Sujan Debnath

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Associate Prof. Dr. Sujan Debnath

PhD, ME, CEng MIMechE, FHEA, FIMM

Associate Professor | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Faculty of Engineering and Science

Contact Details Telephone: +60 85 63 0100 Extn: 2472 | Location: Skylark (SK3)-412 | Email: d.sujan@curtin.edu.my

Research Profiles: Scopus,  ResearcherID, Google Scholar, ORCID

 

Total Publications and Citation Summary:

Total Publications (Journals + Book chapters + Conference Proceedings):  116 (Ref: Google Scholar)

Web of Science: Citations 777; h-index: 10 (Publons Researcher ID: Y-6667-2018)

SCOPUS: Citations 985; h-index: 13 (SCOPUS ID “Sujan, Debnath”   9737184700)

Google: Citations 1748; h-index: 16; i-10 index: 26

 

Research Interests:

  • Green Composite Materials using Bio-Waste
  • Nano Polymer Composite
  • Advanced/Sustainable/Nano-enhanced Machining
  • Thermal Management in Electronic Packaging
  • Origami-inspired Folding Technique and Folding Design

 

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia (12/2013 – Till date)
  • Head, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia (10/2014 – 12/2017)
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia (10/2008 – 11/2013)
  • Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia  (10/2006 – 10/2008)
  • Lecturer, Project Coordinator and Course Leader, Mechanical Engineering, Legenda Group of Colleges, BUTL, Mantin, Malaysia (Franchised with the Nottingham Trent University, UK) (06/1999 – 10/2006)
  • Lecturer, School of Engineering, Kolej Premier Yayasan Perak, Malaysia (Franchised with Liverpool John Moores University, UK) (01/1997 – 12/1998)

 

Fellowships, Awards, Certifications, Achievements and Appointments

  • Best Paper award, One Curtin Post Graduate Conference (OCPC 2018) in Curtin Malaysia
  • Best paper awards “The effect of alkali treatment of OPKS filler on mechanical property of polyester-composite” IACSIT 2014 International conference in Malaysia.
  • Best paper award at 9th CUTSE international conference, Malaysia.
  • Best paper award at 5th ICMST international conference, Malaysia.
  • Bronze  award for our research project in International conference and Exhibition on Invention by Institution of Higher Learning (PECIPTA 2017) in Malaysia.
  • Fellow (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy, UK
  • Fellow Member, the Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM)

Professional Affiliation

  • Member, Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK)
  • Member, Institute Materials Malaysia (IMM)

Teaching and Learning Certifications

  • Pedagogy and Design Fundamentals: Pedagogy for Teaching and Learning: The rationale behind the practice
  • Pedagogy for Teaching and Learning: Constructive Alignment: Planning for teaching
  • PREP (Peer Review Evaluation Process) Certified Reviewer
  • Completed six-month course on Foundations of Learning and Teaching (FOLT) in Curtin Malaysia (2009)

 

Publications

Book(s) and Book Chapter(s)  

  1. Kandasamy Prabhakar, Mahmood Anwar, and Sujan Debnath. Plastics in High Wear Resistance Application. Encyclopedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers, Elsevier (Final version Proof reading completed)
  2. Debnath, S., Anwar, M., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2021). Nanofluid-minimum quantity lubrication system in machining: towards clean manufacturing. In Sustainable Manufacturing (pp. 109-135). Elsevier.
  3. Pramanik A., Basak A.K., Islam M.N., Dong Y., Debnath S., Vora J.J. (2020) Optimization of Accuracy and Surface Finish of Drilled Holes in 350 Mild Steel. In: Gupta K., Gupta M. (eds) Optimization of Manufacturing Processes. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, Cham (online)
  4. Debnath, S., Reddy, M. M., & Pramanik, A. (2019). Dry and Near-Dry Machining Techniques for Green Manufacturing. In Innovations in Manufacturing for Sustainability (pp. 1-27). Springer, Cham. (online)
  5. Nabinejad, O., Sujan, D., (2016) “Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites”, Publisher: Wiley-VCH Veriag GmBH & Co. KGaA, of Boschstr, 12, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.

