Research laboratories at the School of Mechanical Engineering provide focused environments for experimentation, modelling, testing, innovation and advanced engineering research.
Explore our laboratoriesAdvanced facilities.Applied research.
The School's laboratories support research and development across manufacturing, materials, computational engineering, vehicles, thermal systems, reliability and instrumentation.
Advanced processes fornext-generation manufacturing.
A facility for developing next-generation products, supporting interdisciplinary work on indigenous products through unconventional processes.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. B.K. Nanda
- Co-faculty
- Dr. Ramanuj Kumar, Dr. M.P. Satpathy
Reliable systems throughmeasurement, analysis and research.
Developed with industry collaboration, with SKF providing machine condition monitoring equipment and laser alignment kits.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. Isham Panigrahi
- Co-faculty
- Prof. Aswani Kumar
Developing and testingcomposite materials.
Infrastructural support for research on composite materials, funded by AICTE and KIIT.
View LabComputational techniquesfor engineering research.
A networked laboratory for collaborative learning and development in computational techniques, from fuzzy systems to neural networks.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. P. Chandrasekhar
- Co-faculty
- Dr. Abhilash Swain
Research, testing and prototypingfor electric and hybrid vehicles.
A facility catering to the research, testing and prototyping needs of new electric and hybrid vehicle development.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. Isham Panigrahi
Engine testing andemission analysis.
An outcome of an AICTE-sponsored research project, for testing and performance analysis of diesel and petrol engines and their CO, CO2, HC and NOx emissions.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. A.K. Rout
- Co-faculty
- Dr. Abhilash Swain
Measurement principlesand precision instruments.
Covers the working principles of measuring instruments, building skills in instrument selection and operation.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. B.C. Routara
- Co-faculty
- Dr. Rasmi Ranjan Behera
Virtual instrumentsand engineering innovation.
Established in collaboration with National Instruments, with an emphasis on virtual instruments and LabVIEW for education and research.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra
- Co-faculty
- Dr. Manoj Ukamanal
A research platform forproduction engineering.
A platform for students, researchers and academicians, used for measuring tool wear, surface topology, chip morphology, surface roughness and microstructure.
View LabThermal research forindustry-specific applications.
Combines theoretical analysis, numerical calculation and experimental investigation, with emphasis on efficient energy use and reduced environmental impact.
- Faculty in-charge
- Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra
- Co-faculty
- Dr. Swarup K. Nayak
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Discover the research groups, projects, publications and facilities supporting advanced Mechanical Engineering research at KIIT.



















