Alumni
Kemprai, Partha Pratim
Synopsis submitter on Mar 2024
Supervisor: Prof. P. Muthukumar, Dr. C. Ranganayakalu
Title of Thesis :Design of compact heat exchanger for boiling and condensation.
Current position:
Scientist Engineer - Aeronautical Development Agency - Bangalore
Research Area: Heat Transfer.
Neelam Dutta
Synopsis submitter on May 2022
Title of Thesis: Membranes based
efficient energy generation from an integrated Pressure Retarded
osmosis unit and Membrane Distillation Unit.
Current position:
Lead Engineer - G.E Aerospace
Research Area: : Membrane based efficient energy generation
G. Sureandhar
PhD Awarded on 2023
Title of Thesis :Design and development of Solar air heater embedded with arc wire ribbed configuration.
Current position:
Analyst - Tata Consultancy Services
Research Area: Design of Solar air heater for Drying Process, Thermodynamic analysis includes Energy & Exergy, Heat Transfer Analysis for Forced Convection.
Sofia Rani Shaik
PhD Awarded on 2023
Title of Thesis :Life Cycle Assessment and techno-economic assessment of porous radiant burner for cooking and industrial applications.
Current position:
Assistant Professor - Rajagiri college of social Science - Kerala
Research Area:
Techno Economic Analysis of Porous medium combustion
Sayantan Jana
PhD Awarded on 2023
Title of Thesis : Design and development
of metal hydride based large scale hydrogen stoarge and
cooling system.
Current position:
Scientific Researcher - Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
Research Area: Metal Hydride, Hydrogen, Energy Storage, Cooling
M. Arun Kumar
PhD Awarded on 2023
Title of Thesis : Implementation of
Porous Medium Combustion Technology in Kitchens and commercial
application.
Current position:
PostDoc - IIT Guwahati
Research Area: Porous medium combustion
Pratibha Maurya
PhD Awarded on 2023
Supervisor: Prof. P. Muthukumar, Dr. R. Anandalakshmi
Current position:
Research scientist - KOKO Networks Gandhinagar
Research Area: : Porous media combustion, Solar energy.
Sunita Deb
PhD Awarded on 2022
Title of Thesis :Design and development of clustered porous radiant burner for medium scale cooking application.
Current position:
Assistant Professor - National Institute of Technology - Andhra Pradhesh
Research Area: Porous Media Combustion Design of a medium scale clustered porous radiant burner for cooking application
J. Sunku Prasad
PhD Awarded on 2022 (Post PhD Recearch Fellow)
Title of Thesis :Design and development of metal hydride based thermal energy storage system.
Current position:
Research Fellow - University of Warwick, UK.
Research Area: High Temperature thermal Energy storage system (Latent and Thermochemical), Solid state Hydrogen storage and Sorption cooling systems.
Alok Kumar
PhD Awarded on 2022
Title of Thesis :Studies on metal Hydride based Hydrogen storage and purification systems .
Current position:
Research Fellow in Hydrogen Technologies - Centre for Sustainable Energy used in Food Chain (CSEF), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, CESPS, Brunel University London.
Research Area: Thermal Management of Metal Hydride-Hydrogen Systems; Passive Method of Heat Transfer Enhancement in Heat Exchangers, Solar-Thermal Utilization Systems, Energy Conversion and Management.
Dr. Viswanth Ramba
PhD Awarded on 7th Dec2021
Title of Thesis :Design and developement of online monitoring tool for drilling supervisory.
Current position:
Product and Application Manager - Process Termal Technologies Energy Division - Middle East Africa
Research Area: Prediction of prevention of downhole complications in real time oil well drilling. Real time fatigue analysis of drill strings in tortuous well bores.
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Sodhi
PhD Awarded on 30th June 2021
Thesis title: Design, Development and Performance Investigations of High-Temperature Latent Heat Storage Systems.
Current position:
Principal Thermal Engineer - Holtech International, New Jersey - United States
Research Area: Design, fabrication, experimental and numerical analysis of latent and sensible heat thermal energy storage systems. Phase change materials and thermal management of electronics.
Dr. Mrinal Bhowmik
PhD Awarded on 11th August 2021
Title of Thesis :Performance Investigation and Optimization Studies on a Solar-Assisted Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioning System
Current position:
Postdoc - Durham University United kingdom
Research Area: Air conditioning and refrigeration; Solar Energy; Heat and Mass Transfer; Application of AI- techniques for engineering systems; Energy optimization and design of thermal systems
Dr. Nithin Narmada R
PhD Awarded on 30th June 2021
Thesis title: Design, Development and Testing of Metal Hydride based Cooling Solutions for Stationary and Mobile Applications.
