*PROF. VIJAY GAUTAM*

ORCID: 0000-0001-5558-3782    Scopus ID: 56298408300

•    9868211819   Dept. of Mech. Engg., DTU, Delhi

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Career Objectives

• A long term career growth oriented and serving responsible positions in a progressive engineering research oriented University and effectively utilize skills gained through technical education and work experience to provide efficient industrial solutions, improve production design, operation and process and impart technical skills to young budding engineers and researchers to enable them contribute to the society at large.
• To promote and disseminate technical knowledge through publications, workshops, seminars, and conferences for the benefit of the stake holders.

Brief Profile Summary

Dr. Vijay Gautam is Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, DTU, Delhi since 27th December 2016. He graduated from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University (presently Delhi Technological University) in 1995 and did his post graduation in Manufacturing Engineering from National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi University in 1998. He completed his Ph.D. on the topic "Investigations on Springback in V-Bending of Tailor Welded Blanks" under the expert guidance of Prof. D. Ravi Kumar, from Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi in Dec 2016.

He has more than 23 years of teaching experience in the field of Manufacturing Processes, Mechanics of Solids, Machine Design, Design of Machine Elements, Design of Automobile Components, Metallurgy, Foundry Technology and Plasticity and Metal Forming. He has been teaching these subjects at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. His research areas are focussed in the field of Metal Forming, Machine Design and Design of Automotive Components and Composite laminates and material characterization. He has guided many under-graduate and graduate students for various projects. He has published his research work in 23 international journals and 40 International and National conferences.

He has also served DTU as a member secretary to Department Research Committee (DRC) and Director to the centre for competitive examinations (CCE) since Nov. 2018 which is a centralised facility in DTU for various examinations of UPSC, IES, IAS, allied services, GATE for Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) etc. He was Faculty Advisor to SAE-Delhi DTU Chapter and a member of SAE (Society for Automotive Engineers). He had been faculty advisor to team MINI BAJA for five consecutive years and the team participated in many events in India and abroad and won many awards and laurels till 2018.

 

Professional Experience:

Name Of  Organization	Date of Joining	Date of Leaving	Present Post/Department	Experience
DTU (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering) Govt of NCT of Delhi	12.06.2002	Till date	Professor, Mechanical Engg. Deptt.	23 years (continuing)
DTTE, Govt of NCT of Delhi	05.02.1999	12.06.2002	Lecturer (Mechanical Engg.)	3.5 years
MTNL ( D.O.T.), K.L. Bhawan, Delhi	04.04.1998	04.02.1999	Junior Telecom Officer	9 Months

 

Educational Qualifications:

Examination	Discipline/ Specialization	School/college	Board/ University	Year of Passing
B.E.	Mechanical Engg.	Delhi College of Engg., Delhi University	University of Delhi	1995
M. Tech.	Manufacturing Engg.	NIFFT	Ranchi University	1998
Ph.D.	Mechanical Engg	IIT Delhi	IIT Delhi	Dec. 2016

 

 

Editor/Reviewer of a SCI journals:

1. Editorial board member to Nature Journals: Scientifc Reports
2. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, IMechE UK London, JIF:0.848 (Source: Journal Citation Reports®, 2018 release, a Clarivate Analytics product) SCI Indexed.
3. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer, JIF: 2.0, 2019, SCI indexed.
4. Materials and manufacturing processes, Taylor Francis, JIF: 3.046, 2020 SCI indexed.
5. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Elsevier, JIF:4.08, 2020, SCI indexed
6. many more......

 

 

Ph.D. Guided students:

