Lt Cdr (Dr.) SB Suresh is an alumnus of the Naval College of Engineering (NEC-10205) and was commissioned in the Indian Navy in Dec 1992. He is a postgraduate in ‘Scientific Application Software' from the Royal Military College of Science (RMCS), Cranfield University , United Kingdom . On completion of his postgraduate studies the officer was selected for a doctoral programme in ‘Gas Turbine Engine Fault Diagnosis using Genetic Algorithm & Neural Network' at the department of Power Propulsion and Aerospace (PPA), Cranfield University . The doctoral programme was sponsored by M/s Rolls-Royce (Industrial & Marine).The officer also won the prestigious ‘Overseas Research Scholarship' awarded by the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principal (CVCP), United Kingdom. Lt Cdr (Dr.) Suresh has presented several technical papers in international conferences and has over 22 international publications. His research work has led to one British Patent and one US Patent. The officer completed his PhD in Sep-2003 and was awarded the prestigious ‘Fan Makers' Company Award' for outstanding research work. The officer's earlier appointments include Assistant Engineer Officer on board INS Ranvijay and Training Officer (Simulators) at INS Shivaji. The officer is presently posted as Engineer Officer of INS Pralay.
Naval Engineer on top of the World - Lt Cdr Abhishek Kankan : Starting from the depths of the ocean and ending up right on the highest summit in the world, the Indian Naval expedition team became the first Navy team to climb Mount Everest and that too from the most difficult northern side. No Indian Armed Forces team or any Naval team from anywhere in the world has ever attempted Mt Everest from the north, which is by far the most difficult and technically challenging route. The team also became the most successful Indian contingent ever to climb the Everest, overtaking the record of the Indo-Tibetan border police, whose eight-team members had reached the summit in 1998. Led by Commander Satyabrata Dam, the 14-member team comprised of 09 climbing members and 05 base camp support team, which also included an alumni` of the Naval College of Engineering – Lt Cdr Abhishek Kankan. An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun, he belongs to the fifth batch of the Naval Engineering Course and is also a Marine Commando. He did his basic mountaineering course from HMI, Darjeeling in 2002, where he was adjudged the “Best student” and thereafter he climbed to the summit of Mount Kamet (height-7756m) in his maiden expedition.
