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CURRICULUM VITAE

TARUN KUMAR

Principal Email:kvtarun85@gmail.com

Industrial Training Institute Mandi

PO: Mandi, Pin code: 175001

Himachal Pradesh, India

Phone: +91-9816804939

Education

Post graduation

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, HP, India

2013-2015

CGPA: 8.2/10

MS (By Research) in Mechanical Engineering

Thesis: Finite Element Modelling and Analysis of Bistable

Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rajeev Kumar and Dr.Vishal S Chauhan

Graduation

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Hamirpur, HP, India

2004-2008

CGPA: 9.09/10

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Employment

1. Principal, Industrial Training Institute Mandi

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

July, 2016 - Present.

2. Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, HO New Delhi, India

Last posting: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

June, 2008 - November, 2011.

Publications

Journal

1. Tarun Kumar, Rajeev Kumar, Vishal S Chauhan, Jens Twiefel, Finite

Element Analysis of Varying Width Bistable Piezoelectric Energy

Harvester, Energy Technology, 3(12), 1243-1249. (DOI number

10.1002/ente.201500191).

2. Vishrut Shah, Tarun Kumar, Rajeev Kumar, Mohammad Talha, Survey

on the Recent Development in Vibration Energy Harvesting using

Piezoelectric Material, Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering

Research, Volume 2, Issue 21; 2015, pp. 1847-1852.

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Conference

1. Tarun Kumar, Rajeev Kumar, Vishal S Chauhan, Design and finite

element analysis of varying width piezoelectric cantilever beam to

harvest energy, Proceedings of International Conference on Energy,

Power and Environment (ICEPE 2015, IEEE), June 12-13, 2015, NIT

Shillong (DOI: 10.1109/EPETSG.2015.7510162).

2. Tarun Kumar, Rajeev Kumar, Vishal S Chauhan, A review of vibration

energy harvesting using piezoelectric generators, Proceedings of

National Conference on Recent Advances in Power Systems-2014,

June 28, 2014, PEC Chandigarh.

Workshops

1. Participated in short term course on “Finite Element Method and

Workshop on Smart Materials and Structures” organized by the School

of Engineering of IIT Mandi from 25-29 July 2016.

2. Participated in short term course on “ Practical Finite Element Method

and Workshop on Application of Smart Materials” organized by

School of Engineering of IIT Mandi from 13-17 July 2015.

3. Participated in ROB’O’SHOP, a workshop on Basic Autonomous

Robotics, organized by the society of mechanical engineers at NIT

Hamirpur in February 2007.

Academic Projects

1. Six sigma report on AI-20 aero engines

May, 2007- July, 2007

3-Base Repair Depot (BRD), Indian Air Force

Sector 31, Chandigarh, India

2. Vibration analysis of a multi-layered beam

B.Tech Project, Aug, 2007 - May, 2008

National Institue of Technology Hamirpur

Hamirpur, HP, India

Authored Books

1. Title: Shadow of the Nightingale

Language: English, Poetry

Publisher: Partridge India, A Penguin Company

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4828-1045-5

Ebook 978-1-4828-1044-8

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2. Title: AsthiTatva

Language: Hindi, Poetry

Publisher: Self-Publishing at Pothi.com

Awards

1. 38th position in Himachal Pradesh (Indian state) Senior Secondary

(Plus two) Examination conducted by Himachal Pradesh Board of

School Education, Dharamshala, HP, India.

2. Second position in MECHQUIZ during national level technical fest,

NIMBUS 2007, of NIT Hamirpur.

3. Best Poetry –Hindi award by SRIJAN 2006, NITH annual magazine.

4. Second prize in district level science model completion conducted by

National Science congress in 2001.

Computer Skills

Operating System: Windows, Ubuntu

Programs: Microsoft Office, Ansys, Matlab, Comsol, Solid Works

Language: C++, HTML, CSS, PHP, MYSQL

Schooling

Senior Secondary

2002-2003

Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, 80%

Govt. Sen. Sec. Boys School, Dharamshala, HP, India.

Matriculation

2000-2001

Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, 75.6%

Rainbow English High School, Dharamshala, HP, India.

Personal

Passport: N5229507 valid up to 14 Feb, 2026

DOB: 9 Dec, 1985

Marital status: Married

Spouse name: Preeti Chauhan

Permanent address: House No. 485/2

Near women ITI, PO Dari

Lower Barol, Dharamshala

District Kangra, HP, India

Pin: 176057

Category: General

Hobby: Writing poetry