S. No.	Name of Student/ Enrolled Number	Title of Thesis	Year Completed/Degree awarded
1	Pankaj Kumar Sharma 2K16/ Ph D /ME/63	Experimental and numerical studies on springback of 2-ply and 3-ply laminate composites of aluminium and stainless steel sheets	14th Oct 2023 Awarded
2	Nanak Ram, 2K15/PhD/ME/04	Experimental and Numerical investigations of tribomechanical behaviour of SiMoCr ductile cast iron	25th Sep 2023 Awarded
3.	Ravi Datt Yadav 2K18/PhD/ME/511	Effect of Magnetization on Mechanical Properties of Steel Sheets During Forming	12th Aug 2024 Awarded
4.	Sankar Ram Thekkeli 2K17/PhD/ME/09	Multiphysics Modelling of Operational Stresses in A 1.5 T Superconducting Magnet for Whole-Body Clinical MRI Scanner	5th Sep 2024 Awarded
5.	Rakesh Kumar 2K18/Phd/ME/05	Investigations On Formability Of Tailor Welded Blanks Of Aluminium Alloy In Warm Working	Thesis writing
6.	Subhajit Konar 2K20/PhD/ME/508	Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Formability of Tailor Welded Blanks Prepared by Friction Stir Welding Process	Thesis writing
7.	Biijendra Prasad 2K20/PhD/ME/03	Investigations on Formability of a 2-Ply Laminate Composite of Aluminium and Stainless Steel	08th December 2025 Awarded
8.	Praveen Kumar Singh 2K22/PhD/ME/504	Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Multi-Layered Clad Sheet Metal	Thesis writing
9.	M. Anbalagan 2K23/PhD/ME/508	Investigations on Inclined Rectangular Channel for Solar Air Heaters	SRC completed
10.	Shiv Prasad Singh 2K23/PhD/ME/504	Opto-Mechanical Design and Development of Retractable Baffle for Stray Light Control	SRC completed

 

M. Tech. (Master Degree) guided

S.No.	Name of Student	Title of Thesis	Date of viva voce exam
1	Anupam Kimothi (2023/Cad/05)	Modelling and Simulation of MEMS Beam-Type Switches with Dielectric Interfaces and Geometrical Variations	12th June 2025
2	Srashti Saxena (2K21/PRD/11)	Experimental And Numerical Studies on The Forming Behavior of  Interstitial Free Steel Sheet	15 June 2023
3	Srijan Bansal (2K20/PIE/08)	Study of Deep Drawing Process Parameters Using Finite Element Analysis	10th  June 2022
4	Rahul Rai (2K18/PIE/09)	Simulation based design process for minimizing earing defect in deep drawing	August 2020
5	Ashwani Kumar Singh	Simulation of crash test of a saloon car with skin panels made of IF and AHS steels	August-2020
6	Akash Chauhan	Numerical and experimental investigations on springback in warm bending of Al-alloy sheets	August-2020
7	Subhajit Konar	Investigations on Formability of Tailor Welded Blanks prepared by Friction Stir Welding Process	August-2019
8	Sahil Ahuja (2K16/PIE/15)	Design and Analysis of Automotive Brake Disc on the Basis of Temperature Distribution	August-2018
9	Hemant Kumar 2K16/PIE/08	Residual Stresses in Tailor Welded Blanks due to Springback after Bending	August-2018
10	Bijendra Prasad (2K14/PIE/04)	Formability Characterization of Tri-Ply Cladded Sheet	August-2016
11	Prahlad Kumar Tewari 2K13/PIE/26	Formability characterization of AISI202 Stainless Steel	August-2016
12	Amit Rawal 2K13/PIE/27	Analysis And Optimization Of Connecting Rod Using Carbon Fiber Composites	August-2016
13	Rakesh Singla 2K14/CDN/14	Design and Development of a Fixture to Study Biaxial Behavior of Materials in Tension	August-2016
14	Kunal Mathur 2K13/CDN/18	Finite Element Analysis of a Deep Drawing Process	July-2016
15	Ashish Kumar Shukla	Springback Characterization of Tailor welded blanks in U-bending and its FEA	July-2014
16	Ved Prakash	Effect of Punch Profile radius on springback in U-bending of High Strength steel and its FEA simulation	May-2013
17	Parveen Kumar	Effect of Punch Profile radius on springback in V-bending of High Strength steel and its FEA simulation	July-2012
18	V.R.S. Prasanth Kothamasu Roll No.9057	Determination of effect of  weld region on springback in TWBs in V-bending operation and its FEA analysis using ABAQUS	Sep 2011
19	Gurveen Singh Roll no.10061	Finite Element Analysis Of Deep Drawing Of A Fuel Tank Exterior For A Motorbike	Oct 2011
20	Amit Kumar Soni   Roll no.9066	“Fatigue Life Estimation Of Landing Gears Of Fighter Aircraft Using Finite Element Analysis”	Sep 2011
21	Mr Nagraj, Roll no. 12652	Weldability and formability characterization of aluminium alloy in Tailor welded Blanks	July 2009
22	Mr RishiKant, Roll No. 2404	Analysis of Si -Mo S.G. Iron, Manufacturing techniques and effects of heat treatment on its microstructure using image analysis technique	July2007
23	Miss Om Sehgal, Roll No. 8609	Optimum design of gating system for a high pressure die casting of Al-Si10-Cu2 alloy	July-2006

