Dr. Sumit Bhowmik

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Associate Professor
Phone: +91-80xxxxxx55

Email: sumit[at]mech[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in |
Academic/Industrial Experience: 15+ years
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Laboratory: Machine Element Laboratory Click Here 

Academic Qualifications:

B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from Tripura Engineering College (Now known as NIT Agartala) under Tripura University.

M. E. (Mechanical Engineering – Machine Design Specialization) from Jadavpur University.

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) from Jadavpur University.

Area of Interest and Specialization (including Research Area):

  • Composite materials: Development and Synthesis
  • Fatigue and Fracture
  • Multicriteria Decision Making Technique
  • Optimization Techniques
  • Renewable Energy: Energy Management

Short Biographical Sketch

Dr. Sumit Bhowmik received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tripura Engineering College (now known as NIT Agartala) under Tripura University, M.M.E. degree in Machine Design specialization from Jadavpur University. He has done his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University. He joined as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in National Institute of Technology Silchar in January 2013. He also worked as a faculty in Tripura Engineering College and Asansol Engineering College. He published more than 50 no. of SCI journal papers in different repute journals and was the author of 03 no. of textbooks. He also published no. of conference papers and book chapters. Eight (08) number of research scholars and Nineteen (19) number of PG students successfully completed their research work under his supervision and 03 no. of research scholars working under supervision now. His work is also funded by the DST, CPRI, KVIC.

Sponsored Projects

  1. “Utilization of Agro waste for development of bio composite materials for domestic appliances”, KVIC, Govt. of India, Rs. 15.00 Lakh, 2021 – 2023, Ongoing, Dr. S. Bhowmik (PI), Prof. S. Bandyopadhyay (Co-PI).

  2. “Experimental and computational analysis of heat sink application for optimal performance by developing low-cost natural filler reinforced the composite material” CPRI, MoP, Govt. of India, Rs. 22.63 Lakh, 2017-2019, Completed, Dr. S. Bhowmik (PI), Dr. B. Das  (Co-PI).

Publication details:

International Journals:

Year 2024

  1. Bhosale, S. B., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., 2024, An influence of bentonite clay on mechanical properties of ferrous clay composite through additive manufacturing route, Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, ESCI, Impact Factor: 2.2, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-024-00371-0.
  2. Mahakur, V. K., Bhowmik, S., and Patowari, P. K., 2024, Experimental evaluation and prediction on drilling of Corchorus olitorius filler-based composite, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, SCIE, Impact Factor: 4.8, PP: 1 – 10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2024.2311384.
  3. Paul, R. and Bhowmik, S. 2024, Investigation of mechanical and tribological performance of wood dust reinforced epoxy composite under dry, wet and heated contact condition, International Polymer Processing, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.3, PP: 1 – 16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ipp-2023-4410.

Year 2023

  1. Mahakur, Vijay, Kumar, Bhowmik, Sumit and Patowari, Pomod Kumar, 2023, Impact of silanization on the characterization of Corchorus olitorius particle-based composites for sustainable applications, Polymer International, SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.2, PP: 1 – 9, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6589.
  2. Bhowmik, S., Kumar, S., and Mahakur, V. K., 2023, Various factors afecting the fatigue performance of natural fber‑reinforced polymer composites: a systematic review, Iranian Polymer Journal, SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.1, PP: 1 – 23, DoI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-023-01243-z.
  3. Mahakur, Vijay Kumar, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Patowari, Promod Kumar, 2023, Decision making approaches for recognizing the optimal alkalized corchorus olitorius powder based composites for sustainable applications, Physica Script (IOP), SCI, Impact Factor: 2.9, PP: 1 – 23, DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ad094e.
  4. Kumar, Santosh, Mahakur, Vijay Kumar and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2023, Physico-mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of Flax–Ramie Fiber Reinforced Green Composites and Anticipation of Fabricated Composites Under Different Loading with Sliding Constraint, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.9, PP: 1 – 20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08247-0.
  5. Kumar, Santosh and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2023, Extraction of bio‑fllers from natural solid wastes (citrus limetta peel) and characterization of the physical, mechanical, and tribological performance of sustainable biocomposites, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.1, PP: 1 – 14, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01773-x. 
  6. Kumar, Santosh, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Zindani, Divya, 2023, Effect of stacking sequence and thickness variation on the thermo-mechanical properties of flax-kenaf laminated biocomposites and prediction of the optimal configuration using a decision-making framework, International Polymer processing, SCI, Impact Factor: 0.920, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ipp-2023-4341.
  7. Mahakur, Vijay, Kumar, Bhowmik, Sumit and Patowari, Pomod Kumar, 2023, Tribo-informatics evaluation of dry sliding friction of silanized jute filler reinforced epoxy composites using machine learning techniques, Tribology International, SCI, Impact Factor: 5.62, Volume 183, May 2023, 108388, PP: 1-11, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108388. 

Year 2022

  1. Mahakur, Vijay Kumar, Paul, Rajdeep, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Patowari, Promod Kumar, 2022, Influence of surface modification on mechanical and tribology performance of jute filler polymer composites and prediction of the performance using artificial neural network, Polymer Bulletin, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.843, PP: 1 – 22, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04636-x.
  2. Mahakur, Vijay Kumar, Bhowmik, Sumit, Patowari, Promod Kumar, and Kumar, Santosh, 2022, Effect of alkaline treatment on physical, mechanical, and thermal characteristics of jute filler reinforced epoxy composites, Journal of vunyl and Additive Technology, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.297, PP: 1 – 13, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vnl.21963MAHAKURET AL.13.
  3. Teli, Geetakshi, Mahakur, Vijay Kumar, Paul, Rajdeep, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2022, Investigation of Dry Sliding Tribological Behaviour of Epoxy Composites Filled with Hemp Particulates Using Artificial Neural Networks, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.807, PP: 1 – 13, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-07354-8. 
  4. Kumar, Santosh, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Mahakur, Vijay Kumar, 2022, Thermo-mechanical and degradation properties of naturally derived biocomposites for prosthesis applications: Analysis of the interface pressure and stress distribution on the developed socket, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.822, PP: 1- 17, DOI: 0.1177/09544089221131155
  5. Paul, Rajdeep, Zindani, Divya, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2022, Investigation on Physicomechanical, Tribological and Optimality Condition for Coir Filler-Reinforced Polymeric Composites, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.807, PP: 1 -16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-07221-6.
  6. Kumar, Santosh, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2022, Potential use of natural fiber-reinforced polymer biocomposites in knee prostheses: a review on fair inclusion in amputees, Iranian Polymer Journal, SCIE, Impact Factor: , PP: 1 – 23, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-022-01077-1. 
  7. Mishra, Durgesh Kumar, Bhowmik, Chiranjib, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Pandey, Krishna Murari, 2022, Property enhanced paraffin based composite phase change material for thermal energy storage: a review, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, SCI, Impact Factor: 4.223, PP: 1 – 32, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19929-x
  8. Paul, Rajdeep, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2022, Adhesive wear behaviour of surface modified bamboo filler reinforced polymer composite under different contact condition, Journal of Natural Fibers, SCI, Impact Factor: 5.323, PP: 1 – 16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2054893.
  9. Mishra, Durgesh Kumar, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Pandey, Krishna Murari, 2022, Analysis of Heat Transfer Rate for Different Annulus Shape Properties-Enhanced Beeswax-Based Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.42, PP: 1 – 21, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6123472
  10. Mishra, Durgesh Kumar, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Pandey, Krishna Murari, 2022, Development and Assessment of Beewax/ Expanded Graphite Composite Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.334, PP: 1 – 20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06476-9
  11. Zindani, Divya, Maity, Saikat Ranjan, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2022, A novel decision-making tool for performance evaluation of vegetable oils used as heat transfer fluids in concentrated solar power plants, Environment, Development and Sustainability, SCI, Impact Factor: 3.219, PP: 1 – 44, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01991-z.

