Faculty Profile
Name: Dr. Mainak Pal
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Automobile Engineering
Email: mainakpal@rjit.ac.in
Mobile: 9988607469
Address: Rustamji Institute of Technology, BSF Academy, Tekanpur 475005, Gwalior, MP India.
Experience: 0.9 year
Date of Joining: 02-Mar-2026
Education & Qualification:
B.E. (Mechanical) from Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (Panjab University, Chandigarh) in 2014
M.E. (Manufacturing) from University Institute of Engineering and Technology (Panjab University, Chandigarh) in 2018
Thesis Title: Effects of interface powder size on performance of microwave joining
of SS304/SS316 and their characterization
Ph.D. (Sheet Metal Forming) from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in 2025
Thesis Title: Strategic Development of Micro-Incremental Forming Process with Size-Effect Based Fracture Modeling for Ultra-Thin Sheets
Post-doc Research Fellow (Micro-manufacturing) from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in 2026
Research Profile
ResearchGate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mainak-Pal-6
ORCID: 0000-0003-0451-8088
Scopus ID: 57205700455
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mainak-pal-phd-5ba57290/
Research Interests: Smart/Micro-manufacturing, Plastic Deformation, FEM, Damage Modeling, Sustainable Tribology, Microstructure and Bulk Texture Analysis, Microwave Material Processing, AI/Machine Learning.
Last Updated: 05-Mar-2026
Books
| S.No. | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes, NUMIFORM 2023 | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. | 978-3-031-58006-2 |
| 2 | Micro Manufacturing, AIMTDR 2023 | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore | 978-981-96-5550-2 |
Last Updated: 05-Mar-2026
Achievements/Awards
- Best paper award at National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (NCAME-2019) at NIT Delhi, INDIA
- DST-SERB International Travel Support (ITS) Grant, funded by ANRF, Govt. of India to attend the 7th World Congress on Micro and Nano Manufacturing (WCMNM-2024), Thailand.
Publications (International Journals)
| S.No. | Title of Publication | Journal | Month-Year of Publication | ISSN & DOI | No. of Co-Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venturing into Incremental Forming of Polycarbonate Sheets through Automated Toolpath Generation for Improved Industrial Applications View Paper | Journal of Polymer Research Volume: 33, Issue: 2 | Jan-2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-026-04761-5 | 2 |
| 2 | A Size-Effect-Driven Strategy to Improve Tribological Performance in Sustainable Micro-Incremental Forming of Titanium Foils with Solid Lubricants View Paper | Tribology Transactions Volume: 69, Issue: 1 | Dec-2025 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2025.2591655 | 2 |
| 3 | An Investigation of the Formability of Ultra-Thin CP-Ti-Gr2 Foils Considering Thickness-to-Grain-Size Effects under Controlled Heat Treatment in µ-ISF View Paper | Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume: 131, Issue: 1 | Dec-2024 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2024.09.107 | 2 |
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