Yes.

Please start by introducing your professional journey in academia

Thank you myself, Karishaktas Kumar. Currently I'm working as a principal Project Scientist at the Institute of Technology. Daily Last year I received my PhD degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from IIT Roorkee. Pray to that I did my masters in computer integrative manufacturing from native orangle. And I did, I completed my bachelors in. Mechanically.

You mentioned your background in mechanical and industrial engineering, as well as computer integrated manufacturing. Out of the foundational courses you’ve taught or assisted with, which do you find most rewarding to teach, and why?

Actually I didn't directly. Repeat any particles that subject to the students but I involved in some. Lab courses. In workshop. As well as advocacy teaching NPTEL courses as polymer and polymer processing. Processing the polymers and polymer composites. As well as also I worked as a teaching assistant for the manufacturing guidelines for product design.

Actually I didn't directly. Repeat any particles that subject to the students but I involved in some. Lab courses. In workshop. As well as advocacy teaching NPTEL courses as polymer and polymer processing. Processing the polymers and polymer composites. As well as also I worked as a teaching assistant for the manufacturing guidelines for product design. This much?

Okay, so you were a teaching assistant for manufacturing guidelines for product design and supported NPTEL courses on polymers and composites. When you were helping with those lab courses or the NPTEL sessions, did you ever find students struggling with a particular concept or hands-on experiment? If so, how did you approach making it clearer for them?

Alright, so you contributed to lab and workshop sessions, plus supported NPTEL courses on polymer processing and assisted with manufacturing guidelines for product design. When you were helping in those labs or assisting with the NPTEL polymer courses, was there a particular experiment or theoretical concept that students found especially difficult? How did you help them grasp it?

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes.

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes. And and to. How for difficult cut materials, which type of manufacturing process is suitable? As well as I conducted some.

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes. And and to. How for difficult cut materials, which type of manufacturing process is suitable? As well as I conducted some. Wiggle wise examinations to how they. Grass field they will grasp it properly or. Are confusing about these problems. These system.

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes. And and to. How for difficult cut materials, which type of manufacturing process is suitable? As well as I conducted some. Wiggle wise examinations to how they. Grass field they will grasp it properly or. Are confusing about these problems. These system. So particularly since there will be Btech first year, so. I explained regarding the conventional manufacturing process how it will work. Respect to the materials.

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes. And and to. How for difficult cut materials, which type of manufacturing process is suitable? As well as I conducted some. Wiggle wise examinations to how they. Grass field they will grasp it properly or. Are confusing about these problems. These system. So particularly since there will be Btech first year, so. I explained regarding the conventional manufacturing process how it will work. Respect to the materials. And regarding the NPTEL courses? And since the polymer crossing and polymer composites processing there since many are there from different background, so they are very new to this concept, so they're asked me to frequently questions in the. Question and answers. A window, so you frequently use it to give answers to the queries they are asking about these. Polymers and what type of polymers can be used for the different manufacturing processes and different application point of view?

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes. And and to. How for difficult cut materials, which type of manufacturing process is suitable? As well as I conducted some. Wiggle wise examinations to how they. Grass field they will grasp it properly or. Are confusing about these problems. These system. So particularly since there will be Btech first year, so. I explained regarding the conventional manufacturing process how it will work. Respect to the materials. And regarding the NPTEL courses? And since the polymer crossing and polymer composites processing there since many are there from different background, so they are very new to this concept, so they're asked me to frequently questions in the. Question and answers. A window, so you frequently use it to give answers to the queries they are asking about these. Polymers and what type of polymers can be used for the different manufacturing processes and different application point of view? Uh, mainly they are confusing about these thermosets and thermoplastics and their application pointer.

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes. And and to. How for difficult cut materials, which type of manufacturing process is suitable? As well as I conducted some. Wiggle wise examinations to how they. Grass field they will grasp it properly or. Are confusing about these problems. These system. So particularly since there will be Btech first year, so. I explained regarding the conventional manufacturing process how it will work. Respect to the materials. And regarding the NPTEL courses? And since the polymer crossing and polymer composites processing there since many are there from different background, so they are very new to this concept, so they're asked me to frequently questions in the. Question and answers. A window, so you frequently use it to give answers to the queries they are asking about these. Polymers and what type of polymers can be used for the different manufacturing processes and different application point of view? Uh, mainly they are confusing about these thermosets and thermoplastics and their application pointer. The wiser to explain these. These questions in. Question answers. Dashboard in NPTEL portal such as swim.

Yeah, during the. The testing of these materials under different mechanical workshops. And as well as the. Conventional missioning such as late and drilling and building measure. Since there are beta first year students, they are not aware of fully about this mechanical systems and whether. Principles of how these. Systems are working and which type of materials can be used in conventional manufact? So I used it to. Explore how what kind of materials can we use and for the. Manufacturing processes. And and to. How for difficult cut materials, which type of manufacturing process is suitable? As well as I conducted some. Wiggle wise examinations to how they. Grass field they will grasp it properly or. Are confusing about these problems. These system. So particularly since there will be Btech first year, so. I explained regarding the conventional manufacturing process how it will work. Respect to the materials. And regarding the NPTEL courses? And since the polymer crossing and polymer composites processing there since many are there from different background, so they are very new to this concept, so they're asked me to frequently questions in the. Question and answers. A window, so you frequently use it to give answers to the queries they are asking about these. Polymers and what type of polymers can be used for the different manufacturing processes and different application point of view? Uh, mainly they are confusing about these thermosets and thermoplastics and their application pointer. The wiser to explain these. These questions in. Question answers. Dashboard in NPTEL portal such as swim. Not see me to swim.

Okay, so when the first-year students struggled with understanding how different materials behave in machining processes like lathe or drilling, you focused on helping them make those connections. What did you notice worked best—was it hands-on demonstrations, breaking down the theory, or something else entirely that seemed to help the students really get it?

You’ve published quite a bit on sustainable composites. I want to focus on your 2024 paper in Construction and Building Materials about the effect of gamma-ray irradiation on sisal fiber and bio-PBS composites. When you think about teaching this research to an undergraduate class, how would you simplify the idea of gamma-ray modification and its impact on material properties for students who may not have a strong materials background?

Okay, so you noticed first-year students struggled with understanding which materials work best for conventional machining like lathe or drilling, and you tried to bridge that gap by letting them experiment and then checking their grasp with quick assessments. Thinking about those hands-on sessions, did you ever encounter a student who just couldn't get the concept, even after multiple explanations? How did you adjust your approach for them?

Right, so you noticed first-year students struggled with understanding which materials work best for conventional machining like lathe or drilling, and you tried to bridge that gap by letting them explore material-process fit through practical examples and quizzes. If you had to explain the concept of machinability to those same students, how would you break it down so a complete beginner could grasp it?

So you realized those first-year students didn't have much background with mechanical systems, so you focused on helping them link material properties to real manufacturing processes, and even used quick quizzes to check their understanding. When students were still confused after your explanations or demonstrations, what specific strategy did you use to help them finally get it?

Right, so you mentioned helping students distinguish between thermosets and thermoplastics during the NPTEL polymer course, and guiding them on which materials suit which processes. Shifting gears, in your 2024 publication in Construction and Building Materials on the effect of gamma-ray irradiation on sisal fiber and bio-PBS composites, have you ever drawn on that research when teaching or mentoring students? If so, how did you make those advanced findings accessible to undergraduates or students from non-materials backgrounds?

Right, so you noticed first-year students struggled with the basics of manufacturing processes and material selection, and you addressed that both in-person and through the NPTEL Q&A dashboard, especially clarifying the differences between thermosets and thermoplastics. Shifting gears, your doctoral research at IIT Roorkee focused on mechanical and industrial engineering. Can you walk me through a specific research project from your PhD and tell me how you’d translate its core ideas for an undergraduate classroom?

