About me
Research experience
Research Associate
July 2018 - Dec 2019
Mechanical Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Research Assistant
July 2015 - July 2018
Department of Applied Mechanics
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Summer Intern
June 2013 - July 2013
Department of Engineering Design
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai
Thesis topic: Acousto-microfluidics technique for manipulation of droplets, particles and cells.
Expected: Jan 2023
MS (By Research), IIT Madras, Chennai
Thesis: Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of red blood cells in flow through a microchannel.
July 2015 - July 2018
BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University
Thesis: Exergy analysis and thermoeconomic optimization of a cascaded vapour compression refrigeration system.
Aug 2011 - June 2015
Awards and fellowship
Prime minister research fellowship (PMRF) from the Government of India for pursuing PhD degree, July 2019 - Jan 2023.
Certificate of Appreciation for being part of the organizing team of the IHMTC 2021 conference held at IIT Madras, India 2022.
Dr. MG Deshpande award for best paper presentation at 44th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 14-16, 2017.
Graduate Scholarship from MHRD, Government of India for pursuing masters' degree, July 2015 - July 2018.
Tezpur University merit based scholarship for the 3rd semester for securing 5th position in class of 60 students, 2012.
Certificate of Proficiency from the Government of Assam, India for securing full marks (100%) in mathematics in high school board examination, 2008.
Anundoram Barooh Award from the Government of Assam, India to first division holders in school leaving examination, 2008.
Skills
Modelling of fluid flows and suspension dynamics
Mesoscopic simulations using Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD).
Programming efficiency in C, MATLAB.
Expertise in fluid dynamics simulation software viz., COMSOL Multiphysics.
Expertise in micro-Fabrications viz., Photo-lithography, Wafer cleaning.
Courses Done
During MS
Advanced Fluid Mechanics; Bio-fluid Mechanics; Computational Techniques in Applied Mechanics; Introduction to Turbulence; Finite Element Methods in Engineering; Foundation of Computational Fluid Mechanics.
During PhD
In-compressible Fluid Flow; Analytical Methods in Applied Mechanics; Capillarity and Wetting Phenomena; Measurement in Thermal Engineering; Introduction to Research.
Courses Taught
September 2021 - December 2021
ME202 - Introduction of Fluid Mechanics along with Prof. Paragmoni Kalita, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, Assam.
February 2022 - March 2022
Tutorial classes for the NPTEL Course - Heat transfer and combustion in multiphase systems.
March 2022 - May 2022
Tutorial classes for the Course ME319 - Computer Aided Engineering with Prof. Paragmoni Kalita, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, Assam.