 

Courses Taught: 

1. Machine Design-I
2. Machine Design-II
3. Engineering Materials and Metallurgy
4. Machine Drawing
5. Plasticity and Metal Forming
6. Elastic and Plastic Behaviour of Engineering Materials
7. Mechanics of Solids 
8. Design of Machine Elements
9. Advanced Machine Design

Lab Development: Metal Forming Laboratory

LABORATORY: METAL FORMING LAB

Faculty-In-Charge:  Prof. Vijay Gautam

Lab Technician:        Mr. Ignatius Francis

An Overview of Metal Forming Lab

The Metal forming lab is designed and developed to teach basic techniques for shaping metal sheets utilizing stretch forming, stamping, and drawing processes and other bulk deformation processes like wire drawing etc. Hands-on work with equipment such as presses and dies, with an emphasis on safety regulations and tool use. The lab also focuses on material characteristics, formability characterization studies based on process parameters, and quality control to assure precision and reduce faults. The lab combines practical applications with troubleshooting skills to prepare students for real-world manufacturing difficulties.

Key Research Areas

• Warm and cold sheet metal forming: formability characterization of lightweight 2-ply, 3-ply composite laminate sheet, aluminium alloy sheets, FSW sheets, IF, TRIP and High C-Mn steel sheets.
• Material Properties and Behaviour: Determination of mechanical properties and plastic deformation of various materials that affect formability.
• Bulk material deformation: Wire drawing, Forging, Tube drawing, Rolling etc
• Tooling and Die Design: Design, development and performance of tooling and dies used in forming processes.
• Defect Detection and Prevention: Causes and remedies of defects; and mitigating defects such as fracture, wrinkling, tearing, distortion, warping etc.
• Simulation and Modelling: FE methods to predict material behaviour, process outcomes, and optimize forming techniques.

 

Publications in International Journals:

1. Prasad, B., & Gautam, V. (2026). Investigations on Formability of a SS/AA Clad Sheet at Elevated Temperatures. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 148(2), 021002.
2. Yadav, R. D., & Gautam, V. (2025). Investigating the effect of an externally applied magnetic field on dislocation density and magnetic domains alignment in high-strength steel after plastic deformation. Materials Letters, 139795.
3. Konar, S., & Gautam, V. (2025). Deformation Behaviour of a High Manganese Austenitic Steel and Measurements of Microstructural Features Using Orientation Imaging Microscopy. MAPAN, 1-15.
4. Yadav, R. D., & Gautam, V. (2025). Magnetic field assisted uniaxial deformation and forming behaviour of an advanced high strength steel sheet. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 33732.
5. Prasad, B., & Gautam, V. (2025). Temperature-Dependent Mechanical Properties and Interfacial Microstructural Evolution of a 2-ply Clad Sheet. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-14.
6. Singh, P. K., & Gautam, V. (2025). Investigations on laser bending of a two-ply clad sheet and its microstructural evolution. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 09544089251368601.
7. Konar, S., & Gautam, V. (2025). Investigations on Formability Enhancement of Friction Stir Tailor-Welded Blanks. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 147(3).
8. Shahid, F., Tiwari, H., Panwar, M., & Gautam, V. (2025). Side Impact Crashworthiness of EVs: A Numerical Study in Material Efficacy. Engineering Headway, 17, 53-64.
9. Kumar, R., & Gautam, V. (2025). Influence of Magnesium Content on Tensile Properties and Deformation Behaviour of Al–Mg–Si Alloy Sheets. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 78(2), 51.
10. Yadav, R. D., & Gautam, V. (2025). Anisotropy and tensile characterization of dual phase steel sheets. In Advances in Sustainable Materials (pp. 305-319). Elsevier.
11. Prasad, B., & Gautam, V. (2024). Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Formability of Two-Ply Clad Sheet of Stainless Steel and Aluminium Alloy. MAPAN, 1-14.
12. Yadav, R. D., & Gautam, V. (2024). Effect of magnetic field on mechanical properties of an advanced high strength steel sheet. Materials Letters, 361, 136087.
13. Yadav, R. D., & Gautam, V. (2024). Effect of Magnetic Field on Deformation Behavior of a Steel Sheet in Uniaxial Tension. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 52(1).
14. Verma, U., Soni, A. K., & Gautam, V. (2023, December). Prediction of fatigue life of a main landing gear. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2943, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
15. Saxena, S., Gautam, V., & Bautola, R. (2023, September). Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Forming Behavior of Interstitial-Free Steel Sheet. In International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (pp. 217-227). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
16. Basri, M. A., Gautam, V., Rai, M., & Rajput, N. (2023). Mechanical Characterization and Numerical Modeling of Moso Bamboo for a Collapsible Stretcher Cum Chair. In Advances in Material Science and Metallurgy: Select Proceedings of ICFAMMT 2022 (pp. 271-293). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
17. Sharma, P. K., Gautam, V., & Agarwal, A. (2023). Effect of punch profile radius and sheet setting on springback in V-bending of A 2-ply sheet. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 9(2), 416-424.
18. Ram, N., & Gautam, V. (2023). Characterization of Dry Sliding Behavior of a Si-Mo-Cr Ductile Cast Iron. FME Transactions, 51(1).
19. Ram, N., & Gautam, V. (2022). Evaluation of Johnson-Cook material model parameters for Si-Mo-Cr ductile cast iron. Materials Today: Proceedings, 61, 16-20.
20. Ram, N., & Gautam, V. (2022). Prediction of effect of alloying elements on properties of ferritic grade Si-Mo ductile cast iron using regression analysis. Materials Today: Proceedings.
21. Sharma, P. K., Gautam, V., & Agarwal, A. (2022). Effect of punch profile radius and sheet setting on springback in V-bending of A 2-ply sheet. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 1-9.
22. Sharma, P. K., Gautam, V., & Agrawal, A. K. (2022). Investigations on effect of bending radius on springback behaviour of three-ply clad sheet. Materials Today: Proceedings.
23. Kumar, A., Digavalli, R. K., Gautam, V., & Krishnaswamy, H. (2022). Characterization of Residual Stresses in Conventional Forming and Hydroforming of Tailor Welded Blanks. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-16.
24. Tanwar, T., Gupta, S., Singh, A. K., & Gautam, V. (2022). Numerical Simulation of Frontal Crash for Toyota Yaris Using LS-DYNA. In Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Technology (pp. 45-55). Springer, Singapore.
25. Jha H., Panpalia A., Suneja D., Ashpilya G., Kumar H., Gautam V. (2021) Estimation of Surface Roughness in Turning Operations Using Multivariate Polynomial Regression. In: Phanden R.K., Mathiyazhagan K., Kumar R., Paulo Davim J. (eds) Advances in Industrial and Production Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4320-7_86.