Year 2021

  1. Mahakur, V. K., Bhowmik, S., and Patowari, P. K., 2021, Machining parametric study on the natural fiber reinforced composites: A review, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, SCI, Impact Factor: 1.762, 1 – 18, DOI: 10.1177/09544062211063752.
  2. Bhosale, S. B., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., 2021, Evaluation of Machinability and Recast Layer Analysis of Ferrous Clay Composite through Electric Discharge Machining Process, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.334, 1 – 11, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06337-5.
  3. Gouda, K., Paul, R., Bhowmik, S., and Das, B., 2021, Investigation of the thermomechanical performance of hybrid polymer composite using micro bamboo powder and graphite flakes, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, SCI, Impact Factor: 3.125, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.51806.
  4. Kumar, S., Saha, A., and Bhowmik, S., 2021, Accelerated weathering effects on mechanical, thermal and viscoelastic properties of kenaf/pineapple biocomposite laminates for load bearing structural applications, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, SCI, Impact Factor: 3.125, 1 – 16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.
  5. Gouda, K., Bhowmik, S., and Das, B., 2021, A review on allotropes of carbon and natural filler reinforced thermomechanical properties of upgraded epoxy hybrid composite, Review on Advanced Materials Science, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.19, 60, 237 – 275, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rams-2021-0024.
  6. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2021, Extended TODIM method based on normal wiggly hesitant fuzzy sets for deducing optimal reinforcement condition of agro-waste fibers for green product development, Journal of Cleaner Production, SCI, Impact Factor: 7.249, 301 (2021) 126947, 1 – 20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126947.
  7. Mahakur, V. K., Gouda, K., Patowari, P. K., and Bhowmik, S., 2021, A Review on Advancement in Friction Stir Welding Considering the Tool and Material Parameters, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.711, 1-17 DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05524-8.
  8. Bhowmik, C., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., 2021, Selection of optimum green energy sources by considering environmental constructs and their technical criteria: a case study, Environment, Development and Sustainability, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.191, 1 – 29, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01244-z.
  9. Saha, A., Kumar, S., Zindani, D., and Bhowmik, S., 2021, Micro-mechanical analysis of the pineapple-reinforced polymeric composite by the inclusion of pineapple leaf particulates, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.014, 1 – 16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1464420721990851.

Year 2020

  1. Kumar, M.S., Kumar, S., Gouda, K., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Influence of filler hybridization on thermomechanical properties of hemp/silver epoxy composite, Polymers and Polymer Composites, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0967391120978112
  2. Bhosale, B. S, Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., 2020, Experimental analysis and parametric optimization of drilling process for ferrous clay composite using GRA-PCA approach, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, SCIE, Impact Factor: 5.289, 10, 376-389, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.12.032.
  3. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, A concurrent decision-making approach toward uncertainty, vagueness and risk appetite for sustainable manufacturing systems, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.429, 1 – 24, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-020-01989-7.
  4. Zindani, D., Kumar, S., Maity, S. R., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Mechanical Characterization of Bio-epoxy Green Composites Derived from Sodium Bicarbonate Treated Punica Granatum Short Fiber Agro-waste, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.572, 1 – 13, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01868-8.
  5. Paul, R., Gouda, K., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Effect of Different Constraint on Tribological Behaviour of Natural Fibre/Filler Reinforced Polymeric Composites: a Review, Silicon, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.499, 1 – 23, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-020-00613-z.
  6. Paul, Rajdeep, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2020, Tribological Behavior of Micro Coir Filler Reinforced Polymer Composite under Dry, Wet, and Heated Contact Condition, Journal of Natural Fibers, 1 – 16, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.622, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1798845
  7. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Complex interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy TODIM approach and its application to group decision making, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 1 – 24, SCIE, Impact Factor: 4.594, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-020-02308-0.
  8. Kumar, S., Zindani, D., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Investigation of Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Flax- and Ramie-Reinforced Green Composites for Orthopedic Implants, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, , 29(5), 3161 – 3171, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.476, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04845-3.
  9. Bhowmik, Chiranjib, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Ray, Amitava, 2020, Green Energy Sources Selection for Sustainable Planning: A Case Study, IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.876, PP: 1 – 13, DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2020.2983095.
  10. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Excogitating Material Rankings Using Novel Aggregation Multiplicative Rule (AMR): A Case for Material Selection Problems, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.52, PP: 1-16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04495-6.
  11. Gouda, K., Bhowmik, S., and Das, B., 2020, Synergetic effect of micro-bamboo filler and graphene nanoplatelet on thermomechanical properties of epoxy-based hybrid composite, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (JOM), SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.31, PP: 1-11, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-020-04125-4.
  12. Kumar, Rahul and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2020, Quantitative probing of static and dynamic mechanical properties of different bio-filler reinforced epoxy composite under assorted constraints, Polymer Bulletin, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.858, 1-22, DOI: 10.1007/s00289-020-03156-w.
  13. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy TODIM Method Based on Schweizer–Sklar Power Aggregation Operators and their Applications to Group Decision Making, Soft Computing, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.784, PP: 1-43, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-020-04783-1
  14. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Decision Making Tools for Optimal Material Selection: A Review, Journal of Central South University, 27, 629−673, SCIE, Impact Factor: 0.973 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-020-4322-1
  15. Zindani, D., Kumar, S., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2020, Punica Granatum Fibers as Potential Reinforcement of Composite Structures, Fibers and Polymers, 21(7), 1535 – 1549, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.439, DOI 10.1007/s12221-020-1047-6.
  16. Gouda, K., Bhowmik, S., and Das, B., 2020, Thermomechanical behavior of graphene nanoplatelets and bamboo micro filler incorporated epoxy hybrid composites, Materials Research Express, SCIE, 7(1), 1 – 15, Impact Factor: 1.424 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab67f8.