Current position:
Post Doctoral Research Associate - Bharat Petroleum Corporate Research & Development Centre (CRDC-BPCL), India
Research Area: Design, Development, Analysing Numerically and Experimentally Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage ,Thermal Management Applications, Refrigeration and air conditioning .
Dr. Vigneshwaran
PhD Awarded on 7th Feb 2020
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Senthilmurugan
Thesis title: Design, Simulation and Experimental Investigation of High Temperature Solid-state Sensible Heat Storage Systems.
Research Area: Design, fabrication and experimental analysis of high temperature sensible heat based thermal energy storage system (Cast steel and Concrete). Simulation and optimization of thermal energy storage system based on application.
Dr. Lav Kumar Koushik
PhD Awarded on 7th Feb 2020
Thesis title: Performance and Feasibility Assessment of Porous Radiant Burner aided Cook Stoves for LPG, Biogas and Waste Cooking Oil.
Current position:
Assistant Professor - Gujarat Technological University - Ahmedabad
Research Area: Development and performance assessment of domestic and commercial cookstove (LPG/Waste Cooking Oil/Biogas) with Porous Radiant Burner.
Dr. Jasita Poonam Ekka
PhD Awarded on 7th Feb 2020
Thesis title: Performance, Techno-Economic and Enviro-Economic Analyses on Forced Convection Mixed Mode Solar Cabinet Dryer.
Current position:
Associate Professor - Guru Ghasidas University - Bilaspur
Research Area: Research area: Mixed mode forced convection solar cabinet dryer.
Dr. D.V.N. Lakshmi
PhD Awarded in September 2019
Thesis title: Development and testing of solar dryers with integrated thermal energy storage for drying of medicinal herbs and high value agricultural products.
Current position:
Assistant Professor -
Sarala Birla University - Ranchi
Research Area: Solar energy, Biogas production, Hydrogen energy.
Dr. B.Kiran Naik
PhD Awarded in June 2019
Thesis title: Design and Performance Assessments of Solar Driven Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioning System Components.
Current position:
Assistant Professor - National Institute of Technology - Rourkela
Research Area: Coupled heat and mass transfer analysis, Design and development of desiccant air conditioning system and Design and performance optimization of evacuated tube solar collectors.
Dr. Chilaka Ravichandra Rao
PhD Awarded in June 2019
Thesis title: Numerical and Experimental studies on sensible heat storage systems.
Current Position:
Faculty for Physics at Sri Chaithanya IIT Coaching Center - Vijayawada
Research Area: Studies on thermal energy storage system.
Dr. Gyan Sagar Sinha
PhD Awarded June 2018
Thesis title: Development and Performance Analysis of Self-Aspirated Porous Radiant Burners for Kerosene Pressure Stove.
Current position:
Assistant Professor at KIIT
University, Bhubaneshwar.
Dr. Deva Kanta Rabha
PhD awarded October 2017
Co-Superwisor: Dr. C.Somayaji
Thesis title: Development and Performance Investigation of a Solar Dryer Integrated with a Latent Heat Storage.
Current position:
Associate Professor, Jorhat
Engineering College, Assam.
Dr. Hakeem Niyas
PhD awarded 15 September 2017
Thesis title: Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Development and Optimization of Shell-and-Tube Type Latent Heat Storage System.
Current position:
Assistant Professor, Energy Institute, Bangalore.
Dr Niraj Kumar Mishra
PhD awarded June 2016.
Co-Supervisor: Prof. A. Dewan
Thesis title: Development of Self-Aspirated
Two-Layer Porous Radiant Burners for LPG Cooking
Applications.
Current position:
Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand
Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand
Dr. L. G. Kiran Kumar
PhD awarded June 2016
Thesis title: Thermal Comfort Analysis of Building with Emphasis on Roof Types.
Current position:
Assistant Professor, Natinal Institute of Technology Calicut.
Dr. S. Anbarasu
PhD awarded June 2015.
Thesis title: Studies on Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Storage Device.
Current position:
Assistant Professor - Department of National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Dr. B. Satya Sekhar
PhD awarded May, 2014
Thesis title: Studies on metal hydride based heat transformer.
Current position:
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu.
Areas of Interest: Hydrogen Energy, Solid State hydrogen storage, Thermal Energy Storage.
Dr. A. Satheesh
PhD awarded May, 2011
Thesis title: Thermal modeling and performance investigations of metal hydride based heat pump
Current position:
Professor, VIT Vellore.
