Dr. Rajesh Ranjan

Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur

Experience

• 2017 – 2021: Postdoctoral Scholar, Ohio State University, USA
• 2015 - 2017: Research Associate, JNCASR Bengaluru
• 2007 - 2010: CFD Analyst, Computational Research Labs, Pune

Education

• Ph.D.(2016): Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India
•       Advisors: Prof. Roddam Narasimha & Prof. S. M. Deshpande
• ME (2007): Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, India
• BE (2005): Bihar Institute of Technology (BIT), Sindri, Jharkhand, India

Key Recognitions

• 2005: All India Rank-3, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), India
• 2002,03,04,05: Deshpande-Atkinson Award for Roll of Honor (First Rank), B.E., BIT, Sindri, India
• 2008,09,10: Outstanding Performance Award (thrice), TATA CRL, Pune, India
• 2013: ICAM International Travel Award, Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter
• 2014: International Travel Support Award, DST, Govt. of India
• 2015: Best Poster Award, JNCASR In-house Symposium, Bengaluru, India
• 2017: Nominated for Dr. APJ Kalam HPC Award
• 2018: Session Chair, Stability & Transition, 2018 AIAA Aviation Conference, Atlanta, USA
• 2019: Poster Judge, Statewide Users Group Conference, Ohio Supercomputer Center, USA
• 2021: Rated 'Exceptionally Good Teaching' by students for course AE664A

International Journal Reviewer

• AIAA Journal, Journal of Propulsion & Power, Aerospace Science & Technology
• Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics (EACFM)
• Applied Mathematical Modelling, Transactions of INAE, Current Science, Sadhana
• Computers & Fluids, Journal of Computational Physics

Teaching

• Applied Compressible Flows (AE664, PG Compulsory, IIT Kanpur)
• Airbreathing Propulsion (AE341, UG Compulsory, IIT Kanpur)

I am getting paid for doing things that I enjoy, is not that wonderful? - Roddam Narasimha