Dr Vijay V. S.

Assistant Professor

About

I am driven by a profound desire to ignite students' curiosity through vibrant teaching and to delve into impactful research within the realm of mechanical engineering, aiming to make meaningful contributions to the field.

Education Qualifications

Sl.No	Qualification Level	University	Area of Specialization	Year of Compeltion	Awards
1	PhD	VTU Belagavi	Thermal Engineering	2023	Thesis: “Some studies related to improving performance diesel engine using Pre-heated fuel”
2	M.Sc (Engg) by Research	VTU Belagavi	Mechanical Engineering	2015	Thesis: “A modified approach to the design of Two-Stroke SI Engine”
3	B.E	VTU Belagavi	Mechanical Engineering	2005	FCD-78.5%

Responsibilities At SJEC

Chairperson- Industry Innovation Group

Senior Faculty Advisor- SAEINDIA Collegiate Club

Board of Studies/Examiner Member - ME

NBA- Criteria 3 Incharge

Lab in charge (CAED)

Class advisor/Mentor

NAAC Department Coordinator (2021-2023)

NBA Department Coordinator (2019-2021)

Work Experience

Teaching Experience - 18 years

Research Experience (Ph.D and M.Sc Engg)- 10 years

Industry Experience - 1 year (Quality control Engineer - Armor Plast Ltd - Bangalore)

Research Areas

Diesel Engine

Two stroke petrol Engine

Heat transfer (Design of fins)

Engineering Education Research

Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Sustainability Engineering practices (Use of bamboo and areca waste in product development)

Journal Publications

· Poojari, M., Jathanna, H.M., Vijay, V.S. et al. Analysis of Lightweight Braking Material System for an ATV. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. D (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-024-00698-5

· V S Vijay and Joseph Gonsalvis, “Performance study of using preheated biodiesel in a diesel engine” published in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES (JMES) with Vol. No 16, Issue No.2, page no. 8820 – 8828, June 2022

· Vijay Vailaya Shashidhar, Effect of using fins in cooking vessel to improve heat transfer rate, AIP Conference Proceedings 2236, 030008 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0006788.

· Dr Binu K.G., Vijay V S, Anusha M M, Anoop C V, Dr Shreeranga Bhat, Dr Rio D’Souza, “Influence of Epistemic Curiosity on the Study Approaches of First Year Engineering Students”, January 2020, Procedia Computer Science 172:443-451

· Vijay V S et al., “Design and Fabrication of Heat Exchanger for Waste Heat Recovery from Exhaust Gas of Diesel Engine”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation 2016, Volume 6, page 131-137, Published online at http://journal.sapub.org/jmea , Scientific & Academic Publishing.

· Shyamprasad, Dr.Joseph Gonsalvis, Vijay V S, Effect of Introduction of Water into Combustion Chamber of Diesel Engines – A Review, Energy and Power 2015, 5(1A): 28-33, DOI: 10.5923/c.ep.2015.01.06

Conference Proceedings

· V S Vijay and Joseph Gonsalvis, Effect of Fuel Intake Temperature on Performance and Emission of Diesel Engine, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 1065 (2021) 012024, IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1065/1/012024

· H Shyam Prasad, V S Vijay and Joseph Gonsalvis, "Effect of direct water injection at different crank angles on diesel engine emission and performance", IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 376 (2018) 012039 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/376/1/012039.

· Vijay V S, Bharath Kumar, Sharath, Varadaraj, Sreevas, Study and Analysis of finned vessel to improve heat transfer effectiveness, VCET Journal of Science and Technology, Vol.1, Page no. 86 – 89, ISBN: 978-81-930416-1-1, 2015

· Vijay V S, Dr.Joseph Gonsalvis, Shyamprasad H, "Recent Technological advances in performance Improvement of Two-Stroke SI engine" in the Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering- ICETE-2014, Vol II, page no. 189 - 194, ISBN:978-93-5196-379-0, Excellent Publication – 2014

Research Grants

KSCST fund granted for student projects in the year 2016 and 2023

Awards and Recognitions

Patent awarded for “Efficient Two stroke Engine” on 22/10/2022 with no 411205 , for application number 3152/CHE/2014 by Patent office, Govt of India
Certified by Indo-Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education as an International Engineering Educator and completed the IIEECP Engineering Educator Certification Program on May 2019.

Membership in professional Bodies

ISTE life member
Member SAEINDIA

Workshop/FDPs Attended

Five-day hands-on workshop on Instrumentation and Data Analysis in Solar and Thermal Engineering Research from April 8-13, 2024 organized by MIT Manipal
Participation in BAJA SAEINDIA-2024, an All-Terrain Vehicle Racing competition held in NATRAX, Indore, MP from January 10^th to 13^th 2024
participated and successfully completed the 3-day Face-to-Face FDP on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in
Technical Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore, Mangaluru from 18th October to 20th October 2023.
Five-day FDP on Basics of IDEA Lab from August 04^th to 08^th 2022 at VTU Centre for advanced studies Muddenahalli, Bengaluru organized by AICTE New Delhi
Participated in 5 days Workshop on " Mechanical Design and Simulation using SOLIDWORKS (25-29 April 2022) at SJEC Mangaluru
Successfully completed the 5-day Face-to-Face UHV-II FDP organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) at RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru from 05th September to 09th September 2022.
Participated in the 5-day online workshop on Universal Human Values on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” during 2-6 May, 2020 as organized by All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE).
Participated in the 4-day online FDP on Research Methodology and Data analysis by KSTA, Bengaluru from 17th to 20th June 2020.
Participated in the 5-day online FDP on Applications of Thermodynamics by Dept of Mechanical Engineering PESITM, Shimogga from 13th to 17th July 2020.
Participated in the 5-day online FDP on “MATLAB for Mechanical Engineers” by Dept of Mechanical Engineering BMSCE, Bangalore from 20th to 24th July 2020.(9.30 - 11.00, 12.00 - 1.30)
Participated in an online FDP on “Insights on writing Research proposals and Funding Opportunities” by Research and Facilities group, SJEC Mangalore from 20th to 24th July 2020 (10.30 -12.00 and 2.00 - 3.30).
Participated in Two Day Regional Research Symposium on Problem Based Learning (RRSPBL-2019) on November 22^nd and 23^rd 2019.
Seven Day FDP on “Student Induction Program” by AICTE held from 18^th to 24^th June 2019 at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Adyar
Three Day FDP on “Student Induction Program” by AICTE held from 14^th to 16^th May 2019 at MITE, Moodbidri

Conferences attended

Participated in the IUCEE Regional Symposium at RVCE Bengaluru on March 30, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
Participated in the Tenth International Conference on Transformation in Engineering Education (ICTIEE-2023) which is organized by the IUCEE foundation and held at VVCE Mysore from January 05^th to 08^th 2023
Participated in the Ninth International Conference on Transformation in Engineering Education (ICTIEE-2022) which is organized by the IUCEE foundation in online mode
Participated in International Conference on Frontiers in Engineering Science and Technology (ICFEST)-2020 held at Yenepoya Institute of Technology during 18th and 19th December 2020
Presented a paper entitled “Effect of Direct Water Injection at different crank angles on diesel engine emission and performance” in the International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing, Materials & Material Manufacturing (Icon MMEE-2018), during 2^nd and 3^rd March 2018 jointly organized by MITE, Moodbidri, Karnataka and Binghamton University, State University of New York.