Sekhar Rakurty, Ph.D.

Dr. Sekhar Rakurty, has over 15 years of research and development experience in manufacturing, more specifically designing cutting tools and cutting fluid delivery systems. He has completed his Master of Science and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on machining and sustainable solutions. Currently, he leads the research group at the M. K. Morse Company, Canton, Ohio. He has four approved patents and more than ten patent applications pending for new cutting tool designs. Also, he is currently an ASME B5 (machine tools) and B94 (cutting tools) standards committee member, B107 (hand tools) standards committee contributing member, and ad-hoc faculty member at the University of Akron.