Dr V Dhinakaran is a Dean/Professor of the Mechanical Engineering department in the Chennai Institute of Technology. He completed his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering in 2002 and Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Sathyabama University in 2012. Later, he did a PhD programme in welding finite element simulation at NIT, Trichy, in 2017. His interested areas include Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Composites, Welding, Additive Manufacturing , Machine Learning and various other fields. He delivered more than 41 lectures at different engineering institutions to advance the knowledge of the faculties, researchers, and students. Dr. V Dhinakaran also published 68 SCIE articles and 107 Scopus indexed articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is the author and editor of various handbooks in research areas published with Elsevier, Taylor Francis, and Springer. He is an Editorial Board member in American Research Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Youth Editorial Board Member of Advanced Powder Materials (APM) and Review Editor in Colloidal Materials and Interfaces. Recently, he was awarded the National Technical Best Teacher’s Award 2022 in recognition of his teaching excellence in technical Education by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

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What are your roles and responsibilities to the University and the students?

“To develop an innovative environment and nurture research culture among students are my responsibilities”

Research is one of the key elements that helps students succeed by igniting their careers. I ensure and nurture the research culture among the students. My duty is to mentor each aspirant in their chosen sector and assist them in developing creative development areas.

How does the curriculum of Chennai Institute of Technology ensure the best practice of industry?

“Focus on increasing students' practical knowledge through internships and training”

Chennai Institute of Technology focuses on enhancing student’s practical knowledge. Students in the classroom are taught subjects with application oriented learning. It helps them to excel at any field of their interest. They are being given continuous opportunities to take internships in reputed industries to enrich the knowledge as well as to understand the industrial culture during their course itself. It makes them to become readily employable engineers when they join any industry.

What is the latest program offered in your institute which helps students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

“Enhance the knowledge of the students through research centers”

I played a role in the establishment of several centers for research. Some of the cutting-edge areas are additive manufacturing, computational mechanics, nonlinear systems, quantum mechanics, computational biology, system design, new energy, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. These centers are actively enhancing the knowledge of students through the conduction of various programs in the modern advancements, and interactive sessions with experts. Our research culture helps to assume ourselves as full-fledged undergraduate students.

What do you see as the greatest strengths of Chennai Institute of Technology?

“To offer freedom and develop professional engineers are our greatest strengths”

I can guarantee that our institution's centers of excellence are essential to its success. The greatest strength of our campus is offering students the freedom to define and develop their professions in any way they see fit. We allow them to explore a variety of professional options, give them access to useful knowledge, and do so.

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When you first came to this institute, what was your vision for the Institute?

“To advance students' knowledge and produce high-quality research facilities on campus”

I joined this institution in the year 2017 as an Assistant Professor. We strongly believe that research is the only way to sustain further and be distinct from other institutions. With the motivation and guidance of our honorable chairman Shri.P.Sriram, I took up the responsibility to concentrate on Research and Development. I began working in a variety of fields, including additive manufacturing, welding, computational mechanics, and energy. Now, I support any undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students who are interested in learning more about their area of interest and advancing their knowledge in order to produce high-quality research articles which are indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) category.

How does the program ensure that students are being prepared for the future?

“Encourage pupils to take industrial projects and student exchange programme on campus”

Looking into the future of framing a good career and skill development, our students are encouraged to take up industrial projects during their course of study. Student exchange programme in National and International level enables them to become familiar with many technologies. This culture also shapes them to thrive in their respective fields of interest anywhere in the world. 

What are the benefits and career options after pursuing this course in Chennai Institute of Technology?

“Assist students to take a job in core companies or higher studies in reputed national and international institutions”

By using various teaching and learning methodologies, students have the opportunity to acquire multidisciplinary knowledge. It will enable them to seize any possibilities in their particular area of interest. Our students will be capable of taking a job in core companies or higher studies in reputed national and international institutions. The Innovative Learning Program is the unique initiative of Chennai Institute of Technology which molds the students to excel in their field of interest.

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Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

“Grow in your interested field and use the skills to achieve your dreams”

With many advancement in technologies, students now have many opportunities compared to earlier times. Social media has equal amount of positive and negative impact. Students should use their skill, expertise to differentiate the good or bad to move forward and grow in their own field of interest to achieve their heights.