Dr. Swapnil Patole

Education

Ph.D. in Industrial & systems Engineering, Lamar University, Texas.

Master’s in mechanical engineering, Lamar University, Texas.

Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, Shivaji University, India.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Research Interests

Dr. Patole’s research interests are in the field of Lean Six Sigma and its significance in Industry 4.0 and Quality 4.0. He is also working on his research in the field micromachining and Ultrashort Pulse Laser machining. Along with lasers he is interested in material surface coating, laser surface texturing and material morphology.

Journal Publications

Swapnil Patole, Xinyu Liu, Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout. (2020). “Experimental Investigation and Theoretical Modeling of Ultrashort Pulse Picosecond Lasers.” International Journal of Modern Engineering. ISBN# 978-1-60643-379-9.

Selected Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Swapnil Patole & John Wyatt. 2023. “Application of Arena Simulation for effective teaching of Value Stream Mapping in Undergraduate Lean Six Sigma Class.” Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Swapnil Patole & John Wyatt. 2023. “Beating the Machine: Overcoming Problems with AI Writing Engines.” Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Swapnil Patole. 2022. “Developing a Holistic master’s Program in Industrial Technology Focused on Data and Industry 4.0.” Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Swapnil Patole. 2021. “Study of Biofouling using Laser Induced Breakdown  Spectroscopy.” Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

 Swapnil Patole, Xinyu Liu, Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout. (2020). “Influence of Laser parameters on Laser Surface Textured Piston Rings using Ultrashort Pulse Laser.” ATMAE-IAJC joint virtual conference 2020.

 Swapnil Patole, Xinyu Liu, Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout. (2020). “Experimental Investigation and Theoretical Modeling of Ultrashort Pulse Picosecond Lasers.” ATMAE-IAJC joint virtual conference 2020.

Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout, Xinyu Liu, Swapnil Patole. (2020). “Modification of Surface Topography in the application of Biofouling of Ship Hull using Picosecond Laser.” ATMAE-IAJC joint virtual conference 2020.

Xinyu Liu, Ning Lou, Swapnil Patole, Dan Rutman, Yachao Wang, and Jing Shi. (2015). "Experimental Investigation of Micro- Machinability of Nano-TiC Reinforced Inconel Fabricated by Direct Metal Laser Melting." Volume 2A: Advanced Manufacturing. Doi:10.1115/imece2015-51218.

Honors

Best Conference paper 2020 ATMAE (Association of Technology, Management, and applied Engineering.)  Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout, Xinyu Liu, Swapnil Patole. “Modification of Surface Topography in the application of Biofouling of Ship Hull using Picosecond Laser.” ATMAE-IAJC conference.

Best Graduate Student Paper for the 2020 IAJC conference. (International Association of Journals and Conferences) Swapnil Patole, Xinyu Liu, Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout.  “Experimental Investigation and Theoretical Modeling of Ultrashort Pulse Picosecond Laser Ablation”