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College / Department
Teaching areas
Design, Manufacturing and Material Science, Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Machining Science and Technology, CAD-CAE-CAM, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Deformation of Materials, Additive Manufacturing
Research areas
Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for Composites , Modelling of high-speed machining process , Development of Magnesium/Aluminium syntactic foams , Bio Material Characterization
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engg, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 2006
BE, Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras, India, 1998
Professional experience
Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2016 - Present
Engineering Programme Manager - Boeing B787, Rolls-Royce plc, United Kingdom, 2014 - 2016
Technical Project Manager-, (airbus/boeing Programmes), Rolls-Royce plc, United Kingdom, 2009 - 2014
Manufacturing Technology Specialist, Rolls-Royce plc, United Kingdom, 2007 - 2009
Manufacturing Research Engineer, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2006 - 2007
Memberships
Member, American Society for Engineering Education, July 2017
Member, European Society for Engineering Education, July 2017
Member, International Society for Engineering Pedagogy, June 2017
Fellow, Royal Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), June 2016
Chartered Engineer, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), August 2009
Member of American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), August 2007
Contact
+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 Machining, Material characterization, Modelling, Magnesium/Aluminium Composites, Syntactic Foams. 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 ...
Publications
Kevin Thomas, Sathish Kannan, Mohammad Nazzal, Salman Pervaiz And Ramanujam Karthikeyan. A Numerical Simulation of Machining 6061 Syntactic Foams Reinforced with Hollow Al2O3 Shells, Metals, 2022
Mahmoud Awad, Noha Hassan And Sathish Kannan. Mechanical properties of melt infiltration and powder metallurgy fabricated aluminum metal matrix composite, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal Of Engineering Manufacture, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
Lewis Jonathan, Salman Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. A Numerical Study to Investigate Machining Aspects of Convex Surface Drilling
Ali Shafahat, Salman Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. Current Research Trends in Variants of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL): A Review
Cherish Mani, Sozharajan Balasubramani, Ramanujam Karthikeyan And Sathish Kannan. Digital image correlation of tensile properties for monel 400/SS 316L dissimilar metal welding joints, Materials, 2 March 2021
Ibrahim Nouzil, Salman Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. Role of jet radius and jet location in cryogenic machining of Inconel 718: a finite element method based approach, International Journal On Interactive Design And Manufacturing, 1 March 2021
Salman Pervaiz, Sathish Kannan, Dehong Huo And Ramulu Mamidala. Ecofriendly inclined drilling of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP), International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 1 December 2020
Vyasaraj Manakari, Sathish Kannan, Gururaj Parande, Mrityunjay Doddamani, Soumya Columbus, K. Priya Sudha, S. Vincent And Manoj Gupta. In-vitro degradation of hollow silica reinforced magnesium syntactic foams in different simulated body fluids for biomedical applications, Metals, 1 December 2020
Sathish Kannan, S Pervaiz, M Haghshenas, R Klassen And D Huo. An energy-based analysis for machining novel AZ91 magnesium composite foam dispersed with ceramic microspheres, Journal Of Manufacturing Science And Engineering, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy, S Pervaiz, K Thomas, R Karthikeyan And A Ramanathan. Machining of novel AA7075 foams containing thin-walled ceramic bubbles, Journal Of Materials And Manufacturing Processes, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020
