Virendra Kumar Tewari
Director at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
In office
31 December 2019[1][2]  31 December 2024
Preceded byPartha Pratim Chakraborty
Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
In office
1990[3]–present
Personal details
Born1955 (age 6869)
Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence(s)Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
ProfessionProfessor
Author
Consultant
Known forFarm Machinery & Power, Ergonomics & Safety and Precision agriculture
WebsiteOfficial website

Virendra Kumar Tewari (born 1955) is an agricultural engineer, professor and director at IIT Kharagpur. He is known for his pioneering studies on Farm Machinery & Power.[4] He is an elected fellow of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers and Institution of Engineers (India)[5]

Awards and honors

  • Jawahar Lal Nehru Award (1986)[3]
  • NRDC Republic Day Invention Award (1987)[3][6]
  • ISAE R. K. Jain Memorial Award (1994)[3]
  • ISAE Commendation Medal (1996)[3]
  • ISAE Fellow Award (2006)[3]

Selected bibliography

Selected patents

  • Mechanical loading-unloading and uniform spreading system for tea leaf on withering trough[7]
  • Integrated Composite Anthropometer[8]

Books

  • Power Machinery Systems and Ergonomics, Safety and Health. Anamaya Publishers. 2005. ISBN 978-81-88342-50-1.
  • Food and Bio Process Engineering. Anamaya Publishers. 2005. ISBN 978-81-88342-51-8.

Selected articles

  • Raikwar, Satyam; Tewari, V.K.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Verma, Cmde. R.B.; Sreenivasulu Rao, M. (June 2015). "Simulation of components of a power shuttle transmission system for an agricultural tractor". Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 114: 114–124. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2015.03.006.
  • Mehta, C.R.; Tewari, V.K. (December 2010). "Damping characteristics of seat cushion materials for tractor ride comfort". Journal of Terramechanics. 47 (6): 401–406. doi:10.1016/j.jterra.2009.11.001.

References


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