Professor & Associate Dean, Student Affairs

• Performance Optimization of MEMS Based Microfluidic Drug Delivery System  for Cancer Therapy

• MEMS
• Biomechanics
• Renewable Energy
• Industrial Automation

• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga, P 2015, ‘Analytical approach for optimization design of MEMS based microneedles in drug delivery system’, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology,Vol. 29, No.8.pp. 3405-3415, Springer. (Impact factor 0.838)

• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga, P 2014, ‘Design of MEMS Based Microneedle for Drug Delivery System’, 12^th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM 2014), Published in Procedia Engineering, Vol. 97, pp. 2001-2010. Elseveir. (Impact factor 0.629)
• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga,P 2014, ‘Insertion of Microneedle Array into Soft Tissue for Transdermal Drug Delivery’, Ciencia e TecnicaVitivinicola, A Science and Technology ISI Indexed Journal, ISSN: 0254-0223, Vol. 29, No.10, pp. 01-05. (Impact factor 0.479)
• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga, P 2015, ‘Analytical approach for optimization design of MEMS based microneedles in drug delivery system’, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology,Vol. 29, No.8.pp. 3405-3415, Springer. (Impact factor 0.838)
• Raja Rajeswari, N, Malliga, P & Gnanavel B K 2015, ‘Design and Simulation of Microactuator using Phase Change Liquid for Drug Delivery System’, International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.8, No.11.pp. 271-276.(Impact factor 0.598)
• Raja Rajeswari, N, Malliga, P & Gnanavel B K 2016, ‘Hollow Microneedle for Drug Delivery Applications to Improve Patient Compliance’, Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Vol 6, No 11,2016, pp.519-530.

• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga, P 2012, ‘Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) based Micropumps in Drug Delivery System’, In International Conference on Sensors & Related Networks (SENNET’12) organized by School of Electronics Engineering & Centre for Nano Technology Research, VIT University, Vellore.
• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga, P 2013, ‘Microfluidic system using microneedles for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy’ In International Conference on Smart Structures & Systems (ISSS-2013) organized by  IEEE & MEMS Design Center, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai, DOI: 10.1109/ICSSS. 6623000, pp.53-59, IEEE Xplore.
• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga, P 2014, ‘Finite Element Analysis of Microneedle Insertion into Soft Tissue for Drug Delivery System’ In International Conference on Advances in Design & Manufacturing (ICADM-2014) organised by NIT, Tiruchirapalli.
• Raja Rajeswari, N & Malliga, P 2014, ‘Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Based Microfluidic Drug Delivery Device’, In International Conference on  Recent Trends in Electrical, Electronics, Computing and Communication (ICRTEECC-2014) organised by R.M.K College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai.
• Raja Rajeswari, N, Malliga, P & Gnanavel B K 2016, ‘Numerical Modelling and Optimization of Square Microneedle Array for Efficient Transdermal Drug Delivery’ In International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 8-10, 2016, DOI: 978-1-4673-7762-1/16,IEEE Xplore.
• Balaji T V, Raja Rajeswari, N & Gnanavel B K &, 2016, ‘Design of wind turbine blade’, Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Hybrid Energy Systems & Sustainability (ICHESS), Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai, India, April 6-8, 2016.
• Leelakrishnan E, Gnanavel B K & Raja Rajeswari, N, 2016, ‘Review on Analytical Investigations into the Design and Development of Darrieus type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine’, Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Hybrid Energy Systems & Sustainability (ICHESS), Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai, India, April 6-8, 2016.
• Raja Rajeswari, N, Malliga, P & Gnanavel B K 2016, ‘Buckling Analysis of Hollow Microneedle in Transdermal Drug Delivery’ In International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE),Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, November 11-17, 2016, ASME Digital library.
• Raja Rajeswari, N, Praveen Kumar S & Gnanavel B K 2019, ‘Microfluidics in Transdermal Drug Delivery’ In International Conference on Advancement in Technology of Engineering & Management (ICATEM 2019), MDIS University, Singapore & Taylor’s University, Malaysia, February 14-19, 2019.
• Raja Rajeswari, N, Gnanavel B K & Kamesh K 2019,  ‘Effect Of Interfacial Contact Forces In Real-Time Interactive Assembly Simulation Of Cable Harness’ In International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2019),Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, November 11-17, 2019, ASME Digital library.