Year 2019

  1. Bhowmik, Chiranjib, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Ray, Amitava, 2019, Optimal green energy source selection: An eclectic decision, Energy and Environment, SSCI, 31(5), 842 – 859, Impact Factor: 1.092, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X19882392.
  2. Kumar, R., Bhowmik, S., Kumar, K. and Davim, J.P., 2019, Perspective on the mechanical response of pineapple leaf filler/toughened epoxy composites under diverse constraints, Polymer Bulletin, SCIE, 1 – 25, Impact Factor: 1.858, ISSN: 1436-2449, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-019-02952-3.
  3. Kumar, Rahul, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2019, Elucidating the Coir Particle Filler Interaction in Epoxy Polymer Composites at Low Strain Rate, Fibers and Polymers, 20(2), 428 – 439, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.353, ISSN: 1875-0052, DOI: 10.1007/s12221-019-8329-x.
  4. Kumar, R., Kumar, K., Bhowmik, S., and Sarkhel, G., 2019, Tailoring the performance of bamboo filler reinforced epoxy composite: insights into fracture properties and fracture mechanism, Journal of Polymer Research, SCI, Impact Factor: 1.434, 26(2), 54, ISSN: 1572-8935, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-019-1720-x.

Year 2018

  1. Jagadish, Bhowmik, Sumit, Ray, Amitava, 2018, Development of fuzzy logic-based decision support system for multi-response parameter optimization of green manufacturing process: a case study, Soft Computing, SCIE, 26(21), 11015-11034 Impact factor: 2.367, ISSN: 1433-7479, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-018-3656-1
  2. Bhowmik, Chiranjib, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Ray, Amitava, 2018, The effect of normalization tools on green energy sources selection using multi-criteria decision-making approach: A case study in India, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 10, 065901, SCI, Impact Factor: 1.342, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5043131.
  3. Bhowmik, Chiranjib, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Ray, Amitava, 2018, Social acceptance of green energy determinants using principal component analysis, Energy, 160, 1030 – 1046, SCI, Impact Factor: 4.968, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.07.093
  4. Kumar, Rahul, Kumar, Kaushik, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2018, Mechanical characterization and quantification of tensile, fracture and viscoelastic characteristics of wood filler reinforced epoxy composite, Wood Science and Technology, 52 (3), 677 – 699, SCI, Impact Factor: 1.509, ISSN: 1432-5225, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-018-0995-0.

Year 2017

  1. Kumar, Rahul, Kumar, Kaushik, and Bhowmik, Sumit, 2017, Assessment and response of treated Cocos nucifera reinforced toughened epoxy composite towards fracture and viscoelastic properties, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, SCIE, 26(6), 2522-2535, Impact Factor: 1.877, ISSN: 1566-2543, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-1150-y.
  2. Zindani, Divya, Maitya, Saikat Ranjan, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Chakraborty, Sankar, 2017, A material selection approach using the TODIM (TOmada de Decisao Interativa Multicriterio) method and its analysis, International Journal of Materials Research, 108 (5), 345-354, SCI, Impact factor: 0.6, DOI: 10.3139/146.111489
  3. Kumar, Rahul, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Kumar, Kaushik, 2017, Establishment and effect of constraint on different mechanical properties of bamboo filler reinforced epoxy composite, International Polymer Processing, 32 (3), 308 – 315, SCI, Impact Factor: 0.634., DOI: https://doi.org/10.3139/217.3311
  4. Bhowmik, Chiranjib, Bhowmik, Sumit, Ray, Amitava, and Pandey, Krishna Murari, 2017, Optimal green energy planning for sustainable development: A review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 71, 796-813 SCIE, Impact Factor: 6.798, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.12.

Year 2016

  1. Bhowmik, Sumit, Sahoo, Prasanta, Acharyya, Sanjib Kumar, Dhar, Sankar, and Chattopadhyay, Jayanta, 2016, Effect of microstructure degradation on fracture toughness of 20MnMoNi55 steel in DBT region, International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanical Engineering, 6 (3), 11-27, Scopus, DOI: 10.4018/IJMMME.2016070102.
  2. Jagadish, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Ray, Amitava, 2016, Prediction and optimization of process parameters of green composites in AWJM process using response surface methodology, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 87(5), 1359-1370, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.568, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-015-8281-x.

Year 2015

  1. Jagadish, Bhowmik, Sumit, and Ray, Amitava, 2015, Prediction of surface roughness quality of green abrasive water jet machining: a soft computing approach, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 1-15, SCIE, Impact Factor: 1.995, DOI: 10.1007/s10845-015-1169-7
  2. Bhowmik, Sumit, Shaoo, Prasanta, Acharyya, Sanjib Kumar, Dhar, Sankar, Chattopadhyay, Jayanta, 2015, Evaluation and effect of loss of constraint on master curve reference temperature of 20MnMoNi55 steel, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 136, 142 – 157, SCI, Impact Factor: 2.02, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.01.022.

Year 2013

  1. Bhowmik, Sumit, Acharyya, Sanjib Kumar, Sahoo, Prasanta, Dhar, Sankar and Chattopadhyay, Jayanta, 2013, Estimation and comparative study of JIC using different methods for 20MnMoNi55 steel, Materials and Design, 46, 680 – 687, SCIE, Impact Factor: 3.1, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2012.11.039.

Year 2012

  1. Bhowmik, Sumit, Sahoo, Prasanta, Acharyya, Sanjib Kumar, Chattopadhyay, Jayanta and Dhar, Sankar, 2012, Application and comparative study of the master curve methodology for fracture toughness characterization of 20MnMoNi55 steel, Materials and Design, 39, 309 – 317, SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.91, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2012.02.050.

