Resume

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, U.S.A., 2008

M.A.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada, 2005

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India, 2001

WORK EXPERIENCE

2015 - present   IIT Ropar, Associate Professor

2009 - 2015     IIT Ropar, Assistant Professor  

2008                 Intel Corp, U.S.A, Graduate Research Intern

2001 - 2003      Siemens Ltd, India, Design Executive

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Heat transfer, thermo-fluids, bio-heat transfer, nanofluids, nanoscale heat transfer, clean and sustainable energy, solar energy, water desalination & purification, energy storage, cooling & refrigeration, ignition properties of fuels containing nanoparticles, thermodynamics, thermal management and packaging of micro-electronic devices.

STUDENT SUPERVISION

PhD Students

10. Sundeep S. Hunjan, (supervising jointly with Dr. Chander S. Sharma) 2023 onward (ERP candidate).

9. Shailendra Pratap Singh, 2022 onward (Part Time).

8. Kulbhushan Yadav, (supervising jointly with Dr. Manish Agrawal) 2022 onward.

7. Ravi Beniwal, 2021 onward.

6. Abhishek Singh Kashyap, 2020 onward.

5. Kapil Garg, 2016-2021, completed (co-supervised with Prof. Sarit K. Das).  PhD thesis title: 'Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Solar-Powered Multi-Stage Flash and Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination using Volumetric Absorption'.

4. Amit R. Patel, 2011-2019, completed (co-supervised with Dr. Harpreet Singh). PhD thesis title: 'Decentralized Off-Grid Electricity Generation from Biooil Produced using the Intermediate Pyrolysis of Agricultural Residual Waste'.

3. Vishal Bhalla, 2013-2018, completed. PhD thesis title: 'Experiments on Solar Thermal Systems Utilizing Nanoparticles-Laden Fluid Under Stagnation and Flow Conditions'.

2. Sanjeev Soni, 2010-2015 (Part Time), completed (co-supervised with Dr. Amod Kumar, CSIR-CSIO). PhD thesis title: 'Heat Transfer Phenomenon and Optical Interaction during Nanoparticle Assisted Thermal Therapy'.

1. Vikrant Khullar, 2010-2014, completed. PhD thesis title: 'Heat Transfer Analysis and Optical Characterization of Nanoparticle Dispersion-Based Solar Thermal Systems'.

M.Tech Projects

16. Vivek Shukla, M.Tech. thesis title (tentative) "Development of High Accuracy Mass Property Measurement System", 2023 onward.

15. Shubham Kumar, M.Tech. thesis title (tentative) "Model Order Reduction of Thermal Systems by Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) Method", (supervising jointly with Dr. Manish Agrawal), 2023 onward.

14. Sharwan Godara, M.Tech. thesis title (tentative) "Experiment and Simulation based Investigation into Hydrogen Embrittlement Scenarios of Indian Natural Gas Pipelines used for Large Scale Hydrogen Transport", (supervising jointly with Dr. Dhiraj K. Mahajan), 2023 onward.

13. Jeetesh Dwivedi, M.Tech. thesis title (tentative) "Membrane Desalination of Saline Water", 2023 onward.

12. Badri Prasad Gatadi, M.Tech. thesis title (tentative) "Anomalous Shift from Negative Photocurrent to Positive Photocurrent in FeSi2/Ga2O3 Heterostructure based Solar-Blind Photodetectors", (supervising jointly with Dr. Mukesh Kumar), 2023 onward.

11. Aniket Singh, M.Tech. thesis title (tentative)  "Development of a Liquid Hydrogen Storage System For Automotive Applications", (supervising jointly with Dr. Dhiraj K. Mahajan), 2023 onward.

10. Khushwant S. Chauhan, M.Tech. thesis titled  "Evaluation of Thermal Performance Improvements in 1.5U Server over 1U Server Using CFD", 2022-23.

9. Jarapala Sridivya Nandini, M.Tech. thesis titled  "Experimental Study of the HDH Desalination System Combined with the Photo-Thermal Effects of Nanofluids", 2022-23.

8. Tanuj Singh, M.Tech. thesis titled  "Thermodynamic Analysis of Atmospheric Water Harvesting System", 2021-22.

7. Dheeraj Chamoli, M.Tech. thesis titled  "Thermal Analysis of Membrane Distillation Coupled with Solar Collector: A Numerical Study", 2021-22.

6. Gunjan Gupta, M.Tech. thesis titled "Numerical Study of Micro-Solar Collector For Hydrogen Production Using Methanol Steam Reformation", 2020-2021.