Fuzhong Sun, Dehong Huo, Guoyu Fu, Xiangyu Teng, Sathish Kannan And Hao Zhang. Micro-drilling of Mg-based MMCs reinforced with SiO2 nanoparticles: An experimental approach, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal Of Engineering Manufacture, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020
Sathish Kannan, Salman Pervaiz, M Jahan And D Venkatraghaven. Cryogenic Drilling of AZ31 Magnesium Syntactic Foams, Materials-mdpi, September 2020
Salman Pervaiz, Sathish Kannan And A Subramaniam. Optimization of Cutting Process Parameters in Inclined Drilling of Inconel 718 Using Finite Element Method and Taguchi Analysis, Materials-mdpi, September 2020
Sathish Kannan, S Pervaiz, A Alhourani, R Selvam, K Thomas And Ha Kishawy. On the Role of Hollow Aluminium oxide Microballoons during Machining AZ31 Magnesium Syntactic Foam, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal Of Engineering Manufacture, August 2020
Sathish Kannan And S Pervaiz. Surface morphology of inclined CFRP holes when machined under cryogenic environment, Journal Of Materials And Manufacturing Processes, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020
C Mani, R Karthikeyan, Sathish Kannan And C Periasamy. Optimization of tensile properties of 316L stainless steel and Monel 400 weld joints using genetic algorithm, Science Direct-materials Today, 11 February 2020
Ibrahim Nouzil, S Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. Numerical Assessment of Cryogenic Machining of Inconel 718: Qualitative Understanding of Jet Radius and Jet Location, International Journal On Interactive Design And Manufacturing
A Singh, B El Essawi, A Daneji, S Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. Prospects and Challenges of Reinforcement Methodologies for 3D Printable Plastics, Proceedings Of The Joint Canadian Society For Mechanical Engineering (csme) And Cfd Society Of Canada, November 2019
A Ghoshal, A Khan, M Zahid, S Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. Reviewing Machinability of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP)/Metallic Stacks Using MQL, Proceedings Of American Society For Mechanical Engineers (asme), 11 November 2019
S Pervaiz, A. Daneji And Sathish Kannan. 3D Finite Element Assisted Numerical Simulation of Orbital Drilling Process of Ti6Al4V, Proceedings Of American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (asme), 11 November 2019
I Nouzil, S Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. Numerically Constructed Energy Consumption Mapping for the Orthogonal Machining of Ti6Al4V, Proceedings Of The American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (asme), 11 November 2019
C Mani, R Karthikeyan And Sathish Kannan. Electrochemical impedance analysis on cryogenically treated dissimilar metal welding of 316L stainless steel and Monel 400 alloy using GTAW, Journal Of Metals, 10 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
S Pervaiz, Sathish Kannan, Ibrahim Deiab And Ha Kishawy. Exploring the role of energy consumption, cutting tool and workpiece materials in sustainable machining, Imeche Part B : Journal Of Engineering Manufacture, September 2019
Abdulla Alhourani, Sathish Kannan And S Pervaiz. Orthogonal machining of pure magnesium/silica syntactic foam, Proceedings Of The Csme, 4 June 2019
Abdulla Alhourani, Abdulrahman Elmerhi And Sathish Kannan. Magnesium Syntactic Foams, 4th Student Research Colloquium On Advances In Engineering & Information Technology, (aeit-2019), 25 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
Mohammad Latifi, Soroush Shirazi, Ahmad Ibrahim And Sathish Kannan. Manufacturing of porous aluminum-graphene material system, 4th Student Research Colloquium On Advances In Engineering & Information Technology, (aeit-2019), 25 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
Sathish Kannan And Liu Kui. Experimental investigation of surface integrity during abrasive edge profiling of nickel-based alloy, Journal Of Manufacturing Processes, March 2019
W Sarmad, S Pervaiz, Sathish Kannan And R Karthikeyan. Numerical Modeling of Charpy Impact Test to Determine the Fracture Characteristics of Aluminium Alloy 6061, Society Of Experimental Mechanics (sem) Annual Conference & Exposition On Experimental & Applied Mechanics, Greenville, Sc, Usa 2018, 2018
S Pervaiz, Sathish Kannan And Wael Sarmad. A numerical study to investigate the influence of edge prep in vibration assisted machining, Proceedings Of Asme, November 2018
