Professor B.C Nakra

Ph.D( Mechanical Engineering), Imperial College of Science & Technology,London University, U.K.

Professor B.C.Nakra worked as a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology , Delhi for several years before joining ITM Gurgaon in 2006 . At IIT Delhi, he held B.H.E.L. Chair and Ram Rajindra Malhotra Emeritus Chair , in addition to having served as Head of Mechanical Engineering Dept.,Head and joint Professor, Industrial Tribology , Machine Dynamics and Maintenance Engineering Centre and Head Instrument Design & Development Centre .He was Dean , U.G. studies, Deputy Director ( Faculty ) and Offg. Director at IIT Delhi. During 2001 -2003, he also worked as Professor of Eminence at Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology , Delhi University.

He has been involved in teaching and research in the areas of Vibration control and analysis of machines and structures, Condition monitoring and diagnostic maintenance of machines , Dynamic design , Mechatronics , Instrumentation and Automatic Controls. He has guided 20 Ph. Ds , 65 M.Tech thesis. He has published in International and national journals 86 research papers and presented 82 research papers in leading conferences internationally and nationally , in addition to 68 technical reports Based on his research contribution , he has been elected Fellow of Indian National Science Academy( FNA), Indian National Academy of Engineering ( FNAE), Academy of Sciences ( F.A.Sc) National Academy of Sciences ( FNASc.) and of World Innovation Foundation (FWIF). He has published 168 research papers 3 books and 67 technical reports .He has received awards like C.V.Raman award of Acoustical Society of India , Eminent Engineer award of Institution of Engineers India , G.P. Chatterjee Memorial award from INSA , for outstanding contributions in Engineering Sciences. & Distinguished Mechanical Engineering Educator , from ISME. He has served on the editorial board of Sadhana, Journal, PINSA,Journal, Tribology International, Maintenance Journal, International Journal of Applied Maths and Mechanics..

He has been consultant to leading industries and organizations including B.H.E.L. , Indian Railways , ONGC, SAIL, EIL, BEL, Eicher, Escorts , Mahindra & Mahindra , Hero Motors, NSTL etc. in addition to lecturing in continuing education programmes and has been involved in several sponsored research projects of DST , ARDB, CSIR etc.He has served on Board of Governors / Governing Council of IIT Delhi, Thapar Corporate R & D centre, REC Srinagar, DIT, FITT, INSA. INAE. And several other committees at national and international level.. He was involved in academic collaboration with several universities in U.K., Norway , Japan, Germany, Holland, Russia and USA.