Professional experience:

• Teaching: 10+ years

Educational profile:

• Ph.D (Pursuing)
  • University: APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.
  • Research Centre: College of Engineering Trivandrum (2020 - present)
  • Area of Research: Minimum Quantity Cooling Lubrication Heat Transfer.
• M.Tech.
  • University: Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kalamassery.
  • Department: Department of Ship Technology (2012-2014).
  • Area: Computer-Aided Structural Analysis & Design.
• B.Tech.
  • University: University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
  • College: Marian Engineering College (2007-2011).
  • Branch: Mechanical Engineering.
• PG Certificate
  • Sponsored: AICTE (QIP Programme).
  • Institute: Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam.
  • Topic: Artificial Intelligence & Data Science.
  • Duration: Six months. (July 2024 to December 2024).

Duties & Responsibilities

• Convener: Additional Skill Acquisition Programme Kerala (ASAP)
• Coordinator: BJI Online Examinations
• Member: Academic Monitoring Committee
• Treasurer: Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Treasurer: Faculty Club

Courses handled:

1. Basic Mechanical Engineering
2. Engineering Graphics
3. Mechanics of Fluids
4. Metallurgy and Material Science
5. Manufacturing Process
6. Machine Tools & Metrology
7. Computer Aided Design and Analysis
8. Dynamics of Machinery
9. Heat and Mass Transfer
10. Automobile Engineering
11. Principles of Management
12. Advanced Energy Engineering
13. Design of Machine Elements
14. Industrial Safety Engineering
15. Industrial Tribology

Labs handled:

1. Mechanical Engineering Lab
2. Thermal Engineering Lab
3. Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines Lab
4. Machine Tools Lab
5. Civil & Mechanical Workshop
6. Comprehensive Course Work
7. Seminar & Project Preliminary
8. Project

Professional bodies membership:

• Professional member of the Institute for Engineering Research and Publication from 18/11/2020 to 31/12/2025. [Membership ID No: PMIN52038916]
• Student member of the Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT) from 29/04/2022 to 28/04/2025.

Research interests:

• Minimum Quantity Cooling Lubrication
• Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
• Nano fluids & Heat Transfer
• Droplet Impact Modeling

Publications:

• Nelson, Nevin., 2014, An Assessment on the Effect of Membrane and Bending Stress on an Edge Crack in a Finite Width Plate. National Conference on Recent Advancements in Engineering and Technology.
• Nelson, Nevin., 2022, Numerical Analysis On The Effect Of Aspect Ratio In A Diesel Injector using Diesel and Diesel-Ethanol Blend. Proceedings of the 9^th International and 49^th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP) December 14-16, 2022, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
• Nelson, Nevin., 2023, Numerical study on the heat transfer of Al₂O₃-water and CuO-water nanofluid in minimum quantity lubrication turning process using discrete phase model. International Conference on Advanced Material Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, VIT, Chennai.
• Nelson, Nevin., 2024, Experimental study on thermal and rheological characteristics of highly stable hybrid SrO-CuO Therminol-66 heat transfer fluid for solar collectors. Journal of Nanoparticle Research.(Under review)

Workshops/ Faculty Development Programme:

• Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology for Science, Engineering and Management, held at NIT Calicut during May 25-30, 2015.
• 6-Day National Level Faculty Development Programme on Engineering Simulations with ANSYS held at Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi during July 2-7, 2018.
• Short-Term Training Program on Standards for Mechanical Testing, Powder Metallurgy, Welding, and Heat- Treatment of Metals, Jointly Organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut., January 15-19, 2024.
• International Online Faculty Development Program on ‘Data Visualization and Analytics’ with Excel, Power BI, Tableau and Generative AI organized by the PG Department of Computer Applications and IQAC of Marian College Kuttikkanam (Autonomous) in association with IPSR solutions limited and VALIN - UK, USA and Canada from 05 July 2024 to 11 July 2024 and has successfully completed the assessment and secured an A grade.

MOOC Courses attended:

1. “Machining Science” a 4 week NPTEL course by Prof. Sounak Kumar Choudhury, IIT Kanpur, January 2024.

2. “Python for Data Science” a 4 week NPTEL course by Prof. Ragunathan Rengasamy, IIT Madras, September 2024.
3. “Stress Management” a 4 week NPTEL course by Prof. Rajlakshmi Guha, IIT Kharagpur, September 2024.
4. “Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for professionals” an UDEMY course by Dr. Aidan Wimshurt, Senior Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer, UK.

Ongoing Projects:

1. A project titled "Automation of Sakthikulangara Fishing Harbour" has been sanctioned by the Harbour Engineering Department of the Government of Kerala. Asst. Prof. Nevin Nelson will guide this project internally, with Mr. Adheel Mathew, Mr. Adithyan S., and Mr. Amal Jayachandran as the students involved.
2. A project titled "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Droplet Impact on Different Surfaces”. Asst. Prof. Nevin Nelson will guide this project internally, with Ms. Adithya Ajith, Mr. D. Vinayak., Mr. Joel Biju Lenin and Mr. Nasmal N as the students involved.