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PCCOE

Department Of Mechanical Engineering



Special Interest Groups (SIG)

Research areas:

Mechatronics, Control systems, system engineering, and Biomedical field.

Team:

Mr-Sanjay-Matekar

Dr. Sanjay Matekar (convener) & team

Team ambush

Team Members



Dr. N. Vivekanandan

Secretary

Assistant Professor


Mr. Radhakrishnan

Industry Mentor

Director, Pentagon Assembly Automation Pvt. Ltd


Dr. Rahul Gujar

Member

Associate Professor


Mr. Vikram Aher

Member

Assistant Professor


Dr. Rita Pimpalkar

Member

Assistant Professor


Mr. Nikhil Surwade

Member

Assistant Professor


Mr. Ganesh Kale

Member

Assistant Professor


Mr. Chandan Ingole

Member

Assistant Professor


Mrs. Varsharani Gaikhe

Member

Assistant Professor

Research areas:

Integration design of Technologies with Renewable Energy sources, Design of innovative products powered by renewable energy, testing of batteries for off-grid solar power plants and electric vehicles, and design of off-grid power plants

Team:

Mr-Sanjay-Matekar

Dr. S. P. Salve (convener) & team

Team ambush

Team Members



Dr. A. N. Kore

Secretory

Assistant Professor

Mr. Rajashri Sen

Mr. Rajashri Sen

Industry Mentor

Consultant, IESA


Dr. Hemant Kadam

Member

Assistant Professor


Mr. Shriyash Shinde

Member

Assistant Professor

Research areas:

Optimization of composite materials, Reliability engineering

Team:

Mr-Sanjay-Matekar

Dr. Laxman awdhani (convener) & team

Team ambush

Team Members



Dr. V. Y. Bhalerao

Secretary

Assistant Professor


Dr. Raju Kadam

Industry Mentor

Manager - R&D, Bharat Forge


Dr. Jayashri Wagh

Member

Assistant Professor

Research areas:

Testing in the field of Noise, Vibration, and Harshness

Team:

Mr-Sanjay-Matekar

Prof. Amit Panchawadkar (convener) & team

Team ambush

Team Members



Dr. Pravin R. Kale

Secretary

Dean SDW, Professor


Mr. Sachin Sangamnerkar

Industry Mentor

Technology Head, Urja Disha Boiler Technologies, Pune


Mr. Atul S. Kashid

Member

Assistant Professor

Research areas:

Combustion technology, electronic cooling, thermal storage technology, heat pipe technology, computational analysis of heat transfer product & processes, and thermal & fluid systems product and process design

Team:

Mr-Sanjay-Matekar

Dr. Chandrakishore Ladekar (convener) & team

Team ambush

Team Members



Dr. Gauri Phadtare

Secretary

Assistant Professor


Dr. Dadasaheb Shendage

Industry Mentor

Sr. General Manager H2E Power systems Pvt Ltd.


Dr. Padmakar Deshmukh

Member

Professor


Dr. Narendra Deore

Member

Professor


Dr. Umesh Potdar

Member

Associate Professor


Mr. Nilesh Gaikwad

Member

Assistant Professor


Dr. Neeta Mandhare

Member

Associate Professor

Research areas:

Battery thermal management for electric vehicle (EV), electric motor technology for EV, alternative fuels for I.C. engines, biomechanics

Team:

Mr-Sanjay-Matekar

Prof. U.I. Shaikh & (convener) & team

Team ambush

Team Members



Dr. Sagar Wankhede

Secretary

Assistant Professor


Dr. Rutuj Deshpande

Industry Mentor

Founder & CEO, GoVidyouth Mobility Pvt. Ltd


Dr. Sweta Patil

Member

Assistant Professor


Dr. Gaffar Momin

Member

Assistant Professor


Dr. Ishan Sathone

Member

Assistant Professor


Mr. Jitendra Ganeshkar

Member

Assistant Professor

This SIG was established in 2021 with a vision to be a nationally recognized center of excellence in sustainability engineering. We at Design for Sustainability SIG are committed to achieve our vision by,

  • Imparting synchronized and effective outcome-based education through SIG specific transdisciplinary courses, workshops, and training programs.
  • Preparing faculty members and students through skill-oriented courses, and project-based learning to excel in their profession.
  • Creating and sharing knowledge and technologies with ethical values and social responsibilities.
  • Promoting sustainable research to benefit the society.

Convener

Mr-Sanjay-Matekar

Dr. Amrita Francis

Research areas:

  • Reliability and safety
  • Renewable and non-conventional energy
  • Fault diagnosis and failure investigation of electronics
  • Developments in agriculture
  • Lithium-ion batteries
  • Agriculture and food systems

General areas:

  • Happiness and well-being
  • Education
  • Health

Team Members



Dr. Abhay B. Lingayat

Secretary
Email :  abhay.lingayat@pccoepune.org

Dr. Sheetal U. Bhandari

Member
Email :  sheetal.bhandari@pccoepune.org

Dr. Rita S. Pimpalkar

Member
Email :  rita.pimpalkar@pccoepune.org

Dr. Jaya Goyal

Member
Email :  jaya.goyal@pccoepune.org
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