Dr. P. VIMALA Associate professor

Address : Department of Mathematics, CEG Campus, Anna University, Chennai - 600 025. E-Mail ID : [email protected]

Phone : 044 - 2235 8527

Present Position

Associate professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai from August-2012.

Present Additional Responsibility

Deputy Controller of Examination, Office of the Controller of Examinations, Anna University, Chennai from September-2011.

Previous Positions

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai during January-2006 and August-2012.

Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai during May-2003 and December-2005.

Other Employment

Project Officer - ISRO Project, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for 1/2.

Research Associate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong for 2 years.

Degree

M.Sc. in MATHEMATICS , College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai (1994 - 1996).

B.Sc. in MATHEMATICS , Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed Women's College, University of Madras, Chennai (1991 - 1994).

Research Degree

Postdoctoral Research in Fluid Dynamics from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (2000 - 2002). Title: Turbulent Flows.

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Ph.D. in Fluid Dynamics from Faculty of Science and Humanities, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai (1996 - 2000). Title: Flow in Squeeze Films.

Area of Specialisation

Fluid Dynamics

Tribology

Membership in Professional Organization

Indian Society for Technical Education

Tribology Society of India

Research Guidance

Number of Ph.D Scholars Guided : 1 Number of Ph.D Scholars Guiding : 1 Number of M.E./ M.Tech. Projects Guided : 26 Number of M.E./ M.Tech. Projects Guiding : 1

Papers Published in Journals

Research Papers Published in International Journals : 11 Research Papers Published in National Journals : 0

1. R. Usha and P. Vimala, "Magnetohydrodynamic Disk Braking", ZAMM, published by Wiley. Vol. 78, pp. 283-288 (1998).

2. R. Usha and P. Vimala, " Magnetohydrodynamic Squeeze Film Characteristics between Parallel Circular Plates containing a Single Central Air Bubble in the Inertial Flow Regime", Transactions of the ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, published by ASME. Vol. 66, pp. 1021-1023 (1999).

3. R. Usha and P. Vimala, " Inertia Effects in Circular Squeeze Films containing a Central Air Bubble", Fluid Dynamics Research, published by Elsevier. Vol. 26, Issue 3, pp. 149-156 (2000).

4. R. Usha and P. Vimala, " Fluid Inertia Effects in Non-Newtonian Squeeze Film between Two Plane Annuli", Transactions of the ASME Journal of Tribology, published by ASME. Vol. 122, Issue 4, pp. 872-875 (2000).

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5. R. Usha and P. Vimala, " Inertia Effects in a Curved non-Newtonian Squeeze film", Transactions of the ASME Journal of Tribology, published by ASME. Vol. 68, pp. 944-948 (2001).

6. R.M.C.So P.Vimala L.H.Jin, C.Y.Zhao and T.B. Gatski, "Accounting for Buoyancy Effects in the Explicit Algebraic Stress Model: Homogeneous Turbulent Shear Flows", Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, published by Springer. Vol. 15, pp. 283-302 (2002).

7. R. Usha and P. Vimala, " Curved Squeeze Films with Inertial Effects – Energy Integral Approach", Fluid Dynamics Research, published by Elsevier. Vol. 30, Issue 3, pp. 139-153 (2002).

8. R. Usha and P. Vimala, "Theoretical Investigation of Unsteady Squeeze Flow in a Curved Newtonian Squeeze Film", Transactions of the ASME Journal of Tribology, published by ASME. Vol. 124, pp. 865-869 (2002).

9. R. Usha and P. Vimala, " Squeeze Film Dynamics using Elliptic Velocity Profile", Transactions of the ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, published by ASME. Vol. 70, pp. 137-142 (2003).

10. R. Usha and P. Vimala, " Rotational Disk Braking by a Curved Disk", ZAMM, published by Wiley. Vol. 83, Issue 5, pp. 311-320 (2003).

11. Vimala Manivasakan and G. Sumathi, " Theoretical Investigation of Couple Stress Squeeze Films in a Curved Circular Geometry", ASME Transactions Journal of Tribology, published by ASME. Vol. 133, Issue 4, pp. 041701-1 to 8 (2011).

Papers Presented in Programmes

Research Papers Presented in International Programmes : 3 Research Papers Presented in National Programmes : 0

1. R. Usha and P. Vimala , "Fluid Inertia Effects in Non-Newtonian Squeeze Film between Two Plane Annuli" presented in a International level conference on ASME/JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, FEDSM’99, organised by San Francisco, California from 18-Jul-1998 to 23-Jul-1998.

2. Vimala P. and Usha R., "Magnetohydrodynamic Squeeze Film Characteristics between Parallel Circular Plates containing a Single Central Air Bubble in the Inertial Flow Regime" presented in a International level conference on 25th National and 1st International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power , organised by Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India from 15-Dec-1998 to 17-Dec-1998.

3. Vimala Manivasakan and G. Sumathi, "Inertial and Couple Stress Effects on Curved Squeeze Films" presented in a International level conference on International Conference on Mathematical and Computational Models, organised by PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India from 19-Dec-2011 to 21-Dec-2011.

Programme Organized

1. Joint Secretary, National level conference on "Conference on Computational Methods in Continuum Mechanics" from 11-Jan-2006 to 12-Jan-2006.

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Programme Attended

1. Attended a National level Short Course on "Short Term Training Programme on Fourier Transforms, Wavelet Tranforms and applications" organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India from 13-Dec-2004 to 24-Dec-2004.

2. Participated in a International level workshop on "International Workshop on Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems " organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India from 01-Sep-2006 to 04-Sep-2006.

3. Attended a National level Short Course on "Winter School on Modeling, Computing and Simulation in Engineering (Phase I )" organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India from 11-Dec-2006 to 15-Dec-2006.

4. Attended a National level Short Course on "Winter School on Modeling, Computing and Simulation in Engineering (Phase IIa )" organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India from 18-Dec-2006 to 22-Dec-2006.

5. Attended a National level Short Course on "TEQIP funded 1-day Workshop on ‘Mentoring Youth and Adolescents" organized by Anna University, Chennai, India from 17-May-2007 to 17-May-2007.

Honours

1. "Tamil Nadu Young Women Scientist Award " given by Science City, Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu from India (2010).

Experience Abroad

1. Visited Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong from 25-May-2000 to 22-Jan-2002. Purpose of visit :Research Associate.

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