Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications: Development and Processing

Dr. Vivek Sheel Rajput is presently working as a project scientist in Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF), Panjab University, Chandigarh, under DST-STUTI Project. He has completed his Doctorate degree from the Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, in the field of non-conventional machining processes. His research work includes the development of adaptive tool feed system for enhancing the performance of electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM). He has also worked in the field of polymer composite materials, self-healing composite materials, finite element methodology (FEM), ergonomics and advanced machining processes. He has published 28 research papers and book chapters in the reputed international journals/conferences. He is also serving as a reviewer for various prominent journals. He is a former assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, LPU, Jalandhar, Punjab.

Dr. Jasdeep Bhinder is presently working as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Traumatology and Acute Care, respectively, at Ecole de technologie supérieure and Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de, both situated in Montreal Canada. Before joining this position, he worked as a research associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar. He completed his Doctorate degree from Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Ropar, Punjab, in the field of polymeric foams. His research interest includes the development of functionally graded polymeric foams, noise attenuation in automobiles, computational modeling of traumatic spinal cord injury and developing protective headgear for ice hockey and football. He served as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, LPU, Jalandhar, Punjab.