Mr. Ashwin Shetty awarded with Ph.D

Mr. Ashwin Shetty, Research Scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal, has been awarded Ph.D. degree for his research thesis titled “Effect of Trace Element Magnesium on the Mechanical and Wear Behaviour of SiC Reinforced Al-Si Eutectic Metal Matrix Composite” submitted under the guidance of Professor Dr. Thirumaleshwara Bhat,
Principal of SMVITM and Dr. Sathyashankara Sharma, Senior Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at MIT, Manipal. Mr. Ashwin Shetty is conferred with Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering Sciences by the Visvesvaraya Technological University in its 25th annual convocation held at Belagavi on 04 July 2025. The Management, CEO of Shri Sode Vadiraja Matha Educational Institutions Dr.
Radhakrishna S Aithal, the Principal Dr. Thirumaleshwara Bhat, faculty and staff members of SMVITM have congratulated Mr. Ashwin Shetty for being honoured with Ph.D degree.