Education

Ph.D. in Industrial & systems Engineering, Texas.

Master’s in mechanical engineering, Texas.

Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, India.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. 

Research Interests

Dr. Patole’s research interests are in the field of Lean Six Sigma and its significance in Industry 4.0 and Quality 4.0. He is also working on his research in the field micromachining and Ultrashort Pulse Laser machining. Along with lasers he is interested in material surface coating, laser surface texturing and material morphology.

Textbooks 

‘Lean Six Sigma’, by Swapnil Patole, July 2025. ISBN# 979-8-8233-5561-2

Research: Publications 

Patole, S., (2025). “An In-Class Hands-on project for effective teaching of undergraduate lean six sigma class.” – Accepted. Technology Interface International Journal.  

Patole, S., (2025). “Developing a Holistic master’s Program in Industrial Technology Focused on Data and Industry 4.0.” – Accepted. Journal of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering.  

Patole, S., “Application of Arena Simulation for effective teaching of Value Stream Mapping in Undergraduate Lean Six Sigma Class.” ASEE Conference, 2024. 

Patole, S., “An In-Class Hands-on project for effective teaching of undergraduate lean six sigma class.” ATMAE Conference, 2024. 

Patole, S., “Developing a Holistic master’s Program in Industrial Technology Focused on Data and Industry 4.0.” ATMAE Conference, 2022. 

Patole, S., “Study of Biofouling using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.” ATMAE Conference, 2021. 

Patole, S., Liu X., Rout R., Patra S.,“Experimental Investigation and Theoretical Modeling of Ultrashort Pulse Picosecond Lasers.” – International Journal of Modern Engineering/Vol. 21, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2021. ISBN# 978-1-60643-379-9. 

Patole, S., Liu X., Rout R., Patra S., “Influence of Laser parameters on Laser Surface Textured Piston Rings using Ultrashort Pulse Laser.” ATMAE Conference, 2020. 

Patra S., Rout R., Liu X., Patole S.,“Modification of Surface Topography in the application of Biofouling of Ship Hull using Picosecond Laser.” ATMAE Conference, 2020. 

Research: Presentations 

Patole, S., “Problems with Gauge R&R: A Review.” ATMAE Conference, 2025.

Patole, S., “Application of Arena Simulation for effective teaching of Value Stream Mapping in Undergraduate Lean Six Sigma Class.” ASEE Conference, 2024. 

Patole, S., “An In-Class Hands-on project for effective teaching of undergraduate lean six sigma class.” ATMAE Conference, 2024. 

Wyatt J. & Patole S.,“Beating the Machine: Overcoming Problems with AI Writing Engines.”ATMAE Conference, 2023. 

Patole S. & Wyatt J., “Application of Arena Simulation for effective teaching of Value Stream Mapping in Undergraduate Lean Six Sigma Class.” ATMAE Conference, 2023. 

Patole, S., “Developing a Holistic master’s Program in Industrial Technology Focused on Data and Industry 4.0.” ATMAE Conference, 2022. 

Patole, S., “Study of Biofouling using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.” ATMAE Conference, 2021. 

Patole, S., Liu X., Rout R., Patra S., “Influence of Laser parameters on Laser Surface Textured Piston Rings using Ultrashort Pulse Laser.” ATMAE Conference, 2020. 

Patra S., Rout R., Liu X., Patole S., “Modification of Surface Topography in the application of Biofouling of Ship Hull using Picosecond Laser.” ATMAE Conference, 2020. 

Honors

Best Conference paper 2020 ATMAE (Association of Technology, Management, and applied Engineering.)  Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout, Xinyu Liu, Swapnil Patole. “Modification of Surface Topography in the application of Biofouling of Ship Hull using Picosecond Laser.” ATMAE-IAJC conference.

Best Graduate Student Paper for the 2020 IAJC conference. (International Association of Journals and Conferences) Swapnil Patole, Xinyu Liu, Swagatika Patra, Raghabendra Rout. “Experimental Investigation and Theoretical Modeling of Ultrashort Pulse Picosecond Laser Ablation”