26. Rai, R., & Gautam, V. (2021). Simulation-Based Designed Process for Optimization of Blank Shape in the Deep Drawing Process. In Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 745-759). Springer, Singapore.
27. Kumar A, Gautam V (2021) Formability of tailor welded blanks of high strength steel: A review. Materials Today: Proceedings. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.04.016.
28. Shrivastava A., Kumar A., Bansal A., Gautam V. (2021) Design and Development of Single-Sided Front Suspension Girder Fork for Bicycle. In: Kumar A., Pal A., Kachhwaha S.S., Jain P.K. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9678-0_50.
29. Konar S., Gautam V. (2021) Numerical Investigations on Steady-State Dynamic and Transient Rolling of Automobile Tire. In: Kumar A., Pal A., Kachhwaha S.S., Jain P.K. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9678-0_65.
30. Jha, H., Panpalia, A., Suneja, D., Ashpilya, G., Kumar, H., & Gautam, V. (2021). Estimation of Surface Roughness in Turning Operations Using Multivariate Polynomial Regression. In Advances in Industrial and Production Engineering (pp. 947-957). Springer, Singapore.
31. Sharma, P. K., Gautam, V., and Agrawal, A. K. (2021). "Analytical and Numerical Prediction of Springback of SS/Al-Alloy Cladded Sheet in V-Bending," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 143(3).
32. Gautam, V., Kumar, D. R., & Konar, S. (2020). Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Residual Stresses in Tailor Welded Blanks After Springback. In Advances in Simulation, Product Design and Development (pp. 79-92). Springer, Singapore.
33. Singh, A. K., and Gautam, V. (2020). "Numerical Simulation of crashworthiness of a saloon car," Solid State Technology, 63(1s), pp. 07-18.
34. Kumar R, Kumar G, Gautam V, Konar S Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Residual Stresses in AA6061 After Surface Treatment by Deep Cold Rolling. In: Narayanan RG, Joshi SN, Dixit US (eds) Advances in Computational Methods in Manufacturing, Singapore, 2019// 2019. Springer Singapore, pp 95-108.
35. Gautam, V., & Kumar, A. (2019). Experimental and Numerical Studies on Formability of Tailor Welded Blanks of High Strength Steel. Procedia Manufacturing, 29, 472-480.
36. Kumar, A., Kumar, D. R., & Gautam, V. (2019, November). Prediction of residual stresses in biaxial stretching of tailor welded blanks by finite element analysis. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 651, No. 1, p. 012039). IOP Publishing.
37. Gautam, V., Raut, V. M., & Kumar, D. R. (2018). Analytical prediction of springback in bending of tailor-welded blanks incorporating effect of anisotropy and weld zone properties. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 232(4), 294–306. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464420715624261.
38. Gautam, V., & Kumar, D. R. (2018). Experimental and numerical investigations on springback in V-bending of tailor-welded blanks of interstitial free steel. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 232(12), 2178-2191.
39. Kumar, A., Gautam, V., & Kumar, D. R. (2018). Maximum Bulge Height and Weld Line Displacement in Hydroforming of Tailor Welded Blanks. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 140(3), 031005.
40. Vijay Gautam, Rahul Sharma and Ananya Bhardwaj "CFD analysis and comparison of different ventilation geometries for brake discs" ELK Asia Pacific Journals- 978-93-85537-06-6, pp.1-6, 2017.
41. Vijay Gautam, Sahil Ahuja and Nanak Ram (2017) "Design and Solidification Simulation of Exhaust Manifold Made of SiMo Ductile Cast Iron" ELK Asia Pacific Journals- 978-93-85537-06-6, pp.1-6.
42. Manoj Kumar, Vijay Gautam, Amit Ahlawat and Sumit Jain, "Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Deep Drawability of AA1200" IJAEM, Vol.2, Issue 7, pp 1178-1184, July 2016.
43. Gautam V., Tewari PK, Shukla R. " Effect of Plastic Strain on Anisotropic Behaviour of AISI202" JSRR, Vol.5(7), pp.517-523, 2015.
44. Rohit Shukla and Vijay Gautam "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Negative Spring Back in V-Bending of if Steel", International journal of advance research and innovation, Vol.1, pp. 232-236, 2014.
45. Gautam, V. (2014). Optimization of process parameters for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of AA1100 Aluminium Alloy. Int. J. Curr. Eng. Technol, 4(2), 788-792.
46. Gautam V., D. Ravi, Shukla A.K." Effect of Punch Profile Radius on Springback in V-Bending of Tailor Welded Blanks Welded in Transverse Direction" Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols. 592-594 (2014) pp.1045-1049, DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.1045.
47. V. Gautam "Finite element analysis of deflection of rolls and its correction by providing camber on rolls" published in international journal of research in aeronautical and mechanical engineering, (2013) vol.1, issue 6, pp.42-47.
48. Vijay Gautam, "Effect of punch profile radius and localised compression on springback in V-bending of high strength steel and its FE simulation", International journal of mechanical engineering and technology (IJMET),(2012) vol.3, issue 3, pp 517-530.             