Year 2011

  1. Bhowmik, S., Chattopadhyay, A., Bose, T., Acharyya, S.K., Sahoo, P., Chattopadhyay, J. and Dhar, S., 2011, Estimation of fracture toughness of 20MnMoNi55 steel in ductile to brittle transition region using master curve, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 241, 2831 – 2838, SCI, Impact factor: 0.74, DOI:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.05.033

International  Conferences:

  1. Kalita, A., Mahakur, V. K., and Bhowmik, S., 2024, Numerical investigation of bamboo filler based epoxy polymer composites to evaluate its mechanical properties, 5th International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2023), 2nd – 4th February 2024, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar, Assam.
  2. Dey, T., Kumar, S., and Bhowmik, S., 2024, Assessment of the mechanical characteristics of a polymeric composite reinforced with rice husk filler, 5th International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2024), 2nd – 4th February 2024, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar, Assam.
  3. Kalita, A., Mahakur, V. K., and Bhowmik, S., 2024, Numerical analysis of coir filler based polymeric composites for evaluating the flexural performance, 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), 5 – 6th January 2024, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
  4. Kumar, A., Kumar, D., Kumar, S., and Bhowmik, S., 2024, Corrosion performance of banana peel based epoxy polymer composite, 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), 5 – 6th January 2024, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
  5. Hazam, B.P., Mahakur, V.K., Chauhan, N., and Bhowmik, S., 2024, Experimenatl and ANN evaluation on tribological performance of corn husk filler based composites, 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), 5 – 6th January 2024, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
  6. Purkayashta, S., Kumar, S., Chauhan, N., and Bhowmik, S., The effects of treated rice-husk bio-filler at different weight fraction on tribological chracteristics of sustainable composites, 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), 5 – 6th January 2024, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
  7. Kalita, A., Mahakur, V. K., and Bhowmik, S., 2023, Numerical analysis of coir filler-based polymer composites for evaluating the mechanical properties, 4th International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2023), 3rd – 5th February 2023, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar, Assam.
  8. Bhowmik, S., Kumar, U., Kumar, A., and Kumar, S., 2023, Effects of reinforcement particles loading on wear and friction behaviour of banana filler reinforced polymeric composites at different loading and sliding conditions, 4th International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2023), 3rd – 5th February 2023, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar, Assam.
  9. Gouda, K., and Bhowmik, S., 2022, Development of thermal conductive paste for enhancing the heat transfer rate in electrical and electronic devices, 2nd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), Male, Maldives National University, Maldives, 16th – 18th November 2022, IEEE Xplore0, PP: 1 -5, DOI: 10.1109/ICECCME55909.2022.9988142
  10. Mishra, D. K., Bhowmik, S., and Pandey, K.M., 2022, A Review on Paraffin Phase Change Material-Based Thermal Management of Li-Ion Battery, ICFAMMT 2022: International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, IITRAM and SSME (SAC, ISRO). Ahmedabad, India, January 20-21, 2022, Advances in Thermal Sciences. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, PP: 149 – 160, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6470-1_13
  11. Teli, G., and Bhowmik, S., 2022, Influence of Filler Content on the mechanical and wear properties of Hemp filler reinforced polymer matrix composites, 3rd International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2022), 4th – 6th February 2022, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar, Assam. 
  12. Teli, G., Mehra, Y., Devi, D., Paul, A., Paul, A., and Bhowmik, S., 2022, Surface modification of mercerized hemp fibres through electroless Ni-P coating, ICFTES2022–ES–037, 1st International Conference in Fluid Thermal and Energy Systems, June 9-11, 2022, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India.
  13. Teli, G., Mahakur, V. K., Paul, R., and Bhowmik, S., 2021, Wear analysis and prediction of tribological behaviour of alkaline treated hemp filler reinforced epoxy composite, 2nd Virtual International Tribology Research Symposium (ITRS 2021), 8th – 10th December 2021, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India.
  14. Brahma, K., Bhowmik, S. and Gouda, K. 2022, Investigation and Characterization of Coir Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Under Cyclic Loading, 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2021), NIT Silchar, Assam, 07th – 09th February 2021, Published in Springer Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, PP: 377 – 387, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-3266-3_29. 
  15. Kumar, S., Maity, S. R., Patnaik, L., and Bhowmik, S., 2022, Parametric Optimization of Tribological Process Parameters and Their Comparative Effect on Wear Responses of TiCrN Coated Cold Work Tool Steel, 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2021), NIT Silchar, Assam, 07th – 09th February 2021, Published in Springer Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, PP: 93 – 103, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-3266-3_8.
  16. Mishra, D. K., Bhowmik, S., and Pandey, K. M., 2020, Numerical investigation of beeswax based phase change material for thermal management of li-ion battery, International Conference on Mechanical, Electronics and Computer Engineering 2020:Materials Science. (ICEMECE 2020), 22nd April 2020, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India, Published in Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 45, Part 7, 2021, Pages 6527-6532, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.455.
  17. Mishra, D. K., Bhowmik, S., and Pandey, K. M., 2020, Experimental Investigations of Beeswax Based Composite Phase Change Material, International Conference in Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2020), NIT Silchar, Assam, India, 7th – 9th February 2020, Published in Springer Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, PP: 891 – 900, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_88.
  18. Paul, R., Gouda, K., and Bhowmik, S.,The effect of filler treatment on the frictional performance of coir dust reinforced polymeric composite, First International Conference on Advanced Trends in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, (ATMA-2019), 7th –9th November 2019 Kudlu Gate, Bengaluru-560 068, India, Published in Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 46, Part 18, 2021, Pages 9079-9083, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.391.
