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Ph.D: Alumni & Active Scholars (as per joining chronology)
Name & status
Brief academic bio & publications with HTML affiliation
Thesis title/research domain
& last-known affiliation(s)
1. Dr. Vivek Jaiswal
(Joined PhD: Jan 2016, IIT Ropar)
PhD awarded - 2020
Vivek completed B.Tech in Mechanical Engg. from the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (Lucknow, UP) in 2013. He did M.Tech in Thermal Engg. from Pandit Deendayal Energy University (Gandhinagar, Gujrat) in 2015.
09 journal papers
Internal thermo-solutal-, electro- and magneto-hydrodynamics influenced evaporation kinetics of pendant droplets
CV Raman PDF at IISc Bangalore, India. Currently Asst. Prof. at Pandit Deendayal Energy University , Gandhinagar, India
2. Dr. Ankur Chattopadhyay
(Joined PhD: July 2016, IIT Ropar)
PhD awarded - 2020
Ankur completed B.Tech in Mechanical Engg. from Jadavpur University (Kolkata, West Bengal) in 2009. He did M.S (Research) in Thermal Engg. from IIT Madras (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) in 2014. He had job experience in Siemens, ISRO, UTC Aerospace and BIT Mesra.
08 journal papers + 01 Indian patent
Aspects of electromagnetic transport properties of colloidal complex fluids
PDF at IISc Bangalore, India, and Aalto University, Finland. Currently Asst. Prof. at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) - Mesra, Ranchi, India
3. Dr. Gargi Khurana
(Joined PhD: July 2016, IIT Ropar)
PhD awarded - 2023
Gargi completed B.Tech (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University (Chandigarh) in 2016.
09 journal papers
Droplet impact hydrodynamics on curved surfaces
PDF at IIT Gandhinagar, India. Currently Asst. Prof. at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India
4. Dr. Abhisekh Kaushal
(Joined PhD: July 2016, IIT Ropar)
PhD awarded - 2021
Abhisekh completed B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Punjab Technical University (Jalandhar) in 2016.
04 journal papers
Interfacial- and electro-ferro-hydrodynamics driven vaporization of sessile droplets
PDF at Ariel University, Israel, and IIT Hyderabad, India. Currently CFD Scientist at Yield Engg. Systems, Coimbatore, India.
5. Dr. Nilamani Sahoo
(Joined PhD: Jan 2017, IIT Ropar)
PhD awarded - 2022
Nilamani completed B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Biju Patnaik Technical University (Odisha) in 2007. He did M.S (Research) in Thermal Engineering from IIT Madras (Chennai) in 2014. He had job experience at the C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar.
07 journal papers
Electro- and ferro-hydrodynamics of impacting droplets
Currently Senior Researcher at KAUST, Saudi Arabia
6. Dr. Soumya Ranjan Mishra
(Joined PhD: July 2017, IIT Ropar)
PhD awarded - 2022
Soumya Ranjan completed Diploma in 2005 and B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar (Odisha) in 2009. He did M.S (project) in Thermal Engineering from IIT Kharagpur (West Bengal) in 2014.
03 journal papers
Impact elasto-hydrodynamics of non-Newtonian fluid droplets
Currently CFD Engineer at GKN Aerospace, Bangalore, India
7. Dr. Varaprasad G V V S
(Joined PhD: July 2018, IIT Ropar)
PhD awarded - 2023
Varaprasad completed B.Tech in Mechanical Engg. from Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies - Nuzvid (Andhra Pradesh) in 2014. He did M.Tech in Thermal Engg. from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University - Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) in 2017.
06 journal papers
Elasto-hydrodynamic and thermofluidic instabilities in complex fluid droplets
Currently PDF at Aarhus University, Denmark.
8. Dr. Shubham Agrawal
(Joined PhD: Jan 2020, IIT Kharagpur)
PhD awarded - 2024
Shubham completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from NIT Raipur (Chhattisgarh) in 2016. He did M.Tech in Mech. Engg. from IISc Bangalore (Karnataka) in 2019. He had job experience of 1 year in the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
10 journal papers
Thermo-capillarity induced transport phenomena in microfluidic domains
PDF at IIT Bombay, and Inspire Faculty at IISc Bangalore, India. Currently, Asst. Prof. at NIT Silchar, Assam, India.
9. Dr. Arnov Paul
(Joined PhD: Sept 2020, IIT Kharagpur)
PhD awarded - 2025
Arnov completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the West Bengal University of Technology (Kolkata) in 2018. He did M.Tech in Applied Mechanics (Fluid Mechanics vertical) from IIEST Shibpur (West Bengal) in 2020.
