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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D. (defended thesis on July 9, 2020), Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Maharashtra, CPI-8.7/10
B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, SRM University, Tamil Nadu, 2010-2014, CPI-9.574/10 (department silver medalist)
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
· Best Poster Award at International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dehradun, February 5-7, 2020
· Best Poster Award at International Symposium on Thermal Effects in Gas flows in Microscale, Germany, October 24-25, 2019
· Third prize in project (team of 5) on “Cryptocurrency” with Duesche Bank and IIT Bombay women’s cell during October 2017 - April 2018
· Recipient of SRM University scholarship for securing second rank amongst 120 students in department of Aerospace Engineering, 2014
· All India Rank- 255 out of 4559 students in GATE (Aerospace Engineering), 2014
· Summer Research Fellowship at IIT Madras, May-July 2013
· Winner at SAE Paper Presentation on Hybrid Vehicles, SRM University, 2011
· Winner at Sky Knockers, rocket making competition, SRM University, 2011
· C Certificate holder in National Cadet Corps (NCC), Attended five camps till Inter-Group level, Madurai, 2011, Piloted for Director-General, NCC and Group Commander of Madras-A
· Winner at quiz in NCC Cadofest, DG Vaishnav College, 2011
SOFTWARE SKILLS
· ANSYS Fluent- laminar compressible slip flow simulations (7 years of experience)
· Design modeler Gambit- Modeling, meshing, setting boundary conditions (7 years of experience)
· Completed self-paced online training by National Instruments on LabVIEW core 1, 2 and 3
· Certified course in ANSYS Parametric Design Language- Structural, Harmonic, Thermal Analysis
· Basic proficiency in AutoCAD, Catia, Matlab, Clewin, ANSYS Icepak, LaTeX
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
Ph.D. Thesis: Subsonic choking, surface texturing, and chemical roughening influence on gas flow in microchannel
· Vacuum measurements of mass flow rate, static pressure, temperature using LabVIEW
· Simulations and analysis of compressible slip flow regime using ANSYS Fluent, Gambit and Tecplot
· Taguchi statistical analysis and regression analysis for optimizing the effect of control factors on signal to noise ratio
· Fabrication of Polydimethylsiloxane and silicon microchannels using photo and soft lithography
· Trained on wire EDM, profilometer, anodic bonder, RCA cleaning, goniometer, TMAH etching, Zeta microscope
Flow simulation and drag estimation of drop tower (B.Tech. Thesis, Aerospace Engineering) 2013-14
· Simulation of aerodynamically efficient drop capsules for micro-gravity facility, IIT Madras using ANSYS Fluent
· Free fall experiments of scaled down drop capsules to explore the quality of micro-gravity using accelerometer
WORK EXPERIENCE
Peer Reviewing for following Journals
J. Fluid Mech., Phys. Fluids, EPJ Plus, INAE Letters, I&EC Research, JMEMS (ongoing)
Research Associate at Innovator Lab Consultants India Pvt. Ltd., IIT Delhi, 2014
· Design modifications for hemodynamic improvement of mechanical heart valves
In-plant training at Shrinath Rotopack Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad 2012 · Learnt the manufacturing of plastic laminated roto gravure printed sheets
· Worked on universal testing machine (UTM), dart impact tester, Ford cup at Quality Control Lab
PUBLICATIONS
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A. (2020). “Delay of subsonic choking in slip regime by structured roughness in microchannel,” Physics of Fluids, 32, 052002
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A. (2019). “Subsonic choking in microchannel slip flow: Isothermal or adiabatic?,” AIP Advances, 9(12), 125114
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A. (2019). “Influence of three-dimensional transverse micro-ridges on the Poiseuille number in a gaseous slip flow,” SN Applied Sciences, 1(9), 1035
· Hemadri, V., Biradar, G. S., Shah, N., Garg, R., Bhandarkar, U. V., & Agrawal, A. (2018). “Experimental study of heat transfer in rarefied gas flow in a circular tube with constant wall temperature,” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 93, 326-333
· Garg, R. & Agrawal, A. (2019). “Influence of cavity height and cascading on Poiseuille number in slip flow,” ISHMT Digital Library, 2688-7231
· Garg, R. & Agrawal, A. (2019). “Comparison of sudden expansion and contraction behaviour at tube junction in gaseous slip flow,” ISHMT Digital Library, 2688-7231
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A. (2020) “Poiseuille number behaviour in an adiabatically choked microchannel in the slip regime,” Physics of Fluids, 32, 112002
· Garg, R., Mujumdar, S. & Agrawal, A. (2021)“Pumping power performance and frictional resistance of textured microchannels in gaseous slip flow,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60, 5, 2290–2299
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND TALKS
· Garg, R. & Agrawal, A. “Experimental evidence of subsonic choking in microchannel slip flow,” International Symposium on Thermal Effects in Gas flows in Microscale, Ettlingen, Germany on 24 October 2019