Publications in International Conferences:

S.N.	Title with page no.	Title of Conference	Date(s) of the event	Organized by	Whether International/ National
1	Optimization of GTAW process parameters for welding AA1100 aluminium alloy using Taguchi statistical Approach	International conference on "Special functions and their applications in science and Engineering" ICSFA-2011	8th to 10th Dec. 2011	RJIT, BSF Academy Tekanpur, Gwalior, MP, India	International
	Prediction of failure using forming limit diagrams in FE analysis of aluminium alloys	International conference on "Special functions and their applications in science and Engineering" ICSFA-2011	8th to 10th Dec. 2011	RJIT, BSF Academy Tekanpur, Gwalior, MP, India	International
	Effect of Punch Profile Radius and Anisotropy on Springback in U-Bending of EDDQ Steel Sheet and Its Fe-Simulations by Vijay Gautam, Ved Prakash and D Ravi Kumar	STME-2013	Oct 25-26, 2013	DTU	International
	FE Simulation of variation of deflection in rolls with varying percentage reduction of sheet in a 2-high rolling mill By Vijay Gautam	1st International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Sciences 2014-ICEST-2014	Jan-4 - 6, 2014	Manipal institute of Technology, Manipal	International
	Tensile Behaviour of Austenitic Stainless Steel by Vijay Gautam	ICATET-2014	April 18-19, 2014	Arya college of engineering and technology, Jaipur	International
2	Effect of Punch Profile Radius on Springback in V-Bending of Tailor Welded Blanks Welded in Transverse Direction, By Vijay Gautam and D Ravi Kumar	IMECH-2014	June 13-14, 2014	NIT Trichy	International
	Innovative Design and Analysis of a Y-type Automobile Jack by Akash and Vijay Gautam	ICAME-2014	Aug. 7-8, 2014	Alfalah University, Faridabad, India	International
5	Tensile behaviour of 3-ply laminate composite of sheet metals	ARIMPIE-2015	April 10-11, 2015	ITS Engineering College, Greater Noida, India.	International
6	Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Effect of Weld Zone on springback in V-Bending of Tailor Welded Blanks of High Strength Steel	5th International & 26th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2014)	December 12–14, 2014	IIT Guwahati, Assam, India	International
7	Numerical prediction of bending force in V-bending of tailor welded blanks	17th ISME Conference On Advances in Mechanical Engineering	Oct. 3 - 4, 2015	IIT Delhi	National
8	Application of Rule of Mixtures to Predict Springback in V-Bending of Tailor Welded Blanks by Finite Element Simulation	CAE-2015	Dec. 10-12, 2015	GITAM University, Hyderabad	International
9	Finite Element Analysis of Brake Disc Ventilation Geometry To Maximize Brake Cooling Efficiency Through Convective Heat Transfer	CAE-2015	Dec. 10-12, 2015	GITAM University, Hyderabad	International
10	Computer Aided Design of a Fixture to Study Biaxial Behaviour of Engineering Materials in Tension	CAE-2015	Dec. 10-12, 2015	GITAM University, Hyderabad	International
11	Deep Drawing Behaviour of Cold Rolled Draw Quality Steel by Vijay Gautam	ICARI-2016 ICARI-ME-16-02-58	Feb. 27, 2016	Institution of Engineers, Delhi. (India)	International
12	Effect of Grain Size on elastic behavior in bending of cold rolled Steel Sheets Vijay Gautam	ICARI-2016 ICARI-ME-16-02-59	Feb. 27, 2016	Institution of Engineers, Delhi. (India)	International
13	Solidification Simulation of an Exhaust Manifold Vijay Gautam	ICARI-2016 ICARI-ME-16-02-60	Feb. 27, 2016	Institution of Engineers, Delhi. (India)	International
14	Finite Element Analysis of Sheet Rolling in a Mill Vijay Gautam	ICARI-2016 ICARI-ME-16-02-61	Feb. 27, 2016	Institution of Engineers, Delhi. (India)	International
15	Modelling and simulation of a connecting rod of high strength steel for IC Engine by Vijay Gautam	MANFEX-2016	Mar. 17-18, 2016	Amity school of engineering and Technology, Amity University, NOIDA	International
16	Effect of Grain Size on Springback in V-Bending of Interstitial Free Steel by Vijay Gautam, Rohit Shukla, Jitendra Singh and D. Ravi Kumar	RAME-2016	Oct. 14-15, 2016	DTU	International
17	Design & Development of a Fixture to Study Biaxial Behavior of Engineering Materials in Tension Vijay Gautam, Rakesh Singla and Sunil Kumar	RAME-2016	Oct. 14-15, 2016	DTU	International
17	Experimental Studies and Fe-Simulations on Spring Back In U-bending of Deep Draw Quality Steel Sheet by Vijay Gautam and Jitender Singh Rajawat	RAME-2016	Oct. 14-15, 2016	DTU	International
18	Optimization of EDM Process Parameters with Al-8% SiC Composite Produced by Stir Casting Route Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Vijay Gautam and Atul Kumar Agrawal	RAME-2016	Oct. 14-15, 2016	DTU	International
19	Formability Characterisation of AISI202 Stainless Steel Prahlad Tewari, Vijay Gautam and D Ravi Kumar	RAME-2016	Oct. 14-15, 2016	DTU	International
20	"Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Formability of AA1200" Manoj Kumar, Suresh Kumar , Vijay Gautam and Prahlad Tewari	RAME-2016	Oct. 14-15, 2016	DTU	International
21	Structural Analysis of Composite Laminates using Analytical and Numerical Techniques" Divya Sanghi, Divyansh Singh and Vijay Gautam	IConGDM 2016	1st - 2nd  May 2016	Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Phuket, Thailand	International DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/20167801043
22	"Forming Behaviour of Tri-ply Cladded Sheet Metal of Stainless Steels with Aluminium in Core" By Vijay Gautam, Bijendra Prasad and D Ravi Kumar	AIMTDR-2016	16th to 18th Dec. 2016	College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA	6 th International & 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference
23	"Experimental and numerical studies on springback in U-bending of 3-ply cladded sheet metal"	ICMPC-2017	17th to 19th March, 2017	GRIET, Hyderabad	7th International conference on materials processing and characterization. Materials Today Proceedings: Elsevier

