User:Prof. Onkar Singh

Onkar Singh is an academician par excellence who started his career in teaching profession on 1st May 1991. Prof. Onkar Singh did his B.Tech. with Distinction in Mechanical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur in 1989; M.E. in 1991 and Ph.D. in 2000 from Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad. Dr. Onkar Singh is the Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur. He has been the founder Vice Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur. Dr. Singh started his career as Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at  Institute of Engg. & Technology, Lucknow in May 1991 and served as Lecturer / Senior Lecturer upto August 1999  and  as Assistant Professor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at HBTI, Kanpur. During his academic career of more than 26 years, Dr. Singh has taught various subjects at UG/PG levels and has authored 5 books, edited 06 conference proceedings and written 07 chapters in different books. He has published 175 papers in International and National journals and conferences. Dr. Singh has guided 11 Ph.D. students. He has completed 07 sponsored projects and successfully commercialized ‘Light Weight Motorized Wheel Chair’ and ‘Solar Powered Battery Driven Tricycle’ and obtained their patents jointly with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation, Kanpur. He has two National Records for development of air turbine engine for running motor bike - LIMCA Book of Records, March 2014 and as one of the first Indian authors to appear in U.S. text books for the article “The melting of glaciers cannot be reversed with global warming” in February 2015. Dr. Singh has vast experience as Member - Board of Governor of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology, BHU Varanasi, Member - General Council, National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi, Member-Governing Council of Ram Manohar Lohia Law University Lucknow, Member - Court of University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Member - Board of Governors, Gautam Budha University, Greater Noida and Member-Board of Governors of Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, Member- Executive Council of Allahabad State University, Member - Executive Council of Jannayak Chandrashekhar University, Ballia, Member - Finance Committee, N.B.A. New Delhi. Dr. Singh is Fellow of The Institution of Engineers(India), Life Member of Indian Society of Technical Education, Life Member of Oil Technologists Association of India, Member of Indian Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers and Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, USA. He is the recipient of National Scholarship and AICTE Young Teacher Career Award in year 2000.