Prof. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Verma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering at the Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India. It is a renowned and old premier institute whose roots are as deep as its outlook. “Government Research Institute, Cawnpore” was established in 1920 and was renamed “Government Technological Institute” in 1921. Finally, in 1926 it got the name we know today, “Harcourt Butler Technological Institute.” As per Act No. 11 of 2016 by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, it has become a university, i.e., Harcourt Butler Technical University Kanpur, India. Prof. Verma received his Ph.D. (Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He is actively involved in teaching and research in waste management, fiber science, composites, nanomaterial, modeling, simulation, optimization, and Manufacturing processes. Dr. Verma currently supervised/ongoing more than 13 Masters and 09 Ph.D. thesis and published more than 122 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. The e-content and courses he developed are widely used in the Indian university system. He has completed/ongoing more than eight nos. of research and development (R&D) projects sponsored by various govt. agencies. He is now a reviewer of various international publishers such as Elsevier, sage, Springer, etc. Moreover, Dr. Verma has been invited as Keynote/Invited Speaker, Section Chair, and member for several international conferences with themes in Mechanical & Production Engineering, Emerging Materials and manufacturing science. He has developed various nanomaterials for structural applications and proposed hybrid optimization modules recognized by multiple peer-reviewed journal publishers like Elsevier, Springer, Taylor and Francis, Sage, etc.

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