Dr. Sreejith P S Ph.D IIT Madras, M.Tech IIT Kanpur Principal DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Dr Sreejith P.S. completed his B.Sc Mechanical Engineering
from University of Kerala, M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, and PhD from IIT Madras.
Subsequently, he was a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore in the area of Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology.
He briefly worked in the industry prior to joining
academia. During his tenure with the Cochin University of Science &
Technology, where he has been a professor since 2006, he served as the Principal
of College of Engineering, Kuttanad, and School of Engineering, CUSAT. He also
served as a Syndicate Member of CUSAT.
Dr Sreejith formerly held the position of Honorary
Director, Center for Enabling Technologies for the Aged, and Director, IHRD,
Government of Kerala. He was a Visiting Professor at King Khalid University,
Saudi Arabia and Queensland University of Technology, Australia; and a Visiting
Associate Professor at Multimedia University, Malaysia.
He has published widely in international journals, has presented
conference papers around the globe, and is a reviewer for international
journals and publishing houses. He is a fellow of the Indian Institution of
Engineers, Indian Institution of Production Engineers, and Indian Society for
Training and Development, besides being a Senior Fellow of the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, Michigan, USA.
As a research supervisor, Dr Sreejith has successfully
guided 10 PhD scholars; currently, 6 scholars are pursuing their PhD under his
guidance. He is also the Principal Investigator for several research projects
under AICTE, UGC, DST and CDB.
Dr Sreejith is a recipient of many awards.
Prior to joining RSET as the Principal in June 2019, Dr
Sreejith occupied the position of the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering,
CUSAT.