Dr Abhijit Date Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

I am Program Manager for Bachelors of Automotive Engineering within school of engineering at RMIT University.

Melbourne, Australia

Achievements:Course coordination, delivery of lectures and tutorials for independent as well as multi-section courses at Undergraduate as well as Postgraduate level with high student satisfaction. Some of these courses are Thermo-Fluid Mechanics, Applied Heat and Mass transfer, Renewable Energy Systems, and Remote Area Power Supply. I have excellent track record in teaching undergraduate course with high student satisfaction. For instance most recently I have achieved a GTS of 88% for Thermo-Fluid Mechanics 2 course with more than 180 student enrolled. Over last 3 years I have been associate supervisor for 6 PhD students. Two of these students have completed PhD.I have developed strong collaborative relationships with industry and local governments while attending conferences, exhibitions, community seminars etc. Some of the examples are links with MWH Global, JAVAC Ltd., Heavy engineering research association in New Zealand, Vistoval Consulting, Lyfpod.

Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Achievements:• Designed, fabricated and tested a laboratory scale prototype of dual geothermal system for fresh water production and power generation (75kW thermal input with about 3kW mechanical output along with about 2 m³ of fresh water per day)• Liaised with the industry partners, project leader, chief investigators, postgraduate students and technical officers of the dual geothermal system for fresh water production and power generation project.• I have done course coordination, delivered lectures and tutorials and supervised laboratories for independent as well as multi-section courses at Undergraduate as well as Postgraduate level with high student satisfaction. Some of these courses are Mechanical Design, Thermo-Fluid Mechanics, Applied Heat and Mass transfer, Renewable Energy Systems, and Remote Area Power Supply. I have excellent track record in teaching undergraduate course with high student satisfaction. For instance most recently I have achieved a GTS of 79% for coordinating and teaching Thermo-Fluid Mechanics 1 course with more than 230 student enrolment. • Over last 3 years I have been associate supervisor for 4 PhD students. One of these students will very soon submit the PhD thesis for examination. • I have developed strong collaborative relationships with industry and local governments while attending conferences, exhibitions, community seminars etc. Some of the examples are links with MWH Global, JAVAC Ltd., Heavy engineering research association in New Zealand, Vistoval Consulting, Lyfpod. • I have prepared 4 ARC linkage applications, 1 NPRP Qatar grant application, 2 industry research funding applications and most recently I have prepared an ARC DECRA for funding commencing in 2014.• Last year one of the Industry research funding was approved and I was awarded $24,000 to develop theoretical model and investigate thermal behavior of an industrial process

Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Achievements:• Achieved outstanding Course Experience Survey results with a Good Teaching Scale result of 84.9% in Semester 2, 2009. I was one of 50 TOP academics who received GST score of 80+% in the Science, Engineering and Health College, RMIT University. My efforts were commended by APVC, Learning and Teaching, SEH, RMIT. • I have conducted tutorials, lectures and laboratories for independent as well as multi-section courses at Advance Diploma and Associate Degree programs of Mechanical and Electrical engineering technology. • Developed 3 new courses in Renewable Energy with AQTF guidelines for Advance Diploma programs.• Designed and developed new laboratory experiments and laboratory manuals in form of a portable Solar PV lab test set-up that helped students gain practical installation skills as well as helped build their theoretical knowledge (Problem Based Learning).• Developed tailor made curriculum and study material for employed individuals, who attended evening classes.• Did academic counseling and mentoring of students.• Evaluated new Text Books for inclusion in the present and new curriculum.• Worked as VTAC selection officer for Advance Diploma and Associate Degree programs. • Worked as a Program coordinator for 2 Advanced Diploma Programs.

Pune Area, India

Research projects,1. Modelling of hybrid power generation and thermal desalination system.2. Experimental investigation of thermal water pump working on TPP cycle.3. Development of spray on selective coating for solar thermal collectors.4. Improving performance of amorphous silicon PV cells under high solar concentration.

Madras

Achievements: 1. Developed micro wind turbine for urban terrain.2. Developed energy efficiency photo-bio reactor for growing algae.3. Developed hybrid PV cooling and desalination system

Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Achievements:• Worked as a tutor and laboratory supervisor for undergraduate and postgraduate students.• Designed and developed laboratory experiments and laboratory manuals (Problem Based Learning).• Assisted in development of Thermo electric power generation test set-up, from renewable energy and low-grade waste heat sources.• Assisted in solar chimney heat exchanger analysis and design.• Organized and Coordinated Renewable Energy Workshop for training TAFE teachers.• Assisted in the development of basic course structure for new Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development program for developing countries (South Korea & Vietnam).• Developed research network between Hanoi University, Vietnam and Energy CARE Group, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.• Developed new laboratory set-up for RMIT University to demonstrate basic science and engineering concepts to the undergraduate students.

Pune, India

Achievements:• Designed and created assembly drawings, including bill of materials and detail drawings, for work holding equipment mainly special jaws, chucks and tool holders.• Redesigned existing products using ISO2768 general tolerance standard.• Liaised with a diverse customer base that includes, TATA Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra, Alfa Laval, Bharat Heavy Electrical and others.• Utilized Solid Works 2001 and Inventor 5 for parametric model designs.• Developed Solid Works add on using Visual Basic and MS Access for parameterization of standardized products.• Provided ergonomic design input in the design of man-machine systems. • Performed usability testing and heuristic evaluation for hand-held products.

Pune Area, India

Achievements:• Manufactured and tested standard and custom hydraulic power units and systems including oil heating and cooling systems for optimal operation in all seasons.• Manufactured and tested hydraulic pumps, motors and valves. • I designed an attachment for a cylindrical super-finishing machine, which helped to simultaneously super finish both the sides of a composite gear shaft. This design considered the ergonomics of human handling time and was able to reduce the handling time. • Assisted in the preparation of weekly production and process plans.• Assisted in implementation of ISO 14000 norms and during this period the company became ISO 14000 certified.

Phd, Mechanical Engineering

PhD

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering, 1St Class

Achievement: Developed modified oval shaped inlet port design for 4-stroke 4-cylinder internal combustion engine to achieve improved power.

Certificate Iv, Training And Assessment

Certificate, Fluent 6.1 & Gambit 2.1 (Computational Fluid Dynamics)

Certificate, Computer Aided Design And Manufacturing

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Ssc