Right, so you found that first-year students struggled with the basics of mechanical workshops and understanding which materials fit conventional manufacturing processes, and you addressed a lot of their questions both in person and through the NPTEL Q&A, especially around polymers and the distinctions between thermosets and thermoplastics. Let me shift to your own research for a moment. Your doctoral work at IIT Roorkee focused on mechanical and industrial engineering—can you walk me through a specific example of how you simplified a complex concept from your thesis or research for a non-specialist audience, maybe in a classroom or outreach session?

Yeah, actually my PhD research. Particularly focus on sustainable composites. Since this topic is very currently a trendy topic because. Now you're the increasingly environmental degradation and. Decreasing the. Renewable resources. So my main focus was to replace these convincer. Plastics such. As the polyclin. Identity Polyethylene. With the renewable, uh, uh. Polymers. Such as the polylactic acid and. My best polybutadiene. Succinic acid.

Yeah, actually my PhD research. Particularly focus on sustainable composites. Since this topic is very currently a trendy topic because. Now you're the increasingly environmental degradation and. Decreasing the. Renewable resources. So my main focus was to replace these convincer. Plastics such. As the polyclin. Identity Polyethylene. With the renewable, uh, uh. Polymers. Such as the polylactic acid and. My best polybutadiene. Succinic acid. To replace these polymers as well as the reduce the content of the polymers which are using for these non structural applications as in householding applications. Has it there has some. Yesterday householding application non-sectional applications. Here we are using the lot of. Polymers and plastic materials. So the main aim to reduce the usage of the plastic by incorporating natural waste as well as some agricultural waste. So these are incorporating these natural fibers and agricultural waste. To reduce the usage of the polymer mass. The percentage as well as the give the mechanical better mechanical properties and also sometimes to mitigate the mechanical properties. But. Of these nonstop applications. Strength requirement is very less so. These materials can be. Give you proper solution to replace the existing. Even replace our. Reduce the usage of the conventional plastics. Plastics, uh. And from the circular circular point of view. We can take the materials from the natural resources such as the plants and bio resources. To make them and be using these materials, we can make a product. Then we. You can study these product how. Different environmental The product is sustained at different environments. Thereafter we I have studied the end of my degradation studies of these. Our product of the material. Under different disposal medium means like how these materials will degrade after their. And lifetime. Again, after their lifetime it will degrade in the soil and it will give the. It will give the. Ingredients work which are required to grow in the plants again, so it is a completely circularity point of view.

Yeah, actually my PhD research. Particularly focus on sustainable composites. Since this topic is very currently a trendy topic because. Now you're the increasingly environmental degradation and. Decreasing the. Renewable resources. So my main focus was to replace these convincer. Plastics such. As the polyclin. Identity Polyethylene. With the renewable, uh, uh. Polymers. Such as the polylactic acid and. My best polybutadiene. Succinic acid. To replace these polymers as well as the reduce the content of the polymers which are using for these non structural applications as in householding applications. Has it there has some. Yesterday householding application non-sectional applications. Here we are using the lot of. Polymers and plastic materials. So the main aim to reduce the usage of the plastic by incorporating natural waste as well as some agricultural waste. So these are incorporating these natural fibers and agricultural waste. To reduce the usage of the polymer mass. The percentage as well as the give the mechanical better mechanical properties and also sometimes to mitigate the mechanical properties.

Yeah, actually my PhD research. Particularly focus on sustainable composites. Since this topic is very currently a trendy topic because. Now you're the increasingly environmental degradation and. Decreasing the. Renewable resources. So my main focus was to replace these convincer. Plastics such. As the polyclin. Identity Polyethylene. With the renewable, uh, uh. Polymers. Such as the polylactic acid and. My best polybutadiene. Succinic acid. To replace these polymers as well as the reduce the content of the polymers which are using for these non structural applications as in householding applications. Has it there has some. Yesterday householding application non-sectional applications. Here we are using the lot of. Polymers and plastic materials. So the main aim to reduce the usage of the plastic by incorporating natural waste as well as some agricultural waste.

Yeah, actually my PhD research. Particularly focus on sustainable composites. Since this topic is very currently a trendy topic because. Now you're the increasingly environmental degradation and. Decreasing the. Renewable resources. So my main focus was to replace these convincer. Plastics such. As the polyclin. Identity Polyethylene. With the renewable, uh, uh. Polymers. Such as the polylactic acid and. My best polybutadiene. Succinic acid. To replace these polymers as well as the reduce the content of the polymers which are using for these non structural applications as in householding applications. Has it there has some. Yesterday householding application non-sectional applications. Here we are using the lot of. Polymers and plastic materials. So the main aim to reduce the usage of the plastic by incorporating natural waste as well as some agricultural waste. So these are incorporating these natural fibers and agricultural waste. To reduce the usage of the polymer mass. The percentage as well as the give the mechanical better mechanical properties and also sometimes to mitigate the mechanical properties. But. Of these nonstop applications. Strength requirement is very less so. These materials can be. Give you proper solution to replace the existing. Even replace our. Reduce the usage of the conventional plastics. Plastics, uh. And from the circular circular point of view. We can take the materials from the natural resources such as the plants and bio resources. To make them and be using these materials, we can make a product. Then we. You can study these product how. Different environmental The product is sustained at different environments. Thereafter we I have studied the end of my degradation studies of these.

Yeah, actually my PhD research. Particularly focus on sustainable composites. Since this topic is very currently a trendy topic because. Now you're the increasingly environmental degradation and. Decreasing the. Renewable resources. So my main focus was to replace these convincer. Plastics such. As the polyclin. Identity Polyethylene. With the renewable, uh, uh. Polymers. Such as the polylactic acid and. My best polybutadiene. Succinic acid. To replace these polymers as well as the reduce the content of the polymers which are using for these non structural applications as in householding applications. Has it there has some. Yesterday householding application non-sectional applications. Here we are using the lot of. Polymers and plastic materials. So the main aim to reduce the usage of the plastic by incorporating natural waste as well as some agricultural waste. So these are incorporating these natural fibers and agricultural waste. To reduce the usage of the polymer mass. The percentage as well as the give the mechanical better mechanical properties and also sometimes to mitigate the mechanical properties. But. Of these nonstop applications. Strength requirement is very less so. These materials can be. Give you proper solution to replace the existing. Even replace our. Reduce the usage of the conventional plastics. Plastics, uh. And from the circular circular point of view. We can take the materials from the natural resources such as the plants and bio resources. To make them and be using these materials, we can make a product. Then we. You can study these product how. Different environmental The product is sustained at different environments. Thereafter we I have studied the end of my degradation studies of these. Our product of the material. Under different disposal medium means like how these materials will degrade after their. And lifetime. Again, after their lifetime it will degrade in the soil and it will give the. It will give the. Ingredients work which are required to grow in the plants again, so it is a completely circularity point of view. Yeah, that's it.

So you were focused on sustainable composites, using renewable polymers like polylactic acid instead of conventional plastics such as polyethylene. When you had to explain why this shift to renewables is significant—maybe to students or non-engineers—how did you break down the environmental or engineering benefits in simple terms?

Okay, so you were working on sustainable composites, trying to reduce conventional plastic use by incorporating renewable polymers and agricultural waste, especially for non-structural, everyday applications. When you explained that idea to people without a materials science background—say, in a classroom or a public outreach—how did you help them visualize the impact or importance of switching from traditional plastics to these bio-based composites?

Okay, so when you explained the shift from conventional plastics to renewable polymers and the use of agricultural waste, how did you actually make that idea accessible to students who didn’t have a background in materials science? What analogy or teaching method worked best?

Okay, so you looked at end-of-life degradation in these sustainable composite materials, using things like natural fibers and agricultural waste to replace plastics in household applications. Before we wrap this section, is there a particular industry project or consultancy you've been involved in that shaped your approach to teaching or research?

So you explained the circularity of using natural fibers and agricultural waste in polymers, and how that helps reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable products. Let's switch gears a bit—since you've worked as a teaching assistant for the "Manufacturing Guidelines for Product Design" course, can you give me a concrete example of how you helped students connect a theoretical principle from that course to a real-world design or manufacturing challenge?

