Dr. Bijendra Prasad

Dr. Bijendra Prasad is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Delhi Technological University, with research expertise in sheet metal forming, clad/laminated composites, and material characterization. His research contributions are published in reputed journals such as ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, and other leading platforms. Prior to his current role, he gained research and development experience at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi and CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, contributing to projects in thermal systems and smart materials. His teaching interests include machine design, strength of materials, elastic and plastic behaviour of materials, engineering drawing, and solid modeling.

ICAR – IARI , New Delhi (Junior Research Fellow)  - 02/2020 to 08/2020 

• Worked in DST project entitled as “Development of intervention for microclimate moderation for tractor operator comfort” in the Division of Agricultural Engineering, IARI, New Delhi.

 

CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal (Project Assistant)   - 09/2018 to 02/2020

• Worked in CSIR project under Health Mission entitled as “Developing Smart material based actuator for Electromyogram (EMG) signal controlled below elbow prosthetic hand”.
• Designing and Optimization of Prosthetic hand actuator Design with CAD software.
• Validation of the developed prototype as per the requirement of the prosthetic hand.
• Exposure to state of art technologies of 3D printing (FDM, SLS, SLA) for printing the Lab Prototype.

• Design of Machine elements
• Machine drawing and Solid Modelling
• Rapid prototyping
• Strength of materials
• Engineering Graphics

• “Investigations on Formability of a SS/AA Clad Sheet at Elevated Temperatures”, Bijendra Prasad and Vijay Gautam (2026), Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (ASME) 148(2): 021002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4070118.
• “Temperature-Dependent Mechanical Properties and Interfacial Microstructural Evolution of a 2-ply Clad Sheet”; Bijendra Prasad and Vijay Gautam; Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2026) 35, 4694-4707; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-11895-y (ASM International).
• “Experimental and numerical investigations of Formability of Two-ply clad sheet of Stainless steel and aluminium alloy”; Bijendra Prasad and Vijay Gautam; Journal of Metrology Society of India  (2024) 39(4):887-900. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-024-00765-y (Springer)
• "Experimental Investigation and Parametric Impact of Current, Travel Speed, and CTWD on SS316L WAAM Structures“; SK JAIN, Basant Lal, Qasim Murtaza, Pushpendra Singh, SM Pandey and Bijendra Prasad; Welding in the World, (2026), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-025-2316-8 (Springer).
• “Forming Behaviour of Tri-ply Cladded Sheet Metal of Stainless Steels with Aluminium in Core”; Vijay Gautam, Bijendra Prasad and D. Ravi Kumar; Proceedings of AIMTDR 2016 ISBN: 978-93-86256-27-0
• “Tensile behaviour of 3-ply Laminate Composite of Sheet Metals”; Vijay Gautam and Bijendra Prasad; ELK Asia Pacific Journals (2015); ISBN: 978-81-930411-4-7.

• Commendable Research Excellence Award (DTU)- 2025
• Best paper award at 22nd International conference of ISME-2024

PhD Guidance

• Mr. Gaurav Ranjan (24/PHDME/05)
• Mr. Jayant Kumar (25/PHDME/06)