About me


  • Ph.D. (Mechanical Engg.), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2012
  • M. Sc. (Engg.) (Mechanical Engg.), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2004
  • B. E (Mechanical Engg.) Jalpaiguri Govt. Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, India 2000

    • Experience


  • Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India, 2023-present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India, 2019-2023
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India, July 2014 - 2019
  • Visiting Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India, January 2013-June 2014
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Material Physics in Space, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Köln, Germany Research, February 2011- January 2013
  • Research Analyst, Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics lab, General Electric, Global Research Center, John F. Welch Technology Center, Bangalore, India, January 2004- October 2005

    • Fellowships/Awards


  • DLR-DAAD Fellowship (Germany), DAAD, DLR-Cologne, 2011, 01-02-2011
  • General Motors Doctoral Fellowship, General Motors, General Motors, 2007, 30-11-2007
  • Senior Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2007-2008)
  • Junior Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2006-2007)
  • Green-Belt Certificate for Six-Sigma, General Electric, GRC, Bangalore, 2005, 30-11-2004
  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Fellowship (2001-2003)
  • West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (1996)
  • National merit scholarship for Secondary Education (1993)

    • Member of Professional Bodies


  • International Society for Energy Environment and Sustainability

    • Invited Speaker and Chair


  • The Collaborative Conference on Crystal Growth September 9-13, 2019 in Milan, Italy
  • Workshop on Energy Storage- The Future of Energy, MNIT Jaipur, 11-15 March, 2019-04-08
  • ICAR winter school on "Solar photovoltaic and thermal applications for energy-water-food security in agriculture" CAZRI, Jodhpur, September, 2018
  • 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, ThermaComp2018, IISc Bangalore, INDIA, July 9-11
  • SEEC-2018, 01 Jan – 03, January, 2018, IISc, Bangalore India
  • 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), December 27-30, 2017, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India

    • Lectures given in Symposium/Workshop


  • "Ninth National Frontiers of Engineering (9NatFoE) Symposium for Young Indian Engineers, 5-7 June 2015 @ IIT Jodhpur", Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and IIT Jodhpur, 05-06-2015 to 07-06-2015
  • International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2017)
  • "DST-SERI Workshop on ADVANCED SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES: February 16-17, IISc Bangalore", Interdisciplinary Center for Energy Research (ICER) Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore, 16-02-2015 to 17-02-2015

    • Special Lectures delivered in other Institutes or Organisations


  • Invited speaker on "International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2018)", 01 Jan – 03, January, 2018, IISc, Bangalore India
  • ICAR short course on "Solar energy applications in agriculture", CAZRI Jodhpur, 14-23 September 2016.

    • Journals reviewed


  • IJHMT (Elsevier)
  • ATE (Elsevier)
  • Information Processing in Agriculture (Elsevier)
  • HTR (Begellhouse)
  • SADHANA, Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Springer