So you had to explain how incorporating agricultural waste and renewable polymers in composites could actually close the loop environmentally, even for non-structural household items, and you talked through degradation and circularity. That's a pretty multi-disciplinary area—when you were guiding students or junior researchers on this topic, how did you balance teaching the core engineering principles with helping them appreciate the bigger sustainability context?

Yeah, actually sustainability in the there are the. Three different types of system which will be there. One is environmental sustainability where our main focus on environmental sustainability. Within the environment of sustainability. Use the sustainable manufacturing techniques and also the lean manufacturing it's. Nothing but why? In the processing of the material from this raw material to the final product. We have to reduce the material usage at the area senior strength. Means indirectly. Manufacturing says that your. Choose the material waste. Chris, we have to retrieve the material waste during the processing of the material from the. Did Ramadan to the end of the end product? And to implementing the sustainability in the manufacturing perspective. What I'm what I will teach to my Junior Research Center students by integrating the engineering. Message the Mechanical Engineer report concepts with the. Interdisciplinary. The sustainability of the composites Sustained by composites. Since the 2, they take the material. Of these natural materials. And also. Manufacturing processes such as if you take the additive manufacturing. Otherwise, the injection molding manufact. How how to optimize the process parameters while? Making a final product. How to manage a? Automatic process parameters of the injection molding. Such as the temperature at the heating zones and the how much pressure injection. Injects pressure is required to. Make a good product out of these materials. Since these materials are very new, we don't know the. Basic process parameters. Made the final product. So I will integrate these concepts into the optimizing the process parameters as well as.

Yeah, actually sustainability in the there are the. Three different types of system which will be there. One is environmental sustainability where our main focus on environmental sustainability. Within the environment of sustainability. Use the sustainable manufacturing techniques and also the lean manufacturing it's. Nothing but why? In the processing of the material from this raw material to the final product. We have to reduce the material usage at the area senior strength. Means indirectly. Manufacturing says that your. Choose the material waste. Chris, we have to retrieve the material waste during the processing of the material from the. Did Ramadan to the end of the end product? And to implementing the sustainability in the manufacturing perspective. What I'm what I will teach to my Junior Research Center students by integrating the engineering. Message the Mechanical Engineer report concepts with the. Interdisciplinary. The sustainability of the composites Sustained by composites. Since the 2, they take the material. Of these natural materials. And also. Manufacturing processes such as if you take the additive manufacturing. Otherwise, the injection molding manufact. How how to optimize the process parameters while? Making a final product. How to manage a? Automatic process parameters of the injection molding. Such as the temperature at the heating zones and the how much pressure injection. Injects pressure is required to. Make a good product out of these materials. Since these materials are very new, we don't know the. Basic process parameters. Made the final product.

Yeah, actually sustainability in the there are the. Three different types of system which will be there. One is environmental sustainability where our main focus on environmental sustainability. Within the environment of sustainability. Use the sustainable manufacturing techniques and also the lean manufacturing it's. Nothing but why? In the processing of the material from this raw material to the final product. We have to reduce the material usage at the area senior strength. Means indirectly. Manufacturing says that your. Choose the material waste. Chris, we have to retrieve the material waste during the processing of the material from the. Did Ramadan to the end of the end product? And to implementing the sustainability in the manufacturing perspective. What I'm what I will teach to my Junior Research Center students by integrating the engineering. Message the Mechanical Engineer report concepts with the. Interdisciplinary. The sustainability of the composites Sustained by composites. Since the 2, they take the material. Of these natural materials. And also. Manufacturing processes such as if you take the additive manufacturing. Otherwise, the injection molding manufact. How how to optimize the process parameters while? Making a final product. How to manage a? Automatic process parameters of the injection molding. Such as the temperature at the heating zones and the how much pressure injection. Injects pressure is required to. Make a good product out of these materials. Since these materials are very new, we don't know the. Basic process parameters. Made the final product. So I will integrate these concepts into the optimizing the process parameters as well as. We can study and we can guide.

Yeah, actually sustainability in the there are the. Three different types of system which will be there. One is environmental sustainability where our main focus on environmental sustainability. Within the environment of sustainability. Use the sustainable manufacturing techniques and also the lean manufacturing it's. Nothing but why? In the processing of the material from this raw material to the final product. We have to reduce the material usage at the area senior strength. Means indirectly. Manufacturing says that your. Choose the material waste. Chris, we have to retrieve the material waste during the processing of the material from the. Did Ramadan to the end of the end product? And to implementing the sustainability in the manufacturing perspective. What I'm what I will teach to my Junior Research Center students by integrating the engineering. Message the Mechanical Engineer report concepts with the. Interdisciplinary. The sustainability of the composites Sustained by composites. Since the 2, they take the material. Of these natural materials. And also. Manufacturing processes such as if you take the additive manufacturing. Otherwise, the injection molding manufact.

Yeah, actually sustainability in the there are the. Three different types of system which will be there. One is environmental sustainability where our main focus on environmental sustainability. Within the environment of sustainability. Use the sustainable manufacturing techniques and also the lean manufacturing it's. Nothing but why? In the processing of the material from this raw material to the final product. We have to reduce the material usage at the area senior strength. Means indirectly. Manufacturing says that your. Choose the material waste. Chris, we have to retrieve the material waste during the processing of the material from the. Did Ramadan to the end of the end product? And to implementing the sustainability in the manufacturing perspective. What I'm what I will teach to my Junior Research Center students by integrating the engineering. Message the Mechanical Engineer report concepts with the. Interdisciplinary. The sustainability of the composites Sustained by composites. Since the 2, they take the material. Of these natural materials. And also. Manufacturing processes such as if you take the additive manufacturing. Otherwise, the injection molding manufact. How how to optimize the process parameters while? Making a final product. How to manage a? Automatic process parameters of the injection molding. Such as the temperature at the heating zones and the how much pressure injection. Injects pressure is required to. Make a good product out of these materials. Since these materials are very new, we don't know the. Basic process parameters. Made the final product. So I will integrate these concepts into the optimizing the process parameters as well as. We can study and we can guide. By these materials. Using the sector applications and we can. If you can, study the fracture. Behavior of these materials under. Different, uh. Loading conditions. Uh, these are the core. The concept is. Process parameters as well as the loading conditions and structural behavior and morphological behavior. By, uh, implementing. These concepts into the sustainable materials. I can. Students as well as the junior researchers by how the interdisciplinary. Research will work. Gandhi sustainability point of view as well as the core engineering point of.

Yeah, actually sustainability in the there are the. Three different types of system which will be there. One is environmental sustainability where our main focus on environmental sustainability. Within the environment of sustainability. Use the sustainable manufacturing techniques and also the lean manufacturing it's. Nothing but why? In the processing of the material from this raw material to the final product. We have to reduce the material usage at the area senior strength. Means indirectly. Manufacturing says that your. Choose the material waste. Chris, we have to retrieve the material waste during the processing of the material from the. Did Ramadan to the end of the end product? And to implementing the sustainability in the manufacturing perspective. What I'm what I will teach to my Junior Research Center students by integrating the engineering. Message the Mechanical Engineer report concepts with the. Interdisciplinary. The sustainability of the composites Sustained by composites. Since the 2, they take the material. Of these natural materials. And also. Manufacturing processes such as if you take the additive manufacturing. Otherwise, the injection molding manufact. How how to optimize the process parameters while? Making a final product. How to manage a? Automatic process parameters of the injection molding. Such as the temperature at the heating zones and the how much pressure injection. Injects pressure is required to. Make a good product out of these materials. Since these materials are very new, we don't know the. Basic process parameters. Made the final product. So I will integrate these concepts into the optimizing the process parameters as well as. We can study and we can guide. By these materials. Using the sector applications and we can. If you can, study the fracture. Behavior of these materials under. Different, uh. Loading conditions. Uh, these are the core. The concept is. Process parameters as well as the loading conditions and structural behavior and morphological behavior. By, uh, implementing. These concepts into the sustainable materials. I can. Students as well as the junior researchers by how the interdisciplinary. Research will work.