Sathish Kannan, S Pervaiz And A Ghoshal. An experimental investigation of inclined hole drilling of CFRP under different lubrication techniques, Proceedings Of Asme, November 2018
S Pervaiz, Sathish Kannan And Ha Kishawy. An extensive review of the water consumption and cutting fluid-based sustainability concerns in the metal cutting sector, Journal Of Cleaner Production, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2018
Sathish Kannan, Liu Kui, S Pervaiz, S Vincent And R Karthikeyan. Edge profiling of titanium alloys and attainable quality, Namri-sme, June 2018
N Pillai, R Karthikeyan, Sathish Kannan And S Vincent. Effect of Cryogenic treatment on VIKING cold working tool steel and development of wear mechanism maps, Namri-sme, June 2018
Salman Pervaiz And Sathish Kannan. FEM assisted observations of cutting forces, temperature, and chip curling in oblique machining, Csme, June 2018
R Arunachalam, Sathish Kannan And T. Srivatsan. Trends and Advances in Conventional Machining Practices for Metals and Composite Materials, Crc Press Taylor And Francis, March 2018
Meysam Haghshenas, Rj Klassen, Azm Islam, Sathish Kannan And M Gupta. Instrumented depth-sensing nanoindentation of a magnesium metal-matrix nanocomposite (AZ31-0.33wt% Carbon Nano Tube, 2017
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy And Marek Balazinski. Analysis of Two and Three Body Abrasive Wear during Machining of Aluminium Based Metal Matrix Composite, International Journal Of Materials And Product Technology, 2013
I Muhammad, Sathish Kannan And Paul Mativenga. 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, 2012
I Muhammad, Paul Mativenga And Sathish Kannan. An investigation into the effects of tool geometry in micro drilling of a nickel-based superalloy, 2010
F Boud, J Folkes,, N Tantra, Sathish Kannan And Iain Wright. A Study on Deburring Inconel 718 using Water Jet Technology, 2009
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy And Ibrahim Deiab. Cutting Forces and TEM Analysis of the Generated Surface During Machining Metal Matrix Composites, Journal Of Materials Processing Technology, 2009
I Muhammad, Paul Mativenga, Sathish Kannan And Donka Novovic. An experimental investigation of deep-hole microdrilling capability for a nickel-based superalloy, Imeche Part B : Journal Of Engineering Manufacture, 2008
Sathish Kannan And Ha Kishawy. Effect of tool wear progression on cutting forces and surface quality during cutting metal matrix composites, International Journal Of Machining And Machinability Of Materials, 2008
Sathish Kannan And Ha Kishawy. Tribological aspects of machining Aluminium metal matrix composites, Journal Of Materials Processing Technology, 2008
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy, Ibrahim Deiab And Surappa M. Role of reinforcements on the tool performance during cutting metal matrix composites”,, The Journal Of Manufacturing Processes, 2007
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy And Marek Balazinski. Analysis of Abrasive Wear During Machining Metal Matrix Composites, 2006
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy And Marek Balazinski. Flank wear progression during machining metal matrix composites, Journal Of Manufacturing Science And Engineering, 2006
Sathish Kannan And Ha Kishawy. Surface characteristics of machined Aluminium metal matrix composites, International Journal Of Machine Tools And Manufacture, 2006
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy, Ibrahim Deiab And Surappa Mk. Analysis of tool wear during machining metal matrix composites, 2005
Sathish Kannan, Ha Kishawy, Ibrahim Deiab And Surappa Mk. Modeling of tool flank wear progression during orthogonal machining of aluminium composites used for automobile applications, 2005
Ha Kishawy, Sathish Kannan And Marek Balazinski. Analytical modeling of tool wear progression during machining particulate reinforced metal matrix composites, Annals Of The Cirp, 2005
Yaopeng Zhu, Sathish Kannan And Ha Kishawy. A model for orthogonal machining of metal matrix composites using finite element method, 2004
Sathish Kannan, H. El. Mounyari,, A. I. El.wahab, Leiming Li And Sathish Kannan. Characteristics of high speed machining of aerospace materials using self-propelled rotary tools, Eighth Conference On Mechanical Design And Production (mdp-08), Cairo, Egypt, 2004
