BIOGRAPHY

“Born Local, Studied national, Vision global.”

யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர் - means “To us, all towns are one, all men our kin.”

Dr.K. Sudhakar is an Indian living and working in Malaysia and blending the best of both cultures into his life. He is currently an academician and researcher at the Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. He also holds permanent position at Energy Centre, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal,India and a visiting position at South Ural State University, Russian Federation .He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Institution of Engineers India, Certified Energy Manager and Auditor by Bureau of Energy Efficiency ,Govt of India and registered as Member with Board of Engineers, Malaysia and Malaysia Board of Technologists. Since he started his career in 2006, he has received numerous prestigious academic awards, including Best Faculty Award (2006) ,Department of Science and Technology, Government of India -Senior Research Fellowship (2008),British council youngest climate leader Award (2010), Madhya Pradesh Young Scientist Award (2012),Young South Asian Researcher Award on Sustainable Consumption and Production by TERI University in association with SSDN, UNEP, and the EU through the SWITCH-Asia Programme (2016) ,UMP Cendekia Bitara Awards for the year 2017,2018,2020.

 

He has graduated more than 6 PhD and 45 Masters students both in India and Malaysia , and is leading a team of 15 members consisting of PhD ,Master and Under graduate final year students. Up to 2021, he has published more than 150 journal papers within a span of six years. His publications have been cited over 5000 times over the past 5 years. His current h-index is 40, placing him among the World's top 2% (100,000) scientists for a global ranking in 2019 provided by the journal Plos Biology "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"for the topic "Energy". He is also the principal and co-investigator of more than 30 projects from International, National, and Industry Projects, with total amount more than 27 Million INR and MYR 0.5 million. He is now serving as an Associate Editor in Frontiers in Energy Research (IF: 4.008), Energy Engineering (CiteScore: 0.70), Journal of Engineering Education Transformations (Cite Score :2.205); and Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Power and River Valley Development (UGC indexed). He also managing as lead guest editor of several open access journals, Frontiers in Energy Research (IF: 4.008), MDPI Sustainability (IF: 3.251); International Journal of Photo Energy, Hindawi (IF: 2.113); FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Techscience (Cite Score :1.4)

 

Dr Sudhakar is an active reviewer for more than 100 esteemed international journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Wiley and SAGE publishers. He has been in the Top 250 reviewers list powered by Publons. Also, he has acted as a handling editor for more than 100 submitted manuscripts in numerous journals. He has delivered over 100 invited talks in various national and international forums.  He is an avid traveller and has visited many countries including Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia to present research papers at various premier international conferences and attend business meetings.

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MY ROLE MODEL AND THEIR INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

― Nelson Mandela, Former president of South Africa

“Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role models.”

― APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”

― Mother Teresa

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Energetic, collaborative and goal-oriented.

Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work independently

Successful teamwork, collegial approach and organization skills

Multi-disciplinary, Inter-disciplinary and Cross-disciplinarity collaboration at the highest level

Experience in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment

Critical thinking, Problem-solving skills and ‘out-of-the-box thinker.

Deep understanding of real-world problems

Respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2013

Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy) in Energy Engineering

Department of Energy & Environment, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India

2006

M.Tech (Master of Technology) in Energy Management

School of Energy and Environmental Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India

2001

B.E (Bachelor of Engineering) in Mechanical Engineering

Government College of Engineering, Salem, Madras University, India

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS





2024- Present

Associate Professor & Principal Research Fellow

Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Automotive Engineering center, Universiti Malaysia Pahang

2017 – 2023

Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow

Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Automotive Engineering center, Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Centre for Advanced Research in Fluid Flow

2010-2017

Assistant Professor (on leave)

Energy Centre, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India

2008-2010

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Energy and Environmental (Formerly CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India

2006-2008

Assistant Professor & Head

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Annai Teresa College of Engineering (Anna University), Tamilnadu, India

OTHER INVITED POSITIONS HELD

Visiting senior Researcher, South Ural State University, Russian Federation.

Global Faculty, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

Visiting lecturer, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam

Invited Researcher, Korea Institute of Energy Research, South Korea

Visiting Faculty with JIT & CIIRC, Bengaluru, India

PhD/ M.Tech/MS THESIS EXAMINER

Annamalai university, Chidambaram, India

Hindustan University, Chennai, India

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India

Karpagam University, Coimbatore, India

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India

Savitribai Phule Pune University, India

RESPONSIBILITY

DEPARTMENT LEVEL

  • ICMER, AIGEV, ESCHE committee member at UMP
  • UMP Undergraduate thesis supervisor and examiner at UMP
  • UMP Postgraduate thesis supervisor and examiner at UMP
  • UMP undergraduate “Integrated Design project” thesis supervisor and examiner
  • B.Tech (Energy Engineering) , Coordinator (2010-2012) at MANIT-Bhopal
  • M.Tech (Green Technology), Coordinator, (2012-2016) at MANIT-Bhopal
  • Doctoral committee member at MANIT-Bhopal (2014-till date)
  • Experience in capacity development work such as organizing workshops, meetings, symposiums, and field activities
  • Managed interdisciplinary energy research team at Energy Centre, MANIT-Bhopal

FACULTY LEVEL

  • Research Fellow, Automotive Engineering Centre, UMP
  • Coordinator -International Relations, FTKMA -UMP
  • Academic committee -Deans Task Force, FTKMA -UMP

UNIVERSITY LEVEL

  • ICMER, AIGEV, ESCHE committee member at UMP
  • UMP Undergraduate thesis supervisor and examiner at UMP
  • UMP Postgraduate thesis supervisor and examiner at UMP
  • UMP undergraduate “Integrated Design project” thesis supervisor and examiner
  • B.Tech (Energy Engineering) , Coordinator (2010-2012) at MANIT-Bhopal
  • M.Tech (Green Technology), Coordinator, (2012-2016) at MANIT-Bhopal
  • Doctoral committee member at MANIT-Bhopal (2014-till date)
  • Experience in capacity development work such as organizing workshops, meetings, symposiums, and field activities
  • Managed interdisciplinary energy research team at Energy Centre, MANIT-Bhopal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Institute of Engineers (IEI), India: Chartered Engineer & Life-member

International Solar Energy Society(ISES): Member

Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM): Graduate Engineer (G20993L)

Malaysian Board of Technologist (MBOT): Graduate Technologist

Indian society of Technical Education (ISTE): Life-member

Society of Energy Managers & Energy Auditors (SEEM): Life-member

Solar energy society of India (SESI): Life-member

Indian Association of Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials (IAHEAM): Life-member

Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Society (FMFP): Life-member

Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers: Life-member (M 20151207001).

Postgraduate Supervision
54
Research Grants
15
Publications
142
Courses Taught
27