Alright, Dr. Kumar, let’s talk about your research productivity and funding. Given your focus on sustainable composites and polymer processing, where do you see the most fundable research directions emerging over the next three years? Which types of grants or industry partners would you pursue to sustain and grow your group?

Alright, so you teach your students to connect core engineering—like optimizing process parameters in injection molding—with the bigger sustainability picture, and you emphasize minimizing waste and understanding new material behaviors. Thinking about external funding, where do you see the most fundable research directions in your field over the next few years? What types of grants or industry partnerships would you pursue to sustain your group’s work?

So you guide your students to look at process optimization and waste reduction in manufacturing, especially as it relates to sustainability in composites, and you tie that into adjusting parameters for things like injection molding with new materials. Thinking about the bigger picture, where do you see the most fundable research directions in the next three years for your area? What kinds of grants or external partnerships would you target to support this work?

Okay, so you're integrating sustainability with engineering fundamentals, and guiding juniors to optimize processing for new composite materials even when data is limited. Thinking about your research in sustainable composites, what are the most promising directions for external funding in the next few years, and which agencies or grants would you specifically target to support this work?

Okay, so you guide your students to connect engineering fundamentals with broader sustainability goals, and you mentioned optimizing process parameters even when the materials are new or data is limited. Thinking about your research on sustainable composites—where do you see the most fundable directions over the next few years, and what specific grants or funding sources would you target to support that work?

Hello. Uh. Are you there?

So you’re tying the technical aspects—like tuning injection molding parameters—with sustainability, and guiding your juniors to connect those dots in their own research. Now, thinking about funding: in your area of sustainable composites, which specific research directions do you think are most attractive to external funders over the next couple of years? Are there particular grants or industry partnerships you’d target?

Yeah, it's a nice question actually, the current trend on the sustainable composites. Now we have explored the non structural applications of the sustainable computers by using this. But the currently we. That I am, I am going to target about these structural applications of these sustainable composites. By using the. The advanced manufacturing techniques such as the. Additive manufacturing. I want to. Structural perspectives since, since. Focus on these sustainable perspectives so. I'm going to the basalt fiber since these are the natural fibers. From the. Arabs and minerals. And it has the high chemical and thermal resistance as compared to the synthetic glass fibers. So. But there is a drawback in this fibers such as the. The. Of the So we have to incorporate. These some polymer into bassard fibers. And make it. Making a product Making a structural product we can use in the structural applications also, for example in marine applications. Both and. Backing disk in these cases. Since this Buzzard fibers are the. Resistance to the moisture absorption. And so I want to study, I want to question maybe these. Composites by using the additive manufacturing technique. And after that I want to study. The impact and some fatigue loading. As well as the finite element analysis to understand how these materials are behaving. Under the certain loading conditions. And I want to study all the fracture toughness and crack propagation as well as experimental. Using the modeling. And comes from. The funding point of view. I have I can write a. Good research proposal on this topic to acquire the funds from the the. Department of Science and Technology as well as some. Other ANRF funding agencies. I will try to acquire the funds. Within a year which I if I get the chance to join as a student professor, then I will try. I will write a grant proposal. Proposal grant on this topic and we try to acquire funding from the DST or AIR Narrow.

Yeah, it's a nice question actually, the current trend on the sustainable composites. Now we have explored the non structural applications of the sustainable computers by using this. But the currently we. That I am, I am going to target about these structural applications of these sustainable composites. By using the. The advanced manufacturing techniques such as the. Additive manufacturing.

Yeah, it's a nice question actually, the current trend on the sustainable composites. Now we have explored the non structural applications of the sustainable computers by using this. But the currently we. That I am, I am going to target about these structural applications of these sustainable composites. By using the. The advanced manufacturing techniques such as the. Additive manufacturing. I want to. Structural perspectives since, since. Focus on these sustainable perspectives so. I'm going to the basalt fiber since these are the natural fibers. From the. Arabs and minerals. And it has the high chemical and thermal resistance as compared to the synthetic glass fibers. So. But there is a drawback in this fibers such as the. The. Of the So we have to incorporate. These some polymer into bassard fibers. And make it. Making a product Making a structural product we can use in the structural applications also, for example in marine applications. Both and. Backing disk in these cases. Since this Buzzard fibers are the. Resistance to the moisture absorption. And so I want to study, I want to question maybe these. Composites by using the additive manufacturing technique. And after that I want to study.

Yeah, it's a nice question actually, the current trend on the sustainable composites. Now we have explored the non structural applications of the sustainable computers by using this. But the currently we. That I am, I am going to target about these structural applications of these sustainable composites. By using the. The advanced manufacturing techniques such as the. Additive manufacturing. I want to. Structural perspectives since, since. Focus on these sustainable perspectives so. I'm going to the basalt fiber since these are the natural fibers. From the. Arabs and minerals. And it has the high chemical and thermal resistance as compared to the synthetic glass fibers. So. But there is a drawback in this fibers such as the. The. Of the So we have to incorporate. These some polymer into bassard fibers. And make it. Making a product Making a structural product we can use in the structural applications also, for example in marine applications. Both and. Backing disk in these cases. Since this Buzzard fibers are the. Resistance to the moisture absorption. And so I want to study, I want to question maybe these. Composites by using the additive manufacturing technique.

Yeah, it's a nice question actually, the current trend on the sustainable composites. Now we have explored the non structural applications of the sustainable computers by using this. But the currently we. That I am, I am going to target about these structural applications of these sustainable composites. By using the. The advanced manufacturing techniques such as the. Additive manufacturing. I want to. Structural perspectives since, since. Focus on these sustainable perspectives so. I'm going to the basalt fiber since these are the natural fibers. From the. Arabs and minerals. And it has the high chemical and thermal resistance as compared to the synthetic glass fibers. So. But there is a drawback in this fibers such as the. The. Of the So we have to incorporate. These some polymer into bassard fibers. And make it. Making a product Making a structural product we can use in the structural applications also, for example in marine applications. Both and. Backing disk in these cases. Since this Buzzard fibers are the. Resistance to the moisture absorption. And so I want to study, I want to question maybe these. Composites by using the additive manufacturing technique. And after that I want to study. The impact and some fatigue loading. As well as the finite element analysis to understand how these materials are behaving. Under the certain loading conditions. And I want to study all the fracture toughness and crack propagation as well as experimental. Using the modeling.

Okay, so you're looking to take sustainable composites beyond non-structural uses and into structural applications, especially using additive manufacturing. With that in mind, when you think about building a research group around this at an institution like VIT, how would you approach mentoring students to keep them engaged and productive in such a rapidly evolving field?

Okay, so you're aiming to push sustainable composites into structural applications by leveraging basalt fibers and additive manufacturing, and you mentioned targeting marine use-cases because of their moisture resistance. For building a research group around this at an institution, how would you go about making your work attractive to both funding agencies and industry partners?

Dr., now let's talk about teaching innovation. Since you've supported both labs and large online courses, suppose you're asked to design a session for Mechatronics or Smart Vehicle Technologies where you can't use slides and have to keep 200 students actively engaged—what would you do to make sure they're learning, not just listening?

Alright, so you're looking to move sustainable composites from non-structural to structural applications, focusing on things like basalt fibers and additive manufacturing, especially with an eye on marine uses due to their resistance properties. Dr., now let's talk about teaching innovation. Since you've supported both labs and large online courses, suppose you're asked to design a session for Mechatronics or Smart Vehicle Technologies where slides and traditional lectures are off-limits, and you have 200 students. How would you keep the session engaging and make sure students are actually learning the core concepts?

Alright, so you’re looking to take sustainable composites into more structural, real-world applications—like marine components—by pairing advanced fibers with additive manufacturing, and you’re thinking strategically about DST and similar grants. Now, let’s talk about classroom innovation. Suppose you’re assigned to teach a large Mechatronics or Smart Vehicle Technologies course, but you can’t rely on traditional lectures or slides. How would you keep a big group of students genuinely engaged and make sure they’re actually learning, not just sitting passively?