• Raja Rajeswari, N, GauthamRajan, Suriyaprakash, M &Dinesh Babu, M 2014, ‘Vibration Analysis of Small Wind Energy System’, In National Conference on Emerging Trends in Design, Thermal & Manufacturing (ETDTM 2014) organized by Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai.
• Raja Rajeswari, N & Thiliban, R 2015, ‘Numerical Analysis of Microsyringe for efficient Transdermal Drug Delivery’, In National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ETME) organized by Valliammai Engineering College, Chennai.
• Raja Rajeswari, N & Balaji T V, 2016, ‘Review on Vertical Axis Wind Turbine’, In National Conference on Emerging Trends in Design, Thermal & Manufacturing (ETDTM 2016) organized by Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai.

• Numerical simulation of MEMS Based Microfluidic Devices

• Research analysis of hybrid energy system based on compressed air energy storage and flywheel energy system for renewable energy application.

Positions held	Name of the Institute	From	To
Lecturer	Thangavelu Engineering College	08.06.2001	21.12.2002
Senior Lecturer	Saveetha Engineering College	07.01.2003	07.01.2009
Assistant Professor	DMI College of Engineering	07.02.2009	31.05.2013
Associate Professor	Saveetha  Engineering College	03.06.2013	31.05.2016
Professor & Deputy HoD	Saveetha  Engineering College	01.06.2016	31.05.2019
Professor & Associate Dean, Student Affairs	Saveetha  Engineering College	01.06.2019	Till date

Acting as Joint Supervisor

• C. Radhika – Saveetha University- Numerical simulation of microneedle insertion.
• K. Ashokkumar - Saveetha University - Quantifying the mechanical properties of human skin to optimize future microneedle device design. Acting as Doctoral Committee Member
• M. Shanmugam – Anna University - Assessment of risk factors and ergonomic intervention among building painters
• S. Lakshmanan - Anna University - Design of hybrid energy storage system using A-CAES and flywheel.
• S. Shobana - Anna University - Research analysis of hybrid energy system based on compressed air energy storage and flywheel energy system for renewable energy application.
• S. M. Kalai Arasi - Anna University - Analysis of design and operating parameters for a small compresses air energy storage system integrated with a stand alone renewable power plant.

S.No	Title of the program	Amount Sanctioned	Funding Agency
1.	Women Scientist, IPR, “Internship Training in IPR & related matters” in KIRAN IPR scheme from 01.05.2017 to 31.04.2018.	Rs.3.6 Lakhs	DST TIFAC (Govt. of India), New Delhi
2.	Three Days National Seminar on “Hybrid Renewable Energy System” during February 19-21, 2014.	Rs.1.25 Lakhs	DST (Govt. of India), New Delhi
3.	Two days National Seminar on “Distributed Antenna Systems & MIMO Technology” during February 16-17, 2012.	Rs.0.2 Lakhs	DRDO (Govt.of India), New Delhi
4.	Two days National Level Technical Symposium on Robotic Events "Scrutillations 2007" during August 06-07, 2007.	Rs.0.4 Lakhs	DST (Govt. of India), New Delhi

• “Indo-Japan workshop on Recent Trends in Materials & Devices” organized by Anna University, Chennai and Hiroshima University, Japan during September 5-6, 2011.
• “Three Days IEEE Workshop on Nanotechnology and Sensors” held at CeNSE, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore from 19 to 21 September 2013.
• Two week ISTE Workshop on “Engineering Mechanics” conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay from 26thNovember to 6thDecember,2013.
• Two week ISTE Workshop on “Fluid Mechanics” conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from 20thto 30thMay 2014.
• Two week ISTE Workshop on “Control Systems” conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from 2ndto 12thDecember,2014.

• “EDUCATORS DAY 2013” organized by National Instruments on 2ndSeptember 2013.
• One day Faculty training program on “LAB VIEW” conducted by National Instruments on 28thFebruary 2014.
• “INTERNATIONAL TRIANING PROGRAM ON LEADERSHIP & CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMEN SCIENTISTS & TECHNOLOGIES” held from September 8thto 12th 2014, Bangalore organized & sponsored by Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi.
• Two days ISTE e-seminar on “STEP 2 RESEARCH” organized by ISTE on 19-20 September 2014
• One day Seminar on European Patent System organized by European Patent Office (EPO),European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) &Tamil Nadu Technology Development and Promotion Centre of CII on 03 September 2014.
• One day Seminar on 3D Printing organized by National Instruments on 05 September 2014.
• National Level Workshop on Laser & Photonics  (NLWOLP -15) sponsored by IEEE on 5^thMarch,2015.
• Seminar on Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical systems using MATLAB and Simulink organized by MathWorks, Chennai on 23rdFebruary 2016.
• Two days TEQIP sponsored workshop on Sensor interface and integration for R&D work organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore on April 29^th and 30^th, 2016.
• One day National Seminar on “Developments and Wrecks in Overhead Transmission Line Components and Accessories” conducted by Mechanical Engineering Division on 12^th October 2018.
• Two weeks FDP on “Creative Pedagogy and its significance in Engineering Education” sponsored by AICTE from 22^nd April to 04^th May, 2019.

