Surendra Kumar Patel is a dedicated researcher and academic with a strong foundation in mechanical engineering and materials science, specializing in the development of advanced surface composites, friction stir processing, and bioactive materials for engineering and biomedical applications. He earned his Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Gautam Buddha Technical University, where he completed a thesis project on the fabrication of a windmill model and the utilization of wind energy, followed by a Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in metal matrix composites at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, where his research focused on microstructural analysis and slurry erosion wear behavior of silicon carbide and zircon sand reinforced LM-13 alloy composites, and later achieved a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in surface composites at the National Institute of Technology Mizoram, where his doctoral thesis dealt with experimental investigations into the microstructural, mechanical, and tribological properties of WC and ZrSiO4 particle reinforced aluminium surface composites fabricated through the friction stir processing route. His professional career began as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Radharaman Engineering College, Bhopal, where he taught key subjects such as strength of materials, fluid mechanics, materials technology, mechanics of materials, and manufacturing technology, in addition to supervising undergraduate projects and serving as Head of Department for the polytechnic wing. Currently, he is serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China, under a special funded postdoctoral fellowship program, where his work is supported by multiple prestigious funding agencies including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shandong Provincial Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars, and the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province. engineering, surface composites, and advanced friction stir processing technologies with both industrial relevance and biomedical potential.
Singh, V. P., Patel, S. K., Ranjan, A., & Kuriachen, B. (2020). Recent research progress in solid state friction-stir welding of aluminium–magnesium alloys: A critical review. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9(3), 6217–6256.
Singh, V. P., Patel, S. K., & Kuriachen, B. (2021). Mechanical and microstructural properties evolutions of various alloys welded through cooling assisted friction-stir welding: A review. Intermetallics, 133, 107122.
Patel, S. K., Singh, V. P., Roy, B. S., & Kuriachen, B. (2020). Recent research progresses in Al-7075 based in-situ surface composite fabrication through friction stir processing: A review. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 262, 114708.
Singh, V. P., Patel, S. K., Kumar, N., & Kuriachen, B. (2019). Parametric effect on dissimilar friction stir welded steel-magnesium alloys joints: A review. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 24(8), 653–684.
Patel, S. K., Kuriachen, B., Kumar, N., & Nateriya, R. (2018). The slurry abrasive wear behaviour and microstructural analysis of A2024-SiC-ZrSiO4 metal matrix composite. Ceramics International, 44(6), 6426–6432.
Patel, S. K., Singh, V. P., Kumar, D., Roy, B. S., & Kuriachen, B. (2022). Microstructural, mechanical and wear behavior of A7075 surface composite reinforced with WC nanoparticle through friction stir processing. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 276, 115476.
Patel, S. K., Singh, V. P., & Kuriachen, B. (2019). Friction stir processing of alloys with secondary phase particles: An overview. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34(13), 1429–1457.
Patel, S., Shah, M., Patel, J., & Kumar, N. (2009). Iron deficiency anemia in moderate to severely anaemia patients. Gujarat Medical Journal, 64(2), 15–17.
Yadav, P. K., Dixit, G., Dixit, S., Singh, V. P., Patel, S. K., Purohit, R., & Kuriachen, B. (2021). Effect of eutectic silicon and silicon carbide particles on high stress scratching wear of aluminium composite for various testing parameters. Wear, 482, 203921.
Patel, S. K., Singh, V. P., Roy, B. S., & Kuriachen, B. (in press). Microstructural, mechanical and wear behavior of A7075 surface composite reinforced with WC and ZrSiO4 nanoparticle through friction stir processing. Materials Science and Engineering: B.