Yeah, 3. Teaching pedagogy and in terms of the engaging the students, first we have to explain the what is the real world application? Because I take force. Which are going to be. Megatronics. We have to explain where this mechatronics can be used and how can be used. Turn the real applications in the advanced technologies. And I will. Giving this some project. The minor projects for the students. Which are working on some robotics and making some different PLA logics and hydraulic. Machines how they will work in dry water, what kind of. But suppose if you take it. For marine applications, in case of the the. How this propeller and other things and which type of? The virus which are using these. Of the fluid in the conditions and we have to give the practical application point of view and give some projects. And minor projects, we have to give credits for this minor project, so we will deal. And how to make the robotics and how to connect the mechatronics?

Yeah, 3. Teaching pedagogy and in terms of the engaging the students, first we have to explain the what is the real world application? Because I take force. Which are going to be. Megatronics. We have to explain where this mechatronics can be used and how can be used. Turn the real applications in the advanced technologies. And I will. Giving this some project. The minor projects for the students. Which are working on some robotics and making some different PLA logics and hydraulic. Machines how they will work in dry water, what kind of. But suppose if you take it. For marine applications, in case of the the. How this propeller and other things and which type of? The virus which are using these. Of the fluid in the conditions and we have to give the practical application point of view and give some projects. And minor projects, we have to give credits for this minor project, so we will deal. And how to make the robotics and how to connect the mechatronics? And how to participate And how to participate some other uh. National international level competitive competition based on the mechatronics courses. As well as the experimental they have done during this. Say Mr. They have to explain this into the practical world. Unless. There is no use of. Like learning the theoretical.

Yeah, 3. Teaching pedagogy and in terms of the engaging the students, first we have to explain the what is the real world application? Because I take force. Which are going to be. Megatronics. We have to explain where this mechatronics can be used and how can be used. Turn the real applications in the advanced technologies. And I will. Giving this some project. The minor projects for the students. Which are working on some robotics and making some different PLA logics and hydraulic. Machines how they will work in dry water, what kind of. But suppose if you take it. For marine applications, in case of the the. How this propeller and other things and which type of? The virus which are using these. Of the fluid in the conditions and we have to give the practical application point of view and give some projects. And minor projects, we have to give credits for this minor project, so we will deal. And how to make the robotics and how to connect the mechatronics? And how to participate And how to participate some other uh. National international level competitive competition based on the mechatronics courses. As well as the experimental they have done during this. Say Mr. They have to explain this into the practical world. Unless. There is no use of. Like learning the theoretical. Translate from the theoretical knowledge into the practical knowledge, then only. For that we have to try. Just like from the foreign professors and they. From the immigrant professor in the. Colleges in IIT. You have to integrate and make. And conduct some workshops based on these mechatronics courses.

Yeah, 3. Teaching pedagogy and in terms of the engaging the students, first we have to explain the what is the real world application? Because I take force. Which are going to be. Megatronics.

Yeah, 3. Teaching pedagogy and in terms of the engaging the students, first we have to explain the what is the real world application? Because I take force. Which are going to be. Megatronics. We have to explain where this mechatronics can be used and how can be used. Turn the real applications in the advanced technologies. And I will. Giving this some project. The minor projects for the students. Which are working on some robotics and making some different PLA logics and hydraulic. Machines how they will work in dry water, what kind of. But suppose if you take it. For marine applications, in case of the the. How this propeller and other things and which type of? The virus which are using these. Of the fluid in the conditions and we have to give the practical application point of view and give some projects. And minor projects, we have to give credits for this minor project, so we will deal. And how to make the robotics and how to connect the mechatronics? And how to participate And how to participate some other uh. National international level competitive competition based on the mechatronics courses. As well as the experimental they have done during this. Say Mr. They have to explain this into the practical world. Unless. There is no use of. Like learning the theoretical. Translate from the theoretical knowledge into the practical knowledge, then only. For that we have to try. Just like from the foreign professors and they. From the immigrant professor in the. Colleges in IIT. You have to integrate and make. And conduct some workshops based on these mechatronics courses. And Mechronics applications. Yeah.

Okay, so you'd start by connecting the material to real-world mechatronics applications to grab their attention. Let's say some students still aren't participating or seem lost during the session—what specifically would you do to get them actively involved and check if they're actually understanding the concepts?

Alright, so you'd get them hands-on with practical projects—like robotics or hydraulics tied to real-world applications—and give credit for those to keep them invested. If you noticed some students weren't really engaging or seemed confused during these sessions, what exactly would you do to draw them in and make sure they're actually learning?

Alright, so you'd grab their attention with real-world mechatronics projects, tie theory to actual robotics or hydraulics, and even give credit for practical work and competitions to keep students invested. If you notice some students still aren't participating or seem lost during these sessions, what specific steps would you take to identify and help those disengaged students?

Okay, so you'd grab their attention with real-world mechatronics projects, tie theory to actual robotics or hydraulics, and even give credit for practical work and competitions to keep students involved. Suppose you notice several students aren't participating much, or seem lost during the hands-on sessions—how would you figure out what's holding them back, and what would you do to get them re-engaged?

Okay, so you'd ground the session in real-world applications, give practical projects like robotics or hydraulics, and even encourage competition participation to make it hands-on. If you noticed some students weren't engaging or were falling behind, how would you identify them and what concrete steps would you take to bring them back into the fold?

Yeah, for students, we have to start. Starts from the scratch, like. We have to 1st explain what is. The basic concepts in the mechatronics such as like. Switches and and some algorithms and PLC.

Yeah, for students, we have to start. Starts from the scratch, like. We have to 1st explain what is. The basic concepts in the mechatronics such as like. Switches and and some algorithms and PLC. We have to. Combine this. These students with these some already experienced students. And make a group. Well, like this the PR. There are a few brilliant students with these. These students then. Ask them to to teach and from this. Start from the scratch. Then they have to create a good friendly environment. Uh, during their sessions like some T sessions are there are some. Playing session then we have to. Explain they have to interact more with the how. They can uh, uh. Work closely with this. For the particular project.

Yeah, for students, we have to start. Starts from the scratch, like. We have to 1st explain what is. The basic concepts in the mechatronics such as like. Switches and and some algorithms and PLC. We have to. Combine this. These students with these some already experienced students. And make a group. Well, like this the PR. There are a few brilliant students with these. These students then. Ask them to to teach and from this. Start from the scratch. Then they have to create a good friendly environment. Uh, during their sessions like some T sessions are there are some. Playing session then we have to. Explain they have to interact more with the how. They can uh, uh. Work closely with this. For the particular project. And how to drag and? And you have to. You have to feel them comfortable and whenever they need any fundamental. Requirements to. To help them by providing the basic needs. For the the achieving their goals. And to reach the other students level. And as well as you have to give freedom to the students. For what they want to work first. Not only the particular concept of what they want to work. We have to give the freedom first, then only they will come. Then freely after that. Get that, uh. Idea. Then we can. Give a push.

Yeah, for students, we have to start. Starts from the scratch, like. We have to 1st explain what is. The basic concepts in the mechatronics such as like. Switches and and some algorithms and PLC. We have to. Combine this. These students with these some already experienced students. And make a group. Well, like this the PR. There are a few brilliant students with these. These students then. Ask them to to teach and from this. Start from the scratch. Then they have to create a good friendly environment. Uh, during their sessions like some T sessions are there are some. Playing session then we have to. Explain they have to interact more with the how. They can uh, uh. Work closely with this. For the particular project. And how to drag and? And you have to. You have to feel them comfortable and whenever they need any fundamental. Requirements to. To help them by providing the basic needs. For the the achieving their goals. And to reach the other students level. And as well as you have to give freedom to the students. For what they want to work first. Not only the particular concept of what they want to work. We have to give the freedom first, then only they will come. Then freely after that. Get that, uh. Idea. Then we can. Give a push. Abbush himself in terms of the new projects and the new ideas to. Them then they will start thinking about these, uh. Projects and these ideas.

