BIO-INSPIRED AERO AND HYDRODYNAMICS RESEARCH LABORATORY

Education

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)                                                                                          Aug 2010 – Dec 2014

Thesis: Development of a flexible forcing immersed boundary- lattice Boltzmann method and its applications in thermal and particulate flow. 

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National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India

Bachelor in Technology (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering                                     Aug 2005 – Apr 2009

Thesis: Study of cryogenic cycles with ASPEN-HYSIS simulation 

Professional Experiences

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Assistant Professor                                                                                                           Apr 2018 – Cont...

Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, India

Assistant Professor                                                                                                          Dec 2017 – Apr 2018

Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

Postdoctoral Research Fellow                                                                                        Jan 2017 – Dec 2017

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Postdoctoral Research Fellow                                                                                        Apr 2014 – Dec 2016

Teaching

1. Introduction to Aerodynamics (AE21001)

2. Industrial Aerodynamics (AE60006/AE51018)

3. Physics of Fluid Flow Experiments (AE60037/AE40037)

4. Aerodynamics Laboratories - I (AE29002)

5. Mechanics (ME10001) 

Reviewer

1. Physics of Fluids, APS

2. Computers and Fluids, Elsevier

3. Numerical Heat Transfer, Taylor and Francis

4. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier

5. Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer 

6. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, ASME

7. Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME

8. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, JAFM

9. International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, SAGE

10. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, Springer

Administrative Responsibilities 

1. Co-In-Charge of Aeromodelling laboratory                                                                      Jul 2019 – Jul 2021

2. Co-In-Charge of Boeing Student Project                                                                           Jul 2019 – Jul 2021

3. NCC Care Taker for 1 Bengal EME Coy                                                                          Mar 2019 – Mar 2021

4. Member of Departmental Academic Committee (UG)                                             Jul 2018 – Sept 2019

5. In-Charge of Departmental Library                                                                                      Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Conferences Organised 

1. Co-organized “International Conference on Recent Advances in Sustainable Energy Research, (RAISER Conference-2019)” 16th December 2019, University of Science Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.

Short Term Courses Organised 

1. “Experimental Flow Visualisation and Measurement Techniques for both Incompressible and Compressible Flow Regimes” 12th – 15th March 2019, AE-Seminar room, IIT Kharagpur. (Self-Sponsored, 50 Participants).

2. “CFD and Experiments on Fluid-Structure Interactions for both Rigid and Elastic Materials” 14th – 18th October 2019, AE-Seminar room, IIT Kharagpur. (TEQIP Sponsored, 30 Participants).

Seminars Organised 

1. Talk by Prof. Cheng Sheng Huang from Department of Mechanical Engineering, NCTU Taiwan on “Applications of gradient grating period guided-mode resonance filter”, 27th November 2018, at AE-Seminar room, IIT Kharagpur.

2. Talk by Prof. Tsung Lin Chen from Department of Mechanical Engineering, NCTU Taiwan on “MEMS Logic Gate”, 27th November 2018, at AE-Seminar room, IIT Kharagpur.

3. Talk by Prof. Lua Kim Boon from Department of Mechanical Engineering, NCTU Taiwan on “Experimental work on insect aerodynamics and flight”, 15th March 2019, at AE-Seminar room, IIT Kharagpur.

Invited Talks

1. A study of high frequency flapping aerodynamics, 13th December 2018, in the Mechanical Engineering Department, NCTU Taiwan.

2. Lattice Boltzmann and Immersed Boundary Method for Fluid-Solid Interactions, 12th December 2019, in the Mechanical Engineering Department, NCTU Taiwan.