" Dr. V. Balusamy, Principal, Kongu Engineering College is an
acclaimed academician, researcher and an industrial executive with a total experience of
34 years. He had his BE (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore, MTech degree in Industrial Metallurgy from IIT Madras and PhD
from Bharathiar University. "
He started his career as Scientist in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of Indian Space
Research Organisation, Trivandrum wherein he contributed towards technology
development for fabrication and characterization advanced space materials like
maraging steel, high strength aluminium alloys, low alloy steels and titanium
alloys. His significant contribution for space technology is development of welding
technology including welding consumables for joining of maraging steel 250 grade
which is being widely used for many of space programmes and missile programmes in
the country.
For a few years, he was working with Larsen and Toubro Ltd., Mumbai in the Heavy
Engineering division, wherein he was extensively involved in construction of various
process equipments like nuclear equipments, rocket motor cases, heat exchanges,
pressure vessels, pipings and defence hardware systems.During the long service with PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore as faculty member
in the department of Metallurgical Engineering, he contributed immensely towards
welding metallurgy, surface engineering, non destructive testing and
characterization of materials. During his academic career with PSG, he carried out
several Research and Development projects sponsored by funding agencies like AICTE,
DRDO, NRB, AERB, ARB, SAIL and TATA Steel in areas like welding, casting and
characterization of various materials like super austernitic steel, armour steel,
titanium alloys, nickel alloys, high strength aluminium alloys and high strength low
alloy steels. He executed a project for establishment of an advanced Centre of
Excellence for Welding Engineering and Technology with funding support from
Department of Heavy Industry, Government of India with a financial outlay of Rs.26.7
Crores. He was instrumental in offering an one year finishing school programme in
cooperation with BHEL, Trichy in the field of Welding Engineering and Quality
Engineering. This programme is being run for more than 10 years and has become quite
popular on all India level.
He has served as Academic Council Member, Member of Board of Studies, Member of
Examination Boards in several institutions offering Metallurgical Engineering
Programmes. He has to his credit about 40 publications in International Journals and
3 text books. He has produced 10 PhDs. He retired as a Professor of Metallurgical
Engineering from PSG College of Technology in May 2019.