5. Vismay V. Kulkarni, M.Tech. thesis titled "Numerical Analysis of Flat Plate Collector to Investigate the Performance Enhancement with Insertion of Porous Foam", 2020-2021.

4. Hemabh Trivedi, M.Tech. thesis titled "Solar Energy Absorption by Multi-Dimensional Solar Cells", 2019-2020.

3. KVS Teja, M.Tech. thesis titled "Temperature Regulation and Heat Transfer in Termite Mounds", 2019-2020.

2. Parth Patil, M.Tech. thesis titled "Solar Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials (PCM)", 2019-2020.

1. Swapnil Salvi, M.Tech. thesis titled "Numerical Analysis of Phase Change Materials for use in Energy Efficient Buildings", 2017-2018.

B.Tech Projects

15. Adarsh Kumar, Bhavya K. Makwana, Devayani K. V., Piyush Kushwaha, "Analysis of Solar Thermal Collectors using AI", (co-supervised jointly with Dr. Manish Agrawal) Jan 2023 to May 2023 (Part 1 of final year BTech project).

14. Rohan Kumar and Saurabh Yadav, final year B.Tech project titled "Design & Development of APV (Agro-Photovoltaics) Productivity Calculator", 2022-2023.

13. Nikhil Jalan and Nikhil K. Gautam, final year B.Tech project titled "Investigation of Thermal Efficiency of Heat Exchanger due to Fouling", 2019-2020.

12. Ahsaas Sharma and Devesh Singh, final year B.Tech project titled "Optimization of Fractal Channel Heat Sinks", 2019-2020.

11. Akshay Rathore and Rahul Yadav, final year B.Tech project titled "Numerical Investigation of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation with Nanofluid-based Direct Absorption Solar Collector", 2018-2019.

10. Mohit Saini, final year B.Tech project titled "Solar Energy-Driven Thermoelectric Generator", 2017-2018.

9. G. Suchender Reddi and Shalabh Singh, final year B.Tech project titled "Droplet Evaporation for Hot Surfaces Using Nanoparticles", 2016-2017.

8. Paras Garg and Sankarshan Verma, final year B.Tech project titled "Heat Confinement using Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment", 2016-2017 (co-supervised with Prof. Sarit K. Das).

7. Aditya Goyal and Gaurav Gupta, final year B.Tech project titled "Experimental Study of Evaporation of Water by Solar Energy Using Nanoparticles", 2015-2016 (co-supervised with Prof. Sarit K. Das).

6. Akshat Pandey and Harshjyot Singh, final year B.Tech project titled "Thermo-fluids Analysis of Hydrodynamic Coupling", 2014-2015.

5. Siddharth Saroha and Tarun Mittal, final year B.Tech project titled "Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Hybrid Collector", 2013-2014.

4. Somyanshu Arora and Vivek Kumar, final year B.Tech project titled "Numerical Study of Particulate Suspensions", 2013-2014 (co-supervised with Dr. Vishwajeet Mehandia).

3. Ashwanth Reddy and Rahul Gulati, final year B.Tech project titled "Harnessing Solar Energy for Refrigeration", 2012-2013.

2. Aditya Khokhar, Vivek Dharnia and Vikas Jawaria, final year B.Tech project titled "Use of Renewable Energy Resources for Water Purification in Rural Areas", 2012-2013 (co-supervised with Dr. Harpreet Singh).

1. Nitin Singhal and Vivek Vishwakarma, final year B.Tech project titled "Design and Simulation of Solar Energy Based Poly-generation System", 2011-2012.

PUBLICATIONS

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PATENTS

2. Patel, A., Sarkar, P., Tyagi, H., Singh, H., System and Method for Tracking Details of Energy Associated with an Energy Generation Process, Indian Patent No. 529279 (Patent Granted), Application No. 202011012620, Filing date: 23-Mar-2020, Name of applicant: IIT Ropar. (Link to Indian Patent Advanced Search System) (PDF copy of the Patent Certificate)

1. Patel, A., Sarkar, P., Tyagi, H., Singh, H., A Method for Determining a Single Emission Discounting Rate for Processes Involving Environmental Emissions, Indian Patent No. 420086 (Patent Granted), Application No. 201811044462, Filing date: 26-Nov-2018, Name of applicant: IIT Ropar. (Link to Indian Patent Advanced Search System) (PDF copy of the Patent Certificate)

TEACHING

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INVITED TALKS / SEMINARS   (Representative)

30. Delivered an invited talk on "Thermal Aspects of Clean Energy-based Applications" at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR, Greater Noida, India, 2023..