Ha Kishawy, Sathish Kannan And Marek Balazinski. An Energy based force model for orthogonal machining of aluminium metal matrix composites, Annals Of The Cirp,, 2004
Conference Presentations
Design and Manufacture of Air Chair, 4th Student Research Colloquium On Advances In Engineering & Information Technology, (aeit-2019),, May 2019
Grants and sponsorships
Grant, Sustainable Machining of Ca-Mg-Zn-(hollow SiO2) Bioresorbable Syntactic Foams for Biomedical Temporary Implants, June 2021 - June 2021
Grant, Enhanced Faculty Research Grant-EFRG-2018, American University of Sharjah, May 2018 - December 2019
Grant, Faculty Research Grant-FRG-LARGE-2019, American University of Sharjah, May 2019
Grant, Enhanced Faculty Research Grant-EFRG-2018, American University of Sharjah, May 2018 - May 2019
Grant, Air Chair, EXPO LIVE 2020-University Innovation Programme- 2019, February 2019
Grant, Hollow Spheres for Commercial Vehicles, EXPO LIVE 2020-University Innovation Programme- 2018, 28 February 2018 - 28 February 2018
Grant, ELCAN Extended Life of Components through Advanced Nanostructured Coatings for Engineering Applications, GCC Research Program
Sponsored Research, Machining Characteristics of Nickel Based Super Alloy Manufactured through Powder Metallurgy Method, AIRBUS A350 XWB / Rolls-Royce (R&T), January 2013 - September 2013
Sponsored Research, Automated Edge Machining of Critical Rotating Aero Engine Components,, Rolls-Royce UK (Research &Technology), 2007 - 2011
Sponsored Research, High Value Manufacturing- Development of Adaptive Edge Machining Technologies, SAMULET- Technology Strategy Board (TSB-UK) / Rolls-Royce (R&T), January 2010 - January 2011
Sponsored Research, Extended Life of Micro Tools by Advanced Coating Technology, Technology Strategy Board (TSB-UK) / Rolls-Royce (R&T), 2007 - 2010
Sponsored Research, Benchmarking of Surface Finishing Technologies for Nickel based Components, Singapore Engineering Research Council SERC and Rolls-Royce (R&T), 2008 - 2009
Sponsored Research, Gap Gun- Edge Measurement Technology Development, Rolls-Royce UK (Research &Technology), March 2009 - August 2009
Sponsored Research, Deburring Technology Development for Large Static Components Made of Titanium, Rolls-Royce UK (Research &Technology), January 2008 - December 2008
Awards and Honors
Best Research Paper Award, 4th Student Research Colloquium on “Advances in Engineering & Information Technology, Best Research Paper Award, 2019
EXPO 2020-University Innovation Award (25,000 AED), EXPO 2020, University Innovation Award for Research, 4 December 2018
EXPO 2020-University Innovation Award (25,000 AED), EXPO 2020, Hollow spheres for commercial vehicles, February 2018
EXPO 2020-University Innovation Award (25,000 AED), EXPO 2020, Porous Titanium for biomedical applications, February 2018
Sandooq-Al-Watan Research Award (15,000 AED), Sandooq-Al-Watan, Light weight equipment using hollow sphere material technology, February 2018
Technology Development Award: Machining Characteristics of Nickel Based Super Alloy Manufactured through Powder Metallurgy Method (Grant: 237,000 AED), AIRBUS A350 XWB / Rolls-Royce (R&T), Project Title: Machining Characteristics of Nickel Based Super Alloy Manufactured through Powder...
Industrial Research Award-High Value Manufacturing- Development of Adaptive Edge Machining Technologies (Grant:355,500 AED), SAMULET- Technology Strategy Board (TSB-UK) / Rolls-Royce (R&T), Project Title: High Value Manufacturing- Development of Adaptive Edge Machining Technologies Role:...
Best Presenter Award, Graduate Research Conference, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 31 March 2005
Research Scholarship (136,000 AED), University of New Brunswick, Canada, Research Scholarship- ($50,000), University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada, Jan 2003 - Jan 2006, January 2003
International Research Scholarship (50,000 AED), University of Western Ontario, Canada, International Research Scholarship ($12000/Year for 1.5 years), University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, Sept 2001-Dec 2002, September 2001
Special University Research Scholarship (20,000 AED), University of Western Ontario, Canada, Special University Research Scholarship ($5000/Year), University of Western Ontario, Canada, Sept 2001-Dec 2002, September 2001