Dr. L. Gokulanathan Assistant Professor

Dr. L .Gokulanathan
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sona College of Technology, Salem – 636 005 India
Ph: +91 - 427 - 4099999 / Ext: 716

Particulars of Educational Qualification
Academic Experience
List of Publications
FDP/ SDP/ Workshop Organized
Conference / Seminar/Workshop/ FDP /SDP Participated
Awards Received for Academic Excellence
Achievements and Honors
Areas of Expertise
Industry Interactions
Academic Responsibilities
Extra-curricular Activities

Particulars of Educational Qualification

Degree	Institute	University	Subject	Year of Graduation
Ph.D (P.T)	Sona College of Technology	Anna University	Micro machining, ECM	2023
M.E.	Sona College of Technology (Autonomous), Salem	Anna University	Engineering Design	2012
B.E.	Sona College of Technology,Salem	Anna University	MechanicalEngineering	2008

Academic Experience

Name of the College	Designation	Joining Date	Relieving Date	Experience(yrs)
Sona College Of Technology, Salem.	Assistant Professor	July 2017	Till Now	5.5
Narasu’sSarathy Institute Of Technology, Salem.	Assistant Professor	June 2012	May 2017	5
Government Automobile Workshop, Salem.	Graduate engineer Trainee (GET)	Aug 2009	Aug 2010	1
Hi-Tech Auto Service, Salem.	Service Engineer	Aug 2008	July 2009	0.11

List of Publications

International Journal

Gokulanathan, L., & Jegan, A. (2022). Optimization of Pulsed Current Electrochemical Micro Machining of MONEL 400 Alloy in NaNO3 Electrolyte. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 17(220846), 2022. doi: 10.20964/2022.08.55. Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics): 1.541 (2021) & ( CFR Annexure-I serial no:4950).
Gokulanathan, L., & Jegan, A. (2022). "Experimental Investigation of Micro-ECM on Monel 400 Alloy Using Particles Mixed Electrolyte" Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly - 1451-9372 (Accepted) Nov-22. Impact factor 0.925 (2021) & ( CFR Annexure-I serial no: 1992).
L.GOKULANATHAN, A.JEGAN, V.SURESH, A.MAHENDRAN. 'Microhole drilling of Aluminium 6063 using electrochemical micromachining', Test Engineering and Management Journal, ISSN: 0193-4120 Vol. 83, Issue, 12, pg no: 11757-11765, May-June, 2020.
.L.GOKULANATHAN, A.JEGAN, 'Electrochemical Micromachining of Titanium Alloys-A Review', Test Engineering and Management Journal, ISSN: 0193-4120 Vol. 83, pg no: 11766-11781, May-June, 2020.
.A.MAHENDRAN, L.GOKULANATHAN, A.JEGAN, V.SURESH, 'Design and development of non-intersecting gear mechanism by forced ball drive', Test Engineering and Management Journal, ISSN: 0193-4120 Vol. 83, May June, 2020.
.SURESH V, GOKULANATHAN L, 'Experimental study of heat transfer rate in a stainless steel heating element using Nano coating', Materials Today: Proceedings, ISSN: 2214-7853,June, 2020.
Gokulanathan.L, Balamurugan, S and Vasiga.D 2016. 'Stainless steel of AISI 304 to Corten steel joint using mag welding process', International Journal of Current Research Vol. 7, Issue, 12, pp.24693-24700, December, 2015.
L. Gokulanathan, S. Manikandan, A. Jegan, S. Sathishkumar, A. Mahindran, and V. Suresh , "Ergonomic design and fabrication of stair climbing wheelchair using rocker bogie mechanism", AIP Conference Proceedings 2393, 020196 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0074761.