29. Delivered an invited talk on "Thermal Analysis of Renewable & Solar Energy Technologies" during the Faculty Development Program on Recent Trends in Renewable Energy systems, at Department of Electrical Engineering, JSPM’s Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Pune, India, 2023 (online).

28. Delivered an invited talk on "Trends & Developments in Thermo-Fluids Engineering: Illustrations & Examples" at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India, 2023.

27. Delivered an invited seminar on "Applications of Heat Transfer: Solar Energy and Water Purification", during the department seminar series, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2022 (online).

26. Delivered a guest lecture on "Radiative Heat Transfer Applications: Solar Thermal Collector", during the  International e-Workshop on Radiation Transport and Applications, at Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 2022 (online).

25. Delivered a guest lecture on "Role of Thermal Engineering in Improving Efficiencies of Solar Energy and Water Purification Processes", during the department seminar series, at the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA, 2021 (online).

24. Delivered a talk on "The Use of Technology in Education: Present Roles and Future Prospects", at IIT Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, India, 2021 (online).

23. Delivered an invited talk on "Applications of Solar Energy Technologies" during the National Training Programme on Renewable Energy held at Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy (SSS-NIBE), Kapurthala, Punjab, India, 2021 (online).

22. Delivered a guest lecture on "Applications of Heat Transfer: Use of Nanoparticles in Harnessing Solar Energy" during the International Winter School on 'Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer and Applications' held at National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India, 2021 (online).

21. Delivered an expert lecture on "Applications of Solar Thermal Systems: Water Desalination" during the Faculty Development Programme Under AICTE Training & Learning (ATAL) Academy on 'Challenges and Opportunities in Collection, Storage and Utilization of Solar Thermal Energy' (COCSUSTE-20) held at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India, 2020 (online).

20. Delivered an expert lecture on "Solar Thermal Systems: Role of Heat Transfer" during the Faculty Development Programme Under AICTE Training & Learning (ATAL) Academy on 'Challenges and Opportunities in Collection, Storage and Utilization of Solar Thermal Energy' (COCSUSTE-20) held at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India, 2020 (online).

19. Delivered an invited talk on "Advances in Solar Energy and Water Desalination Processes" during the 7th International & 9th Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME) held at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, India, 2019.

18. Delivered an invited talk on "Sustainable Energy Application: Water Purification" during the Third International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (3rd SEEC) held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, 2018.

17. Delivered an expert lecture on "Water Purification Using Solar Energy" during the Workshop on 'Frontiers in Solar Technologies' (FST-2018), at NIT Silchar, Assam, India, 2018.

16. Delivered an invited talk on "Use of Nanoparticles for Harnessing Solar Thermal Energy and Applications in Energy Efficient Buildings" during the Second International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC - 2018) held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 2018.

15. Delivered an invited talk on "Harvesting Solar Thermal Energy Using Nanotechnology" during the National Conference on Large Solar Power Generation - Challenges and Adequate Technology Solutions held at National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Nangal, Punjab, India, 2017.

14. Delivered an invited talk on "Efficient Absorption of Solar Energy Using Nanoparticle-Laden Fluids" during the First International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC - 2017) held at Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali, India, 2017.

13. Delivered an invited talk on "Efficient Energy Transfer & Storage: Utilizing Nanoparticles for Harnessing Solar Energy" during the Le Studium Conference on 'Future Strategies in Electrochemical Technologies for Efficient Energy Utilisation' at Tours, France, 2016.

12. Delivered an invited session talk on "Solar Energy: Nanoparticle Applications in High Heat Flux Solar Collectors" during the Ninth National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (9NatFoE) for Young Indian Engineers, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), at IIT Jodhpur, India, 2015.

11. Delivered an invited lecture on "Solar Thermal Energy: Nanoparticles for Enhanced Energy Conversion" during the workshop on 'Innovations in Solar Thermal Energy Storage Technologies and its Future Prospects' at TERI University, India, 2015.

10. Delivered an expert lecture on "Solar Energy: Nanofluid Volumetric Receivers" during the Short Term Course on 'Heat Transfer in Chemically Reacting Systems' at IIT Roorkee, India, 2014.

9. Delivered an invited session talk on “Harvesting Solar Energy Using Nanotechnology” during the Indo-US Workshop on Recent Advances in Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Applications in Clean Energy Technologies at IIT Ropar, India, 2013.

