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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching areas

Design, Manufacturing and Material Science, Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Machining Science and TechnologyCAD-CAE-CAM, Computer Integrated Manufacturing NanoTechnology, Deformation of Materials,

Research areas

*Sustainable Machining Techniques, *Nano Scale Powder Metallurgy,*Tribocorrosion of biomedical implants *Metal syntactic foams, *High entropy alloys

Education

PhD, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 2006 Title: High Speed Machining of Aluminium MMCs for Automotive applications

Professional experience

Rolls-Royce plc UK, Engineering Programme Manager-(Boeing 787) 2014-2016
Rolls-Royce plc UK, Technical Project Manager, (AIRBUS/Boeing Programmes) 2009-2014
Rolls-Royce plc UK, Manufacturing Technology Specialist, 2007-2009
University of Cambridge, UK, Manufacturing Research Engineer, 2006-2007
University of Western Ontario, Canada, Composites Research Engineer, 2001-2002

Memberships

*Fellow of the Royal Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE, UK); *Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK)*Member of American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)*Member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers-India *Member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) *Member of European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) *Member of Society for Engineering Pedagogy

Contact

skannan@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2972

Dr. Sathish Kannan

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Prior to joining AUS, Sathish Kannan was an engineering program manager at Rolls-Royce plc (UK). He led global program teams responsible for the design and manufacture of aerospace propulsion-related products in support of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380/A350 XWB fleet. His areas of interest are impact and fatigue studies on nano composites, powder metallurgy, manufacturability of biomedical magnesium composites, aerospace ceramics, automotive grade nano composites and high entropy alloys. A Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), he is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Highly Qualified Personnel of AUTO21™ Networks of Centres of Excellence for Automotive Manufacturing in Canada.

Publications

R Arunachalam, S Kannan, Qamar, S.Z, 2017, Taylor & Francis: Chp 21:Trends and Advances in Conventional Machining Practices for Metals and Composite Materials,Taylor and Francis- CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Publications
M Haghshenas, R Klassen, S Kannan, AZM Islam, Gupta, M, 2017, Instrumented Depth-sensing Nanoindentation of a Magnesium Metalmatrix Nanocomposite (AZ31-0.33wt% CNT),Materials Science & Technology- October 8–12, 2017 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
W Qureshi, S. Vincent , S Kannan, R. Karthikeyan, M Gupta, V Manakari, 2017, Influence of Silica Nanospheres on Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium Matrix Syntactic Foams,IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
S Pervaiz, S Anwar, S Kannan, 2017, Exploring the Influence of Numerical Parameters for the Orthogonal Machining of Ti6Al4V, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
S Kannan, S Pervaiz, S Vincent, R Karthikeyan, 2017, Tool life and surface integrity aspects when drilling nickel alloy, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
N Pillai, S Kannan, R Karthikeyan, 2017, Effect of shallow cryogenic treatment on AISI A8 tool steel and development of wear mechanism maps,International Symposium for Advanced Materials Research (ISAMR)-Taiwan
S Kannan, Liu Kui, Salman Pervaiz, S. Vincent, R. Karthikeyan,2017, Investigation of surface integrity during deburring titanium alloys, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
V Shantha Kumar, S Kannan 2017, Bio-corrosion studies on metallic glasses,The International Symposium for Advanced Materials Research (ISAMR-2017)-Taiwan
S. Kannan, H. A. Kishawy and M. Balazinski, 2013 “Analysis of Two and Three Body Abrasive Wear during Machining of Aluminium Based Metal Matrix Composite” International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, Vol.46, No.1, pp.81 – 94
I. Muhammad, P.T .Mativenga, S. Kannan, 2012 “Evaluation of the effects of tool geometry on tool wear and surface integrity in the micro drilling process for Inconel 718 alloy”, International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, Vol. 11 No. 3.
S.Kannan, H. A. Kishawy and Deiab I. M., 2009, “Cutting Forces and TEM Analysis of The Generated Surface During Machining Metal Matrix Composites” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 209, Issue 5, 1 Pages 2260-2269
M. Imran, P.T. Mativenga, S. Kannan, Novovic, D, 2008 “An experimental investigation of deep-hole microdrilling capability for a nickel-based superalloy”, Volume 222, Number 12, pp. 1589-1596(8), Proceedings of the IMechE, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture
S. Kannan and H. A.Kishawy, 2008, “Effect of tool wear progression on cutting forces and surface quality during cutting metal matrix composites”, International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, Vol: 3, No. 3-4, pp. 241-251
S. Kannan, and H. A. Kishawy, 2008 “Tribological aspects of machining Aluminium metal matrix composites” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol.98, pp.398-406
S. Kannan, H. A. Kishawy, I. M. Deiab and M. K. Surappa, 2007 “Role of reinforcements on the tool performance during cutting metal matrix composites”, The Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Vol.8/No.2, pp.67-75
S. Kannan, and H. A. Kishawy, 2006 “Surface characteristics of machined Aluminium metal matrix composites” International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol.46, pp.2017-2025
S. Kannan, H. A. Kishawy and M. Balazinski, 2006 "Flank wear progression during machining metal matrix composites" Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol.128, pp.787.
H. A. Kishawy, S. Kannan, , M. Balazinski, 2005, “Analytical modeling of tool wear progression during machining particulate reinforced metal matrix composites” Annals of the CIRP, Turkey, Vol: 54/1
H. A. Kishawy, S. Kannan, M. Balazinski, 2004,“An Energy based force model for orthogonal machining of aluminium metal matrix composites”, Annals of the CIRP, Poland, Vol: 53/1

