Mr. Vibhas Purushothaman is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering for Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mysore road, Bengaluru and has more than 5 years of teaching experience in teaching UG and PG courses. He received B.E degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, M. Tech degree in Manufacturing Science & Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi and is currently pursuing his PhD in the field of Metal Cutting from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.

Academic and Co-curricular Responsibilities :
Worked as a Lab in-charge for MM lab, Internal Test Co-ordinator, Cultural Co-ordinator, MISSION 10X approved faculty.

Courses Handled :
He has taught courses such as Computer Aided Engineering Drawing, Mechanics of Materials, Manufacturing Process-II & III, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Laboratories such as Workshop, CAED, Machine shop, MT Lab, MM Lab, Design Lab etc.

Additional Responsibilities as per NAAC or NBA : Result Analysis co-ordinator, Course Co-ordinator for MP-III.

Research Publications & Paper Presentations at National/International Conferences :
• Vibhas Purushothaman and D. Sethuram, “Effect of Manganese on Impact Toughness of Thick-Section Permanent Moulded Toughened Austempered Ductile Iron”, Indian Foundry Journal, Vol 58, No 10, p 33-37.
• Vibhas Purushothaman and D. Sethuram, “An Investigation on Impact Toughness of Thick Section Permanent Moulded Toughened Austempered Ductile Iron”, Bonfring, p 460-466, ISBN: - 978-93-82338-04-8.
• Prasanna, Sharanabasappa and Vibhas Purushothaman, “Design and Fabrication of Solar and Biogas operated Hybrid Stove”, International Journal for Research & Development in Technology, Dec 2016, Vol 6, Issue 5, p 55-58, ISSN (O) :- 2349-3585.
• Vibhas Purushothaman and D. Sethuram, “An Investigation on Impact Toughness of Thick Section Permanent Moulded Toughened Austempered Ductile Iron”, International Conference on Challenges and Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Management Studies (ICCOMIM-2012) held between 11th -13th July, 2012, at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
• Vibhas Purushothaman and Vishwanath B R, “Natural Humidity Maintaining System”, International Conference on Current Trends in Engineering, Science & Technology (ICCTEST-2016) held between 5th – 7th January 2017 at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
• Prasanna and Vibhas Purushothaman, “Development and Characterization of Micromesh on various UV Laser exposure Conditions Using Scanning Microstereolithography.”, International Conference on Current Trends in Engineering, Science & Technology (ICCTEST-2016) held between 5th – 7th January 2017 at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore.

Seminars and Conferences, workshops attended :
• Three Day Workshop on "Research Methodologies & Latex”,during 26th to 28th May, 2016, organised by VTU e-Learning Centre, Mysuru and held at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
• ARMAMENT RESEARCH BOARD sponsored Three Day National Level Workshop on “Hard Turning & its Applications”, during 5th to 7th January 2016, at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
• AICTE sponsored Two Day National Level Seminar on “Smart Materials & its Applications”, on 21st and 22nd December 2015, at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
• One week FDP on “Intelligent Machines & Systems”, during 20th to 24th January 2014, at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.
• Three day FDP on “Mission 10X”, during 2nd to 4th December 2013, at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
• One day National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Materials & Thermal Engineering (ETMT 2013)”, on 20th March 2013 at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore.

Research Area :Metal Cutting, Mechanical Characterization.

Achievements :
• Successfully co-ordinated the VTU exam duty allocation during the 2015-16 academic year.
• Organised and successfully conducted MECHShow 2016.
• Achieved 100% pass percentage in CAED during 2012-13 academic year.