Journals/ Conferences

  1. Khieng, T. K., Debnath, S., Ting Chaw Liang, E., Anwar, M., Pramanik, A., & Basak, A. K. (2021). A Review on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites under Various Strain Rates. Journal of Composites Science, 5(5), 130 (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  2. Wong, D., Anwar, M., Debnath, S., Hamid, A., & Izman, S. (2021). A Review: Recent Development of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites. JOM, Springer 1-12. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.62-Q3)
  3. Wong, D., Anwar, M., Debnath, S., Abdullah, A. H., Izman, S., & Pramanik, A. (2021). Degassing Process Influence on Tensile Strength of Neat E132 Epoxy Polymeric Materials. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 1026, pp. 129-135). Trans Tech Publications Ltd. (SCOPUS indexed).
  4. Prakash, C., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., Dong, Y., Debnath, S., Shankar, S., … & Zheng, H. Y. (2021). Investigating the Efficacy of Adhesive Tape for Drilling Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers. Materials, 14(7), 1699. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 3.92-Q2)
  5. Debnath, S., Anwar, M., Basak, A. K., & Pramanik, A. (2020). Use of palm Olein as cutting fluid during turning of mild steel. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 1-11. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  6. Zhenjing, D., Li, C., Wenfeng, D., Zhang, Y., Yang, M., Teng, G., Debnath, S., … & Muhammad, A. H. (2021). Milling Force Model for Aviation Aluminum Alloy: Academic Insight and Perspective Analysis. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering= Ji xie gong cheng xue bao, 34(1). (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 1.889-Q3).
  7. Jin, S. Y., Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., Prakash, C., Shankar, S., & Debnath, S. (2020). Burr formation and its treatments—a review. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 1-22. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.633-Q2)
  8. Gao, T., Li, C., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., Jia, D., Ding, W., Debnath, S., … & Wang, J. (2020). Mechanics analysis and predictive force models for the single-diamond grain grinding of carbon fiber reinforced polymers using CNT nano-lubricant. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 116976. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 4.669-Q1)
  9. Debnath, S., Ke Khieng, T., Anwar, M., Basak, A. K., & Pramanik, A. (2020). Strain Rate Sensitivity of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Varied Sizes of Bagasse Particles. Journal of Composites Science, 4(3), 110. (Thomson ISI Indexed)
  10. HUANG, B., Changhe, L. I., ZHANG, Y., Wenfeng, D. I. N. G., Min, Y. A. N. G., Yuying, Y. A. N. G., Debnath, S., … & JAMIL, M. (2020). Advances in fabrication of ceramic corundum abrasives based on sol–gel process. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.215-Q1)
  11. An, A. W. T., Debnath, S., Chen, V. L. C., Reddy, M. M., & Pramanik, A. (2020). Degradation Behaviour of Nanosilica Enhanced Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber Epoxy Composites. In Solid State Phenomena (Vol. 305, pp. 28-35). Trans Tech Publications Ltd. (SCOPUS indexed).
  12. Zie, F. W. W., Debnath, S., Anwar, M., & Abdullah, A. H. (2020). Enhancing Mechanical Performance of Bagasse Fiber-Epoxy Composite by Surface Treatment. In Solid State Phenomena (Vol. 305, pp. 8-17). Trans Tech Publications Ltd. (SCOPUS indexed).
  13. Wang, X., Li, C., Zhang, Y., Ding, W., Yang, M., Gao, T., … & Debnath, S. (2020). Vegetable oil-based nanofluid minimum quantity lubrication turning: Academic review and perspectives. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 59, 76-97. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 4.086-Q2)
  14. Nabinejad, O., Liew, W. Y., Debnath, S., Rahman, M. E., Cao, C., & Davies, I. J. (2019). Tribological behavior of unsaturated polyester hybrid composites containing wood flour and carbon nanotubes. SN Applied Sciences, 1(7), 777. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  15. Mohammad Asyraf, Mahmood Anwar, Sumaiya Islam, Sujan Debnath, Jerren Wong and S.Izman. (2019). Evolution of Electrical Behaviour Due to Nanosilver Concentration Influence on Nanosilver Doped Poly-Phenylene-Sulphide Polymer Conductor. JOM, Springer, 71 (10). (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.62-Q3)
