Dr. Somashekara M A

Experience

• Associate Dean R&D , Nov 2025 to Present
  IIT Dharwad
• Head of the Department , Oct 2022 to Nov 2025
  Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE), IIT Dharwad
• Associate Professor , December 2024 to Present
  Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE), IIT Dharwad
• Assistant Professor , April 2019 to December 2024
  Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE), IIT Dharwad
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, April 2017 - April 2019
  Division of Material Science and Engineering (DMSE) & Critical Material Institute (CMI), Ames Laboratory, USDOE, Iowa state University, USA.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, July 2016- April 2017 &
  Research Assistant, Feb - July 2016
  Engineering Product Development (EPD), SUTD Singapore.

Education

• Ph.D. (2016) & M.Tech. (2011)
  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
  IIT Hyderabad
• B.E Mechanical Engineering (2009)
  Reva University (RITM), Bengaluru
• PUC (Intermediate 2005)
  The National College, Bagepalli.

Responsibilites

• Head of Department of MMAE, IIT Dharwad, From Oct 2022-Present
• Member of the Board of Studies (BoS), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, at Reva University, Bengaluru and, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, at SDMCET, Dharwad. 2022-present
• Faculty In-charge (CEP/QIP Courses) 2020-Present
• Department faculty search committee member 2022-Present
• Eqipment purchase committee member and convenor 2021-Present
• Warden Keeravani boys wing 2020-2022
• DPGC MMAE member and secretary 2021-22
• UGAPEC member 2019-present
• Faculty Advisor for 2020 batch MMAE
• Manufacturing Processes Lab, Faculty-In-charge
• Metrology Lab, Faculty-In-charge
• B.Tech Project (BTP) coordinator 2019-20
• PG Admissions coordinator 2020-21