G. Amba Prasad Rao is a full Professor of Mechanical Engineering with a Higher Administrative Grade at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. The institute was established in 1959 and is the first among the 31 institutes under the Institutes of Government of India. He did a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU College of Engineering in the year 1988. He completed his MTech (Design and Production of IC Engines and Gas Turbines) and PhD (Mechanical Engineering) from NIT Warangal (formerly REC Warangal) in the years 1992 and 2003, respectively. He has about 35 years of teaching and research experience. He joined NIT Warangal as a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1996. His research areas include internal combustion engines, combustion, energy, alternative fuels, emissions control, alternate combustion systems for engines, alternate prime movers for automotive vehicles, renewable energy, and battery thermal management. He was promoted to Assistant Professor and later as a Professor in 2004 and 2011, respectively. Since he joined as a Lecturer, he has been actively involved in teaching and research activities.
He was the Principal Developer of the pedagogical course on internal combustion engines and automobile engineering; MHRD funded the project under the NMEICT scheme sanctioned to IIT Kharagpur. He was a co-investigator in three projects: (i) Technical Back-up Support Unit under the National Programme of Improved Chulha, (ii) Use of Jatropha Oil as an Alternative Fuel (vegetable-based) for Automobiles, and (iii) Development of Adiabatic Diesel Engines with Biodiesel as a Fuel. He was the founder coordinator for the MTech in Automobile Engineering course at NIT Warangal in 2008-09. He has supervised eleven PhD theses; currently, four are in progress. He has guided over 65 MTech dissertations and over 32 BTech projects. He has published about 124 technical papers in reputed international journals, about 20 papers in reputed conferences, and six book chapters of reputed publishers. He has written a book entitled Engine Emission Control Technologies: Design Modifications and Pollution Mitigation Techniques, published by Apple Academic Press of CRC-Taylor and Francis in the year 2020. He has given a number of presentations in the area of internal combustion engines, alternative fuels, and emission control. He has organized several short-term programs.
He is a life member of professional bodies such as ISTE, IEI, Combustion Institute (Indian Section), Solar Energy Society of India (SESI), and an annual member of SAE (India) and ASME. He has held administrative positions at NIT Warangal, including Warden for Hostels and Associate Dean-Academics. He has also served the Institute as Dean (Faculty Welfare), Professor in charge Training and Placement Section, Associate Dean, Academics and Faculty Advisor for the MTech in Thermal Engineering program and faculty advisor of the Nature Club, Mechanical Engineering Association. He was a member of the Board of Studies and Faculty Selections. He has visited the USA, Japan, Malaysia, and the UAE in connection with the presentation of technical papers. He chaired many technical sessions. He was on deputation during 2018-2020 and served as In-charge Registrar at the National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh at Tadepalligudem, India.