Dr. Sumit Joshi

Dr. Sumit Joshi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Delhi Technological University. He has significant academic experience in teaching, research, and mentoring, with a strong foundation in core mechanical engineering disciplines. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology from January 2019 to December 2025. During his tenure, he was actively involved in teaching, curriculum development, student mentoring, and played a key role in accreditation activities under the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), contributing to quality assurance and outcome-based education processes.

Dr. Joshi has also successfully completed a 6-week AICTE–QIP–PG Certificate Program on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Indian Institute of Information Technology Una, strengthening his expertise in emerging computational techniques. His academic and research interests include advanced manufacturing processes, particularly friction stir processing of non-ferrous alloys, along with the application of machine learning in materials engineering. He is dedicated to integrating modern technological tools with traditional engineering concepts and fostering innovation among students and researchers.

S. No.	Designation	Organization	Duration
1	Assistant Professor	Delhi Technological University, Delhi	17 Dec 2025 – Present
2	Assistant Professor	Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Rohini, Delhi	7 Jan 2019 – 17 Dec 2025
3	Graduate Apprentice Trainee	Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Haridwar	July 2011 – July 2012

1. Sumit Joshi, Ramesh Chandra Singh, Rajiv Chaudhary, Effect of rotational speed in friction stir processing on the microstructural and mechanical characteristics of cast AS21A magnesium alloy, Materials Research Express 6 (2019) 056554.
2. Joshi, S., Yuvaraj, N., Singh, R., & Chaudhary, R. (2020). Microstructural and Wear Investigations of the Mg/B4C Surface Composite Prepared Through FSP. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. doi: 10.1007/s12666-020-02102-8.
3. Joshi, S., Singh, R., & Chaudhary, R. (2020). Effect of Friction Stir Processing (FSP) on the Wear Behavior of Cast AS21A Magnesium Alloy. Surface Review and Letters, 2050037. doi: 10.1142/s0218625x20500377.
4. Joshi, S., Singh, R. C., & Chaudhary, R. (2023). Optimisation of FSP parameters in cast magnesium alloy using hybrid GRA methodology. International Journal of Materials & Product Technology, 67(3/4), 394–415. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmpt.2023.136518.
5. Rajiv Chaudhary, Sumit Joshi, Ramesh Chandra Singh, Mechanical and wear performance of surface composite fabricated by solid-state technique-a review, Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 28033-28042.
6. Rajiv Chaudhary, Sumit Joshi, Ramesh Chandra Singh, Microstructural and wear characterisation of as-cast AS21A magnesium alloy, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1240 (2019) 012127.
7. Kushwaha, V., Joshi, S., Singh, R., & Chaudhary, R. (2020). Characterisation of floor tiles reinforced aluminium surface composite synthesized by friction stir processing. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 804, 012013. doi: 10.1088/1757-899x/804/1/012013.
8. Saxena, M., Tarique, M., Rafi, M., Anand, M., Joshi, S., & Sharma, V. et al. (2020). Fabrication and Characterization of hybrid aluminium-fly ash-graphite composite. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 804, 012032. doi: 10.1088/1757-899x/804/1/012032.
9. Sharma, V. K., Joshi, S., Mittal, R., Kaushik, I., Vashisth, G., Goel, K., & Gupta, T. (2023). Effect of Surface Coatings on the Tribological Properties of Sliding Contacts. SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0405.
10. Sumit Joshi, Rajiv Chaudhary, R.C. Singh, A survey on tribological performance of light-weight alloys subjected to Friction Stir Processing, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on New Frontiers in Engineering Science & Technology (NFEST-2018), DTU, New Delhi.
11. Sumit Joshi, Rajiv Chaudhary, R.C. Singh, Surface modification of cast magnesium alloy through friction stir processing, Proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Production and Industrial Engineering (ICAPIE-2017), DTU, New Delhi.
12. Sumit Joshi, Rajiv Chaudhary, R.C. Singh, A Review – Mechanical/Tribological behavior of FSPed Aluminum alloys/Surface Composites, National Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering, Science and Management (NCRTESM-2017), SRCEM, Palwal.
13. Sumit Joshi, Rajiv Chaudhary, R.C. Singh, Fabrication of Mg alloy/B4C surface composite by Friction Stir Processing, Proceedings of ICAPIE-2016, DTU, New Delhi.
14. Sumit Joshi, N. Yuvaraj, Rajiv Chaudhary, R.C. Singh, Fabrication of Magnesium based Metal Matrix composites through Friction Stir Processing – a review, Proceedings of RAME-2016, DTU, New Delhi.

Received Research Excellence Award in 2020 from DTU, New Delhi for the paper published in category C Journal amounting to Rs 50,000/-.Received Research Excellence Award in 2020 from DTU, New Delhi for the paper published in category C Journal amounting to Rs 50,000/-.