Dr. Umesh Gurnani
Controller of Examination & HOD Mechanical Engineering
Academic Information
A seasoned professional with 21+ years of dual experience in Industry and Academia, with initial 5 years in industry and last 16 years in teaching, education & research and Academic Administration.
Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D) specializing in Product Design and Development, Aesthetics & Quality Aspects of products and services.
• Currently serving as the University Controller of Examination and Head of Department (Mechanical Engineering) at UEM Jaipur, overseeing rigorous assessment frameworks and departmental leadership.
• Long-standing association with UEM Jaipur (13+ years), currently also holding the pivotal role of Director (Research & Innovation) for the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) chapter at the university.
• Dedicated 16-year tenure in teaching, training, and educational projects, bridging the gap between theoretical engineering and industrial applications and diverse administrative leadership like Placements, internships, academic visits, hackathons, workshops, conferences, faculty development programs, foreign distinguished lectures and other industrial collaborations.
• 5 years of industrial expertise with GE Consumer Appliances, focused on the CAD design and development of high-performance refrigeration products.
• Faculty Advisor for the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) at UEM Jaipur, fostering industry-student collaboration in HVAC&R technologies.
• B.E in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech in Industrial Engineering
Research Areas
Research Interests
Ergonomic Evaluation of Work System, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S Methodology
Courses Taught
2. Production & Operations Management
3. Quality & Reliability Engineering
4. Industrial Engineering
5. Engineering Mechanics
6. Metrology & Measurement
Positions Held
HOD Mechanical Engineering (April 2014 till date)
Director-Research Innovation, QCFI Chapter UEMJ (April 2026 till date)
Nodal Officer Digilocker - UEM Jaipur (August 2018 till date)
Nodal Officer-All Govt Scholarships for UEMJ students - April 2014 till date
Head of Placement Coordination, UEM Jaipur (Nov 2017 to June 2023)
Publications
• “Structural and Tribological Evaluation of Automotive Sheet Metals for Enhanced Component Life,” Journal of Bio and Tribo Corrosion, Vol. 12(2026), Issue 3, pp. 122-127. doi : https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-026-01185-y
• “Impact of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Products on Life Cycle Assessment of Medical Healthcare Unit in India,” International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology, Vol 16 (2026), Issue 12, pp 234-241. doi : 10.25258/ijddt.16.12s.24
• “Spectroscopic and Morphological Investigation of Hybrid Sisal–Luffa Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites,” Journal of Applied Bioanalysis, Vol. 11, Issue 06 (2025), pp. 168-176, doi : 10.53555/jab.v11si6.1466.
• “Thermal Stability and Sound Absorption Behaviour of Sisal–Luffa Hybrid Epoxy Composites for Automotive Interior Applications,” Journal of Polymer & Composites, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 144–157, 2026.
• “Thermal Stability and Sound Absorption Behaviour of Sisal-Luffa Hybrid Epoxy Composites for Automotive Interior Applications,” Journal of Polymer & Composites, Vol 14, Issue 02 (2026), pp 144-157
• “Improving ice plant efficiency with Al2O3 nanoparticles and evaporative cooling techniques,” International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration, Vol. 33(4), pp. 1-9, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44189-025-00069-z.
• “Prediction of Indirect Evaporative Cooling System Using Artificial Neural Networks,” Novel Developments in Computational Intelligence Systems and Their Applications in Multidisciplinary Areas, Vol. 4, Dec-2024. https://doi.org/10.52305/WGNU9162
• “Ergonomic Analysis of Manual Activities among Dairy Farm Workers: A Literature Review,” Ergonomics for Design and Innovation HWWE-2022, vol. 391, pp. 661-673, 2022.
• “A Postural Risk Assessment of Manual Dairy Farm Workers using NIOSH Lifting Equation,”, EVERGREEN Joint Journal of Novel Carbon Resource Sciences & Green Asia Strategy, September Issue, vol 9, issue 3, pp. 721-728. https://doi.org/10.5109/4843105.
• “A Postural Risk Assessment of Manual Dairy Farm Workers using REBA Technique,” Advances in Modelling and Optimization of Manufacturing and Industrial Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, pp. 717-729. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6107-6_51.
• “Musculoskeletal Health Problems and their Association with Risk Factors among Manual Dairy Farm Workers,” EVERGREEN Joint Journal of Novel Carbon Resource Sciences & Green Asia Strategy, September Issue, vol 9, issue 4, pp. 950-961.
https://doi.org/10.5109/6622881.
• “Optimization of Burnishing process by Taguchi method for surface enhancement of EN31 steel”, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, vol 10(1), pp. 15-17. 2022.
• “Review of Effect of Burnishing Process on Surface Integrity of Friction Stir Welded Components,” Design Engineering, issue 4, pp. 651-666, ISSN:0011-9342, 2021.
• “Multi Objective Optimization Of Burnishing To Eliminate Heat Treatment In Reamer Shank Manufacturing By Using Taguchi Coupled Principal Component Analysis,” Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Sept-2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2022.2118931.
• “Hybrid human powered vehicle: Research area of electric bicycles,” Emerging Intelligent Techniques for Energy Managements in Smart Cities, e-ISBN: 9788770227520, 2021.
•“Review and Design of Indirect Evaporative Cooling System,” Emerging Intelligent Techniques for Energy Managements in Smart Cities, e-ISBN: 9788770227520, 2021.
• “Implementation of Energy Efficient Burnishing Process for Surface Integrity Improvement of Hole Finishing Tool,” Emerging Intelligent Techniques for Energy Managements in Smart Cities, e-ISBN: 9788770227520, 2021.
• “Energy Efficient Heat Treatment Process to Remove the Failure of Tool Steel in Industrial Component,” Emerging Intelligent Techniques for Energy Managements in Smart Cities, e-ISBN: 9788770227520, 2021.