12 journal papers
Evaporative thermo-fluid-dynamics of constrained droplets and liquid bridges
Currently Research Scientist at IIT Madras, India
10. Gaurav Shakya
(Joined PhD: Sept 2020, IIT Kharagpur) (part-time since March 2024)
In progress
Gaurav completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the RGPV Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) in 2018. He did M.Tech in Thermal-Fluids Engineering from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (Jharkhand) in 2020.
02 journal papers
Phase change phenomena at microscale
Currently Scientist at DRDO, Agra, India
11. Apurba Roy
(Joined PhD: Jan 2021, IIT Kharagpur) (part-time since Jan 2025)
In progress
Apurba completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the Assam Engg. College (Assam) in 2016. He did M.Tech in Thermal-Fluids Engineering from IIT Guahati (Assam) in 2018. He had job experience of 1 year in Mahindra & Mahindra. PMRF for Jan 2022 - Jan 2025 tenure.
05 journal papers
Micro-nano-fluidics
Currently Asst. Prof. at Assam Engineering College (Assam Govt.), Guwahati, India
12. Neeladri Sekhar Bera
(Joined PhD: Jan 2022, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Neeladri completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the IIEST Shibpur (West Bengal) in 2016. He did M.S. (Research) in Applied Mechanics (Fluid Dynamics) from IIT Madras (Chennai) in 2020. He had 1 year JRF experience at IIT Madras
02 journal papers
Microhydrodynamics
13.. Abhishek Kumar Jaiswal
(Joined PhD: Jan 2022, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Abhishek completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the Chattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical Univ. Bhillai (Chhattisgarh) in 2016. He did M.Tech in Thermal-Fluids Engineering from IIT Guahati (Assam) in 2018. He had 3 years job-experience in Subros Ltd. PMRF for Jan 2023 - Jan 2026 tenure.
01 journal paper
Phase change phenomena at microscale
14. Utsab Pal
(Joined PhD: July 2023, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Utsab completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. and M.Tech in Thermal and Fluids Engg. from IIT Kharagpur (West Bengal) in 2023 (dual degree programme). He had 2.5 years association with HTML as a BTech-MTech research student. PMRF for July 2023 - July 2027 tenure.
01 journal paper
Micro-nano-fluidics
15. Md. Sultan
(Joined PhD: July 2024, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Sultan completed B.Engg. in Mech. Engg. from Aliah University, Kolkata (West Bengal) in 2019. He did M.Engg. in Thermal-Fluids Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata (West Bengal) in 2022. He had 1 year JRF experience at our HTML.
01 journal paper
Microhydrodynamics
16. Jayanta Sutradhar
(Joined PhD: July 2024, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Jayanta completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the National Institute of Technology Agartala, (Tripura) in 2017. He did M.S (Research) in Fluid-Thermal Engg. from IIT Indore (Madhya Pradesh) in 2021. He had 1 year JRF tenure at our HTML, and 1.5 years Research Fellow tenure at Michigan State University, USA.
Microscale transport phenomena
17. Rohit Roy
(Joined PhD: July 2024, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Rohit completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the Government College of Engineering - Berhampur, (West Bengal), in 2021. He did M.Engg. in Thermal-Fluids Engg. from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, (West Bengal) in 2024.
Microhydrodynamics
18. Gaurab Sarkar
(Joined PhD: July 2025, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Gaurab completed B.Tech. in Mech. Engg. from the Government College of Engineering - Cooch Behar, (West Bengal), in 2022. He did M.Engg. in Thermal-Fluids Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2024. He had 09 months JRF tenure at the HTML.
Microscale transport phenomena
19. Sahidul Islam
(Joined PhD: July 2025, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Sahidul completed B.Tech. in Mech. Engg. from the Government College of Engineering - Cooch Behar, (West Bengal), in 2023. He did M.Engg. in Power Engineering (Thermal Engg. vertical) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2025.
Micro-nano-fluidics
20. Dibyendu Maji
(Joined PhD: July 2025, IIT Kharagpur)
In progress
Dibyendu completed B.Engg. in Power Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2023. He completed M.Engg. in Power Engineering (Thermal Engg. vertical) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2025.
Multiphase thermo-fluidics
Sponsored Project Fellows: Alumni and Active Students
1. Jayanta Sutradhar
(Junior Research Fellow, SERB Project:
July 2021-July 2022, IIT Kharagpur) completed
2. Sumit Kumar
(Post-doctoral Associate, SERB Project:
July - Oct 2021, IIT Kharagpur) completed
Jayanta completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the National Institute of Technology Agartala in 2017, and M.S (Research) in Fluid-Thermal Engg. from IIT Indore in 2021.