  19. Gouda, K., Paul, R., Bhowmik, S., and Das, B., 2019, Tailoring the thermomechanical behaviour of epoxy with the incorporation of bamboo and graphite filler, First International Conference on Advanced Trends in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, (ATMA-2019), 7th – 9th November 2019 Kudlu Gate, Bengaluru-560 068, India, Published in Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 46, Part 18, 2021, Pages 9084-9088, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.392.
  20. Paul, R., Gouda, K., and Bhowmik, S., 2019, Effect of different operating parameters on tribological behaviour of bio-composite materials: A review, 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection (SEEP 2019), (18th – 21st November 2019, University of Sharjah, UAE), pp: 124 – 131, ISBN: 978-9948-36-626-3
  21. Gouda, K., Bhowmik, S., and Das, B., 2019, Tailoring the thermomechanical behavior of pristine epoxy with incorporation of ultra-sonicated bamboo and graphite filler, 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection (SEEP 2019), (18th – 21st November 2019, University of Sharjah, UAE), pp: 229 – 334, ISBN-978-9947-36-625-6
  22. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., 2019, Fuzzy-EDAS (Evaluation Based on Distance from Average Solution) for Material Selection Problems, 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Manufacturing (ICCMM 2019), (March 8 – 9, 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati) Published in Springer Book Advances in Computational Methods in Manufacturing, Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering, Chapter 63, PP – 755 – 771, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-90
  23. Bhowmik, C., Baruah, A., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., Green energy sources selection for sustainable energy planning using multi-criteria decision-making approach, International Conference on Mechanical, Materials and Renewable Energy, 8–10 December 2017, Sikkim, India Published in IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 377 (2018) 012029 DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/377/1/012029
  24. Kumar, R., Kumar, G., and Bhowmik, S., 2018, Synthesis and Responsive Study of Tensile and Flexural Properties of Bamboo Filler Based Functionally Graded Composite, International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRIDME 2018), (08-10 November 2018, Department Mechanical Engineering, NIT Meghalaya), Published in Springer Book, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, PP – 373 – 384, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/97
  25. Kakoti, N., Sethi, R., Agarwal, S., Zindani, D., and Bhowmik, S., Study of tensile behaviour of bamboo epoxy composites using finite element method, 1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM18), (January 4 – 6, 2018, Jadavpur University Kolkata India) Paper No. – 092, Page 43 – 46.
  26. Bhowmik, C., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., Selection of green energy sources: an entropy-topsis Approach, 1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM18), (January 4 – 6, 2018, Jadavpur University Kolkata India) Paper No. INCOM18-177, Page 658 – 661.
  27. Bhosale, S.B., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., Multi criteria decision making for selection of material composition for powder metallurgy process, 7th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2017), (17th – 19th March 2017, GRIET, Hyderabad, Telangana in collaboration with MANIT, Bhopal, M.P.), Published in Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(2), 2018, 4615–4620. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.032
  28. Bhowmik, C., Gangwar, S., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., Selection of Energy-Efficient Material: An Entropy–TOPSIS Approach, International Conference on Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (SoCTA 2016), (December 28-30, 2016, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India), Published in Book Soft Computing: Theories and Applications Proceedings of SoCTA 2016, Volume 2, PP: 31-39, Print ISBN978-981-10-5698-7, Online ISBN978-981-10-5699-4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5699-4.
  29. Malakar, C. and Bhowmik, S., Assessment of Optimal Drilling Parameter for Bamboo Filler Reinforced Epoxy Composite, 10TH International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection (June 27TH – 30TH, 2017, Bled, Slovenia), Mechanical Engineering, 101 – 111, DOI:https://doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-057-8.10, ISBN 978-961-286-057-8, http://press.um.si
  30. Kumar, R., Kumar, K., and Bhowmik, S. Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Wood Dust Reinforced Epoxy Composite Using Response Surface Methodology, 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Technologies (Mar 6, 2015 – Mar 7, 2015, Melaka, Malaysia). Published in Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 1119, pp. 258-262, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1119.258.
  31. Chanda, B., Kumar, R., Kumar, K. and Bhowmik, S., Optimisation of Mechanical Properties of Wood Dust-reinforced Epoxy Composite Using Grey Relational Analysis, 4th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, (27 – 29th December 2014, NIT Silchar), Published in Proceedings 336, 2, 13-24, 2015, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2220-0_2.
  32. Kumar, R., Kumar, K., and Bhowmik, S., Optimization of Mechanical properties of epoxy based wood dust reinforced green composite using Taguchi method, International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (27th- 29th, March 2014, NIT Surathkal), Published in Procedia Materials Science, 5, 688 – 696, DOI: 10.1016/j.mspro.2014.07.316.
  33. Kumar, R., Kumar, K., Sahoo, P. and Bhowmik, S., Study of Mechanical Properties of Wood Dust Reinforced Epoxy Composite, 3rd International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterisation (March 8th – 9th, 2014, GRIET Hyderabad). Published in Procedia Materials Science, 6, 551 – 556, DOI: 10.1016/j.mspro.2014.07.070.
  34. Bhowmik, S., Sahoo, P., Acharyya S.K. and Dhar, S. Fracture Behaviour of 20MnMoNi55 Steel in DBT Region under Corrosive Environment, International Conference on Design and Manufacturing (Jul 18, 2013 – Jul 20, 2013, IIITDM Kancheepuram, Chennai, India). Published in Procedia Engineering, 64, 795-804, Scopus, DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2013.09.155
  35. Bhowmik, S., Bhattacharyya, K., Sahoo, P., Acharyya, S.K., Chattopadhyay, J. and Dhar, S., 2013, Evaluation of master curve and T0 of 20MnMoNi55 steel from CT and TPB specimens and a comparative study, SMiRT – 22, Division II.
  36. Bhowmik, S., Chatterjee, A., Acharyya, S.K, Sahoo, P., Dhar, S., and Chattopadhyay, J., Application of master curve methodology in the ductile to brittle transition region for the material 20MnMoNi55 steel, 21st International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 21) (November 6-11, 2011, New Delhi, India International Association for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology); Div-II: Paper ID# 238.
  37. Bhowmik, S., Sahoo, P., Acharyya, S.K., Dhar, S. and Chattopadhyay, J., 2011, Direct measurement of JIC from the load versus load-line displacement data for 20MnMoNi55 steel, ICME 11-AM-008, Dhaka.