8. Delivered an invited lecture on “Applications of Nanoparticles in Harnessing Solar Thermal Energy” during the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Areas with Chemical Sciences (ICIACS 2013) at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 2013.

7. Delivered as Guest of Honour the inaugural lecture on “Technology Advances in Sustainable Energy Applications” during the 'Short Term Training Programme on Solar Energy and its Applications' (STTP-SEA) at MANIT Bhopal, India, 2013.

6. Delivered an expert lecture on “Utilizing Nanoparticles for Harnessing Solar Thermal Energy” at NIT Hamirpur as part of the National Workshop on Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources sponsored by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India, 2013.

5. Delivered a research seminar on “Harvesting Solar Energy Using Nanofluids-Based Concentrating Solar Collection” at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE), University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2012.

4. Delivered a lecture on “Development and Usage of Clean Energy Resources” at the Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, 2011.

3. Delivered a talk on “Solar Energy: Nanofluids-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collectors”, at the Simon Fraser University, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, 2011.

2. Delivered a lecture on “New and Renewable Energy Resources in India”, at the NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2011.

1. Delivered a talk on “Energy Sustainability: An Indian Context” at the Powertech Labs Inc., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, 2011.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

15. Recipient of the Prof. Y. V. N. Rao Best Paper Award for the paper titled "Numerical Study of Nanoparticle Injection in Tumors for Nanoparticle-assisted Hyperthermia", at the 8th International and 47th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, Dec 2020. 

14. Recipient of the International Travel Award awarded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST-SERB), Govt. of India, for attending ASME MNHMT Conference held at Singapore, Jan 2016.

13. Recipient of Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) grant awarded for organizing an Indo-US Workshop on "Recent Advances in Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Applications in Clean Energy Technologies" at IIT Ropar during Dec 2013.

12. Recipient of Travel Fellowship awarded by Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS), for attending the ASME MNHMT Conference held at Hong Kong, China, Dec 2013.

11. Delivered as Guest of Honour the inaugural lecture on “Technology Advances in Sustainable Energy Applications” during the 'Short Term Training Programme on Solar Energy and its Applications' (STTP-SEA) at MANIT Bhopal, India, Jun 2013.

10. Recipient of the International Travel Award awarded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, for attending the ASME MNHMT Conference held at Atlanta, GA, USA, Mar 2012.

9. Recipient of the Best Paper Award for the paper titled "Predicted Efficiency of a Nanofluid-Based Direct Absroption Solar Receiver", awarded by ASME Solar Energy Division at Energy Sustainability 2007 Conference, Long Beach, CA, Jun 2007.

8. Recipient of Two Travel Grant Awards, awarded by the Division of Graduate Studies at Arizona State University for attending conferences in Jun 2007 and Nov 2008.

7. Recipient of 'International Graduate Student Scholarship' at University of Windsor, CANADA, Mar 2005.

6. Adjudicated 'Best Project of the year' for the work titled 'Design Conceptualisation in 3-D Environment', amongst 23 teams of graduate engineer trainees in SIEMENS LTD., INDIA, Aug 2002.

5. Recipient of Roll of Honour at Nilgiri House, I.I.T. Delhi, INDIA, 2001.

4. Recipient of Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA), I.I.T Delhi, INDIA, May 1999.

3. Ranked within the top 0.2% of the candidates, who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE - 1997) conducted by the six I.I.Ts for entrance to the undergraduate B.Tech Programs, with an All India Rank (AIR) of 431.

2. Top Ranker (1st Position) in the State Level RMO (Regional Mathematical Olympiad), 1996, INDIA.

1. Recipient of the prestigious National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholarship for the duration 1995-2001, being selected amongst the top 750 candidates throughout the country, INDIA.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES / SERVICES

18.  Chairperson of Academic Planning Committee, at Department of Mechanical Engineering (2022-present).

17.  Member of Resource Generation and Planning Committee (RGPC), at Department of Mechanical Engineering (2021-present).

