Experience and Education

Experience in Academia

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, NITK, Surathkal ( Since January, 2013)

• Secretary, Doctoral Research Programme Committee, NITK, Surathkal (July, 2013 - June, 2014) 

• Seminar Coordinator, MCA Program (January, 2013 - May, 2013)

Industrial Experience

• ISAT Integration to FLUIDS - A LES/PDF Code for solving Turbulence and Combustion models ( A PETROBRAS FUNDED PROJECT)

  • Designation: Research Project Coordinator

  • July, 2012 - December, 2012

  • Collaborator: Prof. Luiz Fernando Figuera da Silva, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Research Experience

• Flow of thixotropic fluids through abrupt expansions

  • Designation: CNPq Postdoctoral Fellow

  • July, 2010 - February, 2012

  • Collaborators: Prof. Paulo R. deSouza Mendes & Prof. Marcio da Silveira Carvalho, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

• Effects of inlet momentum flux on circular hydraulic jumps

  • Designation: Research Associate

  • December, 2008 - June, 2010

  • Collaborators: Prof. Rama Govindarajan & Prof. K. R. Sreenivas, Engineering Mechanics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India.

• Rheodynamic Lubrication of a Squeeze Film Bearing using Viscoplastic Lubricants

  • Designation: Research Scholar

  • January, 2005 - November, 2008

  • Advisor: Prof. A. Kandasamy, Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India.

Educational Background

1. January, 2005--November, 2009: Doctor of Philosophy

   • Advisor: Prof. A. Kandasamy

   • Specialization: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

   • Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India.

2. 2002--2004: Master of Science

   • Specialization: Mathematics

   • Department of Mathematics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India.

3. 1999--2002: Bachelor of Science

   • Subjects: Physics, Mathematics, Statistics

   • M. E. S. College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India.