National Conferences:

  1. Sharma, F., Kumar, R., and Bhowmik, S., Response of Coconut Coir Filler-Reinforced Epoxy Composite Toward Cyclic Loading: Fatigue Property Evaluation, North East Research Conclave (NERC), IIT Guwahati, 20th – 22th May 2022, NERC 2022: Low Cost Manufacturing Technologies, Springer, PP: 201 – 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8452-5_17. 
  2. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R., and Bhowmik, S., Selection of material for wind turbine blade using PROMETHEE-GAIA method, Renewable Energy Technologies: Issues and Perspectives (RETIP 2017), NIT Silchar, Assam, 25th September, 2017, AIP Conf. Proc. 1998, 020008-1–020008-6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5049104, Published by AIP Publishing. 978-0-7354-1714-4/$30.00.
  3. Jagadish, Bhowmik, S., Ray, A., and Gudala, S., Cutting Fluid Selection for Environmentally Conscious Design for Manufacturing: An Integrated Theory Design for Manufacturing: An Integrated Theory, Renewable Energy Technologies: Issues and Perspectives (RETIP 2017), NIT Silchar, Assam, 25th September, 2017AIP Conf. Proc. 1998, 020010-1–020010-7, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5049106; Published by AIP Publishing. 978-0-7354-1714-4/$30.00.
  4. Jagadish, Bhowmik, S., Ray, R., and Rajakumaran, M., Optimization of Process Parameters using Fuzzy-Grey Relational Analysis (F-GRA) for Green EDM, Renewable Energy Technologies: Issues and Perspectives (RETIP 2017), NIT Silchar, Assam, 25th September, 2017, AIP Conf. Proc. 1998, 020011-1–020011-9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5049107, Published by AIP Publishing. 978-0-7354-1714-4/$30.00.
  5. Kumar, R., Bhargav, C., and Bhowmik, S., Bamboo fibre reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic polymer composites: A short review, Renewable Energy Technologies: Issues and Perspectives (RETIP 2017), NIT Silchar, Assam, 25th September, 2017, AIP Conf. Proc. 1998, 020018-1–020018-3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5049114, Published by AIP Publishing. 978-0-7354-1714-4/$30.00.
  6. Bhowmik, S., Sahoo, P., Acharyya, S.K. and Dhar, S., 2012, Effect of thickness, geometry and microstructure on fracture toughness for 20MnMoNi55 steel, Symposium on Fatigue, Fracture and Integrity Assessment-2012, Jamshedpur.
  7. Bhowmik, S., Acharyya, S., Sahoo, P. and Dhar, S., 2012, Comparative study of fracture toughness in ductile brittle transition region of 20MnMoNi55 steel, National conference on Sustainable Development through Innovative Research in Science and Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Books:

  1. Bhowmik, Sumit, Jagadish, and Gupta, Kapil, Modeling and Optimization of Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Edition 1, Series title: Manufacturing and Surface Engineering, Springer, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00036-3, Series ISSN: 2365-8223, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00036-
  2. Bhowmik, Sumit, and Zindani, Divya, Hybrid Micro-Machining Processes, Edition 1, Series title: Applied Sciences and Technology, Springer, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13039-8, Series ISSN: 2191-530X, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13039-8,
  3. Jagadish, and Bhowmik, Sumit, Manufacturing and Processing of Natural Filler Based Polymer Composites, Edition 1, Series title: Applied Science and Engineering, Springer, Online ISBN: 978-3-030-65362-0, Print ISBN: 978-3-030-65361-3, Series Online ISSN: 2191-5318, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65362-0.

Book Chapters:

  1. Roy, S., Bhowmik, S., Davim, J.P., and Kumar, K., 2016, Estimation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Epoxy Based Green Composites, Green Approaches to Biocomposite Materials Science and Engineering, IGI Global, 96 – 124, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0424-5.ch005;
  2. Bhowmik, S., Jagadish, and Ray, A., 2017 Abrasive Water Jet Machining of Composites Materials, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Springer, 77 – 97, ISBN 978-3-319-56098-4, DOI:-10.1007/978-3-319-56099-1;
  3. Kumar, R. and Bhowmik, S., 2017, Development of Natural Bio-Filler based epoxy composite for wind turbine blade application, Design and Optimization of Mechanical Engineering Products, IGI Global, 180 – 196, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3401-3.ch009;
  4. Bhowmik, S. and Jagadish, 2017, Multi-criteria decision making for optimization of product development under green manufacturing environment, Design and Optimization of Mechanical Engineering Products, IGI Global, 234 – 249, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3401-3.ch012;
  5. Zindani, D., Maity, S.R. and Bhowmik, S., 2017, A decision making Approach for Material Selection of Polymeric Composite Bumper Beam, Composites and Advanced Materials for Industrial Applications, IGI Global, 112-128, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5216-1.ch006.
  6. Faisal, N., Bhowmik, S. and Kumar, K., 2018, Recent Developments in Wire Electrical Discharge Machining, Non-Conventional Machining in Modern Manufacturing Systems, IGI Global, 125 – 152, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6161-3.ch006.
  7. Faisal, N., Zindani, D., Kumar, K., and Bhowmik, S., Laser micromachining of engineering materials – A review, Micro and nano machining of engineering materials, Springer, 121 – 136, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99900-5;
  8. Jagadish, Bhowmik, S., and Gudala, S., Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Optimization Strategy for RP Material Selection: A Case Study, Optimizing Current Strategies and Applications in Industrial Engineering, IGI Global, 320 – 334. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8223-6.ch015;
  9. Chatterjee, B., and Bhowmik, S., 2019, Evolution of Material Selection in Commercial Aviation Industry – A Review, Sustainable Engineering Products and Manufacturing Technologies, 1st Edition, Elsevier, 199 – 218, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816564-5.00009-8.
  10. Jagadish and Bhowmik, S., 2019, Parameters Optimization of FDM for the Quality of Prototypes Using an Integrated MCDM Approach, Additive Manufacturing Technologies From an Optimization Perspective, IGI Global, 199 – 220, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9167-2.ch010.
  11. Kumar, R., Bhowmik, S., and Jayasval, R., 2019, Influence of drilling parameters on the thrust force and mechanical properties of biodegradable particleboard composite panels: A review, Biodegradable Composites: Materials, Manufacturing and Engineering, De Gruyter, 167–182, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110603699-008
  12. Bhowmik, C., Bhowmik, S., and Ray, A., 2019, Optimum Selection of Biodiesel for Sustainable Assessment: A Prospect Theory-Based Approach, Advanced Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Addressing Complex Sustainability Issues, IGI Global, 94 – 114, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8579-4.ch005 .
  13. Zindani, D., Maity, S. R., and Bhowmik, S., 2023, An Investigation into the Effect of Criteria Interaction on the Tomada de Decisao Interativa Multicriterio (TODIM) Method, Decision-Making Models and Applications in Manufacturing Environments, CRC Press, 259 – 280, ISBN hard: 978-1-77491-355-0. ISBN ebook: 9781003394723.

Patent:

  1. System for producing jute-filler composites and studying the drilling performance of the produced composites, Santosh Kumar, Vijay Kumar Mahakur and Sumit Bhowmik, German Patent, Patent No.: 202024100047, Status: Granted (19.02.2024).
  2. A system for the development of prosthetic knee legs from naturally derived biocomposite, Santosh Kumar, Vijay Kumar Mahakur, and Sumit Bhowmik, German Patent, Patent No.: 202023103875, Status: Granted (26.07.2023).
  3. System and method for developing gift and memento items from hemp filler, Geetakshi Teli, S. Bhowmik, S. Bandhyaopadhyay, Indian Patent, Patent No.: 422983, Status: Granted (23.02.2023).

