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PhD Scholar

Mr. Kundan Kumar Yadav (Jan 2025 - Present)

Research area: Topology optimization for enhancing cooling performance

Bio: I completed my B.Tech. in mechanical engineering from Bhagalpur College of Engineering in 2020 and my M.Tech. in 2022 from NIT Rourkela. Currently, I am working on the topology optimization of heat transfer surfaces for enhancing overall thermal performance. I am working on generating a new design concept for heat exchangers and their experimental validation using a liquid cooling loop. I have extensively worked on simulations using ANSYS Fluent during my master's course. I have studied heat transfer enhancements in mixed convection and the effect of various parameters.

Mr. Deshmukh Sanket Tushar (July 2026 - Present)

Research area: Battery thermal management system (BTMS)

Bio: I am a mechanical engineer and EV researcher with an M.Tech. by Research in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles from Dr Vishwanath Karad, MIT World Peace University, Pune, where I was a gold medallist and first topper. I hold a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Honours in Automotive Engineering Systems from COEP Technological University, Pune. I am currently a Manager, Strategic Business and Product Development at BGauss Auto Pvt. Ltd., after working there as a Senior R&D Engineer on the design, validation and homologation of EV components. My research on hub motor thermal control, regenerative braking and battery thermal management has been published in Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) and IEEE conference proceedings. I have also interned at DRDO and HAL.

Postgraduate Students

Mr. Vinod Kumar Jaiswal (July 2025 - May 2027)

Research area: Topology optimization

Bio: Hello, I am Vinod Jaiswal, an M.Tech student at IIT Kharagpur with a strong academic foundation from a diploma (2018) and a B.Tech (2021) in mechanical engineering. I am more passionate about AI/ML and enjoy applying it to solve complex, real-world engineering problems. Currently, I am working on adjoint-based topology optimization using the level-set-based immersed boundary technique.

Mr. Aashwin Agrawal (July 2025 - May 2027)

Research area: Fluid-structure interactions

Bio: Hello, I am Aashwin Agrawal, an M.Tech student at IIT Kharagpur specialising in Thermal and Fluids Engineering. I completed my B.Tech. in 2023 from IET DAVV Indore, building a strong foundation in core mechanical engineering subjects. I am particularly interested in core areas and AI/ML as well.

Mr. Chapati Venkata Srikanth Reddy (July 2025 - May 2027)

Research area: Battery thermal management system (BTMS)

Bio: Hello, I am Srikanth Reddy, an M.Tech. student specialising in thermal and fluids engineering at IIT Kharagpur. I completed my B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati. My main areas of interest are Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), heat transfer, and fluid mechanics, and I am interested in using simulation and numerical methods to study thermal–fluid systems.

Undergraduate Students

Mr. Abhiram Vijayaraj

Project: PINN

Bio: Hi, I am Abhiram Vijayaraj, an undergraduate student at IIT Kharagpur enrolled in the dual degree course in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. I have an avid interest in solving real-world problems using computational fluid dynamics and have worked on multiple mechatronics and control logic-related problems involving the implementation and tuning of dynamic systems such as servo-actuated platforms. I am currently working on convective thermal cloaking and am looking forward to integrating PINNs for faster and more adaptive modelling of heat transfer phenomena

Mr. Subhajit Mukhopadhyay

Project: Thermal Cloak

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Alumni

Mr. Sushil Kumar Vishwakarma (July 2024 - May 2026)

Research area: Topology optimization

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Mr. Rahul Sharma (July 2024 - May 2026)

Research area: Topology optimisation.

Bio: I completed my B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from BIET Jhansi and pursued my M.Tech. in Thermal and Fluid Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. My academic project focuses on heat transfer and CFD simulations, with hands-on experience in ANSYS Fluent and OpenFOAM. I worked on CFD simulations, topology optimisation, heat transfer analysis, and aerodynamic performance enhancement.

Mr. Ashish Lakra (July 2024 - May 2026)

Research area: Fluid-structure interactions

Bio: I completed my B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from New Government Engineering College Raipur in 2021. I worked on fluid-structure interaction for flow past surface-mounted bodies. I extensively used OpenFOAM for my simulations.

Mr. Aqueel Ahmed (July 2024 - May 2025)

Project: Reduced order modeling

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