Katra: Mr. Rajiv Kumar, Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), has been declared qualified for the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Rajiv Kumar has carried out his research work in the field of biocomposite materials under the supervision of Dr. Ankush Anand, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, SMVDU, on the topic “Tribological Investigation of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites”. Mr. Rajiv has contributed several journal papers in SCI/SCIE and SCOPUS indexed Journals, and has also attended many national and international conferences.