Ph.D. Student
Current
Avulam Naveen Kumar
(2022-Present)
M.Tech, NIT Durgapur
B.Tech, RGUKT Basar
214109004@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Turbulence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, vortex structures
Thesis Title:
Asit Kumar Meher
(2021-Present)
M.Tech, IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech, GCEK Odisha
214100031@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Microfluidics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, cryogenic
Thesis Title:Design and development of varying cross-section microchannel heat sink for efficient thermal management of high heat flux devices in space applications [Supervisor: Prof. Sandip K. Saha, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Amit Agrawal ]
Parth Rajeshbhai Patel
PMRF (2021-Present)
M.Tech, IIT Jodhpur
B.Tech, LDRP, Gujarat
patel.me@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Fluid Structure Interaction, Vortex Induced Vibration, Energy Harvesting
Thesis Title:Experimental and Numerical study on fluid structure interaction with applications to energy harvesting [Supervisor: Prof. Rajneesh Bhardwaj, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Amit Agrawal and Prof. Atul Sharma]
Shubham Giri
(2020-Present)
M.Tech, IIT Bhilai
B.Tech, Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology
204100003@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Fluid-Structure Interaction, Fluid Dynamics, Flow-Induced Vibration, Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
Thesis Title:Dynamics of Flow-Induced Vibration of a Flexible Cantilever Plate and Its Application in Energy Harvesting [Supervisor: Prof. Rajneesh Bhardwaj, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Amit Agrawal and Prof. V. Kartik]
Harsh Deswal
(2020-Present)
M.Tech, IIT Jodhpur
B.Tech, IIT Roorkee
194103004@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Microfluidics, Flow sensors, Lab-on-chip
Thesis Title: Development of on-chip sensing technologies for applications in Microfluidics [Co-Supervisor: Prof. Shiv Govind Singh (IIT Hyderabad)]
Dhiren Mohapatra
(2019-Present)
M.Tech, NIT Rourkela
B.Tech, BPUT Rourkela
dhiren@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Separation of cells from human blood using microfluidic device [Co-Supervisor: Prof Rahul Puwar]
Ratan Ahuja
(2018-Present)
M.Tech, IIT Madras
B.Tech, VIT, Pune
ratanahuja@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Textured surfaces, Liquid infused surfaces, CFD, Food packaging
Thesis Title: Texturing with application to food packaging [Co-Supervisor: Prof Suhas Joshi]
Alumni
Shivji Prasad Yadav
(2019-2024)
M.Tech, IIT Guwahati
B.Tech, GGV, Bilaspur
194100008@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Microfluidics, Blood Flow, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Volume Methods and Unstructured Grid Techniques
Thesis Title: A Numerical Modelling of Blood FLow in Microchannel and Blood Plasma Separation Microdevice [Co-Supervisor: Prof. Atul Sharma]
Upendra Yadav
(2019-2024)
M.Tech, IIT Jodhpur
B.Tech, AKGEC Ghaziabad
upendra.yadav001@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: Fluid dynamics, Heat transfer, Higher-order transport equations, Microfluidics and Rarefied gas dynamics, DSMC
Thesis Title: Derivation and Validation of Newly Derived Higher-Ordered Transport Equations for Benchmark Rarefied Gas Flow Problems
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Dr. Ambuj Amitab Jha
(2019-2023)
ambujamitabjha@gmail.com
Research Interests: Slip flows, Heat Transfer characteristics
Thesis Title: Heat transfer characteristics of mildly rarefied gaseous flows in the slip regime
Dr. Reshma Y. Siddiquie
(2017-2023)
M.Tech, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
B.Tech, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
reshmayasmin04@gmail.com
Research Interests: Micro and nano manufacturing, Cell mechanics, Finite Element Simulation
Thesis Title: Modelling of Bacteria and Nanopillar Interactions on Bactericidal Surfaces and their Fabrication [Supervisor: Prof. Suhas Joshi]
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Sandeep Goli
(2015-2022)
M.Tech, NIT, Warangal
B.Tech, BITScience, Pilani
sandeep.goli92@gmail.com
Research Interests: Microfluidics, Heat Transfer, Multiphase flows, Turbulence, Energy Storage
Thesis Title: Single-phase laminar hydrodynamic and thermal transport phenomena in microchannels with varying cross-section: Investigation on diamond and hourglass microchannels [Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sandip K. Saha]
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Dr. Surve Vishakha Pranay Vanita
