MANGALPADY ARUNA

Designation: 

PROFESSOR

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Thursday, December 17, 1998

Professional Experience: 

20 Years Teaching Experience at NITK and 05 Years Industrial Experience

Contact Details

E-mail: 

arunamangalpady@gmail.com
arunam@nitk.edu.in

Telephone: 

+91-824- 2473374

Fax: 

+91-824-2474033

Mobile: 

(+91)-9449066672
Academic Background

Ph.D (Mining Engineering), Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, 2008
B. E (Mining Engineering) National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, 1993

Conference Proceedings: 

56
Areas of Interest

Mine Illumination, Mine Environmental Management, Mine Planning, Slope Stability

Journals: 

56
Significant Projects

Name of the Project : Investigations in to the Reduction of Phosphorous in Iron Ore Using Microwave Technology for its Suitability to the Iron & Steel Industries
Status: Ongoing
Funding Agency: R. Praveen Chandra, Mine Owner & Entrepreneur (ERM Group), Bangalore
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Harshavardhan and Dr. M Aruna
Year: 2017-2020
Funding Amount : Rs. 10.06 Lakhs

Name of the Project : Development and Characterizations of Advanced Solar Cells
Status: Ongoing
Funding Agency: Vision Group on Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka
Principal Investigator(s): Prof. Ch. S. N. Murthy and Dr. M Aruna
Year: 2017-2020
Funding Amount : Rs. 30.00 Lakhs

Supervision of Ph.D

Ph.D Students (Completed):07
Ph.D Students (Ongoing):07

Text Books: 

1

Funded Projects (Ongoing): 

2
Significant Publications

1. Aruna, M., Karmakar, N. C. & Rao, Y. V., 2005 "Designing Lantern for Efficient Lighting of Mine Roadways – An Experimental Approach", CIM Bulletin, Canada, Vol. 98, pp. 78.
2. N. C. Karmakar, M. Aruna, Y. V. Rao & U. K. R. Yaragatti., 2006, " Design of Haul Road Lighting System – A Computer Oriented Approach : Part I – design based on optimal energy
considerations", International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Environment, U. K., Vol. 20, pp. 165.174.
3. N. C. Karmakar, M. Aruna, Y. V. Rao & U. K. R. Yaragatti, 2006 "Design of Haul Road Lighting System – A Computer Oriented Approach : Part II – design based on optimal cost
considerations", International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Environment, U. K, Vol. 20, pp. 175-180.
4. N. C. Karmakar, M. Aruna, Y. V. Rao & U. K. R. Yaragatti, 2006 " Design of Haul Road Lighting System – A Computer Oriented Approach : Part III – Application of developed models
on a real life mine haul road", International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Environment, Vol. 20, pp. 244-248.
5. M. Aruna & Sampath Kumar, N. N., 2010 " Studies on Iron Ore Tailings Towards Usage For Paving Blocks Manufacture", International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol.
03, pp. 861-868.
6. Kashinath Pal, Harsha Vardhan & Aruna M., 2010 " Impact of Pumping in Openpit Mining Ground Water Flow : A Case Study", International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering,
Vol. 2, pp. 101-122.
7. Kashinath Pal, Harsha Vardhan & Aruna M., 2010 " Investigation of contaminant transport in groundwater from the tailings pond of uranium mine: a case study", International Journal of
Mining and Mineral Engineering, Vol.3, pp. 861-868.
8. Sunil M Jaralikar & Mangalpady Aruna., 2011 " Case Study of a Hybrid (Wind and Solar) Power Plant", Scientific Journal of Telkomnika, Indonesia, Vol. 9, pp. 19-26.
9. Kashinath Pal, Deb, D., Vardhan, H., Aruna, M and Samanta, B., 2011" Land-Use Land-Cover Changes in East SingbhumMineralised Zone: A Case Study", Disaster Advances, Vol. 4.
pp. 5-10.
10. Sunil M Jaralikar & Mangalpady Aruna., 2012 "Study of Performance of a Power Station for Operational Optimization", International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Vol. 2, pp. 17-25.
11. Mangalpady Aruna & Sunil M Jaralikar., 2012 " Illuminating Haul Roads in an Surface Mine with Respect to its Surface Reflectance", Scientific Journal of Telkomnika, Vol. 10, pp.
235-244.
12. Maood, Harsha Vardhan, M. Aruna, Rajesh Kumar B., 2012 " A Critical Review on Estimation of Rock Properties using Sound Levels Produced during Rotary Drilling", International
Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 05, pp. 1809-1814.
13. Maood, Harsha Vardhan and M. Aruna., 2014 " Portable Low Cost Drill Set-Up For Estimating Rock Properties", International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 07.
14. Shreekanth R. L, Aruna M and Harsha Vardhan., 2016 " Utilization of Mine Waste in the Construction Industry – A Critical Review", International Journal of Earth Sciences and
Engineering, Vol. 09, pp. 82-195.
15. Shreekanth R. L, Aruna M and Harsha Vardhan., 2016 " Utilization of Iron Ore Waste in Brick Making for the Construction Industry", International Journal of Earth Sciences and
Engineering, Vol.09, pp. 450-455.
15. Shreekanth R. L, Aruna M and Harsha Vardhan., 2016 " Investigating the Utility of Iron Ore Waste in Preparing Non-fired Bricks", Journal of Institution of Engineers, Vol.98, pp. 239-
250.
16. Abhishek Kumar Tripathi, M.Aruna and Ch.S.N.Murthy, 2017 " Output Power Loss of Photovoltaic Panel Due to Dust and Temperature", International Journal of Renewable Energy
Research, Vol. 07, pp. 439-442.
17. Abhishek Kumar Tripathi, M.Aruna & Ch.S.N.Murthy., 2017" Study of the Performance of PV Panel Under the Different Shading Strength".
18. Ravindra, M.Aruna & Harsha Vardhan., 2017 " Investigation on the performance of a variable compression ratio engine operated with raw cardanol kerosene blends", Biofuels.
19. Abhishek Kumar Tripati, M.Aruna & Ch S N Murthy., " Performance Degradation of PV Module Due to Different Types of Dust Pollutants", Advanced Science Letter, American
Scientific Publisher.

Funded Projects (Completed): 

9
Achievements

AWARDS RECEIVED
1. Recipient of „Outstanding Young Scientists‟ award from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
2. Received Certificate of Merit for paper entitled “Lighting Haul Roads in Surface Coal Mines – A Design Based on Reflectance” (Vol. 88, February, 2008, pp 9-13) from The Institution of Engineers (India). The paper is co-authored by N. C. Karmakar & Y. V. Rao.
IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS
1. Worked with Central Empowered Committee appointed by Honorable Supreme Court for surveying Mine Lease Boundary in Bellary, Tumkur and Chithradurga districts.
2. Worked with Central Bureau of Investigation, Government of India for surveying Mine Lease Boundary in Bellary-Sandur-Hospet sectors.
3. Nominated as a member of District Level Environmental Appraisal Committee (DEAC) for Udupi District (2016-17).
4. Nominated as a member of District Level Environmental Appraisal Committee (DEAC) for Karwar District (2016-17).
5. Member of Board of Studies (BOS) Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari for 3 years (2016-2019).

M.Tech Students (Completed): 

11

Ph.D Students (Completed): 

7

Ph.D Students (Ongoing): 

7

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 Prof Harsh Vardhan,

 Professor and Head
 Department of Mining Engineering, NITKSurathkal
 P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
 Karnataka, India.

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  • Email: mininghod@nitk.edu.in

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