Short Bio

Rahul received his Engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Microfluidics & Nanofluidics from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur under the guidance of Dr.Chirodeep Bakli. His research focuses on droplet dynamics in microchannels, particularly exploring the effect of pH regulation, electrostatics, electrohydrodynamics and non-Newtonian mixing. He is also investigating droplet spreading on varying topographies, rheological effect on compound droplet and droplet coalescence phenomena, aiming to advance understanding of complex multiphase transport in micro- and nanoscale systems.

Skills:

1. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): COMSOL, ANSYS

2. Molecular/Multiphysics Simulations: Electrohydrodynamics, Droplet Dynamics

3. Experimental Techniques: Microfluidic Device Fabrication, High-Speed Imaging, Droplet Manipulation

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Institute Silver Medal, IIEST Shibpur,2024

2.  Secured AIR 808 in Gate 2024.

3. Springer Best Oral Presentation Award at International Conference on Micro Nano Fluidics (ICOM 2025),IIT Guwahati.

Publication:

R Roy, A Roy, C Bakli, “Compact microfluidic T-channel-mixer via tunable pulsatile actuation and fluid rheology,” Physics of Fluids 37 (8). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0283262

A Roy, R Roy, C Bakli,"A deeper dive into droplet and dust dynamics on commercially available solar panels",51st International Micro and Nano Engineering Conference(MNE 2025).