List of Papers Awarded*

Commendable Research Award-2024: 02

1. Yadav, R. D., & Gautam, V. (2024). Effect of magnetic field on mechanical properties of an advanced high strength steel sheet. Materials Letters, 361, 136087. Impact Factor: 2.7
2. Prasad, B., & Gautam, V. (2024). Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Formability of Two-Ply Clad Sheet of Stainless Steel and Aluminium Alloy. MAPAN, 39(4), 887-900. Impact Factor: 1.3

Premier Research Award-2024: 01

1. Yadav, R. D., & Gautam, V. (2024). Effect of magnetic field on deformation behavior of a steel sheet in uniaxial tension. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 52(1), 141-164. Impact Factor: 1.2

Premier Research Award-2019: 02

1. Vijay Gautam, & D. Ravi Kumar,."Experimental and numerical investigations on springback in V-bending of tailor-welded blanks of interstitial free steel",. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Vol. 232(12), pp. 2178–2191, 2018. 

            https://doi.org/10.1177/0954405416687146. Impact Factor: 1.445.

1. Vijay Gautam, Vinayak Manohar Raut, & D. Ravi Kumar,."Analytical prediction of springback in bending of tailor-welded blanks incorporating effect of anisotropy and weld zone properties",. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Vol. 232(4), pp. 294–306, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464420715624261. Impact factor: 1.281.

Research consultancy projects completed: 03 consultancies completed:

1. latest is Design vetting of water storage tank for Rostfrei Steels Ltd. Ref No.DTU/MED/HOD/2025/2074: of Rs 2,50,000 (Two lakh fifty thousand only) Date of Completion: 6 Dec 2025
2. Training of employees of RICO Auto LTD _2018:Rs 20300 completed in 2018: Training on ASTM E 562 on microstructure examination by volume fraction method will be conducted shared with NABL
3. Training of employees of RICO Auto LTD _2018:Rs 20300 completed in 2020: The training of 04 candidates on microstructural analysis   using standards ASTM-E112 and ASTM-E562 based on the average grain size and volume fraction approach.