· Garg, R. & Agrawal, A. “Influence of cavity height and cascading on Poiseuille number in slip flow,” and “Comparison of sudden expansion and contraction behaviour at tube junction in gaseous slip flow,” 3rd International Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Roorkee, 28-31 December 2019
· Garg, R. & Agrawal, A. “Influence of chemical etching on micro-tube roughness enhancement and frictional resistance” and “Three-dimensional micro-cavity shape effect on rarefied gas flow,” 46th National Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Conference, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 9-11 December 2019
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A. “Effect of rarefaction on friction factor in microchannel with cavities,” 7th International Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Conference, IIT Bombay, 10-12 December 2018
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A. “Investigation into the anomalous Nusselt number in the slip flow regime,”30th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, University of Victoria, 10-15 July 2016
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A. “Influence of chemically etched roughness on frictional resistance of micro-tubes,” International Conference for Advances in Chemical Engineering, UPES, Dehradun, 5-7 February 2020
· Garg, R., & Agrawal, A.“Choking Influence on Poiseuille number in Micro-ridges,” 32nd International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, July 13-17, 2021, Seoul, South Korea, (submitted)
· Garg, R., Talk on “Choked flow measurements in a microchannel with three-dimensional ridges,” Institute Clement Ader, Toulouse, France, 18 October 2019
· Garg, R., Talk on “Analysis of compressibility effects of gas flows in microchannels,” University of Bologna, Italy, 29 October 2019
WORKSHOPS
· Presented poster in workshop on “Interfacial Flow and Heat Transfer in Droplets and Liquid Films for Advanced Thermal Management,” IIT Bombay, March 6-7, 2020
· Course on “Robust Design Method,” IIT Bombay, February 12-14, 2020 by Dr. Madhav Phadke from Phadke Associates, USA
· Course on “Composite Manufacturing and Dimensionless Analysis,” IIT Bombay, January 6 -15, 2020 by Prof. Suresh Advani from University of Delaware, USA
· GIAN course on “Fundamentals of Multiscale Heat Transfer,” IIT Bombay, October 9 - 13, 2018 by Prof. Ganesh Balasubramanian from Lehigh University, USA
· GIAN course on “Rarefied and Microscale Gases and Viscoelastic Fluids: a Unified Framework,” IIT Kanpur, 23 February- 2 March, 2017 by Prof. Rho Shin Myong from Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
MAJOR COURSES STUDIED
· Microfluidics (ME758)
· Fluid Dynamics (ME651)
· MEMS Design, Fabrication, Characterization (ME645)
· Advanced Heat Transfer (ME663)
· Fuels and Combustion (ME760)
· Thermal Design of Electronic Equipment (ME 770)
· Rapid Product Development (ME 617)
· Mathematical Methods for Mechanics, Dynamics (ME621)
TEACHING ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE
· Mathematical Methods in Engineering (ME673)
· Mechanical Measurements (ME226)
· Microfluidics (ME758)
· Thermodynamics (ME209)
· Mechanical Measurements Electronics Lab (ME307)
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
· Writer and actor of audio play “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, https://kafkaiitb.github.io/metamorphosis/
· Department Coordinator at Institute Research Scholars Companion Programme, 2019-20
· Hospitality head at 7th International and 45th national Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Conference, IIT Bombay, 10-12 December 2018
· Academic Unit Representative of Academic Affairs in PG Academic Council during 2016-17
· Aerodynamics head of 4ZE Racing team, SRM University competing for FSAE Student Electric, 2014
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Sports
· Winner in Runathon (ran 23.6 km in 4 hours) at IIT Bombay on 16 March 2019
· Winner in Swimathon (swam 12.1 km in 12 hours) at IIT Bombay on 5 May 2019
· Finisher at half marathon, zero emission night ride to Mumbai (70 km cycling in 6 hours), triathlon, biathlon, 2017
· Fourth position at Inter-IIT (Madras) basketball tournament and overall champions, 2017
· Special mention award for exemplary organizational skills as a sports secretary of girls’ hostel Athena, IIT Bombay, 2015. Hostel won the overall General Championship in that tenure
Social Activities
· Compere and volunteer at “Ahimsa” vegan festival in Mumbai on 3 March 2019
· Actor at street play on World Mental Health day, 2017 at IIT Bombay
· Winner at “Jeeva~Sparsam: An Award for service to Humanity” for conducting events like malaria awareness, fuel conservation, anti-drug marathon, wildlife protection, in Tamil Nadu, 2011
· Volunteer in international coastal clean-up organized by Ocean Conservancy in 2012
· Volunteer at “State Level Sports for Physically Challenged Persons” organized by Tamil Nadu Handicapped Federation Charitable Trust in 2011
Languages known
Hindi, English, Sanskrit, German, Japanese, Italian, French, Telugu, Tamil
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