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Dr. Bukke Kiran Naik is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at NIT Rourkela since 2020. He received his Ph.D. (2019) and M.Tech (2014) from IIT Guwahati and his B.Tech (2012) from JNTU Anantapur in Mechanical Engineering. He worked as a Queen Elizabeth Postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, Canada, during 2019–2020 and served as a Project Engineer at IIT Guwahati in 2019. He is the recipient of the Paired Early Career Fellowship in Applied Research (PECFAR) from Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC), the Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) Fellowship from Universities Canada, the CCSTDS Travel fellowship from INSA/CSIR/DAE-BRNS-CCSTDS, and the SERB-ITS travel grant from DST, Government of India. Furthermore, he was selected as a Young Indian Scientist for the 6th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) conclave in 2021, in the thematic area of Energy Solutions. He also received an INAE fellowship for working as a visiting researcher at IIT Kanpur. He holds three patents to date and has secured three funded research projects from ISRO, SERB, and NIT Rourkela. He has also received funding from several agencies (SERB, ATAL, and ISHRAE) to organize outreach programs such as workshops and short-term courses. He served as the ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter President for the year 2022–2023. Additionally, he served as the Student Activities Chair, K-12 Chair, and CWC member for the ISHARE Guwahati Sub-Chapter from 2016 to 2018, and as a Program Chair for the ISHARE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter for the year 2021–2022. He is currently supervising five Ph.D. students, three Master's students, and five Undergraduate students. He has guided over thirteen M.Tech students and nine B.Tech students. He has published more than 50 research articles in reputable international journals and conference proceedings. Moreover, Dr. Naik has been invited by various renowned institutions, universities, and societies to deliver talks on his research work carried out in the energy-building-water nexus or sustainable energy and buildings.Short Bio
Contact Info: Room No.: ME309, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Sciences Building, NIT Rourkela, Rourkela - 769008. Ph. No.:+919435686059 Email: naikkb@nitrkl.ac.in; k.bukke@gmail.com;
Education
Education
PhD (2019) - IIT Guwahati , Assam
MTech (2014) - IIT Guwahati, Assam
B-Tech (2012) - JNTUA College of Engineering, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
Awards/Honors/Fellowships
Awards/Honors/Fellowships
Received ISHRAE Presidential Award for Chapter Excellence as a president of ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter (2023)
Received PECFAR award from Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) to undertake research and networking visits in German Universities/Industries (2022)
Nominated as President, ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter (2022-2023)
Selected as Young Indian Scientist to 6th BRICS conclave in thematic area of Energy Solutions (2021)
Mentoring of Engineering Teachers Fellowship, INAE (2021)
Nominated as Program chair & CWC Member, ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter (2021-2022)
Queen Elizabeth Scholars– Advanced Studies (QES–AS) fellowship for pursuing Postdoctoral studies (2019-2020)
CCSTDS Travel fellowship for visiting Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan to attend ICP conference (2019)
Nominated as Student’s activity chair & CWC Member, ISHRAE Guwahati Sub-Chapter (2017-2018)
Received honorarium for working in a consultancy project, “Assessment of various energy saving techniques in HVAC systems employed in CPL” Cadila pharmaceuticals Pvt. Limited (CPL) – IIT Guwahati (2017)
SERB – ITS Travel Grant for visiting Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan to attend ISHPC conference (2017)
Nominated as K – 12 chair & CWC Member, ISHRAE Guwahati Sub-Chapter (2016-2017)
Nominated as PG Senator, SGC, IIT Guwahati (2015-2016)
Merit Recognition Award, 7th NIIT National I.T. Aptitude Test (2011)
Merit Award for good performance in higher secondary education, VSP thrift & credit society limited (2008)
Accolades Received
Accolades Received
BRICS Young Indian Scientist - NIT Rourkela Official Link ; Monday Morning link ;
Article about me in Queen Elizabeth Scholars Canada Annual Report 21-22 (Link)
Article about PECFAR Awardees from Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) in DST webpage 2022 (Link) (Link)
Presidential Award for Chapter Excellence as a president of ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter (Link)
Patents
Patents
B. Kiran Naik, Gaurav Priyadarshi, A. Dasore, Heat Exchanger design. Application number: 345453-001; Status: Filed in June 2021 and accepted in November 2022; Agency/Country: Indian patent office (Link).
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela (April 2020-Till date)
Visiting Scientist through PECFAR-IGSTC, PTB Braunschweig, Germany (May 2023-July 2023)
Queen Elizabeth Postdoctoral Fellow, SFU Burnaby, Canada (Sep. 2019-March 2020)
Visiting Researcher through INAE Fellowship, IIT Kanpur (Nov. 2021-Dec. 2021)
Project Engineer, IIT Guwahati (Feb. 2019-May 2019)
Research Interests
Research Interests
Energy and buildings; Energy-Water nexus; Thermo-chemical energy conversion and storage; AI/ML techniques for system design and performance analyses; Coupled heat and mass transfer system’s modeling; Micro encapsulation materials assessment.
Administrative Responsibilities
Administrative Responsibilities
Assistant Warden, MSS Hall of Residence, NIT Rourkela (June 2022 – Present)
Institute HVAC committee member, NIT Rourkela (April 2022 – Present)
M-Tech (Thermal Engineering) Faculty Advisor, NIT Rourkela (2021 – 2023)
Mechanical Department Newsletter Convener, NIT Rourkela (2021– 2022)
Co-PIC for Mechanical Department Accreditation and Ranking (UG), Student Societies, Internship and higher studies, NIT Rourkela (2022-Present)
Research Publication links
Research Publication links
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