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Prof Amar Keshav Gaonkar
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Entrepreneurship, Incubation and Outreach, Associate Dean, adean.outreach.eio@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Computational Mechanics, Applied Mechanics, Model order reduction, Thin Film Dynamics
Prof Ambarish Kulkarni
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
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PhD
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Prof [Ms] Anbukkarasi Rajendran
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Welfare (Administration), Faculty In-Charge
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PhD
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Welding, Casting, Corrosion, Materials characterization, Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical Metallurgy
Prof Dhiraj V Patil
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Dean [Faculty Welfare (FW)]
  • Member, Senate
dhiraj@iitdh.ac.in           View Profile          
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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
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PhD
Composite materials , DIAT, 2022
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Blast analysis of composite and monolithic materials, Blast mitigation and fragment estimation of materials under dynamic loading
Dr Harshal Kulkarni
Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow (iPDF), Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
PhD
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Additive manufacturing, Machining, Powder metallurgy, Sustainable manufacturing
Prof Hiranya Deka
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Students Welfare (Alumni Activities), Faculty In-Charge
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PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Multiphase Flow, Drops, Bubbles, Rheology, Thermal Safety
Prof Keerthi M C
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
GCoE-ACE [Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy], Faculty In-Charge
Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Associate Head
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PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
turbomachinery aerodynamics, flow control, experimental fluid mechanics
Prof [Ms] Meenatchidevi Murugesan
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Systems [HVAC], Faculty In-Charge
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PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Combustion, Thermoacoustics, Nonlinear dynamics, Hydrogen, Ammonia
Dr Naveen Kumar
Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow (iPDF), Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
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PhD
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Turbulent Reactive Flows, Hypersonic Flow, Non-gray Radiation
Prof Omkar Baswaraj Bembalge
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Health, Faculty In-Charge, fic.health@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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, Metal Foam Casting
Prof Pradeep Gururaj Yammiyavar
Visiting Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Counselling & National Cultural Appreciation [NCA], Faculty In-Charge, fic.counselling.nca@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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
Research & Development - 1, Faculty In-Charge
PhD
North Carolina State University
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Smart structures, vibration and dynamics, aeroelasticity, energy harvesting
Prof Rakesh Lingam
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Hostel 2 (H2) - Boys (PC), Hostel warden, warden-boys-hostel-2-pc@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute Technology Hyderabad
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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 [Student Welfare (SW)]
  • Member, Board of Governors
  • Member, Senate
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PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Heat Transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, Bioheat Transfer, Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy (RFA and MWA), Biofluid Mechanics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Thermal Management of Electric Vehicles
Prof Samarth S Raut
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
(GATE & JAM), Chairperson, chair.gate.jam@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Cardiovascular Biomechanics, Biomechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Patient-specific modelling
Prof Sangamesh Deepak R
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
LIS (Library & Information Services) (KRC), Faculty In-Charge
sangamesh@iitdh.ac.in           View Profile          
PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, Static Balancing, Compliant Mechanisms
Prof Satyapriya Gupta
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Career Development Cell (CDC) - Placements, Faculty In-Charge
PhD
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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
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PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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
Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE), HoD, head.mmae@iitdh.ac.in
Member, Senate, head.mmae@iitdh.ac.in
somashekara@iitdh.ac.in           View Profile          
PhD
Indian Institute Technology Hyderabad
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
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
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PhD
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Prof Sreepathi L K
Visiting Professor-Green Campus Coordinator, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
PhD
Indian Institute Technology Bombay
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Condensation Heat transfer, Biodiesel, Solar Thermal energy, Gasification
Prof Sudheer Siddapureddy
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
[Coordination - Academic, faculty, R&D, Students], Associate Dean, adean.cims@iitdh.ac.in
India Universities and Institutions Network for Disaster Risk Reduction - National Institute of Disaster Management (IUINDRR-NIDM), Nodal Officer, sudheer@iitdh.ac.in
Member, Senate, sudheer@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute Technology Bombay
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
fire dynamics, heat transfer, jet impingement, battery cooling
Prof Surya Prakash R.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Students Welfare (Socio - Cultural Activities), Associate Dean, adean.sw.sca@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Atomization and Sprays, Multiphase Flows, Combustion, Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Prof Sushanta Kumar Sethi
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Hostel 2 (H2) - Boys (PC), Hostel warden, warden-boys-hostel-2-pc@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Computational Materials Science, Self-clean coatings, Multi-functional coatings, Graphene CNT intercalation
Prof Tejas Prakash Gotkhindi
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Welfare (Recruitment), Associate Dean, adean.fw.recruitment@iitdh.ac.in
Member, Senate, tejaspg@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Elasticity, Mechanics of Composite materials, Fracture Mechanics, Cellular Solids, Computational Mechanics
Prof Vyom Sharma
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Mess & Canteen, Faculty In-Charge, fic.mess@iitdh.ac.in
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PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:
Advanced Machining Processes, Hybrid Manufacturing, Electrochemical based Manufacturing Processes, Smart Manufacturing, Acoustic Metamaterials, Industry 4.0