International Conference

Participated in 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Science and Technology (ICRTAST-18)”, organized by Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu in association with Indian Science and Technology Association on 23rd august 2018.
In International Conference on "Futuristic Innovations in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Management (ICFIMEMM-17)”, presented a Technical paper entitled, "Comparative Analysis of Copper and Brass by Using Electro Chemical Micro Machining with FE-SEM Analysis”, held in M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur on 30th& 31st March 2017.
In International Conference on "Advances in Engineering Science and Technology (ICAEST-16)”, presented a Technical paper entitled, "Ergonomic Design and Fabrication of Stair Climbing Wheel Chair Using Rocker Bogie Mechanism”, held in SBM College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul on 4th March 2016.

National Conference:

In National Conference on "Advances In In Mechanical Engineering NCME-2018”, presented a Technical paper entitled, "Comparitive Experimental Evaluation Nickel And Copper Alloy By Using Micro Electro Chemical Setup”, held in Sona College of Technology, Salem on 1st March 2018.
In National Conference on "Innovations in Engineering and Technology-2017”, presented a Technical paper entitled, "An Experimental Analysis of Micro Holes on Stainless Steel and Aluminum Using Micro-Electrochemical Machining”, held in Narasu’sSarathy Institute of Technology, Salem on 18th March 2017.
In National Conference on "Innovations in Engineering and Technology”, presented a Technical paper in the titled, "Ergonomic design &Tribological analysis of shat driven bicycle”, held in Narasu’sSarathy Institute of Technology, Salem on 1 April 2016.
In National Conference on "Innovations in Engineering and Technology”, presented a Technical paper in the titled, "Electro chemical machining”, held in Narasu’sSarathy Institute of Technology, Salem on 1 April 2016.
In National Conference on "INNOVATIONS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY”, presented a Technical paper in the titled, "Ergonomic design &Tribological analysis of shat driven bicycle”, held in Narasu’sSarathy Institute of Technology, Salem on 1 July 2014.
In National Conference on "INNOVATIONS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY”, presented a Technical paper in the titled, "Electro chemical machining”, held in Narasu’sSarathy Institute of Technology, Salem on 1 July 2014.
In Intradepartmental meet called "MECH SUMMIT-2014”, presented a Technical paper in the titled, "Theoretical Study about Fundamental and Future Application of Graphene in Engineering”, and held in Narasu’sSarathy Institute of Technology, Salem on 21 July 2014.
In a National Conference on "INNOVATIONS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY” (IET), Participated and presented a paper titled, "Wind Turbine Blade Geometry Design & Its Optimization”, organized by Gnanamani college of Technology, Namakkal on 3rd 2012.
In a National Conference on "ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING” (NCME ’11), Participated and presented a paper titled , "A Theoretical Attempt To Use Circular Cylinders At Wingtips To Reduce Vortices”, organized by Sona college of Technology, Salem from 26th to 27th august 2011.

FDP/ SDP/ Workshop Organized

Organized a "Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)”,sponsored one day seminar on "Energy Conservation& Alternative Energy Sources” on May 2014.