Sumit completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the West Bengal University of Technology in 2010. He did his M.Engg. in Fluid-Thermal Engg. from IIEST Shibpur in 2012. He did his PhD from Advanced Technology Development Centre, IIT Kharagpur, in 2021.
Hydrodynamics of droplets
Hydrodynamics of droplets
3. Md. Sultan
(Junior Research Fellow, ISRO Project:
July 2023-July 2024, IIT Kharagpur) completed
Sultan completed B.Engg. in Mech. Engg. from Aliah University, Kolkata, in 2019. He did M.Engg. in Thermal-Fluids Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2022.
Microscale transport process
4. Gaurab Sarkar
(Junior Research Fellow, CPRI Project:
Oct 2024-July 2025, IIT Kharagpur) completed
Gaurab completed B.Tech in Mech. Engg. from the Government College of Engineering - Cooch Behar, West Bengal, in 2022. He did M.Engg. in Thermal-Fluids Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2024.
Electro-hydrodynamics
M.Tech/Dual Degree-Thesis: Alumni & Active Students (*contributions have led to research papers)
At IIT Ropar
1. Pappu Gupta - nanofluid assisted cooling towers - completed (M.Tech 2015 - 2017)
2. Subham Singh - electrical phenomena in nanocolloids. - completed (M.Tech 2016 - 2018) *
3. Raghavendra Dwivedi - evaporation kinetics of distorted droplets - completed (M.Tech 2016 - 2018) *
4. Vimal Saini - electrorheology - completed (M.Tech 2016 - 2018) *
5. Kintu Dhiman - impact dynamics of viscoelastic bodies - completed (M.Tech 2016 - 2018)
6. Pulak Gupta - species transport from deformed droplets - completed (M.Tech 2017 - 2019) *
7. Shashank Tyagi - droplet impact dynamics on moving surfaces - completed (M.Tech 2017 - 2019)
8. Vivek Gupta - boiling thermal transport of colloidal fluids - completed (M.Tech 2017 - 2019)
9. Kamal - acoustic transport in complex fluids - completed (M.Tech 2017 - 2019)
10. Hanumant Chate - droplet electro and ferrohydrodynamics - completed (M.Tech 2017 - 2019) *
11. Mohit Yadav- Leidenfrost dynamics - completed (M.Tech 2018 - 2020)
12. Avni Tyagi - droplet-pool interactions - completed (M.Tech 2018 - 2020)
13. Ajay Gairola - non-Newtonian droplet hydrodynamics - completed (M.Tech 2018 - 2020) *
At IIT Kharagpur
14. Utsab Pal - droplet evaporation - completed (Dual 2021 - 2023) *
15. Akshay Bhaskaran - liquid umbrella - completed (Dual 2022 - 2024) *
16. Ajay Jos - moving contact line dynamics - completed (M.Tech 2023 – 2025)
17. Girish Kumar Illa - droplet coalescence - completed (M.Tech 2023 – 2025) *
18. Mithlesh Jhaariya - Leidenfrost phenomenon - completed (M.Tech 2023 – 2025) *
19. Hemant Bhadvariya - melting-solidification - completed (M.Tech 2023 – 2025) *
20. Subhadeep Mondal - interfacial transport processes - completed (Dual 2023 – 2025) *
21. Mayank Rajesh Sinha - evaporative transport - completed (Dual 2023 – 2025) *
22. Devika Vinod Kumar - droplet-pool interactions - completed (Dual 2024 – 2025)
23. Yashwardhan Mahesh Wasu - fluid structure interactions - completed (Dual 2024 – 2025)
24. Saswat Verma - contact-line hydrodynamics - ongoing (Dual 2024 – 2026)
25. Md. Raihaan - pool-jet interactions - ongoing (Dual 2024 – 2026)
26. Devanand KC - droplet-film-interactions - ongoing (M.Tech 2024 – 2026)
27. Abhijit TR - multi-phase phenomena - ongoing (M.Tech 2024 – 2026)
28. Rahul Sharma - fluid structure interactions - ongoing (M.Tech 2024 – 2026)
29. Samarpita Sinha - electro-hydrodynamics - ongoing (Dual 2025 – 2027)
30. Ritesh Maurya – ferro-hydrodynamics - ongoing (Dual 2025 – 2027)
31. Govind Jaiswal - phase change phenomena - ongoing (Dual 2025 – 2027)
32. Samaresh Malik - droplet-film interactions - ongoing (Dual 2025 – 2027)
33. Subhamoy Dutta - microscale transport processes - ongoing (M.Tech 2025 – 2027)
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