Completed in 2023
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Delineating the role of Interleukin-9 in invasion of Cervical Carcinoma and mechanism of Cancer Stem like cells mediated Metastasis
Dr. Gupta Siddharth
Completed in 2022
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Fish-Inspired Hydrodynamic Study of Stationary, Undulating, and Oscillating Hydrofoils
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Officer, Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Victoria University, Australia
Dr. Ayyaz Siddique
Completed in 2021
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Thermal management of high heat flux microelectronics using two phase microchannel based cooling
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Alard University Pune
Dr. Vijai Laxmi
(2015-2021)
B.Tech UIET, CSJM University Kanpur
vijai.laxmi@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests: Microfluidics, Lab on a Chip/Organ on a Chip Models, Thermal and Fluid Engineering
Thesis Title: Design and Development of Microdevices for Platelet Rich /Poor Plasma Separation from Blood
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Dr. Abhishek Mishra
Completed in 2021
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Effect of External Pulsation on the flow Characteristics of Normal and Oblique Jet Impingement
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Surrey, Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Dr. Ravi Sudam Jadhav
(2015-2021)
M.Tech, IIT Madras
B.Tech, PVG COET Pune
Rave169@gmail.com
Research Interests: Rarefied gas dynamics
Thesis Title: Application of Thermodynamically Consistent Onsager-Burnett Equations for Benchmark Flow Problems in Rarefied Gas Dynamics
Current Position: Senior Engineer, Micron Technologies India
Dr. Anirudh Jonnalagadda
(2016-2021)
MTech, Savitribai Phule Pune University
B.E., Savitribai Phule Pune University
jonnalagadda.anirudh@gmail.com
Research Interests: Lattice Boltzmann Methods, Kinetic Theory of Gasses, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Scientific Computing & software development, Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
Thesis Title: The Onsager Regularized Lattice Boltzmann Method: A regularization scheme based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics [Co-Supervisor: Prof. Atul Sharma]
Current Position: Shell PDF at Department of Computational and Data Sciences IISc Bengaluru
Dr. Richie Garg
(2014-2020)
B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering, SRM University
richiegarg14@gmail.com
Research Interests: Rarefied gas dynamics, Microfluidics
Thesis Title: Subsonic choking, surface texturing, and chemical roughening influence of gas flow in microchannels
Current Position: Research Engineer, GE Aerospace Advanced Research Center
Dr. Hrisheekesh Krishnan
Completed in 2019
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: A Numerical Study on the Near Body Vorticity Dynamics of a Square Cylinder under Inline Pulsatile Flow
Dr. Sooraj Padinjattayil
(2013-2019)
B.Tech, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
soorajpkaniyankunnu@gmail.com
Research Interests: Vortex Dynamics, Flow Control, Turbulence, Bio-Mimetics and Insect Flight
Thesis Title: Low Reynolds number External Flow around Bio-inspired objects: Effect of Geometric Shape and Surface Modification on Drag Reduction
Current Position: Co-Founder & CEO, DroneVionics Pvt Ltd
Dr. Abhimanyu Rameshwar Gavasane
(2014-2019)
MTech, IIT Bombay
B.E., Pune University
abhimanyu.gavasane@gmail.com
Research Interests: DSMC, Microchannel flows
Thesis Title: Study of rarefied gas flows in complex microchannels using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method [Supervisor: Prof. U V Bhankarkar, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Amit Agrawal & Prof. A M Pradeep]
Current Position: Sr. Software Developer, Weatherford Drilling and Production Services (India) Private Limited
Dr. Namshad T
Completed in 2019
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Computational Fluid-Structure Dynamics Development and its Application for Analysis of various types of 2D/3D Fishes-like Kinematics, Propulsion, & Flexibility
Current Position: Research Associate, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dr. Niraj Kiritkumar Shah
Completed in 2018
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: 3D Investigation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Microchannel using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method
Dr. Vadiraj Hemadri
(2011-2018)
B.E, VTU Karnataka
M.Tech, IIT Kanpur
vadiraj666@gmail.com
