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Faculty Visits
INTERNATIONAL

Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy Mutra delivered an International Guest lecture on “Dynamics
and Vibration control of the High-speed rotor with different operating conditions” to
the Mechanical Engineering students of UiTM University on 04-07-2023. Dr. Reddy also
carried out the research collaboration with Prof. Muhamad Norhisham bin Abdul Rani
and Prof. Mohd Azmi bin Yunus in Structural Dynamics Analysis and Validation (SDAV)
laboratory, UiTM University, Shah Alam from June 10, 2023 to July 06, 2023

Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy MutraMet Deputy Vice Chancellor, Universiti Poly-
Tech Malaysia, Kaula Lumpur on 05-10-23, He also met Prof. Zahrah Binti
Yahya, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia, Kuala
Lumpur.Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy Mutra had meeting with Head, School of
Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam.

Dr. Saboor was invited to give a keynote lecture on "Energy Saving Potential of
Sustainable and Smart Building Materials towards Net Zero Energy Buildings" at the
International Conference on Energy and Sustainability (https://ices.asu.edu.om/)
hosted by A'Sharqiyah University in Ibra, Sultanate of Oman from April 22-23, 2024.

Dr. Saboor, S. visited the Linga Lab in the Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore as a Visiting
Researcher/Scientist under the VIT-International Research Fund Scheme (VIN)
from May 7, 2024, to June 4, 2024.
As part of the British Council Going Global Partnerships Industry Academia
Collaborative Grant 2023-24, Dr. Satheesh A, Dr. Saboor S, and Dr. Natrajan M,
embarked on a significant visit to University College London (UCL), UK from April
04-14, 2024. They also visited Siemens Energy and had interactions for further
collaborations.

The Dean of SMEC, Dr. K. Devendranath Ramkumar, the
Head of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering Dr.
C. Pandivelan and Prof. T.C. Kanish visited UCL, UK from
04-06-2024 to 10-06-2024 as a part of the project granted by
the British Council under the “Going Global Partnership -
Industry-Academia Collaborative Grant 2023-24”

Dr. K. Devendranath Ramkumar, the Dean of SMEC and the HoD of
Manufacturing Engineering, Dr. C. Pandivelan also visited the University of
Derby, UK on 21/06/2024. They had a meeting with Prof. Kathryn Mitchell, the
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of University of Derby. The Pro-Vost, Pro-
Vice Chancellor, Asst. Pro-Vost and Head of the Schools were also in the
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