Ph.D. Scholars:

Awarded: 08

  1. Dr. Durgesh Kumar Mishra (17-3-02-126), Development and assessment of organic based composite phase change material for thermal energy storage (01.05.2023), S. Bhowmik (Supervisor) and K.M. Pandey (Co-Supervisor).
  2. Dr. Rajdeep Paul (17-3-02-120), Effect of different parametric constrain on tribological behaviour of natural micro filler reinforced epoxy composite (07.02.2023)S. Bhowmik (Supervisor).
  3. Dr. Bhosale Shrikrushna Babasaheb (13-3-02-103), Synthesis of lean steel powder metallurgical components for mechanical properties and machinability behaviour (22.08.2022)S. Bhowmik (Supervisor) and A. Ray (Jt. Supervisor).
  4. Dr. Divya Zindani (16-3-02-103), Prospect Theory Based Decision Making Approaches for Green and Sustainable Technologies: A Material Selection Perspective, (26.07.2021)S. Bhowmik (Co-Supervisor) and S. R. Maity (Supervisor).
  5. Dr. Krushna Gouda (18-3-02-103), Experimental investigation for thermomechanical behaviour of hybrid filler reinforced epoxy composite, (06.02.2021)S. Bhowmik (Supervisor) and B. Das (Co-Supervisor).
  6. Dr. Chiranjib Bhowmik (14-3-02-102), Investigation of green energy source selection for sustainable planning, (04-09-2019)S. Bhowmik (Supervisor) and A. Ray (Jt. Supervisor).
  7. Dr. Rahul Kumar (14-3-02-104), Experimental investigation of static and dynamic mechanical properties of lingocellosic particle filler reinforced epoxy composite under diverse constraint, (09-01-2019)S. Bhowmik (Supervisor).
  8. Dr. Jagadish (13-3-02-104), Development of Green Manufacturing Strategies for Process Parameter Optimization on Processing of Metallic and Polymeric Materials, (20-08-2017), S. Bhowmik (Supervisor) and A. Ray (Jt. Supervisor).

Ongoing: 02

  1. Mr. Santosh Kumar (19-3-02-120): Biomaterials for prosthetic limb application, S. Bhowmik (Supervisor)

  2. Mr. Vijay Kumar Mahakur (19-3-02-122): Jute filler reinforced composite and it’s behaviour, S. Bhowmik (Supervisor) and P. K. Patowari (Co-Supervisor).

PG Scholars:

Completed: 20

2023: Prashanthkumar I Hadi (2126301) [Jointly with Dr. R. N. Gupta]

2022: Navneet Kumar Thakur (2026214).

2020: Kshounish Brahma (18-2-2-206); Barun Barman (18-2-2-205).

2019: Munjula Siva Kumar (17-2-2-212); Abir Saha (17-2-2-214); Santosh Kumar (17-2-2-219).

2018: Mehta Kandarp Jaydevbhai (16-2-2-205); C. Bhargav (16-2-2-211).

2017: Gaurav Kumar (15-2-2-203); Rahul Jayasval (15-2-2-204); Pran Jyoti Saikia (15-2-2-210).

2016: Faladrum Sharma (14-2-2-402); Chaiki Malakar (14-2-2-405).

2015: Gupta Ganesh Mallu (13-2-2-210); Sumit Kumar Sinha (13-2-2-219); Barnasree Chanda (13-2-2-409).

2014: Rahul Kumar (12-2-2-207); Faruque Aziz (12-2-2-214); Ajit Biswas (12-2-2-220) [Jointly with Mr. D. H. Das].

UG Project Students:

2023: Hemanga Nath (1916097), Harit Prabaal Das (1916118), Pawan Gupta (1916126), & Karishmita Malakar (1916139)

 2023: Vishwajeet Niranjan Kant (1916029), Swapnil Panda (1916033), Pratyush Rai (1916048), & Vivek Singh (1916053)

2022: Youshita Mehra (18-1-2-007), Geetakshi Teli (18-1-2-010), Arjoika Paul (18-1-2-030), & Devjani Devi (18-1-2-036) [Jointly with Dr. A. Paul]

2022: Devendra Samsukha (18-1-2-079), Nitya Chandak (18-1-2-092), & Priyanka Jhajhra (18-1-2-117)

2021: Ripunjoy Sarma (17-1-2-018), Rohan Datta Purkayastha (17-1-2-025),  Uttaran Saikia (17-1-2-027) & Subhasish Chakraborty (17-1-2-059)

2020: Dipu Das (16-1-2-001), Anupam Das (16-1-2-003), Alongbar Boro (16-1-2-015), & Koushik Kashyap Saikia (16-1-2-016)

2019: Niraj Kumar (15-1-2-085), Pawan Kumar Singh (15-1-2-109), & Aman Bharti (15-1-2-115)

2019: Rajkishor Pradhan (15-1-2-071), Sumit Kumar (15-1-2-091), & Rahul Kumar (15-1-2-099)

2018: Gunamani Nath (14-1-2-077), Jyotishman Haloi (14-1-2-094), & Kangkan Jyoti Baishya (14-1-2-104)

2018: Bibek Sagar Gupta (14-1-2-022), Deepak Krishna Shukla (14-1-2-024), & Rahul Kumar Ranjan (14-1-2-068)

2017: Deepak Kumar Srivastava (13-1-2-019), Abhishek Sharma (13-1-2-094), & Abhinav Raj (13-1-2-117)

2017: Shubham Agarwal (13-1-2-119), Rajat Sethi (13-1-2-126), & Nishibonya Kakoti (13-1-2-127)

2016: Himangshu Sekhar Bharali (12-1-2-031), Angshuman Biswas (12-1-2-044), Gunotpal Dutta (12-1-2-062), Pranab Bhowal (12-1-2-064), & Indrajit Baruah (12-1-2-066)

2015: Dheeraj Rastogi (11-1-2-003), Saptashwa Ghosh (11-1-2-004), Jeetendra Kumar (11-1-2-005), Dharmendra Gupta (11-1-2-014), & Mounik Sethia (11-1-2-017)

2014: Anurag Kakati (10-1-2-001), Kumar Bardhan (10-1-2-006), Mirganka Sekhar Borah (10-1-2-008), Sukladihwaj Roy Pradhani (10-1-2-018), & Kamaleswar Deka (10-1-2-044)

External Internship Students

  1. Mr. Biki Prasad Hazam, 6th Semester, Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), June – July, 2023. 
  2. Mr. Soumya Purkayastha, 5th Semester, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, July – August 2023.

