Education
Doctor of Philosophy (December 2009): Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA
Specialization: Thermal & Fluids, Combustion
Advisor: Prof. Sumanta Acharya
Dissertation: Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of Turbulent Premixed Combustion in Gas Turbines
Master of Technology (July 2004): Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Specialization: Aerodynamics, CFD
Advisor: Prof. Sanjay Mittal
Thesis: Computation of Flows Past Multi-Element Airfoil using Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model
Bachelor of Engineering (May 2002): Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, W.B.
Professional Experiences
- Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (May 2022 - Present): Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Memeber (2022 - Present): AIAA Terrestrial Energy Systems Committee
- Air-force Chair Professor (April 2022 - Present): Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Institute PMRF Coordinator (January 2022 - Present): Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Professor (Joint Appointment) (January 2022 - Present): Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Associate Faculty (January 2021 - January 2022): Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Professor (December 2020 - Present): Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Humboldt Visiting Fellow (April 2019 - July 2021): Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), University of Heidelberg, Germany
- Associate Professor (July 2016 - November 2020): Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Assistant Professor (May 2011 - July 2016): Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Research Engineer (August 2010 - April 2011): Applied Combustion Lab, GE-Global Research, GE India Technology Centre Pvt. Ltd.
- Post-Doctoral Researcher (January 2010 - July 2010): Dept. of Multi-Scale Physics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
- Research Assistant (August 2004 - December 2009), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
- Teaching/Research Assistant (July 2002 - July 2004): Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Awards and Honors
- Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) - Class of 2024
- Associate Editor: International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment, Begell House (2019-Present)
- Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST), 2019
- Humboldt Research Fellowship (Germany) for experienced researcher, 2018
- DAAD Fellowship, 2016
- P K Kelker Young Research Fellowship, 2015-2018
- IEI Young Engineers Award 2014-2015 in Aerospace Engineering
- Expertise award in GE, 2010
- Graduate School Awards, LSU, 2008, 2009
- HONORS in Bachelor of Engineering, 2002
Other Qualifications/Affiliations
- Member, American Physical Society (APS)
- Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Member, Combustion Institute
- Member, Phi Kappa Phi
- Member, FMFP [ Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power]
- Member, ISHMT [Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer]
- Member, SIAM [Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics]