Prof. Pravin Singru is Head of the Department , Mechanical Engineering BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus since July 2006. He obtained M. Tech. from IIT, Kharagpur and Ph.D. from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. His doctoral thesis was on "Dynamic and Vibration Response of Pulleys of a Belt Drive".Prof. Singru has more than 21 years of teaching and research experience. He teaches courses in the area of Mechanics of Solids, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines, Vibrations & MEMS. Prof. Singru has been associated with BITS Pilani administration as Faculty In Charge (Workshop), Nucleus Member of Placement and Practice School Division, Member of Task Force for Mission 2012. He is actively involved in the curriculum redesign of Mechanical Engineering Program of BITS Pilani University. One research scholars has received Ph.D. under him and four have submitted  for their thesis under his guidance. He has published 18 research papers in International Journals and 35 papers in National & International Conferences. He is reviewer of 5 International Journals.  He has organized Indo-Russian work shop on Topical Problems in Solid Mechanics, sponsored by DST and Russian Academy of Sciences in Nov, 2008. He has delivered talks on invitation from various Institutions in India. Prof. Singru is Coordinator of National center for MEMS design with 30 lakhs grant. Under his leadership, department has received Rs. 80 lakhs grant from DST under FIST Scheme. He is organizing International Conference on Emerging Miniaturized Technology Micro to Nano (EMTM2N-2013), in February 2013.