Amlana Panda

Associate Professor and Assistant Registrar (R & D)

Dr. Amlana Panda, Ph.D., is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Panda has over 19 years of academic teaching and research experience, focusing on Manufacturing, Metal Cutting, and Sustainable Machining. Dr. Amlan, who has a Ph.D. from KIIT and is dedicated to student-centred, multidisciplinary education, provides extensive knowledge in sustainable machining. His research publications which comprise 98 journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters, had over 1250 citations/H index 19 and one textbook named "Sustainable Hard Machining: Implementation and Assessment" CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. Dr. Panda is well-known for his research on sustainable high-speed machining, cooling lubrication in machining, and cutting tool wear analysis in dry, MQL, and NMQL machining processes of difficult-to-cut materials. To date, he has supervised or co-supervised the ongoing/completion of three PhD students and three M.Tech. projects. Dr. Panda has recently developed a highly integrative, cross-disciplinary technique that encompasses materials and manufacturing innovation to build breakthrough hybrid metal matrix composite fabrication and machinability analysis. He co-authored the books 'Basic Manufacturing Process' and 'Introduction to Physical Metallurgy and Engineering Materials' for India Tech Publishing. He is a lifetime member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).

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Email :
[email protected]
Scopus Id :
57155871800
Google Scholar :
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=p-FXI3YAAAAJ&hl=en

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Educational Qualification
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering)

Research Interests
  • Environmental benign machining, in particular, dry and minimal quantity lubrication, NanoMQL Turning, machinability, tool wear analysis, surface integrity
  • Sustainable Machining of Difficult-to-Machine Materials
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Matrix Nano Composite
  • Mechanical Testing, Nano/Composite Materials
  • Machining of Hybrid nanocomposite composites


Projects
Title: Development of novel Al7075/ferrochrome slag/graphene oxide hybrid nanocomposites using ultrasonic assisted stirring and squeeze casting process and its machinability studies under various sustainable machining environments Ref. No: CRG/2022/002399 Sanction Date: 30-01-2023 Duration: 3 Years Scheme & Sponsoring agency: Core Research Grant, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Sanction amount: 26 Lakh

Administrative Responsibility
  • Faculty-in-charge, Social Media;
  • Co-Faculty-in-charge, Student Affairs


Awards & Honours
  • 1BEST RESEARCHER AWARD, International Research Awards on ‘New Science Inventions (NESIN 2020)’ ceremony organized by ScienceFather.
  • Top 100 Researchers’ with India Prime Researchers Award 2021 from FOXCLUES India


Memberships
  • ISTE : Lifetime member
  • Institute of Scholars (InSc) :Lifetime member
  • Art of Giving: Lifetime member


Outreach Activity
  • Delivered expert talks on the topic “Machinability Analysis of Hard Turning in Various Cutting Environments” at a two-week Faculty Development Programme on Manufacturing Technology Research & Management (MTRM) being held from 2nd to 14th August 2021. (Online)
  • Delivered an expert talk on “Machinability improvement towards Incoloy alloy and Hardened steel: An Industrial Significance in online FDP on "A New Era on Manufacturing challenges and opportunities" organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engg., D.Y.Patil College of Engg. and Technology (An Autonomous Institute), Kolhapur in association with ISTE, New Delhi from 25th July 2022 to 30th July 2022. (Online)
  • International Advisory Committee member for International Conference on Applied Research and Engineering, CPUT Cape Town, South Africa