Conference Presentations

M. Imran, P.T. Mativenga, S. Kannan, 2010, An investigation into the effects of tool geometry in micro drilling of a nickel-based superalloy, 5th International conference on Micro Manufacturing (ICOMM/4M), Wisconsin, USA
H. A. Kishawy, H. El. Mounyari, A. I. El.Wahab, L. Li, S. Kannan, 2004,Characteristics of high speed machining of aerospace materials using self propelled rotary tools, Eighth Conference on Mechanical Design and Production (MDP-08), Cairo, Egypt
F. Boud, J. Folkes, N. Tantra, S. Kannan, I.W.Wright, April 2009, A Study on Deburring Inconel 718 using Water Jet Technology, CIRP sponsored University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
S. Kannan, Kishawy, H. A. and Balazinski, M. 2006, Analysis of Abrasive Wear During Machining Metal Matrix Composites in Jahazi M., Elboudjaini M. and Patnaik, P., Aerospace Materials and Manufacturing Processes: Emerging Materials, Manufacturing and Repair Techniques, proc. of the 3rd Int. Symp. Of CIM, COM2006, Montreal, Canada, 1-4 Oct., pp.227-236.
S. Kannan, H. A. Kishawy, I. M. Deiab and M. K. Surappa, 2005, Analysis of tool wear during machining metal matrix composites, 15th International Conference on Composite Materials, Durban, SouthAfrica
S. Kannan, H. A. Kishawy, I. M. Deiab and M. K. Surappa, 2005, Modeling of tool flank wear progression during orthogonal machining of aluminium composites used for automobile applications, Transactions of North American Manufacturing Research Conference/SME, NAMRC33, New York
Y. Zhu, S. Kannan, H. A. Kishawy, 2004, A model for orthogonal machining of metal matrix composites using finite element method, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, California

Awards and Honors

2017 Winners: Sandooq Al Watan research award
2017-Winners: Expo Live 2020 Dubai: Light weight hollow spheres for military applications
2017 Winners: Expo Live 2020 Dubai -University Innovation Programme: Porous Titanium for biomedical applications
2007-2013: Rolls-Royce(R&T)and UK Technology Strategy Board Research.Grants worth(USD $1.03 Million) Advanced Machining and Finishing techniques for aerospace applications

Other creative/research

Lead Facilitator for Workshops Conducted at University of Cambridge / KROHNE Flow Technologies UK Ltd/ Rolls-Royce Patent workshops,Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Equipment Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Best practice sharing and Project Lessons Learned Sessions
PATENT Applications: New method of low temperature soldering of titanium measuring tube with mild steel inner/outer rings inCoriolis flowmeters” Y. A. Hussain,S. Kannan, C. N. Rolph Joining of titaniumwith 1020 mild steel using high performance epoxy for hightemperature applications” Y. A. Hussain,S. Kannan, C. N. Rolph
Book Chapter: Kishawy, H. A., S. Kannan and G. Parker, 2011, Traditional Machining Processes of Metal Matrix Composites- SpringerLink Series- Chapter 4, pp: 79-98.

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