Yeah, for students, we have to start. Starts from the scratch, like. We have to 1st explain what is. The basic concepts in the mechatronics such as like. Switches and and some algorithms and PLC. We have to. Combine this. These students with these some already experienced students. And make a group. Well, like this the PR. There are a few brilliant students with these. These students then. Ask them to to teach and from this. Start from the scratch. Then they have to create a good friendly environment. Uh, during their sessions like some T sessions are there are some. Playing session then we have to. Explain they have to interact more with the how. They can uh, uh. Work closely with this. For the particular project. And how to drag and? And you have to. You have to feel them comfortable and whenever they need any fundamental. Requirements to. To help them by providing the basic needs. For the the achieving their goals.

Okay, shifting gears a bit, accreditation cycles can be pretty demanding. If you joined our department and found that outcome assessment data was inconsistent across courses, how would you approach fixing that?

Right, so you'd pair up students with different experience levels to help each other out, and create a more approachable environment with group work and informal sessions. Let's pivot to the administrative side—accreditation cycles can be pretty demanding. If you joined our department and found that outcome assessment data was inconsistent across courses, how would you approach fixing that?

Okay, so you’d start from the basics and group less experienced students with stronger ones, building a comfortable, collaborative environment and supporting their foundational gaps. Shifting to institutional responsibilities—accreditation cycles can be pretty demanding. If you joined our department and found that outcome assessment data was inconsistent across courses, how would you approach fixing that?

Right, so you'd use peer learning, starting from the basics, and give students some flexibility to find their footing. Let's pivot to the administrative side. Accreditation cycles can be pretty demanding—if you joined our department and found that outcome assessment data was inconsistent across courses, how would you approach fixing that?

Right, so you'd start from the basics, let students work in mixed-experience groups, and make sure the environment stays open and supportive, but still motivate them with projects and new ideas as they build confidence. Now, switching to the institutional side, accreditation cycles can be pretty demanding—if you joined our department and found that outcome assessment data was inconsistent across courses, how would you approach fixing that?

I didn't understand exactly like what you were saying in terms of the. Different courses. Uh, throughout this particular time period. I'm talking about my. Uh, performance for this particular semester particular. Can you please explain quickly?

Thanks for letting me know, Dr.—let me clarify. Suppose you join our department and you notice that, when it's time for accreditation reviews, the data we use to show student learning outcomes or course effectiveness is reported differently by each course instructor—there's no standard, and it makes comparison tough. What concrete steps would you take to help standardize and improve how outcomes are measured and reported across the department?

For that, we have to conduct a. Sinister wise review meetings. So in that we have to show the grades. Be each and every student for different courses. And and the feedback also we can take from the students, from each and every student, each and every semester. And during this review and we have. There are other. Faculties feedback also like. Whether they are satisfied with their course. And uh. Whether the course is like useful their their job purpose. Since ultimately the students aim is to get a job. After their graduation, post graduation. So whether we have to think that in the review meeting we have to assess in terms of these course will be helpful to get a job. And to get something from the after their graduation or not. And how they are satisfied with the current course. In terms of the from the easiness to the difficulty level.

For that, we have to conduct a. Sinister wise review meetings. So in that we have to show the grades. Be each and every student for different courses. And and the feedback also we can take from the students, from each and every student, each and every semester.

For that, we have to conduct a. Sinister wise review meetings. So in that we have to show the grades. Be each and every student for different courses. And and the feedback also we can take from the students, from each and every student, each and every semester. And during this review and we have. There are other. Faculties feedback also like. Whether they are satisfied with their course. And uh. Whether the course is like useful their their job purpose. Since ultimately the students aim is to get a job. After their graduation, post graduation. So whether we have to think that in the review meeting we have to assess in terms of these course will be helpful to get a job. And to get something from the after their graduation or not. And how they are satisfied with the current course.

For that, we have to conduct a. Sinister wise review meetings. So in that we have to show the grades. Be each and every student for different courses. And and the feedback also we can take from the students, from each and every student, each and every semester. And during this review and we have. There are other. Faculties feedback also like. Whether they are satisfied with their course. And uh. Whether the course is like useful their their job purpose. Since ultimately the students aim is to get a job. After their graduation, post graduation. So whether we have to think that in the review meeting we have to assess in terms of these course will be helpful to get a job. And to get something from the after their graduation or not.

For that, we have to conduct a. Sinister wise review meetings. So in that we have to show the grades. Be each and every student for different courses.

For that, we have to conduct a. Sinister wise review meetings. So in that we have to show the grades. Be each and every student for different courses. And and the feedback also we can take from the students, from each and every student, each and every semester. And during this review and we have. There are other. Faculties feedback also like. Whether they are satisfied with their course. And uh. Whether the course is like useful their their job purpose. Since ultimately the students aim is to get a job. After their graduation, post graduation. So whether we have to think that in the review meeting we have to assess in terms of these course will be helpful to get a job. And to get something from the after their graduation or not. And how they are satisfied with the current course. In terms of the from the easiness to the difficulty level. And how many? How much marks they are getting, the average marks they are getting for the particular course and whether we have to. And how many members are participating to take the course? And based on these based on these parameters we can. Decide whether the course to be carry forward to next minister or not. And the teacher to be carried forward to the next semester or otherwise they are going to give some other. Other work instead of these particular teaching. And some research otherwise, unless in these cases we can assign different types of. Our responsibilities. What they are capable of instead. Pushing the pressurizing to teach these. These are these things. And we have to assessment in terms of students as well as the teachers.

For that, we have to conduct a. Sinister wise review meetings. So in that we have to show the grades. Be each and every student for different courses. And and the feedback also we can take from the students, from each and every student, each and every semester. And during this review and we have. There are other. Faculties feedback also like. Whether they are satisfied with their course. And uh. Whether the course is like useful their their job purpose. Since ultimately the students aim is to get a job. After their graduation, post graduation.

Alright, so you’d organize regular semester review meetings to look at student grades across courses—that’s a good starting point for getting everyone on the same page. Let’s wrap up this section here.

Alright, so you’d organize semester-wise review meetings and collect both grades and student feedback to help standardize things. Beyond meetings and feedback, accreditation often requires pretty structured documentation—like aligning course outcomes with program outcomes, and making sure assessment methods are consistent. How familiar are you with these accreditation requirements, and what experience do you have preparing or reviewing documentation for them?

Okay, thanks for sharing your approach there. Now, Dr., let’s talk about ethical challenges you might face in academia. Imagine a situation where you discover that a colleague you respect has included some questionable data in a manuscript and asks you to co-author. At the same time, there’s pressure from your department to increase research output. How would you handle that situation?

So you’d set up semester-wise review meetings, look at grades and gather student and faculty feedback to standardize outcome reporting, and also tie it to whether courses are actually helping with job readiness. Let’s tackle an ethical scenario now. Imagine a student comes to you claiming that your grading was unfair, and at the same time your department head is pressuring you to improve pass rates. How would you handle that situation?

Alright, so you'd organize semester review meetings, collect grades and student feedback, and get other faculty involved to make outcome assessment more consistent across courses. Let's talk about ethical challenges for a moment. Suppose a respected colleague asks you to co-author a paper, but when you review the draft, you see some data that looks questionable—maybe not outright fabricated, but definitely not clearly sourced or reproducible. How would you handle that situation?

Alright, so you'd organize semester-wise review meetings, collect grades, and gather both student and faculty feedback to standardize assessment and see if courses are really serving students. Let's shift gears — imagine a student submits a formal complaint alleging your grading was biased, but at the same time, your department head is pressuring you to increase pass rates. How would you handle that situation?

Okay, so you'd use semester review meetings, dive into both student and faculty feedback, and look at course impact on job readiness to help make outcome assessment more consistent. Let’s turn to an ethical scenario. Imagine a colleague you respect asks you to co-author a paper, but when you review the draft, you notice some of the experimental data seems off—maybe manipulated or selectively reported. What would you do in that situation?