Journals/Conferences :
1. Bag, R., Panda, A., Sahoo, A. K., & Kumar, R. (2023). Sustainable high-speed hard machining of AISI 4340 steel under dry environment. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 48(3), 3073-3096. [Impact Factor :2.9]
2. Khatai, S., Sahoo, A. K., Kumar, R., & Panda, A. (2023). Recent research progress on various cooling and lubrication techniques used in sustainable hard machining: A comprehensive review. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 09544089231169655. [Impact Factor :2.4]
3. Mallick, R., Kumar, R., Panda, A., & Sahoo, A. K. (2023). Current status of hard turning in manufacturing: Aspects of cooling strategy and sustainability. Lubricants, 11(3), 108.
[Impact Factor :3.5]
4. Rajan, K. M., Kumar Sahoo, A., Routara, B. C., Panda, A., & Kumar, R. (2023). Machinability Studies of Wrought Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V Based on Orthogonal Array Design. Surface Review and Letters, 30(03), 2350014. [Impact Factor :1.1] Mallick, R., Kumar, R., Panda, A., & Sahoo, A. K. (2023). Hard turning performance investigation of AISI D2 steel under a dual nozzle MQL environment. Lubricants, 11(1), 16. [Impact Factor :3.5]
5. Bag, R., Panda, A., Sahoo, A. K., & Kumar, R. (2022). Machinability characteristics analysis of hard turning operation on AISI 4340 steel using physical vapor deposition multilayer coated carbide cutting tool in the dry environment. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 09544089221140218. [Impact Factor :2.4]
6. Swain, S., Panigrahi, I., Sahoo, A. K., Panda, A., & Kumar, R. (2022). Study on Tool Wear, Surface Roughness and Tool Vibration Under Minimum Quantity Lubrication Enabled CNC Turning of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy. Surface Review and Letters, 29(11), 2250146. [Impact Factor :1.1]
7. Tiwari, P. K., Raj, S., Kumar, R., Panda, A., & Sahoo, A. K. (2022). Machinability improvement investigation in face milling of Ti–3Al–2.5 V alloys using TiAlN coated carbide insert under dual nozzle minimum quantity lubrication cooling environment. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 09544089221132449. [Impact Factor :2.4]
8. Sahoo, A. K., Kumar, R., Panda, A., Mishra, P. C., & Mohanty, T. (2022). Assessment of sustainable dry and MQL-assisted hard machining using MTCVD multilayered coated carbide (TiN/TiCN/Al2O3) insert; Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 1-14.[ Impact Factor : 0.9]
9. Panigrahi, R. R., Panda, A., Sahoo, A. K., Kumar, R., & Mishra, R. R. (2022). Turning performance analysis and optimization of processing parameters using GRA-PSO approach in sustainable manufacturing. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 236(6), 2404-2419. [Impact Factor :2.4]
10. Soren, T. R., Kumar, R., Pandey, A., Sahoo, A. K., Panigrahi, I., & Panda, A. (2022). Machinability Investigation Of High-Strength 7068 Aluminum Alloy: A Potential Study Through Experimentation, Spotted Hyena Optimization And Advanced Modeling Approaches. Surface Review and Letters, 29(06), 2250081.[Impact Factor :1.1]
11. Swain, S., Panigrahi, I., Sahoo, A. K., Panda, A., & Kumar, R. (2022). An experimental investigation to augment the machinability characteristics during dry turning of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 47(7), 8105-8127.[Impact Factor :2.9]
12. Mallick, R., Kumar, R., Panda, A., & Sahoo, A. K. (2022). Hard turning performance evaluation using CVD and PVD coated carbide tools: A comparative study. Surface Review and Letters, 29(02), 2250020. [Impact Factor :1.1]
13. Panda, A., Sahoo, A. K., Panigrahi, I., & Rout, A. K. (2020). Prediction models for on-line cutting tool and machined surface condition monitoring during hard turning considering vibration signal. Mechanics & Industry, 21(5), 520. [ Impact Factor: 1.2]
14. Swain, P. K., Mohapatra, K. D., Das, R., Sahoo, A. K., & Panda, A. (2020). Experimental investigation into characterization and machining of Al+ SiCp nano-composites using coated carbide tool. Mechanics & Industry, 21(3), 307. [ Impact Factor: 1.2]

Patents

1. Rasmi Ranjan Mishra, Amlana Panda, Ashok Kumar Sahoo, Ramanuj Kumar, Fabrication and process development of Hybrid Al356 metal matrix Composite using Zirconium Oxide and Graphene Oxide Nano Reinforcement, Published (2023)
2. Rabinarayan Bag, Amlana Panda, Ashok Kumar Sahoo, Ramanuj Kumar, Zinc Oxide based Nano fluid assisted dual jet MQL system during high speed turning process of AISI 4340 hardened steel Published (2023)
3. Rajashree Mallick,Ramanuj Kumar,Amlana panda, Ashok Kumar Sahoo, Rojalin Sahu, Jaykishon Swain, Synthesis and application of ionic liquids as an additive of dual nozzle MQL lubricant in hard turning, Published (2023)
4. Ramanuj Kumar, Mohamed Akeel,Ashok Kumar Sahoo,Amlana Panda, Nitrogen gas and MQL coupled hybrid cooling system and process for turning super alloys Published (2023)