Mysore/Mysuru: B.M. Praveenkumara has been awarded Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering Sciences by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for his thesis titled ‘Heat Transfer Enhancement of Double Pipe Heat Exchangers Using Passive Techniques’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda.

D. Shrinivasa has been awarded Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering Sciences by the VTU, Belagavi, for his thesis  titled ‘Machinability Studies on Titanium Di-Oxide (TiO2) and Graphite Reinforced Aluminum Alloy Metal Matrix Composite’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. G.V. Naveen Prakash.

M. Goutham has been awarded Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering by the JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, for his thesis titled ‘Experimental Investigation and Characterisation of Industrial Waste Rubber and Glass Microballoon Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Light Weight Composite’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. Mahesh.