16.  Chairperson, Institute Visitor Hostel (Guesthouse) Committee, IIT Ropar (2021-23).

15.  Member, Hindi OLIC (Official Language Implementation Committee), IIT Ropar (2019-present).

14.    Faculty Advisor for 2019ME batch MTech students, IIT Ropar (2019-2021).

13.  Associate Dean, Academics (UG), IIT Ropar (2015-2017).

12.  Member of Senate, IIT Ropar (2014-2021).

11.  Coordinator, UG Programme [Academics], IIT Ropar (2014-2015).

10.   Center for Innovation and Business Incubation (CIBI) Governing Board member, IIT Ropar (2013-2016).

9.    B.Tech Project (BTP) Coordinator for SMMEE for the year 2013-14, IIT Ropar.

8.    Academic Committee for Undergraduate Studies (ACUGS) member, IIT Ropar (2012-2017).

7.    Faculty Advisor for 2010ME batch BTech students, IIT Ropar (2010-2014).

6.    AC and Refrigeration Committee chairman, IIT Ropar (2010-2014).

5.    Faculty-incharge of Sports Activities, IIT Ropar (2009-2014).

4.    Member of several other institute and department level committees at IIT Ropar.

3.    Chaired technical sessions/tracks during the following conferences/symposiums:

        -    Session chair: 26th National & 4th Intl. ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2021), IIT Madras, India, Dec 2021 (online)

        -    Session co-chair: 9th Intl. Conference on Advancements & Futuristic Trends in Mech & Mat Engg (AFTMME), IIT Ropar, India, Dec 2021 (online)

        -    Session co-chair: 6th Intl. Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (VI SEEC), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Dec 2021 (online)

        -    Session chair: 8th Intl. & 47th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), IIT Guwahati, India, Dec 2020 (online)

        -    Session chair: 5th Intl. Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (5th SEEC), India, Dec 2020 (online)

        -    Session chair: 7th Intl. and 9th National Conference on Advancements & Futuristic Trends in Mech & Mat Engg (AFTMME), IIT Ropar, India, Dec 2019

        -    Session chair: 7th Intl. and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), IIT Bombay, India, Dec 2018

        -    Session chair: Third Intl. Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (3rd SEEC), IIT Roorkee, India, Dec 2018

      -   Session chair: 5th Intl. Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems (ThermaComp2018), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Jul 2018

        -   Session co-chair: 9th National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (9NatFoE) for Young Indian Engineers, INAE, IIT Jodhpur, Jun 2015

        -    Session chair: Intl. Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, P.T.U., Jalandhar, Oct 2013

2.    Reviewed research project/workshop funding proposals from the following agencies:

        -    CPRI (Central Power Research Institute , Ministry of Power, Govt. of India)

        -    DST-SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology)

        -    Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), DST, Govt. of India

        -    IUSSTF (Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum)

        -    KFUPM (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals)

        -    MITACS, Canada

        -    MNRE (Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India)

        -    Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme

1.    Reviewed books & manuscripts for the following publishers, conferences and journals

        (a) Books

        AIP Publishing, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier Books, IOP Publishing, Springer Books, Wiley Books

        (b) Conferences

        ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME InterPACK Conference, ASME Micro/Nano Scale Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Energy & Sustainability Symposium, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP) Conference, IEEE ITherm Conference, International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Optimization (CoMSO), International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC), ISES (International Solar Energy Society) Solar World Congress, ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference

        (c) Journals

        -    ACS Applied Energy Materials, Applied Energy, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Applied Thermal Engineering, ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Chemical Engineering Science, Chemical Physics Letters, Desalination, Electronics Letters, Energy, Energy and Buildings, Energy Conversion and Management, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, ES Energy & Environment, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Fuel, Heat Transfer Engineering, Heat Transfer Research, IEEE Access, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, International Journal of Ambient Energy, International Journal of Environmental Studies, International Journal of Green Energy, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, International Journal of Nanomedicine, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Energy Institute, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Journal of Laser Applications, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Materials Science, Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Journal of Thermal Biology, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Materials Science and Engineering B, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Nano Energy and Nano Environment, Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, National Academy Science Letters, Nature Scientific Reports, Neural Computing and Applications, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Physics of Fluids, Polymer Testing, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, Renewable Energy, RSC Advances, Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Solar Energy, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals,Vacuum, Waves in Random and Complex Media

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

Australia: RMIT University, University of New South Wales

Canada: McGill University, Simon Fraser University

Lithuania: Kaunas University of Technology

UK: Brunel University

USA: Arizona State University, University of Texas at Arlington, Boise State University

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE)

Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT)

International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (ISEES)

National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP)

Society of Materials and Mechanical Engineers (SOMME)

PROJECT WORK AS A STUDENT

Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Radiative and Combustion Properties of Nanoparticle-Laden Liquids; Advisor: Dr. Patrick E. Phelan, Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, U.S.A.

M.S. Thesis Title: The Effects of Near-Isotropic Turbulence on the Wake of a Sphere; Advisor: Dr. David Ting, Professor of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

B.Tech Project Title: Heat Transfer Studies in Cryosurgery; Advisor: Dr. S. R. Kale, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.