• One year Internship Training Programme on IPR & related matters sponsored by DST TIFAC, New Delhi with an one month orientation at IIT Delhi & eleven months training at Intellectual Property Office at Chennai from May 1^st 2017 to April 30^th
• Cleared All India Level Patent Agent Examination 2018 & recognized as a Registered Patent Agent in Intellectual Property Office, India.
• Certified Trainer of “Design Thinking” from School of Design Thinking

• Conference: II-PIC2017 International Indian Patent Information Conference for Patent Information Professionals on 2nd & 3rd November, 2017 at Bangalore.
• Road to Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 - Celebrating and Empowering Women in Entrepreneurship on November 7^th, 2017 at IIT Madras, Chennai.
• Conference: LITCON 2017 Evolving Landscape of IP Litigation in India & the Way Forwardon November 24^th, 2017 at Chennai.
• WIPO Sponsored Two days’ Awareness National Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights on 7^th& 8^th December 2017 at Anna University, Chennai.
• Conference: 32^nd Indian Engineering Congress - Theme: Innovation in Engineering: Competitive Strategy Perspective - Presented a paper titled: A Framework Model for Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISCs) to enhance Intellectual Property Rights on 21-23 December 2017 at Le Royal Meridian, Chennai.
• DST-TIFAC Sponsored Workshop on Patent Drafting on 17-18 January 2018 at CICS,Chennai.
• MSME-Development Institute, Chennai, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India organized National Level Vendor Development Programme (NLVDP) cum-Industrial Exhibition “MSME Vendor Expo - 2018” on 2nd & 3rd February, 2018 at MSME DI Premises, Chennai.
• EEPC India, under the aegis of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, organised the 7^theditionof International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) on 8-10 March 2018 at Chennai Trade Centre.
• Roving Seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Organized by WIPO in association with IPO India & ASSOCHAM on 14th March 2018 at The Crowne Plaza, Chennai.

WIPO academy course

Name of the course: DL-101 General Course on Intellectual Property

• Course duration :45 days (17-Jul-2017 -  30-Aug-2017)

NPTEL Online Courses

Name of the course: Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists

• Course duration :12 Weeks (July 24,2017 to October 13,2017)

Name of the course: Patent Drafting for Beginners

• Course duration:4 Weeks (February 5^th ,2018 to March 2^nd ,2018)

• Received funding of Rs.1,25,000/- from DST-SERB to organize “Three Days National Seminar on Hybrid Renewable Energy System” during February 19-21, 2014.
• Organized a workshop on “Advanced Features and Updates in Science Direct” by Mr.ManishUniyal from Elsevier on 8^th July 2014.
• Organized a seminar on “New Concepts in CNC Machining” by Mr.S.Ravikumar from British Engines (India) Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore on 23^rd August 2014.
• Organized a Guest Lecture on “Best Practices of TQM in Wheels India Ltd” by Mr.R.Sasikumar from Wheels India Ltd (TVS), Chennai on 30^th September 2014.
• Organized a Two Days Faculty Development Workshop on Engineering Graphics during 31^st July - 01^st August, 2015 with Rs.25,000/- sponsor from Oxford University Press.
• Acted as Organizing Secretary of the First International Conference on Hybrid Energy Systems & Sustainability (ICHESS 2016) during April 06-08, 2016 successfully organized by the Centre of Excellence for Hybrid Renewable Energy System & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha Engineering College. The Consul General Mr.AchimFabig from General Consulate Federal Republic of Germany &Dr.R.Velraj, Director, Institute of Energy Studies, Anna University were the Honorable Chief Guests for the Inaugural of the International Conference. We had 13 Keynote Speakers from reputed academic institutions like IIT, Anna University, Government R&D agencies like CECRI, TEDA, IGCAR and Industries like Siemens, Petrofac & Thermax.
• Acted as Industry Institute Partnership Coordinator initiating MoU signing with companies such as FESTO, Siemens, Kramski, etc.
• Organised Workshop on “Assessment Curriculum Syllabus Development” on 24^th& 25^th November 2018.
• Inaugurated Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Cell in the College on 27^th December 2018 with Chief Guest Mr.ManojRadhakrishnan, Patent Manager India, Ericsson and organized One day Awareness Workshop on IPR IN INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA.

Sl. No.	Name of Award / Recognition	Awarding Agency	Year
1.	Women Scientist, IPR	DST TIFAC (Govt. of India), New Delhi	2019

Life Member in Professional Bodies:

• Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), India
• Institution of Engineers India (IEI)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• IAENG, London