 Subjects (Including Subjects Currently Teaching):

Sl. No. UG Sl. No. PG
01. Engineering Mechanics 01. FEM in Engineering Applications
02. Mechanics of Solid 02. Advanced Solid Mechanics
03. Machine Design I & II 03. Principle of Industrial Design & Manufacturing
04. Fundamental of Industrial Design 04. Structural Property Correlation of Engineering Materials
05. Finite Element Methods 05. Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity
 06.  Non Destructive Testing of Materials

Professional Memberships:

1. Member: Institute of Engineers (India)

2. Member: Society of Polymer Science (India)

Administrative Responsibilities:

  1. Associate Dean (Research & Consultancy): (January 2023 – Till Date)
  2. Head of the Department: (October, 2020 – November, 2022)
  3. Faculty In Charge, Purchase: (December, 2016 – January, 2021)
  4. Member Secretary, Departmental Ph.D. Monitoring Committee (DPMC): (June, 2014 – October, 2020)
  5. Member, Departmental Purchase Committee: (July, 2013 – November, 2020)
  6. Nodal Officer, M/O MSME and KVIC: (February, 2021 – Till Date)
  7. Nodal Officer, I-STEM (January, 2020 – Till Date)

Invited Talk

  1. Keynote talk in “2nd International Conference on Recent and Advanced Composite Materials (ICRACM-2023)” 22nd – 24th February 2023, Centre for Composites and Advanced Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur Campus.
  2. Expert talk in Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) under the Accelerate Vigyan Scheme high end workshop “Emerging trends in Material Science & Engineering for its Applications in Manufacturing Sector” 24th – 30th June 2023, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India.
  3. Expert Talk in AICTE sponosred Online AICTE-ISTE Induction/ Refresher Progrmmes 2021-2022 on “Recent Advances in Materials Science and Engineering” 18th – 24th January 2022, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SVERI’s College of Engineering, Pandharpur Solapur, Maharashtra.
  4. Expert Talk in Online Short Term Training Program on “Advances in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering & Management (AMIEM-2021)” 9th – 13th March 2021, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Raipur and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vishwavidyalaya Engg College Lakhanpur.
  5. Expert talk on “Polymer Materials: Development and Manufacturing” One week online short term course on “Innovation and Research in Welding, Joining and Cutting Technology” 07th – 11th September 2020, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam.
  6. Expert talk on “Selection of materials and resources for renewable energy” One week online short term course on “How to define Research Problems and Solving Methods in Sustainable Design, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering” 24th – 28th August 2020, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam.
  7. Expert talk on “Polymer materials for electrical and electronic applications” One Week Webinar on “Nano-Elecro-Mechanical System NEMS Technologies: Modern Interdisciplinary Approach in Engineering (NEMSTech 2020)” 17th – 21st August 2020, Department Mechanical Engineering and Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam.
  8. Expert talk on “Recent Trends of Tribological Behaviour of Natural Filler/Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composite Materials” One Week Online Workshop on “Interdisciplinary Approach of Tribology in Engineering and Biomedical Research” 04th – 08th August 2020, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam.
  9. Invited talk on “Green Composites: An Insight into Development, Mechanical Properties and Characterization International Symposium on Sustainable Polymers, 23rd – 25th August 2019, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.
  10. Session Chair, 10TH International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection (June 27TH – 30TH, 2017, Bled, Slovenia).
  11. Invited talk on “Fracture behaviour of Ferritic Steel under elevated temperature “One Week Self Financed Short Term Training Program on Advances in Manufacturing Technique, 27th February to 2nd March 2016, NIT Silchar, Assam, India.

Workshop/STTP/Seminar Organized and Attended

Organized
  1. Three-day National workshop on “Self-employement through Enterprnuership – The path for self reliant India” funded Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar from 26th to 28th July 2023, Coordinator: Prof. R. Gupta and Dr. S. Bhowmik.
  2. Five-day workshop on “Development and utilization of renewable resources for Industry 4.0” funded Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Scheme, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise in Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Institute’s Innovation Council, NIT Silchar from 9th to 13th March 2023, Coordinator: Dr. S. Bhowmik and Prof. R. Gupta.
  3. One day workshop cum training program on “Application of composite material for household applications” funded by KVIC, 08th November 2022, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Coordinator: Dr. S. Bhowmik.
  4. Regional Seminar on “Renewable Energy Technology: Issues and Prospects” (RETIP – 2017), 25/09/2017, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar under TEQIP – III, Coordinator: Dr. B. Das, Dr. A. Biswas, Dr. S. Bhowmik.
  5. One Week GIAN Course on “Surface Engineering”, 13.09.2016 – 17.09.2016, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar under GIAN, MHRD, Coordinator: Dr. P. K. Patowari, Dr. S. Bhowmik.
  6. One Week Workshop on “Advanced Joining Technology”, Faculty Development Program , 17/10/2016 – 21/10/2016 , Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar under TEQIP – II, Coordinator: Dr. S. R. Maity, Dr. S. Bhowmik, Dr. B. Das.
  7. Four Days Finishing School on “Industry Ready Programme”, Research & Development , 06/04/2014 – 09/04/2014 , Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar under TEQIP – II, Coordinator: Dr. A. Ray, Dr. S. Bhowmik, Dr. D. Bhanja.
  8. A Short Term Course on “Joining of Material”, Faculty Development Programme, 09/07/2013 – 13/07/2013, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar under TEQIP – II, Coordinator: Dr. S. Halder, Dr. S. Bhowmik.
  9. Two Days Exhibition Workshop on “Miniature Engineering Working Model”, Research & Development, 29/03/2014 – 30/03/2014 , Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar under TEQIP – II, Coordinator: Dr. S. Bhowmik, Dr. K. N. Das.
 Attended
  • National Workshop on Machining and Machinability of Advanced Materials, 29 – 30th March 2007, CMERI, Durgapur.
  • Workshop on Design of Experiments, Kalyani Government Engineering College, 05 – 07th July 2008.
  • One Week short term course on Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials, 23 – 27th September 2013, NIT, Silchar.
  • Two days workshop on Photochemical Machining, 03 -04th October 2013, BCDI, Agartala.
  • One week National FDP on Pedagogy: A Framework for Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies, 7th – 11th May 2014, NIT, Silchar.
  • Two week ISTE workshop on Fluid Mechanics, 20th – 30th May 2014, IIT, Kharagpur.
  • One week workshop on Applications of Optimization Techniques in Engineering and Technology, 24th February – 1st March 2017, NIT Silchar.
  • Short Term Course on Analytical Mechanics and its Applications, 14th – 18th December 2020, IIT Guwahati.