  16. Pramanik, A., Basak, A. K., Uddin, M. S., Shankar, S., Debnath, S., & Islam, M. N. (2019). Burr formation during drilling of mild steel at different machining conditions. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34(7), 726-735. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 3.046-Q2)
  17. Sarkar, B., Reddy, M. M., & Debnath, S. (2019, March). Experimental investigation of the influence of cutting parameters on surface roughness in machining Inconel 718. In Automatic Control, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering: Proceedings of the International Conference on Automatic Control, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering (ACMIE 2018), October 29-31, 2018, Suzhou, China (p. 239). CRC Press. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  18. Abdullah, A. H., Bakar, A. A., Ismail, H., Kahar, A. W. M., & Debnath, S. (2019, April). The Effects of Accelerated Weathering on the Tensile Properties of Kenaf Reinforced Biocomposites. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 495, No. 1, p. 012110). IOP Publishing. (SCOPUS indexed).
  19. Oo, T. T., A. H. Abdullah, M. Anwar, N. A. N. Khandoker, S. Islam, and S. Debnath. “Effect of Diluent on the Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy-Carbon Nanotubes Composite.” In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 495, no. 1, p. 012094. IOP Publishing, 2019. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  20. Yong, S. J., Anwar, M., Islam, S., & Debnath, S. (2019, April). Thermal behaviour of nanosilver doped gallium flexible conductor for biomedical application. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 495, No. 1, p. 012083). IOP Publishing. (SCOPUS indexed).
  21. K. Prabhakar, Sujan Debnath, Mahmood Anwar and K. Palanikumar (2019, April). Experimental Analysis on the Effect of Surface Treatment of Glass Fibers & Nanoclay on Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 495, No. 1, p. 012091). IOP Publishing. (SCOPUS indexed).
  22. Shan, K. Y., Anwar, M., Islam, S., Debnath, S., & Mas-Ayu, H. (2019, April). Electrical behaviour of nanosilver doped gallium flexible conductor for biomedical application. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 495, No. 1, p. 012084). IOP Publishing. (SCOPUS indexed).
  23. Kai, C. W., Abdullah, A. H., & Debnath, S. (2019, April). Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Polymer Composite Using Natural Fiber and Nanoparticle. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 495, No. 1, p. 012095). IOP Publishing. (SCOPUS indexed).
  24. Nabinejad, O., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., Liew, W. Y. H., & Davies, I. J. (2018). Hybrid Composite Using Natural Filler and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs). Applied Composite Materials, 25(6), 1323-1337. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.199-Q2)
  25. Nabinejad, O., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., Liew, W. Y., & Davies, I. J. (2018). Mechanical and thermal characterization of polyester composite containing treated wood flour from Palm oil biomass. Polymer Composites, 39(4), 1200-1211. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.265-Q2)
  26. Fong, A. L., Khandoker, N. A. N., & Debnath, S. (2018, April). Development and characterization of sugarcane bagasse fiber and nano-silica reinforced epoxy hybrid composites. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 344, No. 1, p. 012029). IOP Publishing. (Thomson ISI indexed).
  27. Sujan, D., Vincent, L., & Pok, Y. W. (2018). Material Selection for Interfacial Bond Layer in Electronic Packaging. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 202, p. 01005). EDP Sciences. (SCOPUS indexed).
  28. Prabhakar, K., Debnath, S., Ganesan, R., & Palanikumar, K. (2018, April). A review of mechanical and tribological behaviour of polymer composite materials. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 344, No. 1, p. 012015). IOP Publishing. (Thomson ISI indexed).
  29. Sujan, D., Vincent, L., & Pok, Y. W. (2018). Thermo-mechanical Interfacial Stress Analysis in Electronic Packaging at Different Temperature Conditions: Revisit Author’s Work. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 202, p. 01006). EDP Sciences. (SCOPUS indexed).
  30. Sujan, D., Vincent, L., & Pok, Y. W. (2018). Bond Layer Properties and Geometry Effect on Interfacial Thermo-mechanical Stresses in Bi-material Electronic Packaging Assembly. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 202, p. 01004). EDP Sciences. (SCOPUS indexed).
