Faculty

apamech@tce.edu

 apamech@tce.edu

11

PUBLICATIONS       

5

SEMINAR, CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP ATTENDED

 Educational Qualification

DEGREE BRANCH INSTITUTE YEAR
B.E. Mechanical Engineering Thirumalai Engineering College/University of Madras 2003
M.E. Computer Aided Design Regional Campus of Anna University Tirunelveli 2013
Ph.D. Fatigue Behaviour of Magnesium Alloys National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NIT), Karaikal 2023

 Experience

PERIOD NO OF YEARS DESIGNATION INSTITUTION
01-07-2022 to 02-09-2026 4 Associate Professor/Teaching and Research PSN College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous), Tirunelveli
03-09-2026 to Till date Assistant Professor (Sel.Gr)/Teaching and Research Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai-625015

 Publications

 Journals
  1. Sundar V and Packia Antony Amalan A* (2026). Effect of Synthetic Hydrated Calcium Silicate on the Friction and Wear Performances of NAO Brake Friction Composites. Strength of Materials. Springer.Doi:10.1007/s11223 -026-00936-z. [SCIE / IF: 0.8 / WoS: Q4]
  2. Packia Antony Amalan A* and Renugadevi N, (2026). Prediction of mechanical properties of magnesium alloys through machine learning: a review. Emerging Materials Research. 15(2),181-197. Emerald Publisher. https://doi.org/10.1680/jemmr.25.00146 (SCIE / IF: 1.2)
  3. Packia Antony Amalan A*, et al. (2025). Mathematical Study of the Forced Convection Mixed Mode Solar Dryer for Cotton Drying and Response Surface Techniques. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. 240(3), 433–449. Sage. https://doi.org/10.1177/09576509251395117. (SCIE / IF: 1.5)
  4. Packia Antony Amalan A* and Sivaram N M (2024). A study on wear characteristics of AZ91D magnesium alloy with and without addition of SiC and Gr particles. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 1–17. Vol. 11, Issue 3 Page No 1627-1643 Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2024.2397157. (ESCI/WoS:Q3)
  5. Packia Antony Amalan A*, Arun Kumar P, et al. (2020), An Evaluation of Density and Compression Properties of AZ91D–SiC Metal Matrix Composite Produced Through Powder Metallurgy. In International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (pp. 161-167). Springer Nature Doi: 10.1007/978-981 99-1288-9 (Scopus-Book Chapter)
  6. Packia Antony Amalan A* et al. (2024). Influence of Silicon Carbide and Graphite Reinforcements and T6 Aging Heat Treatment on the Fatigue Characteristics of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 33(6), 2751-2767. Springer. Doi: 10.1007/s11665 023-08154-3.(SCIE / IF: 2.6)
  7. Packia Antony Amalan A and Sivaram N M* (2023). An anisotropy study on microstructure and tensile strength of silicon carbide and graphite particle reinforced AZ91D hybrid composite. International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 14(2), pp.136-148. Inderscience Publisher. Doi:10.1504/IJMAT EI.2023.100488 13. (Scopus)
  8. Packia Antony Amalan A and Sivaram N M* (2022). A state-of-the-art review on magnesium-based composite materials. Advanced Materials Processing Technologies, 9(3), pp.760-778. Taylor and Francis. Doi: 10.1080/237406 8X.2022.209683 5 (ESCI/WoS:Q3)
  9. Packia Antony Amalan A, Sivaram N M*, et al. (2022). A study on the effect of ageing heat treatment on hardness, tensile and corrosion behaviour of stir-cast AZ91D–5SiC–1Gr hybrid magnesium composite. International Journal of Metalcasting, 16(2), 973-986. Springer. Doi:10.1007/s4096 2-021-00656-x. (SCIE / IF:2.8)
 Conferences
  1. ICoFT 2021-2nd International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy at NIT Puducherry
 Books
  1. Packia Antony Amalan A*, Arun Kumar P, et al. (2020), An Evaluation of Density and Compression Properties of AZ91D–SiC Metal Matrix Composite Produced Through Powder Metallurgy. In International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (pp. 161-167). Springer Nature Doi: 10.1007/978-981 99-1288-9

 Seminar, Conference, Workshop Attended

  1. Fourth International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (ICoFT-2024), 11-12-2024 to 13-12-2024
  2. Second International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (ICoFT-2021), 16-12-2021 to 18-12-2021
  3. First International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (ICoFT-2020), 28-12-2020 to 30-12-2020
  4. National Conference on Trends and Innovations in Mechanical Engineering, 17-04-2015 to 17-04-2015
  5. International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, 11-04-2013 to 13-04-2013

 Seminar, Conference, Workshop Organised

  1. One day workshop on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), 26-08-2022 to 26-08-2022

 Lectures Delivered

TOPIC DELIVERED AT PERIOD
GATE Awareness Program PSN CET 06-08-2026 to 06-08-2026

  Awards and Honours

  1. ME programme, University Gold medal

 Membership

NAME OF SOCIETY DETAILS PERIOD
International Association of Engineers IAENG societies of AI, Bioinformatics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science 04-09-2025 to Lifetime
INDIAN SOCIETY OF SYSTEMS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING-ISRO ISRO-VSSC Tiruvandrum Chapter 15-09-2023 to Lifetime

  Other Achievements

  1. Completed an AICTE sponsored PG-QIP Program on Machine Learning at IIIT-Tiruchirappalli
  2. Regonized Anna University Research Supervisor (ID:4420006)
  3. GATE-2016 qualified