Experience

1. Total of ten years of academic, research and industrial experience combined.  
2. Three years of teaching cum research assistance (TRA) experience at Vellore Institute of Technology in Vellore, Tamilnadu. 
3. Four years of teaching experience as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at St.Thomas College of Engineering and Technology, Kerala.
4. One year of experience as an Application Engineer at Leminar Air Conditioning Co. Qatar.
5. Six months of experience as a Graduate Engineering Trainee at Travancore Titanium Product Limited, Kerala.

Publications & Patents

1. Varghese AS, Sreekanth MS. Investigation on the effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composites manufactured using vacuum infusion process and hand layup process followed by vacuum bagging. Polym Compos, 2024;45:1600-18. [I.F: 5.2]. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.27876 
2. Varghese AS, Sreekanth MS. Evaluation of Improved Tribo-Performance Characteristics of MoS2 functionalized MWCNTs Hybrid reinforced Epoxy Composites for Severe Erosion Conditions. Tribology International, 2024;197:109766. [I.F: 6.2]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.109766 
3. Varghese AS, Sreekanth MS. Effect of molybdenum disulfide functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes based hybrid on morphology, mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy nanocomposites. Polym Compos, 2024;45: 11743. [I.F: 5.2]. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.28595
4. Varghese AS, Parasuram S, Bose S, T․ P․ S, M․ S․ S. Tailoring the interfacial performance of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with modified carbon fibre grafted MWCNTs - MoS2 hybrid. Results in Engineering, 2025;27:106500 [I.F: 7.9].  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.106500
5.  Varghese AS, Meledath Sadanandan S, Thomas LM. Synergistic Effect on Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites by Simultaneous Interfacial Modification Using Graphene Oxide and Matrix Modification With Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. Polym Compos, 2025. [I.F: 4.7]. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.70379
6. Hybrid nanoparticle-based epoxy coating composition for carbon fibre-epoxy composites and Method for producing the same. (Utility Patent: India, 202441078752 A)
7. Shore Guard: Autonomous Beach Cleaning Robot. (Design Patent: India: 430645-001)
8. AdheTest: Manual Submerged Adhesion Tester Machine with Temperature Control. (Design Patent: India: 477823-001)
9. OxyDOME: Portable Air Purifier and Oxygen Enricher. (Utility Patent Applied) 

Memberships

1. Member of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
2. The Society for Polymer Science India (SPSI)

Teaching Interest

1. Composite Materials
2. Material Science
3. Polymers
4. Manufacturing Process
5. Design of Machine Elements
6. Tribology
7. Machine Tools and Instrumentation

Research Interest

1. Polymer nanocomposites
2. Carbon Fibre Composites 
3. Solid Particle Erosion
4. Fracture and Failure Mechanism
5. Degradable Polymers
6. Air and Water Purification Systems
7. Biogas Generation and Purification
8. Synthesis of 1D/2D nanoparticle

Expertise (software/technology/machine)

1. ANSYS 
2. Design-Expert
3. MATLAB Simulink
4. CASA XPS

Seminar / Workshop / Conference Attended

Subjects Handled

1. Material Science
2. Manufacturing Process
3. Design of Machine Elements
4. Machine Tools
5. Metrology and Instrumentations
6. Composite Materials
7. Automobile Engineering

FDPs, Trainings/Certificate Courses

1. NPTEL Certification in Techniques of Materials Characterization from IIT Kharagpur, 2021 with 72% Marks.
2. NPTEL Certification in Product Design and Development from IIT Roorkee, 2019 with 91% Marks.
3. QA/QC Certification from Techshore Inspection Services, Cochin, Kerala.
4. Diploma Certification in Designing and Drafting of HVAC & FIRE FIGHTING system from Aghora Design Academy, Kollam, Kerala. 
5. Primavera Certification from Appin Technology Lab, Trivandrum, Kerala. 

Paper Presentations

1. “Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding (VARTM) based Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites with Enhanced Mechanical Performance for Advanced Functional Applications ” at the National Conference on New Developments in Polymer Materials, (DPM-2023), Organized by the Society of Polymer Science, Trivandrum Chapter, at Trivandrum, India. 
2. “Structural analysis of bicycle frame using composite laminates” in the National Conference and Exhibition on Recent Technological and Industrial Advancements (NCERTIA’15), Marian Engineering College, Trivandrum, Kerala.

Achievements

Positions Held

1. Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) Convener and Innovation ambassador at CCET
2. Teaching cum research assistant at VIT, Vellore. (From 03 Feb 2021 – To 28 Feb 2024) 
3. Assistant Professor at St. Thomas College Of Engineering And Technology, Chengannur, Kerala. (From 23 Jan 2017 – To 25 Jan 2021)
4. Application Engineer at Leminar Air Conditioning Co., Qatar. (From 12 April 2016 – To 01 Jan 2017)
5. Graduate Engineering Trainee at Travancore Titanium Product Limited, Kerala. (From 29 April 2015 – To 29 Oct 2015)

Website

1. Google Scholar. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vhD_YFMAAAAJ&hl=en
2. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-sam-varghese-057501104/