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Prof Amar Keshav Gaonkar
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Dean, Entrepreneurship, Incubation and Outreach, adean.outreach.eio@iitdh.ac.in
amar.gaonkar@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Area of Research:
Computational Mechanics, Applied Mechanics, Model order reduction, Thin Film Dynamics
Prof Ambarish Kulkarni
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
ambarishkulkarni@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Area of Research:
Prof [Ms] Anbukkarasi Rajendran
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, Faculty Welfare (Administration)
Hostel warden, Girls Hostel (Hostel - 1 B & C Wing) (PC)
anbukkarasi.r@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Area of Research:
Welding, Casting, Corrosion, Materials characterization, Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical Metallurgy
Prof Dhiraj V Patil
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Dean, Faculty Welfare (FW), dean.fw@iitdh.ac.in
Senate member, Member, dean.fw@iitdh.ac.in
dhiraj@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Area of Research:
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Mesoscopic and particle based approaches as: lattice-Boltzmann method, discrete element method, for the analysis of: thermal fluid flows, non-Newtonian flows, turbulence, high-speed flows.
Prof Group Captain Prahlad Joshi
Professor of Practice-cum-Campus Management Coordinator, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
psjoshi@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Composite materials , DIAT, 2022
Area of Research:
Blast analysis of composite and monolithic materials, Blast mitigation and fragment estimation of materials under dynamic loading
Prof Hiranya Deka
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, Students Welfare (Alumni Activities)
hdeka@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Area of Research:
Multiphase Flow, Drops, Bubbles, Rheology, Thermal Safety
Prof Keerthi M C
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, GCoE-ACE [Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy]
keerthi.mc@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Area of Research:
turbomachinery aerodynamics, flow control, experimental fluid mechanics
Prof [Ms] Meenatchidevi Murugesan
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
murugesan@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Area of Research:
Combustion, Thermoacoustics, Nonlinear dynamics, Hydrogen, Ammonia
Dr Naveen Kumar
Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow (iPDF), Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
nkumar@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Area of Research:
Turbulent Reactive Flows, Hypersonic Flow, Non-gray Radiation
Prof Omkar Baswaraj Bembalge
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
omkarbembalge@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Area of Research:
Liquid state processing of Metals and Composites, Establishing Manufacturability via Processing Maps and Wear Maps, Modelling and Constitutive Analysis of Electric Assisted Deformation, Severe Plastic Deformation, and Metal Foam Casting.
Prof Pradeep Gururaj Yammiyavar
Visiting Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, Counselling & National Cultural Appreciation [NCA]
pradeepyammi@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Area of Research:
Industrial Product Design & Innovation, UX-UI User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction Design, Built Environment & Infrastructure Design
Prof Punnag Chatterjee
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, Research & Development - 1
punnag.chatterjee@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
North Carolina State University
Area of Research:
Smart structures, vibration and dynamics, aeroelasticity, energy harvesting
Prof Rakesh Lingam
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Hostel warden, Hostel 2 (H2) - Boys (PC)
rakesh@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute Technology Hyderabad
Area of Research:
Metal Forming & Plasticity, Incremental Sheet Forming, Numerical analysis of forming processes, Computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), Digital Twins in Manufacturing, IIoT
Prof Ramjee Repaka
Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Dean, Students Welfare (SW), dean.sw@iitdh.ac.in
Senate member, Member, dean.sw@iitdh.ac.in
Board of Governance, Member, dean.sw@iitdh.ac.in
ramjee.repaka@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Area of Research:
Heat Transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, Bioheat Transfer, Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy (RFA and MWA), Biofluid Mechanics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Thermal Management of Electric Vehicles
Prof Samarth S Raut
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Chairperson, (GATE & JAM), chair.gate.jam@iitdh.ac.in
sraut@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Area of Research:
Cardiovascular Biomechanics, Biomechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Patient-specific modelling
Prof Sangamesh Deepak R
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, LIS (Library & Information Services) (KRC)
sangamesh@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Area of Research:
Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, Static Balancing, Compliant Mechanisms
Prof Satyapriya Gupta
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, Career Development Cell (CDC) - Placements
satyapriya.gupta@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Area of Research:
Crystal Plasticity Modeling, Lightweight and High temperature Materials, Dislocation Dynamics, Deformation Mechanisms in Metals, Computational Materials Design
Prof Shrikanth V
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
vshrikanth@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Area of Research:
Vibrations, Experimental Mechanics, Tribology, Nonlinear dynamics, Low velocity impact mechanics, Signal modulation using chaos
Prof Somashekara M A
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
HoD, (MMAE), head.mmae@iitdh.ac.in
Senate member, Member, head.mmae@iitdh.ac.in
somashekara@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute Technology Hyderabad
Area of Research:
Additive Manufacturing, 3D/4D Printing, Gradient Objects Fabrication, Directed Energy Deposition, Smart Material (shape memory alloys)
Prof Somil Yadav
Visiting Assistant Professor, Civil & Infrastructure Engineering , Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
somilyadav@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Area of Research:
Prof Sreepathi L K
Visiting Professor-Green Campus Coordinator, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
sreepathi_vibha@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute Technology Bombay
Area of Research:
Condensation Heat transfer, Biodiesel, Solar Thermal energy, Gasification
Prof Sudheer Siddapureddy
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Dean, Coordination (Academic, Faculty, R&D, Students)
Nodal Officer, India Universities and Institutions Network for Disaster Risk Reduction - National Institute of Disaster Management (IUINDRR-NIDM), sudheer@iitdh.ac.in
Senate member, Member, sudheer@iitdh.ac.in
sudheer@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute Technology Bombay
Area of Research:
fire dynamics, heat transfer, jet impingement, battery cooling
Prof Surya Prakash R.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Dean, Students Welfare (Socio - Cultural Activities)
surya@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Area of Research:
Atomization and Sprays, Multiphase Flows, Combustion, Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Prof Sushanta Kumar Sethi
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Hostel warden, Hostel 2 (H2) - Boys (PC)
sksethi@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Area of Research:
Computational Materials Science, Self-clean coatings, Multi-functional coatings, Graphene CNT intercalation
Prof Tejas Prakash Gotkhindi
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Dean, Faculty Welfare (Recruitment), adean.fw.recruitment@iitdh.ac.in
Senate member, Member, tejaspg@iitdh.ac.in
tejaspg@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Area of Research:
Elasticity, Mechanics of Composite materials, Fracture Mechanics, Cellular Solids, Computational Mechanics
Prof Vyom Sharma
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty In-Charge, Mess & Canteen
vyom@iitdh.ac.in
PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Area of Research:
Advanced Machining Processes, Hybrid Manufacturing, Electrochemical based Manufacturing Processes, Smart Manufacturing, Acoustic Metamaterials, Industry 4.0