  31. Nabinejad, O. M. I. D., Debnath, S. U. J. A. N., Beh, J. K., & Ali, M. Y. (2018). Mechanical Performance and Moisture Absorption of Unidirectional Bamboo Fiber Polyester Composite. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 911, pp. 88-94). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed).
  32. Ali, M. Y., Maleque, M. A., Banu, A., Sabur, A., & Debnath, S. (2018). Micro Electro Discharge Machining of Non-Conductive Ceramic. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 911, pp. 20-27). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed).
  33. Hoe, C. H., M. M. Reddy, V. C. C. Lee, and S. Debnath. “Chatter Behaviour in the Milling Process of Inconel 718: Effects of Tool Edge Radius.” In MATEC Web of Conferences, vol. 202, p. 02006. EDP Sciences, 2018. (SCOPUS indexed).
  34. Nabinejad, O., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., & Davies, I. J. (2017). Effect of filler load on the curing behavior and mechanical and thermal performance of wood flour filled thermoset composites. Journal of cleaner production, 164, 1145-1156. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 7.246-Q1).
  35. Oo, T. T., & Debnath, S. (2017, November). Application of carbon nanotubes in perovskite solar cells: A review. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1902, No. 1, p. 020015). AIP Publishing. (Thomson ISI indexed)
  36. Chien, S. E. M., Reddy, M. M., Lee, V. C. C., & Sujan, D. (2017). The Study of Coated Carbide Ball End Milling Tools on Inconel 718 Using Numerical Simulation Analysis to Attain Cutting Force and Temperature Predictive Models at the Cutting Zone. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 882, pp. 28-35). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed)
  37. Nabinejad, O., Debnath, S., Ying, T. J., Liew, W. Y., & Davies, I. J. (2017). Influence of alkali treatment and nanoclay content on the properties of rice husk filled polyester composites. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 882, pp. 89-100). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed).
  38. Islam, S., Khandoker, N., Izham, M., Azizi, T., & Debnath, S. (2017). Development of a low cost MQL setup for turning operations. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 95). (Thomson ISI indexed).
  39. Sarkar, B., Reddy, M. M., & Debnath, S. (2017). Effect of machining parameters on surface finish of Inconel 718 in end milling. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 95, p. 02009). EDP Sciences. (Thomson ISI indexed).
  40. Pok, Y. W., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., & Dol, S. S. (2017). Effect of Bond Layer Properties to Thermo-Mechanical Stresses in Flip Chip Packaging. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 95, p. 01003). EDP Sciences. (Thomson ISI indexed)
  41. Nabinejad, O., Debnath, S., & Mohsen Taheri, M. (2017). Oil Palm Fiber Vinyl Ester Composite; Effect of Bleaching Treatment. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 882, pp. 43-50). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed)
  42. Sujan Debnath (2017) “Editorial Preface” Materials science forum. , 2017, Vol.882; Identifier: ISSN: 0255-5476, 1662-9752; ISBN: 9783038357322 (SCOPUS indexed)
  43. Debnath, S., & Abdullah, A. H. (2017). Mechanical Performance of Cockle Shell Particles (CSP) and Oil Palm Fibre (OPF) Reinforced Epoxy Composite. International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture, 2(3), 58-66. (Non-indexed).
  44. Debnath, S., Reddy, M. M., & Yi, Q. S. (2016). Influence of cutting fluid conditions and cutting parameters on surface roughness and tool wear in the turning process using Taguchi method. Measurement, 78, 111-119. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 3.364-Q1)
  45. Nabinejad, O., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., & Davies, I. J. (2015). Determination of filler content for natural filler polymer composite by thermogravimetric analysis. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 122(1), 227-233. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.731-Q2)
  46. Nabinejad, O., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., & Davies, I. J. (2015). Effect of oil palm shell powder on the mechanical performance and thermal stability of polyester composites. Materials & Design (1980-2015), 65, 823-830. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 6.289-Q1)
  47. M. M. Reddy, A. Gorin, K.A. Abou-El-Hossein, D. Sujan (2015) “Modeling of Temperature Distribution when Machining Inconel 718 in Turning process” Power Electronics and Energy Engineering  (ISI indexed) (Thomson ISI indexed).