Research Interests: Microfluidics, Multiphase heat transfer, Rarefied gas dynamics
Thesis Title: Experimental Investigation of Rarefied gas flows: Isothermal flow in converging and diverging microchannels and heat transfer in a circular tube [Co-Supervisor: Prof. U V Bhankarkar]
Current Position: Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus
Dr. Chandra Shekhar Pant
Completed in 2018
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Processes Related to Cloud Microphysics
Dr. Majid Hassan Khan
(2011-2018)
B.Tech, Aligarh Muslim University
mhkhaniitb@gmail.com
Research Interests: Experimental Fluid Dynamics
Thesis Title: Development of Three Dimensional Particle Image Velocimetry & Experimental and Numerical Study on Flow around a Cube [Co-Supervisor: Prof. Atul Sharma]
Current Position: Assistant Professor Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Dubai Campus
Dr. Anvesh Gaddam
(2013-2018)
B.Tech, Osmania University
M.Tech, IIT Kharagpur
anvesh.gaddam@gmail.com
Research Interests: Laser processing, microfluidics, micro/nano manufacturing, interfacial phenomena
Thesis Title: Investigations on flow-induced wetting transition and associated interfacial slip in textured microchannels [Supervisor: Prof Suhas S Joshi, Co-Supervisor: Prof Amit Agrawal & Prof Mark Thompson]
Current Position: Project Manager/University of Birmingham
Dr. Vijay S Duryodhan
Completed in 2017
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Experimental and three-dimensional numerical study of liquid flow and heat transfer in diverging, converging, and spiral microchannels
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
Dr. Bhapkar Udaysinh Shivaji
Completed in 2017
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Experimental Investigation of Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Acoustic Aspects of Impinging Synthetic Jets
Dr. Harekrishna Yadav
Completed in 2017
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Effect of Pulsation on Flow Characteristics of Free and Impinging Turbulent Jet
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Dr. Anant Kekre
Completed in 2017
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Analysis of negentropy rates and vortex shedding during laminar flow past a circular cylinder
Dr. Siddhartha Tripathi
(2012-2017)
B.Tech, BIET Jhansi
M.Tech, IIT Bombay
siddharthat@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
Research Interests: Microfluidics, biological flows at microscale, Fluid mechanics, Refrigeration and air conditioning
Thesis Title: Blood Plasma Separation and Hydrodynamic flow focusing in microchannels
Current Position: Assistant Professor BITS Pilani Goa
Dr. Mukul Shrivastava
Completed in 2015
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: A Novel Level Set based Immersed Boundary Method and its Application to Hydrodynamics of Fish-like Locomotion of Single and In-Group Flexible Hydrofoils.
Dr. Bhadouriya R Rameshwar Si
Completed in 2015
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Experimental and Numerical studies of Flow and Heat Transfer in Twisted Square ducts
Dr. Piyushkumar B Tailor
Completed in 2015
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Experimentations and Simulations of Eelectro-chemical Buffing (ECB) Process
Dr. Vijay Vasantrao Varade
Completed in 2014
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Study of Rarefied Gas Flow through Microchannel with Complex Geometry
Current Position: Adjunct Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering, Amity University and Curtin University Dubai
Dr. Venugopal Arumuru
(2010-2014)
M.Tech, IIT Bombay
B.Tech, NIT Raipur
venugopal@iitbbs.ac.in
Research Interests: Fluid and Thermal
Thesis Title: Investigations on Flow Around Bluff bodies Placed Inside a Circular Pipe [Supervisor: Prof. S. V Prabhu]
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar
Dr. P. Kaushalkumar Kamaleshwa
Completed in 2013
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: CFD Study on Channel-Confined Flow across Single and Unconfined Flow across Three Rows of Cylinder
Dr. Sewatkar Chandrashekhar Manikr
Completed in 2011
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Investigations on Flow Around Bluff bodies Placed Inside a Circular Pipe
Current Position: Government College of Engineering and Research Avasari (Kh), Taluqa: Ambegaon, District: Pune
Dr. Mangesh Bhaurao Chaudhari
Completed in 2010
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Investigations on Flow Around Bluff bodies Placed Inside a Circular Pipe
Dr. Deoras M. Prabhudharwadkar
Completed in 2007
Research Interests:
Thesis Title: Investigations on Flow Around Bluff bodies Placed Inside a Circular Pipe