Alright, so you’d set up those review meetings, look at grades and feedback, and factor in both student and faculty perspectives to standardize outcomes. Now, let’s talk about ethics. Imagine a situation where a respected colleague asks you to co-author a paper, but when reviewing their data, you notice some results look questionable or possibly manipulated. How would you handle that?

When they're asking for the co-authors. For the particular uh, uh. General Manuscript. So first, obviously, we first go through the manuscript and I will write the thorough review. What do we? What no you need to be there in the paper and what need not to be there? And also if I found some mistakes in terms of the. Data manipulated, data itself questionable. So in this, in those. Time in my in my perspective, I will uh. Directly, uh. Inform 2 that the. Colleague like we have. We have to do more work on this paper like we have to. Accurate data you should have these manipulating these things. If you take one or two. More, there is no problem, but we have to publish the good paper. Unless if you publish the wrong data after some time, there is a chance of these, uh, retractions will be there. So. To give the accurate results if you. Whether it will take the more time or not. Hospital to provide accurate data to the public. And because these papers will. Some students are researchers, so there won't be trouble while reading. And for that we have to. There is no compromising in this quality.

When they're asking for the co-authors. For the particular uh, uh. General Manuscript. So first, obviously, we first go through the manuscript and I will write the thorough review. What do we? What no you need to be there in the paper and what need not to be there? And also if I found some mistakes in terms of the. Data manipulated, data itself questionable.

When they're asking for the co-authors. For the particular uh, uh. General Manuscript. So first, obviously, we first go through the manuscript and I will write the thorough review. What do we? What no you need to be there in the paper and what need not to be there? And also if I found some mistakes in terms of the. Data manipulated, data itself questionable. So in this, in those. Time in my in my perspective, I will uh. Directly, uh. Inform 2 that the. Colleague like we have. We have to do more work on this paper like we have to. Accurate data you should have these manipulating these things. If you take one or two. More, there is no problem, but we have to publish the good paper. Unless if you publish the wrong data after some time, there is a chance of these, uh, retractions will be there. So. To give the accurate results if you. Whether it will take the more time or not. Hospital to provide accurate data to the public. And because these papers will. Some students are researchers, so there won't be trouble while reading. And for that we have to. There is no compromising in this quality. Hey, yeah, yeah. So we have to mutually. Again. And discuss.

When they're asking for the co-authors. For the particular uh, uh. General Manuscript. So first, obviously, we first go through the manuscript and I will write the thorough review. What do we? What no you need to be there in the paper and what need not to be there? And also if I found some mistakes in terms of the. Data manipulated, data itself questionable. So in this, in those. Time in my in my perspective, I will uh. Directly, uh. Inform 2 that the. Colleague like we have.

When they're asking for the co-authors. For the particular uh, uh. General Manuscript. So first, obviously, we first go through the manuscript and I will write the thorough review. What do we? What no you need to be there in the paper and what need not to be there? And also if I found some mistakes in terms of the. Data manipulated, data itself questionable. So in this, in those. Time in my in my perspective, I will uh. Directly, uh. Inform 2 that the. Colleague like we have. We have to do more work on this paper like we have to. Accurate data you should have these manipulating these things. If you take one or two. More, there is no problem, but we have to publish the good paper. Unless if you publish the wrong data after some time, there is a chance of these, uh, retractions will be there. So. To give the accurate results if you. Whether it will take the more time or not. Hospital to provide accurate data to the public. And because these papers will. Some students are researchers, so there won't be trouble while reading. And for that we have to. There is no compromising in this quality. Hey, yeah, yeah. So we have to mutually. Again. And discuss. Going to be put in the. Paper. And what if you're there? Inaccurate data will be there. We have to we have to remove that data. Don't need to. Quantity purpose or volume purpose?

When they're asking for the co-authors. For the particular uh, uh. General Manuscript. So first, obviously, we first go through the manuscript and I will write the thorough review. What do we? What no you need to be there in the paper and what need not to be there? And also if I found some mistakes in terms of the. Data manipulated, data itself questionable. So in this, in those. Time in my in my perspective, I will uh. Directly, uh. Inform 2 that the. Colleague like we have. We have to do more work on this paper like we have to. Accurate data you should have these manipulating these things. If you take one or two. More, there is no problem, but we have to publish the good paper. Unless if you publish the wrong data after some time, there is a chance of these, uh, retractions will be there. So. To give the accurate results if you. Whether it will take the more time or not. Hospital to provide accurate data to the public. And because these papers will. Some students are researchers, so there won't be trouble while reading. And for that we have to. There is no compromising in this quality. Hey, yeah, yeah. So we have to mutually. Again. And discuss. Going to be put in the. Paper. And what if you're there? Inaccurate data will be there. We have to we have to remove that data. Don't need to. Quantity purpose or volume purpose? So. Give the precise values and precise data. Even if you publish a short communication or. Review paper or. Any other thing? But we have to give the accurate data for the public because they will they they won't be suffer.

You started to say you'd review the manuscript thoroughly, and if you found questionable or manipulated data, you'd note that. What would your next step be if the colleague insisted the data was fine and pressured you to move forward with submission anyway?

Okay, so your first step would be to review the manuscript closely and if you found data manipulation, you'd bring it up directly with your colleague. If your department head or a senior faculty member disagreed with your decision to raise concerns and insisted on proceeding, how would you defend your position while maintaining a working relationship?

You mentioned you’d be upfront with your colleague and insist on accurate data, even if it meant delaying the paper. Let’s make it tougher: what if your department head disagreed, saying the data was fine and encouraging you to proceed? How would you handle that conflict between your ethical standards and institutional pressure?

You started to say you'd review the manuscript thoroughly, and if you found questionable or manipulated data, you'd note that. What would your next step be if the colleague insisted the data was fine and wanted you to sign off anyway?

Alright, so if leadership tried to pressure you into publishing questionable results, how would you handle that situation—would you escalate, document your concerns, or take another approach?

Okay, so you'd insist on accuracy even if it meant extra work, and you'd talk directly with your colleague about your concerns to avoid any risk of publishing retracted or misleading data. Let’s connect this to industry for a moment—Professor, could you explain how your expertise in smart manufacturing or semiconductor manufacturing aligns with VIT University's focus on cutting-edge technology and innovation?

Well, and to be frank, currently I don't have any knowledge on the semiconductor manufacturing and these things, but I have a little bit idea about the old smart manufacturing and will work because. My background from the. Compute indicator manufacturing. Uh, uh. Gone through some basics and basic concepts and what will be there in the. What type of means regarding these activators or sensors? And micro manufacturing and noise mainly. Yeah, the factory automation these type of. Knowledge that help but in. Can semiconductor manufacturing exactly I don't have. The proper knowledge, but I will. Learn about these things since I am in the learning phase. And I'm also working as in a project team in IIT Delhi.

Well, and to be frank, currently I don't have any knowledge on the semiconductor manufacturing and these things, but I have a little bit idea about the old smart manufacturing and will work because. My background from the. Compute indicator manufacturing. Uh, uh. Gone through some basics and basic concepts and what will be there in the. What type of means regarding these activators or sensors?

Well, and to be frank, currently I don't have any knowledge on the semiconductor manufacturing and these things, but I have a little bit idea about the old smart manufacturing and will work because. My background from the. Compute indicator manufacturing. Uh, uh. Gone through some basics and basic concepts and what will be there in the. What type of means regarding these activators or sensors? And micro manufacturing and noise mainly. Yeah, the factory automation these type of. Knowledge that help but in. Can semiconductor manufacturing exactly I don't have. The proper knowledge, but I will. Learn about these things since I am in the learning phase. And I'm also working as in a project team in IIT Delhi. Like developing a new. Product and I'm also learning new things so. Pretty easy to me, learn new things and. Since I since I am from the. Good academic.

