BIO-INSPIRED AERO AND HYDRODYNAMICS RESEARCH LABORATORY
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Sunil Manohar Dash
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Room No. 111, Annex Building
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
West Midnapore, West Bengal State, India -721302
Phone: +91-3222-304512 (O)
Email: smdash@aero.iitkgp.ac.in
Research Interests:
Flapping Aerodynamics; Flow Separation Control; Drag Reduction; Heat Transfer; Lattice Boltzmann Method; Immersed Boundary Method; Particle Image Velocimetry; Flow Visualisation and Measurements
Prabir Sikdar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2026 -
Email: iamprabirsikdar@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Development of the FFIB-OSLBM solver for various thermo-fluid problems
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Rahul Ranjan
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2020 -
Email: rr24@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
Research Topic:
Investigation of Tandem Flapping Aerodynamics
Gangadhar Venkata Ramana
Ph.D. Research Scholar, PMRF Fellow
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2021 -
Email: gangadharvenkataramana999@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Aerodynamics of Tubercle Airfoil
Shuvranil Sanyal
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2021 -
Email: sanyalshuvranil@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Immersed Boundary-Lattice Boltzmann Method for FSI Problems
Durga Charan
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2022 -
Email: dcharan44@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Design of Bio-Inspired Aerator
Biswajit Tripathy
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2024 -
Email: btripathy007@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Guidance of Aerospace Vehicles
Shaik Mujahid
Ph.D. Research Scholar, JDP - IIT Kgp & Uni Manchester
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2024 -
Email: mujahidknl205@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Flexible Airfoil Aerodynamics
Mohammad Junaid Siddiqui
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2025 -
Email: junaidsiddiquimohammad@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Investigation of Tandem Tubercle Flapping Airfoil Aerodynamics
Karishma Shaikh
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2026 -
Email: chavdakarishma78696@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Multiphase Flow Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Kalyani Kalavakunta
Undergraduate Student
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2023 -
Email: kalavakuntakalyani@gmail.com
Research Topic:
Physics-Inspired Neural Network for Flapping Aerodynamics
Sarath Nagirikatakam
Undergraduate Student
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2024 -
Email: sarath.n@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
Research Topic:
Physics of Flapping Aerodynamics
Shreyash Sahu
Undergraduate Student
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2025 -
Email: shreyash.s@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
Research Topic:
CFD study of the Knifefish model
Deepak Kumar Singh
Undergraduate Student
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2025 -
Email: singhdeepak@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
Research Topic:
Experiments on the Knifefish model
M S Harihara Sudhan
Undergraduate Student
Bio-Inspired Aero and Hydrodynamics Research Laboratory
Year: 2026 -
Email: hariharasudhanms12@gmail.com
Research Topic:
LBM Solver Development for the FSI, Heat Transfer and other Applications
Research Collaborators
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Prof. Michael Triantafyllou, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, United States of America
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Prof. Chang Shu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS, Singapore
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Prof. Tee Tai Lim, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS, Singapore (Retired)
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Prof. Kim Boon Lua, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NYCU, Taiwan
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Prof. Justin Leontini, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SUT, Australia
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Prof. Hareesh Godaba, School of Engineering and Informatics, US, United Kingdom
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Prof. Sophie F. Armanini, School of Engineering and Design, TUM, Munich
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Prof. Pablo Valdivia Alvarado, Engineering Product Development Pillar, SUTD, Singapore
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Dr. M Muralidhar, Principal Scientist & Scientist In-Charge, Environment Group, ICAR-CIBA, India
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Prof. Sunita Mishra, Department of Mining Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India
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Prof. Aurobinda Routray, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India
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Prof. Mamata Jenamani, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India
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Prof. Alistair Revell, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, UM, United Kingdom
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Prof. Atul Sharma, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, India
Past Members
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Mr. Bibhas Chand, BTP and MTP (Year: 2024-2026) - Topic: Multiblock-OSLBM-FFIB solver development
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Mr. Pratik Sikdar, M.Tech Thesis (Year: 2025-2026) - Topic: Vortex-induced vibrations of cylinders
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Ms. Gauri Patki, BTP and MTP (Year: 2023-2025) - Topic: Design of the Biplane MAV
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Mr. Shreesh Mahapatra, BTP and MTP (Year: 2023-2025) - Topic: Design of the robotic knife fish
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Mr. Aadarsh Baish, M.Tech Thesis (Year: 2023-2025) - Topic: Aerodynamics of the heaving airfoils
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Mr. Adhiraj Mukhopadhyay, BTP and MTP (Year: 2022-2024) - Topic: Self-propelling flapping aerodynamics
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Dr. Prabir Sikdar, Ph.D. (Year: 2018-2024) - Topic: Development of IB-LBM solver and FSI problems
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Dr. Jit Sinha, Ph.D. (Year: 2018-2024) - Topic: Studying the rotational effects of flapping airfoils
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Mr. Kshitij Anand, BTP and MTP (Year: 2021-2023) - Topic: Rotational effects of flapping airfoils
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Mr. Akashdeep Singh, BTP and MTP (Year: 2021-2023) - Topic: Tandem flapping airfoils
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Mr. Sohan Roy, BTP (Year: 2022-2023) - Topic: Aerodynamics of slotted airfoil
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Mr. Duddupudi Mouli Bhaskar, M.Tech Thesis (Year: 2022-2023) - Topic: Tubercle airfoil optimisation
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Mr. Akash Bhunia, BTP and MTP (Year: 2019-2022) - Topic: Developing IB-LBM solver for FSI problems
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Mr. Krithick Santhosh, BTP and MTP (Year: 2020-2022) - Topic: Path planning for underwater vehicles
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Mr. Durga Prasad Surla, M.Tech Thesis (Year: 2021-2022) - Topic: Robotic Falcon-Wing morphing study
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Mr. Ashutosh Dash, MTP (Year: 2021-2022) - Topic: Bio-inspired aerator investigation
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Mr. Goutham Pati, BTP and MTP (Year: 2019-2021) - Topic: Design of robotic jellyfish
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Mr. Seshant Bhansali, M.Tech Thesis (Year: 2020-2021) - Topic: Flapping wings in ground effect
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Late Mr. Nishanth S, Ph.D. Research Scholar (Year: 2018-2021) - Topic: Tandem flapping airfoils