Dr. A. Devaraju graduated in Mechanical engineering from Kakatiya University, Warangal. He received M.Tech from National Institute of Technology Warangal and PhD in Materials Technology from National Institute of Technology Warangal. Presently he is working as Associate Professor in the department of mechanical engineering SR Engineering College, Warangal. His research interests on improving the understanding, design, and performance of friction stir welding, arc welding, plasma welding, Material processing, Design of Experiments and processing of metal matrix hybrid composites, mainly through the application and performance of evaluation.