• Industrial Experience : Six months
• Technical Teacher Trainee, Govt. of India, IIT Kharagpur 1961-64.
• Lecturer, Mechanical Eng., IIT, Madras 1964-70.
• Asst. Prof., Mechanical Eng., IIT Madras 1970-77.
• Professor, Mechanical Eng., IIT Madras, 1977 -2002.
• Visiting Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, [ 2002- 2003].
• Director-Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ettimadai, Coimbatore-641105, [ 2004-.2006].
• INAE Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering, Trivandrum [2007- 2008].

• 23 PhDs
• 16 MS by research

National Awards

• Top National Research and Development Corporation (NRDC) Award for innovative invention 1987- Spiral grooved grinding wheel
• Top National Research and Development Corporation (NRDC) Award for innovative invention 1998- Fluidized Abrasive Polishing Machine
• AIMTDR Achievement Award, 2004
• Khosla National Research Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Nov.2008

International Awards

• Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Ideen, Erfindugen und Neuheiten Austellung, Nueremberg, Germany (IENA) 1987 for the invention of the Spiral Grooved Grinding wheel.
• Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany in recognition of his internationally acclaimed research and excellence in the field of specialization, 1996
• IEE Achievement Award 2005, by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (London), for his outstanding contribution to Manufacturing Process and Engineering.

• Fellow - Indian National Academy of Engineering
• Fellow - Society of Manufacturing Engineers (USA)
• Fellow - Institution of Engineering & Technology, London (formerly IEE London)
• Fellow - Institution of Engineers (India)
• Senior Alexander von Humboldt Fellow.

• International Journals: 92
• National Journals: 12
• Refereed International & National Conferences: 130
• General articles: 3
• Books Edited: 4

1. Role of Secondary Process Technologies on Manufacturing Sustainability, Key Note Lecture, 7^th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Dec.2-4^th, 2009, IIT Madras, Chennai.
2. Metrology Integrated Manufacturing, Invited Lecture, Indo US workshop on Smart Machine Tools, Intelligent Machining Systems and Multi-Scale Manufacturing, 18-20 Dec 2008, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore
3. Challenges in Surface Metrology, Key Note Paper, Proc. of the 9th Int. Symposium on Measurement and Quality Control, Nov.21-24 2007, IIT Madras, Chennai.
4. Challenges in Meso, Micro and Nano Manufacturing, Plenary Lecture, Proc. Int. Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 14-16^th Dec, 2006, SRM University, Chennai

1. S. SHAJI and V. RADHAKRISHNAN, An investigation on solid lubricant moulded grinding wheels, Int.J of Mach.Tools and Manufacture, V 43, (2003) pp.965-972
2. S. SHAJI and V. RADHAKRISHNAN, Application of solid lubricants in grinding: Investigations on graphite sandwitched grinding wheels, Int.J. of Machining Science and Technology, Vol 7 (2003) pp 137-155
3. S. SHAJI and V. RADHAKRISHNAN, Investigations on the application of solid lubricants in grinding, Proc.of I Mech E, V.216 Part B (2002) pp.1325-1343
4. JACKSON THOLATH., RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Three Dimensional Filtering of Engineering Surfaces using Envelope System J. of Precision Engineering, V.23 (1999) pp.221-2280
5. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. WECKENMANN,A. A Close Look at the Rough Terrain of Surface Finish Assessment, Proc.of I.Mech E V.212Part B (1998)pp.411-420
6. KIRAN,M.B, RAMAMOORTY,B. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Evaluation of Surface Roughness by Vision System, , Intl. Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol.38,No.5-6 (1998) pp.685-690
7. JACKSON THOLATH., RADHAKRISHNAN,V. 3D Filtering of Engineering Surfaces using least square non-parametric B- spline surface, Proc.of I.Mech.E, V.211, Part B (1997) pp.557-564
8. RAJMOHAN, B. RADHAKRISHNAN, V. On the possibility of process monitoring in grinding by spark intensity measurements, Trans ASME, J. Engg. for Industry, V.116, (1994), p.124-129.
9. RAMAMOORTHY,B. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Performance improvement of shrink-fitted assemblies by surface strenthening, Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs. Part-B, 206 (1992) p.207-213.
10. RAMAMOORTHY,B. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Computer Aided Inspection of Cutting Tool Geometry, Precision Engineering V.14, No.1 (1992) p.28-34.
11. NAKKEERAN,P.R. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. A Study on the effect of regulating wheel error on the roundness of the work piece in centreless grinding by computer simulation. Int. J. Mach. Tools Manufact. V.30 No.2 (1990) p.190-201.
12. RAMESH BABU,N. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. MURTI,Y.V.G.S. Investigations on Laser Dressing of Grinding Wheels - Part I: Preliminary Study. Trans. ASME J. of Eng. for Industry, 111 (1989) p.244-252.
13. RAMESH BABU,N. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Investigations on Laser Dressing of Grinding Wheels - Part II: Grinding Performance of a laser dressed Aluminium Oxide Wheel. Trans. ASME J. of Eng. for Industry, 111 (1989) p.253- 261.
14. SUBRAMANYA UDUPA,N.G. SHUNMUGAM,M.S. and RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Three dimensional Geometric analysis of the plunge Centreless grinding process. Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs. Part-C, 201 (1987) p.309-320.
15. SUBRAMANYA UDUPA,N.G. SHUNMUGAM,M.S. and RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Workpiece movement in centreless grinding and its influence on quality of the ground part. Trans. ASME J. of Eng. for Industry, 110 (1988) p.179-186.
16. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. ACHYUTHA,B.T. Corner wear and its monitoring in cylindrical plunge grinding. Trans. ASME J. of Vibration Acoustics, Stress and Reliability in Design, 109 (1987) p.309-314.
17. SUBRAMANYA UDUPA,N.G. SHUNMUGAM,M.S. and RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Optimizing workpiece position in centreless grinding by roundness profile analysis. Precision Engineering, 9 (1987) p.23-30
18. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. ACHUTHA,B.T. A method for reducing corner wear in plunge grinding. Proc. Instn. Mech Engrs, 200 No.B1 (1986) p.19-26.
19. SOUNDARARAJAN,V. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. An experimental investigation on the basic mechanisms involved in ultrasonic machining. Int. J.Mach.Tool. Des.Res., 26 No.3 (1986) p. 307-321.
20. ANANTHAPADMANABAN,T. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. An investigation of the role of surface irregularities in the noise spectrum of rolling and sliding contacts. Wear, 83 (1982) p.399-409.
21. KRISHNAIAH CHETTY, O.V. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. MURTHY,R.V.G. On some aspects of surface formation in ECM. Trans. ASME J of Engg. for Industry, 103 (1981) p.341-348.
22. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. FAZLUR RAHMAN,J. Functional assessment of grinding wheel surface characteristics by turbulance amplifier. Trans.ASME J of Engg. for Industry, 103 (1981) p.99-102.
23. RAJA,J. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. Filtering of surface profiles using Fast Fourier Transform. Int.J.Mach.Tool Design and Research, 19 (1979) p.133-141.
24. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. FAZLUR RAHMAN,J. A preliminary investigation on the condition of the grinding wheel surface by air flow measurements. Annals of C.I.R.P., 25 (1977) p.147-150.
25. RADHAKRISHNAN,V. On an appropriate radius for the enveloping circle for roughness measurement in the E- System. C.I.R.P. Annals, 20/21 (1971) p.109-110.