditation, New SAR & Introduction to CBCS, Integra-2015 held on 20th & 21st July 2015 at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru.
17. Attended two day work shop on “research methodology”, at National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru, organized by computer science division and Library & information center on June 5th and 6th 2015.
18. Attended faculty development program on “Emerging trends in mechanical Engineering” on 7th August 2015, organized by department of Mechanical Engineering, St Joseph Engineering College Mangaluru.
19. Workshop on OBE and New SAR, Integra-2016 held on 21st January 2016 at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru.
20. Two-day faculty development program on “Application of Neural Network Techniques in Engineering”, held at SMVIT, Bhantakal from 6th to 7th June 2016.
21. Attended faculty development program on “Emerging trends in mechanical Engineering” on 5th August 2016, organized by department of Mechanical Engineering, St Joseph Engineering College Mangaluru.
22. Attended workshop on “Scopus and Mendeley: Tool for Empowering Research” organized by the library advisory committee in association with the department of Master of Computer Applications on 21st September 2019.
23. Ravikantha prabhu has attended a 4 Days workshop on “RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DATA ANALYSIS” held from 17th June to 20th June 2020 organized by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy
24. Attended a Three - Day Online Faculty Development Programme on PLC Programming and Industrial Interface Organized in association with Indwell Automation - Pune on: 22 - 24 June 2020
25. Attended a one week faculty development programme on “Insights on writing research proposals and funding opportunities' ' organized by the research and facilities group, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru on July 20-24, 2020.
26. Attended online workshop on Universal Human Values on the theme “Inculcating Human Values in Technical Education” during 19-23 August 2020 organizer by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
27. Attended online webinar on “ Starting a business startup: IDEA, CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITY” on 28 October 2020 organizer by Industry and Innovation group -SJEC, Mangaluru
28. Attended online workshop on” Hands on workshop series on teaching learning tools and virtual labs” during 21-30 September 2020 organizer by SANJOSH, Teaching learning Centre, SJEC, Mangaluru.
29. Attended online webinar on “NEP 2020- curriculum framework for higher education ” by Professor B. Thimme Gowda on 23 October 2020 organizer by department of Chemistry SJEC, Mangaluru
30. Attended online webinar on “New Generation Cyber Crimes ” by Dr Ananth Prabhu G on 21 October 2020 organizer by department of Mathematics, SJEC- Mangaluru
31. Attended online webinar on “Build your own Robot ” on 31st August 2020 organizer by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SJEC- Mangaluru.
32. Attended online webinar on “Self Care and Well Being” on 30st August 2020 organizer by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SJEC- Mangaluru.
33. Attended a 5 days FDP on 'implementation of NEP in Engineering institutions from 30th August to 6th September 2021.
34. Attended a 5 days FDP on Problem Based Learning from 13th september to 17th September 2021 organized by SJEC Mangaluru.
1. Ravikantha Prabhu, Sharun Mendonca, and Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Effect of Alkaline Treatment on Dry Sliding Wear Performance of Natural Fibre Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composite”, (ICETSE-2020), International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and
Engineering, at SMVITM, Bantakal on 10th and 11th July 2020.
2. Ravikantha Prabhu, Sharun Mendonca, Rudolf D’Souza and Thirumaleshwara Bhat , “Application of Taguchi techniques to Study the Effect of Alkaline Treatment and Fiber Length on Mechanical Properties of Short Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites” e-TIME 2018 – International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, 10th and 11th August 2018, SJEC, Mangaluru.
3. Sudheer M, Ravikantha Prabhu, Raju K, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Effect of Ceramic Micro- Whiskers on Tribo-Performance of Epoxy Resin Composites – A Taguchi Approach”, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials for Advanced Technology (NETMAT), 20-21st March 2012, KVGCE, Sullia, Karnataka
4. Sudheer M, Ravikantha Prabhu, Raju K, T Bhat, “Hybrid effect of ceramic whiskers and graphite flakes on mechanical and dry sliding performance of epoxy composites”, National Conference on challenges in research and technology (CRT – 2013), SDMIT, Ujire, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
5. Ravikantha Prabhu, Abishek K. Amin, Dhyanchandra, “Development and Characterization of Low Cost Polymer Composites from Coconut Coir”, e-TIME 2015 – National Conference and Faculty Development Program on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, 7th and 8th August 2015, SJEC, Mangaluru.
6. Ravikantha Prabhu, Sharun Mendonca, Darren, Gladson, Thirumaleshwara Bhat, “Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Injection moulded Modified CaCO3/PP, LDPE Composites” e-TIME 2016 – National Conference and Faculty Development Program on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, 5th and 6th August 2016, SJEC, Mangaluru.
7. Pruthvi Serrao, Ravikantha Prabhu, Chiranth B. P., Yazid Mohammed “Application of Taguchi Method to Predict the Abrasive Wear Behavior of CP Titanium” e-TIME 2016 – National Conference and Faculty Development Program on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, 5th and 6th August 2016, SJEC, Mangaluru.
8. Sushmita, M. Rajesh, Hemanth K., Ravikantha Prabhu, Sharath Meloth C., Binu K. G., “ Processing and Testing of Hybrid Sandwich Composites for Vibration Damping and Mechanical Properties”, e-TIME 2016 – National Conference and Faculty Development Program on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering , 5th and 6th August 2016, SJEC, Mangaluru.
9. Ravikantha Prabhu, Thirumaleshwara Bhat et all, “Development and Characterization of Low Cost Bamboo Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites” e-TIME 2017, 4th and 5th August 2017, SJEC, Mangaluru.
10. Ravikantha Prabhu, Thirumaleshwara Bhat et all, “Fabrication and Analysis of Jute, Glass and Flax Hybrid Composites using Rice Husk Charcoal as Filler Material” e-TIME 2017 , 4th and 5th August 2017, SJEC, Mangaluru.
11. Ravikantha Prabhu, Thirumaleshwara Bhat et all, “Investigation of Tribological Property of Coconut Shell Powder Filled Epoxy Glass Composites” e-TIME 2017, 4th and 5th August 2017, SJEC, Mangaluru.
Dr Ravikantha Prabhu
Associate Professor, Co-IQAC
B.E, M.Tech. Ph.D
