Ir. Professor Dr. Rajkumar Durairaj

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Ir. Professor Dr. Rajkumar Durairaj, is currently the Dean (Academic Quality Assurance and Audit), Division of Quality Assurance and Audit at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Associate Director (Manufacturing and Materials), Engineering Accreditation Department (EAD), Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and lead-auditor for MyRA. He graduated B.Eng (Hons) Manufacturing Engineering from University of Salford, UK and PhD in Electronics Manufacturing from University of Greenwich, UK. He was appointed as the Head of Department, Mechanical and Materials Engineering from 2012-2019, Chairman of the University Accreditation Committee (2017-2019) and MyRA Committee (2017-current). He has served as a Visiting Professor to OTH Regensburg, Germany (2017- Present) and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India (2017- 2018). Prof. Rajkumar was the recipient of UTAR Research Excellence Award in 2017. He was also awarded Young Members Award by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK in 2011. He was awarded the Wighton Titular Fellowship of Engineering in 2010 by the Association of Commonwealth of Universities, United Kingdom. His research interest includes rheology, development of electronic interconnection materials and nanocomposites. Prof. Rajkumar is a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia and Corporate Member of The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). He was elected as a Fellow to ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET) in 2022.