Excellence Award

Dr. Kashinath N Patil
Dr. Kashinath N Patil is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Vidyavihar, Mumbai since 2013.

Coming from a humble background of rural farmers he has completed his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and topped among all branches in college and bagged the gold medal of merit. He pursued his post-graduation studies at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay with overall CPI of 9.27on a 10 point scale. He also went on to complete his Ph.D. in Energy Engineering from IIT Bombay. Dr. Kashinath Patil won the Best Thesis award with a cash prize of Rs 20,000 and a certificate for his Ph.D work & also received excellence in research award from Rotary Club, Karjat. Dr. Kashinath specializes in Renewable energy and provides technology solutions for air conditioning and lighting in commercial spaces and is also actively involved as a third party analyst.

Since his joining K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Dr. Kashinath Patil has to his credit:
  • National publications - 11
  • International publications - 08
  • Books - 02
  • Major projects completed - 08
  • Minor projects completed - 04
  • Consultancy projects completed - 04
  • Copyright granted - 05
  • Patents filed - 02