Dr. P V Ramana is presently Dean (R&D), Professor (ME) . He has 10 years of industrial experience and 24 years of teaching and research experience. He has done Ph D and M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering with Thermal Engineering specialization from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. Dr. Ramana has published more than 45 research papers in various peer-reviewed International/National Journals and Conferences and filed 3 patents. He has delivered more than 20 expert lectures at various workshops, Training programs & Conferences in Gujarat. He has contributed 3 book chapters in Springer Engineering Notes series. He is a reviewer of several reputed national and international journals & conferences. He is a member of various professional organizations like ISTE, ISHMT, etc. He is actively guiding UG, PG projects, one doctoral candidate has completed Ph. D. under him and 6 scholars are pursuing their doctoral studies at present under him. He has organized 01 National Conference and 04 training programs. He was Principal Investigator of 1 GUJCOST financed research project on metal coatings and also Co-Principal Investigator for 2 DST awarded research projects in the area of Renewable energy. His areas of research and interests are Thermal Engineering, Renewable Energy, Heat transfer, computational Fluid Dynamics, Porous Media, Energy conservation, Energy Management.