Well, and to be frank, currently I don't have any knowledge on the semiconductor manufacturing and these things, but I have a little bit idea about the old smart manufacturing and will work because. My background from the. Compute indicator manufacturing. Uh, uh. Gone through some basics and basic concepts and what will be there in the. What type of means regarding these activators or sensors? And micro manufacturing and noise mainly. Yeah, the factory automation these type of. Knowledge that help but in. Can semiconductor manufacturing exactly I don't have. The proper knowledge, but I will. Learn about these things since I am in the learning phase. And I'm also working as in a project team in IIT Delhi. Like developing a new. Product and I'm also learning new things so. Pretty easy to me, learn new things and. Since I since I am from the. Good academic. Is published a good papers? So I can understand. The current trends and what going to be. Study in my. Yeah, future, uh, research as well as the teaching. So I want to say that currently I don't. Any knowledge on these semiconductor manufacturing?

Well, and to be frank, currently I don't have any knowledge on the semiconductor manufacturing and these things, but I have a little bit idea about the old smart manufacturing and will work because. My background from the. Compute indicator manufacturing. Uh, uh. Gone through some basics and basic concepts and what will be there in the. What type of means regarding these activators or sensors? And micro manufacturing and noise mainly. Yeah, the factory automation these type of. Knowledge that help but in. Can semiconductor manufacturing exactly I don't have. The proper knowledge, but I will. Learn about these things since I am in the learning phase. And I'm also working as in a project team in IIT Delhi. Like developing a new. Product and I'm also learning new things so. Pretty easy to me, learn new things and. Since I since I am from the. Good academic. Is published a good papers? So I can understand. The current trends and what going to be. Study in my. Yeah, future, uh, research as well as the teaching. So I want to say that currently I don't. Any knowledge on these semiconductor manufacturing? But I can implement where? I can learn about this AV content. Manufacturing is not manufacturing.

Okay, so you’ve got a foundation in smart manufacturing through your composites and process work, especially around sensors and automation, but not so much in semiconductors. Have you collaborated with any industry partners—companies, startups, or government labs—or do you have ideas on how you’d build those connections to expose students to real-world manufacturing problems?

Okay, switching gears now—let's focus on a few core skills for this role. When you're teaching theory and laboratory courses, how do you make sure students actually connect what they learn in class to what they do in the lab?

Alright, so you’re upfront that semiconductors aren’t your area yet, but you do draw from smart manufacturing, automation, and project experience, and you’re comfortable learning on the job. Shifting gears—when you’re teaching theory or lab courses, how do you make sure students really connect what they’re learning to practical engineering problems, especially if they’re struggling with the abstract parts?

Appreciate the honesty about semiconductors, and your willingness to learn and adapt is clear. Now, turning to student evaluation—when you’re responsible for exam duties, how do you ensure your assessments are both fair and truly reflect whether students understand the material, especially for practical or project-based courses?

Alright, Dr., I appreciate the honesty about your current experience with semiconductor manufacturing and your openness to learning new areas. Now, thinking about research publications, can you walk me through a recent paper you published in a reputed journal—specifically, what was the original contribution, and how did you decide which journal to target?

Have knowledge about the. The automation.

Okay, so you’ve got some exposure to automation and factory control, but not deep experience in semiconductor manufacturing yet. Can you give me a quick summary of a recent research paper you published—what made it original, and how did you pick where to submit it?

Here recently published. The end of the degradation studies or. Means like end of the degree studies of the biocomposites, frequency logic, fiber reinforce biocomposites as well as a published natural weathering. And soil degradation of the. Vibrant biogas composites. Since I'm working. Looking on main layout is Lignocell logic fibers. The general should be in there within the. Scope of the general, so I targeted the generals like bioresource technology since. Worked on the resources taken from the bio. Resources like. This natural fibers in. The bio based polymers. So main A2. Whether my research was fit to the scope of the journal? And if someone asked. In the interview, Sir, some, maybe some conferences and then. Meeting why you need to publish this? This paper in particular, general, so I want to defend myself. The targeted of the generous regime. The title name itself says the bio resource technology and I worked on the bio resources so I saw. I submitted to my property that similarly. One more than international, uh. The general of biological macromolecules. Since these materials like the lignocellulose called the biological macromolecule.

Here recently published. The end of the degradation studies or. Means like end of the degree studies of the biocomposites, frequency logic, fiber reinforce biocomposites as well as a published natural weathering. And soil degradation of the. Vibrant biogas composites. Since I'm working. Looking on main layout is Lignocell logic fibers. The general should be in there within the. Scope of the general, so I targeted the generals like bioresource technology since. Worked on the resources taken from the bio. Resources like. This natural fibers in. The bio based polymers. So main A2. Whether my research was fit to the scope of the journal? And if someone asked. In the interview, Sir, some, maybe some conferences and then. Meeting why you need to publish this? This paper in particular, general, so I want to defend myself. The targeted of the generous regime. The title name itself says the bio resource technology and I worked on the bio resources so I saw. I submitted to my property that similarly. One more than international, uh. The general of biological macromolecules. Since these materials like the lignocellulose called the biological macromolecule. Show my research is mainly aligned into the. Concept and. This biological macromolecules. Internet's general biological macromolecules. Therefore I submitted my generation to those Gen. submit my capacity to those journals. Pretty matching with the general scope and guidelines. So by. Before submitting. Before we have to seal the what are the scope of the general and which type of paper they're accepting? What is the acceptance rate? And which time our whether our? Research work is uh. Suitable to publish in their journal and with the volume is enough to publish. If you are not in a, how can we publish in other ways like a short communication or letters? So before uh. I published based on Bipartisan General's guidelines as well as the score. And which is align with my current research means what research I did or not? These are the basic things I will consider while submitting general into the particular uh. Submitting manuscript into particular General.

Here recently published. The end of the degradation studies or. Means like end of the degree studies of the biocomposites, frequency logic, fiber reinforce biocomposites as well as a published natural weathering. And soil degradation of the. Vibrant biogas composites. Since I'm working. Looking on main layout is Lignocell logic fibers. The general should be in there within the. Scope of the general, so I targeted the generals like bioresource technology since. Worked on the resources taken from the bio. Resources like. This natural fibers in. The bio based polymers. So main A2. Whether my research was fit to the scope of the journal? And if someone asked. In the interview, Sir, some, maybe some conferences and then. Meeting why you need to publish this? This paper in particular, general, so I want to defend myself. The targeted of the generous regime. The title name itself says the bio resource technology and I worked on the bio resources so I saw. I submitted to my property that similarly. One more than international, uh. The general of biological macromolecules. Since these materials like the lignocellulose called the biological macromolecule. Show my research is mainly aligned into the. Concept and. This biological macromolecules. Internet's general biological macromolecules. Therefore I submitted my generation to those Gen. submit my capacity to those journals. Pretty matching with the general scope and guidelines. So by. Before submitting. Before we have to seal the what are the scope of the general and which type of paper they're accepting? What is the acceptance rate? And which time our whether our? Research work is uh. Suitable to publish in their journal and with the volume is enough to publish. If you are not in a, how can we publish in other ways like a short communication or letters? So before uh. I published based on Bipartisan General's guidelines as well as the score.

So for your recent biocomposite degradation papers, you picked journals that lined up closely with your research scope, like Bioresource Technology. That makes sense. Now, just a quick follow-up on your industry experience—you mentioned working on a product development project with a team at IIT Delhi. Can you describe specifically what the project involved, what your own responsibilities were, and whether it had any direct industry or consultancy partners?

So you matched your research topics to the journal scope, like Bioresource Technology, and you’re involved in applied projects at IIT Delhi as well. That gives me a good sense of your research engagement and practical experience. Dr., that's all from my side for now.

Alright, Dr., we’re wrapping up. Is there anything you’d like to ask about the role or the team before we finish?

I want to ask about a few things like. During the interview for the assistant professor in particularly research, then what type of. The responsibilities they're expecting from me like. Whether I want to? But basically some papers, in particular here are what?