  48. Rong Kimberly, F., Oo, Z., & Debnath, S. (2015). Microstructure analysis, physical and thermal properties of Al2O3-Al2TiO5 functionally graded ceramics for the application of car brake rot. Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, 23(1), 153-161. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  49. Jeevanandam, J., K Danquah, M., Debnath, S., S Meka, V., & S Chan, Y. (2015). Opportunities for nano-formulations in type 2 diabetes mellitus treatments. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology, 16(10), 853-870. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 2.097-Q3)
  50. Debnath, S., Reddy, M. M., & Yi, Q. S. (2014). Environmental friendly cutting fluids and cooling techniques in machining: a review. Journal of cleaner production, 83, 33-47. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 7.246-Q1)
  51. Nabinejad, O., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., Reddy, M. M., Liew, W. Y., & Davies, I. J. (2014). The effect of alkali treatment of OPKS filler on mechanical property of polyester-composite. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 980, pp. 86-90). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed).
  52. Samuel, N., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., Nabinejad, O., & Reddy, M. M. (2014). Oil Palm Fibre and Nano-Silica Reinforced Epoxy Composite Material. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 980, pp. 23-27). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed).
  53. Rahman, M. E., Muntohar, A. S., Pakrashi, V., Nagaratnam, B. H., & Sujan, D. (2014). Self compacting concrete from uncontrolled burning of rice husk and blended fine aggregate. Materials & Design, 55, 410-415. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 6.289-Q1)
  54. D. E Woldemichael, J. J. Lai, D. Sujan (2014) “Topology optimization of beam structures with various end loading conditions”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 465-466, pp 22-26 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ AMM.465-466.22 (Thomson ISI Indexed)
  55. Sujan, D., Nguong, C. W., Lee, S. N. B., & G Zewge, M. (2014). Wear Properties of Oil Palm Cellulose Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 845, pp. 81-85). Trans Tech Publications. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  56. G Zewge, M., Lemma, T. A., Ibrahim, A. A., & Sujan, D. (2014). Modeling and Simulation of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator using Partially Known Design Point Data. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 845, pp. 596-603). Trans Tech Publications. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  57. Sujan, D., Piaw, T. K., & Woldemichael, D. E. (2014). Thermo-Mechanical Stress Analysis in Electronic Packaging with Continuous and Partial Bond Layer. In Applied Mechanics and Materials (Vol. 465, pp. 50-54). Trans Tech Publications. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  58. Debnath, S., Pang, X., Rahman, E., & Moola, M. R. (2012). Performance study of solder bond on thermal mismatch stresses in electronic packaging assembly. In 15th International Conference on Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies Conference 2012 (AMPT 2012). AMPT2012. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  59. Reddy, M. M., Gorin, A., Khaled, A. E. H. A., & Sujan, D. (2014). Machinability of Aluminum Nitride Ceramic Using TiAlN and TiN Coated Carbide Tool Insert. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 773, pp. 437-447). Trans Tech Publications. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  60. Loh, Y. R., Sujan, D., Rahman, M. E., & Das, C. A. (2013). Sugarcane bagasse—The future composite material: A literature review. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 75, 14-22.(Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 6.289-Q1)
  61. Moola, M. R., Debnath, S., Gorin, A., & KA, A. E. H. (2013). Surface Roughness Model when Machining Aluminum Nitride Ceramic With Two Flute Square end MicroGrain Solid Carbide end Mill. Advanced Materials Research, 747, 282-286. (Thomson ISI Indexed)
  62. D. Sujan, K. P. Ting (2013) “Closed form bi-layered interfacial thermal stress model in electronic packaging” International journal of Advanced Materials Manufacturing and Characterization (IJAMMC) (Non-Indexed)
  63. Debnath, S., Oo, Z., Rahman, M., Maleque, M., & Tan, C. (2012). Physio-mechanical properties of aluminium metal matrix composites reinforced with Al2O3 and SiC. International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 6, 288-291. (Non-Indexed)
