Rate My Professor Bharatesh A. Danawade

Dr. Bharatesh A. Danawade serves as Professor, Dean of Internal Quality Assurance, and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Gharda Institute of Technology, Lavel, Taluka Khed, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, affiliated with the University of Mumbai. He possesses 27 years of professional experience in teaching and research. Dr. Danawade earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, in 2017, under the supervision of Dr. Ravindra R. Malagi. He holds professional qualifications as a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (FIE) and Chartered Engineer (CEng). Prior to joining Gharda Institute of Technology around 2009, he was faculty at Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum. Currently, he also acts as the IQAC Coordinator, contributing to quality assurance initiatives, NAAC self-study reports, NBA accreditation workshops, and design of course outcomes and their measurements.

Dr. Danawade's research focuses on materials and manufacturing processes, particularly composite materials involving wood-filled steel tubes for structural and automotive applications, vibration analysis, and flexural strength properties. Notable publications include 'Flexural Strength Properties of Teak Wood Filled Rectangular Hollow Sectioned Thin Steel Tube for Application in Automobile' (SAE International, 2013), 'Vibration Characteristics of Teak Wood Filled Steel Tubes' (AIP Conference Proceedings, 2018), 'Modal Analysis of Automobile Suspension System' (2010), 'Design and Manufacturing of Wood Filled Steel Tubes for Structural Applications' (2019), 'Effect of Finger Joint on Flexural Strength of Teak Wood' (2014), and a chapter on 'Effect of Steel Fibers on the Sorptivity of Concrete' in 'Fatigue, Durability, and Fracture Mechanics: Proceedings of FADI 2019' (Springer, 2020). His scholarly output includes 17 publications with 71 citations on ResearchGate and an h-index of 6 on Google Scholar. He received an award for best teacher in September 2017.