D. Kesavan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad. He completed his DME in Mechanical Engineering at Thanthai Periyar E.V.Ramasamy Government Polytechnic College Vellore, BE in Mechanical Engineering at Madras University, ME in Metallurgical Engineering at Anna University, PhD in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Madras, Chennai. His research areas in Surface Engineering, Welding Technology, Industrial Tribology, Additive Manufacturing.