  64. Sujan, D., Yeo, C. W., Rahman, M. E., Reddy, M. M., Maleque, M. A., & Ali, M. Y. (2012). Aluminum-Silicon Carbide Composites for Enhanced Physio-Mechanical Properties. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 576, pp. 370-373). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed)
  65. Fu, P., Gorin, A., Debnath, S., & Oo, Z. (2012). On the problem of novel composite materials development for car brake rotors. International Journal of Engineering and Physical Sciences (WASET), 6, 333-336. (Non-Indexed).
  66. Arifutzzaman, A., Maleque, M. A., & Sujan, D. (2012). The Crystallinity and Hardness Properties of Al-Cu/SiCp New Composite Materials. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 576, pp. 450-453). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed).
  67. Reddy, M. M., Gorin, A., Abou-El-Hossein, K. A., Sujan, D., Ali, M. Y., & Maleque, M. A. (2012). Tool Wear Analysis in End Milling of Advanced Ceramics with TiAlN and TiN Coated Carbide Inserts. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 576, pp. 76-79). Trans Tech Publications. (SCOPUS indexed)
  68. Debnath, S., Rahman, M. E., Engida, W. D., Murthy, M. V. V., & Seetharamu, K. N. (2011). Bi-layered model of interfacial thermal stresses with the effect of different temperatures in the layers. In Applied Mechanics and Materials (Vol. 87, pp. 63-70). Trans Tech Publications. Bi-layered model of interfacial thermal stresses with the effect of different temperatures in the layers. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  69. Sujan, D., Woldemichael, D. E., Murthy, M. V. V., & Seetharamu, K. N. (2011). Effect of bond layer on BiMaterial Assembly subjected to Uniform Temperature Change. Journal of Electronic Packaging, 133(4), 041014. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 1.787-Q3)
  70. Woldemichael, D., Hashim, F., & Debnath, S. (2011). A Knowledge-Based Conceptual Design Support System. Advanced Materials Research, 308, 1540-1545. (Thomson ISI Indexed)
  71. Sujan, D., Murthy, M. V. V., & Seetharamu, K. N. (2011). Improved tri-layered interfacial stress model with the effect of different temperatures in the layers. Archive of Applied Mechanics, 81(5), 561-568. (Thomson ISI-Impact Factor: 1.374-Q3)
  72. Debnath, S., Oo, Z., Murthy, M. V. V., & Seetharamu, K. N. (2010). Effect of Different Uniform Temperature with Thickness-Wise Linear Temperature Gradient on Interfacial Stresses of a Bi-Material Assembly. American Journal of Applied Science, 7(6), 829-834. (Non-Indexed).
  73. Sujan, D., Murthy, M. V. V., Hassan, A. Y., & Seetharamu, K. N. (2008). An improved closed-form solution for shearing and peeling stresses of trimaterial assembly in electronic packaging. Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging, 5(1), 36-42. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  74. Sujan, D., Murthy, M. V. V., Seetharamu, K. N., & Hassan, A. Y. (2005). Interfacial stresses in a tri-material assembly subjected to differential temperatures in the layers in electronic packaging. Journal of microelectronics and electronic packaging, 2(3), 162-170. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  75. Sujan, D., Murthy, M. V. V., Seetharamu, K. N., & Hassan, A. Y. (2005). Engineering model for interfacial stresses of a heated bimaterial structure with bond material used in electronic packages. Journal of microelectronics and electronic packaging, 2(2), 132-141. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  76. Sujan, D., Sridhar, T. S., Seetharamu, K. N., Murthy, M. V. V., & Hassan, A. Y. (2006, December). An Accurate Solution for Thermo-mechanical Stresses in Tri-Material Assembly in Electronic Packages. In Electronic Materials and Packaging, 2006. EMAP 2006. International Conference on (pp. 1-8). IEEE. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  77. Sujan, D., Murthy, M. V. V., Seetharamu, K. N., & Hassan, A. Y. (2005, April). Complete model for interfacial stresses of a two layered structure. In Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems, 2005. EuroSimE 2005. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on (pp. 454-461). IEEE. (Thomson ISI Indexed).
  78. Sujan, D., Murthy, M. V. V., Seetharamu, K. N., & Hassan, A. Y. (2004, December). Engineering model for interfacial stresses of a tri-material assembly with different temperatures in the layers. In Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, 2004. EPTC 2004. Proceedings of 6th (pp. 526-533). IEEE. (Thomson ISI Indexed).

