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I am Garima Varshney working as a Ph.D. Research scholar at the Flow Physical Laboratory, where I am trying to explore the stability criteria of different viscous fluids in the application of oil and gas extraction, CO2 sequestration, aquifer contamination, etc. I'm particularly interested in learning about the rheology of fluids because of their industrial importance. I previously also got the opportunity to research the exciting topic of boiling optimization of Non-Newtonian fluids on microstructure surfaces as an M. Tech student at IIT Bhubaneswar. Apart from this, I am also interested in simulation in fluid and Heat Transfer.

E-mail address: varshney20@iitk.ac.in

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur. I completed my undergraduate degree in Production Engineering at NIT Calicut. My undergraduate project thesis is on experimental and computational study of bubbles formation in pool boiling. During my undergraduate course, I also worked on experimental Aeroacoustics. I am currently working on modeling cavitation. My interests include CFD, Heat transfer, Flow Modelling, and Turbulence.

Email address: srajan21@iitk.ac.in

I completed my B. Tech from PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur in Mechanical Engineering and joined IIT Kanpur as a direct Ph.D. student in August 2021. In my doctoral work, my goal is to study the turbulence and physics behind various geophysical and geodynamic processes such as cloud formation, earth mantle convection, etc. I perform high-fidelity DNS and LES simulations, in a conventional rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection setup, using our cluster "IRON" and the HPC facilities at IITK. Besides these I like reading about the use of A.I. in fluid mechanics, MHD flows in tokamak and astrophysical bodies, etc.

Email address: siddhantm21@iitk.ac.in

I have completed my M. Tech in Thermal Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University. My master’s thesis was titled “Numerical analysis for the flow past a square cylinder for aiding and opposing buoyancy”. The thesis work was mainly focused on the role of buoyancy and inertia forces on flow structures and global parameters. Currently, I am pursuing Ph.D. in Fluid and Thermal Engineering, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. My work involves the development and implementation of a generalized curvilinear solver for Rayleigh-Benard convection in a rotating spherical shell. My research interest includes computational fluid dynamics, convective heat transfer, and turbulent flows.

Email address: shahrukhv22@iitk.ac.in

I completed my B-tech from Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Mechanical Engineering and joined IIT Kanpur as a direct Ph.D. student in July 2023 with a specialization in fluid and  thermal Sciences. The problem statement on which I am working during my Ph.D. is "Using AMREX-based coupled level set/volume-of-fluid (CLSVOF) Navier-Stokes solver for investigation of the dynamics of air-water interaction subjected to shear flow”. My research interests include computational fluid dynamics and turbulent flow. 

Email address: sniveshm23@iitk.ac.in

I have completed my B.tech degree from Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University, specializing in Mechanical Engineering. I have joined IIT Kanpur as a direct Ph.D. Student in August 2023.  My undergraduate thesis, titled 'Study of Cyclic Behaviour of Oxidation/Corrosion at High Temperature for Al2O3 + TiO2 coatings over T91/G91 alloy steel”. My interest includes reading about cosmology, new advancements in field of fluid and heat transfer, and computational fluid dynamics.

Email address: shivamrp23@iitk.ac.in 

I am working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at IIT Kanpur. I received my PhD from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2021 on Experimental Investigation of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Flow Control for Flexible Structure. I obtained my masters in CFD & HT from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh in 2014 and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak, Haryana in 2012. My research interests cover Jet & Wake flows, Laminar & Turbulent Boundary Layers, and Flow Control.

Email address: kamalraj@iitk.ac.in 

I completed my B. Tech with a final year project on Synthetic Jet Actuators, highlighting my flow control and fluid mechanics expertise. I am pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur, specializing in Fluid and Thermal Sciences.  My research focuses on Turbulence and Computational Fluid Dynamics, utilizing advanced numerical methods and turbulence modeling to deepen the understanding of complex fluid flow phenomena.  

Email address: amang24@iitk.ac.in 

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Sarvesh Mishra

I am a Ph.D. scholar at IIT Kanpur. I joined after completing my B-tech from VIT Vellore in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2024. In my undergraduate project, I fabricated a prototype mechanism mimicking the dragonfly wing movement to study its dynamics experimentally using a load cell. I am interested in a wide range of problems in both fundamental and applied fluid dynamics. I am pursuing my research in the domain of complex fluids. My current work is on the study of the wrinkling instability in viscoelastic bubbles using theoretical and computational techniques. In my spare time I enjoy books and music, I play Tabla and guitar.

Email id: pranavw24@iitk.ac.in 

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Dipayan Mukherjee