Conference / Seminar/ Workshop/ FDP / SDP Participated

1	one day seminar on "Metal-Matrix Composites (MMC) And Its Engineering Applications”, organized by Sona College of Technology, Salem on 24th August 2018.
2	3 days training on "The Pedagogy Training Programme”, in Sona College of Technology, Salem from 20th to 22nd June 2018.
3	National workshop on "Spectral, Electrochemical and Analytical Techniques (SEAT-2018)” held at Periyar University, Salem on 8th& 9th February 2018.
4	one day seminar on "Nano Composite Materials and Its Applications in Manufacturing” contributed by The Institution Of Engineers (India), Salem local center in Sona College of Technology, Salem on 1st February 2018.
5	"one day Workshop On EXPLORING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS-(Pathway to become a CFD Professional)” organized by Institute Of Energy Studies, CEG campus, Anna university, Chennai on 6th December 2017.
6	"Workshop on CNC programming and MASTERCAM” organized by Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on February 2017.
7	Seminaron "Modern Trends and Innovation in Nano Technology” held at AVS Engineering College, Salem on February 2017.
8	Attended a National level workshop on the title "Advances in Composite Materials”, held in Mahendra Institute of Engineering and Technology, Namakkal on 2nd Sep 2016.
9	Faculty Development Program on "Team Building”, conducted by ICT Academy of Tamilnadu, held in Narasu’sSarathy Institute of Technology, Salem on 22 & 23rd July 2016.
10	"National Level Workshop on Art of Writing & Publishing Effective Research Paper in Journals and Conferences” organized by Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on July 2015.
11	"One Day Workshop on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) & LabVIEW software” in National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy on April 2015.
12	"One Day Workshop on Finite Element Methods and Its Applications”, organized by Department Of Mechanical Engineering, held in Anna University Regional Centre, Coimbatore on March 2015.
13	"2-Week ISTE Workshop On Fluid Mechanics” conducted by "IIT Kharagpur” under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD,Govt of India) in Sona College of Technology, Salem on May 2014.
14	TEQIP sponsored "Two Day Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Energy Management and Conservation” organized by Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai on November 2013.
15	"One Day Workshop on Recent Advances in Welding Simulation” held at Paavai college of Technology, Namakkal on June 2013.

Awards Received for Academic Excellence

Received Top 20 innovations award from the TITAN WATCH INDUSTRIES, Hosur, in a event called TECHNOLOGY TUNE IN 2.0 event held on 15 April 2019.
Received best reader award (Faculty) on world book day celebration from honorable vice chairman, Academic dean and principal on 23-04-2018.
Received cash awards & certificate for producing 100% pass percentage in the subjects2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 academic years.
Received cash awards for 'Department Top Rank' in 2nd & 3rd semester of M.E university exams, held in may & November 2011.
Honored as an 'Excellent Performer Trainee' from central board of apprenticeship training, Chennai.

Achievements and Honors

Coordinator for "Sona Student Speaker Forum” in the period of 2017-2018 and successfully Organized many events.
Received "Best Readers Award-Faculty”, from our respected vice chairman sir & principal on world book day celebration 23rd April 2018
Honored as an ‘Excellent Performer Trainee’ from Central Board Of Apprenticeship Training, Chennai.

Areas of Expertise

Electrochemical machining
Micromachining

Industry Interactions

Arranged Internships for almost 15 students in Shanrag machine tools, Coimbatore in the period of 2017-2018.

Industry visit experience:

S.NO	NAME OF THE INDUSTRY	LOCATION
	Ashok iron works & Castings	Belgaum, Karnataka.
	Rane Brakes Pvt Limited	Chennai, Tamilnadu.
	Shanrag machine tools	Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
	Pentagon switch gear private works	Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
	Saro Engineering works	Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
	JBG machine tools	Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.

Academic Responsibilities

Class committee chairman (CC). (for Motivating, encouraging and counselling students with mentoring skills)
Faculty advisor.
Career coordinator.
Worked as placement coordinator, admission coordinator and involved in departmental auditing.
Worked inNBA committee(criteria-7)
Organized many ‘Guest Lectures’.
Project supervisor (B.E.:8,)
‘Department Editor’ in college magazine called "Narasu’s Times”.

Extra-curricular Activities

Blood Donor, donated almost 15 times as a volunteer.
Successfully conducted 4, "Mega Blood Donation Camp” in college in the period of 2014-2016, in association with Mohan Kumaramangalam Government Hospital, Salem.
NCC certificate holder, Awarded LICPL rank under the authority of Indian Ministry of Defense.
Awarded as TirukuralChelvan from "UlagaTirukuralMayyam”.
Participated in the seminar on the title of Inner Sense,Conducted & trained by DR.Aarti.C.Rajaratnam in 2004.
Participated as a volunteer in ICEG 2006 on the theme of Language& Communication Skillsorganized by our college in January 2006.
One of the organizers of MASS, a national level technical symposium & MECHSPARK, an intra departmental symposium, conducted by our department.