Research Grants and Consultancy Projects

Grants secured in 2020:

  1. “Synergistic Effect of Nanocellulose Incorporation on Coulombic Interaction and Energy Dissipation in the Green Conductive Stretchable Composite based on Ionogel and Palm waste”, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, amount RM 92,200; 2021-2022. Role: Principal Investigator
  1. “Enhancing Future Employability Skills Through Innovative Teaching Delivery in Manufacturing Processes Course Incorporating Library Facility” Key Investigator, Curtin Malaysia Teaching Innovation Project (CMTIP).

Grants secured in 2019:

  1. “Matrix Density Influence on Dispersion Behaviour of Oil Palm Filler Reinforced Epoxy Green Nanocomposite” Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS, amount RM103,200; Status: secured in August, 2019; Role: Co-investigator (2019)

Grants secured in 2018:

  1. Impact of palm oil based minimum quantity of lubrication on machinability of Ti and its alloy (Ti-6Al-4V), Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS, amount RM70,000; Role: Co-investigator (2018)

Grants secured in 2016:

  1. A mathematical model of a circular force transducer with uniform stress distribution (Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS, amount RM59,400) Role: Co-investigator

Grants secured in 2014:

  1. Enhancing Machinability of Nickel Super Alloys using Advanced Tools in End Milling Operation (Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS, amount RM113,400) Role: Co-investigator
  1. Performance of green composite material incorporating of cockle-shells and polypropylene fiber (Curtin Sarawak Research Fund, CSRF) Role: Co-Investigator

Grants secured in 2013:

  1. Analytical and Numerical Approaches for Sustainable Bond Material Selection in Electronic Packaging Industry (Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS, amount RM43,000) (Completed) Role: Principal Investigator
  2. Development of Novel Hybrid Polymer Bio-composite materials using Sugarcane Bagasse, Rice Husk Ash, Nano-silica and C-S-H gel in Epoxy matrix (Curtin Sarawak Collaborative Research Fund, CSCR, amount RM50,000) December 2013–Present Role: Principal Investigator

Grants secured in 2012:

  1. Mechanical and wear properties of nano-SiC filled natural cellulose reinforced epoxy based eco-composites (Curtin Sarawak Cluster Research Fund, CSCRF) Role: Principal Investigator

Grants secured before 2012:

  1. Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Parabolic Trough Collector for Steam Generation, Curtin Sarawak Research Fund (CSRF) (Completed) Role: Co-investigator
  2. Surface roughness measurement of turned parts using machine vision, Curtin Sarawak Research Fund (CSRF) November (Completed) Role: Co-investigator
  3. Alternative material for car gear rotor using Aluminium based metal matrix composites, Curtin Sarawak Research Fund (CSRF) Role: Principal Investigator
  4. Innovation design and fabrication of car gear rotor by using Al2TiO5 –based functional graded materials, Curtin Sarawak Collaborative Research (CSCR) Role: Co-investigator
  5. A study on normal strength self-compacting concrete (SCC) using Rice Husk Ash (RHA) (Curtin Sarawak Research Fund). Role: Co-investigator
  6. Simulation and Actual Fabrication of SiC Reinforced Al-MMC Automatic Disc/Brake Rotor, 2007, Research Design & Development and Innovation Grant, Multimedia University. Role: Principle investigator