Alumni
Dr. Viswanth Ramba
PhD Awarded on 7th Dec 2021
Title of Thesis :Design and developement of online monitoring tool for drilling supervisory.
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.
Contact Info:
viswanth@iitg.ac.in
viswam3833@gmail.com
+91-9959269277
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Sodhi
PhD Awarded on 30th June 2021
Thesis title: Design, Development and Performance Investigations of High-Temperature Latent Heat Storage Systems.
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.
Contact
Info:
g.sodhi@iitg.ac.in
megurpreet.singh8@gmail.com
+91-7696476383
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
Supervisor: Prof. P. Muthukumar, Dr. R. Anandalakshmi
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
Contact Info:
mrinalbhowmik@iitg.ac.in
mrinalbhowmik02@gmail.com
+91
9436106796
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.
Research Area: Design, Development, Analysing Numerically and Experimentally Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage ,Thermal Management Applications, Refrigeration and air conditioning .
Contact
Info:
r.narmada@iitg.ac.in
nithinnarmada1991@gmail.com
+91-9435692320
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.
Contact
Info:
k.vigneshwaran@iitg.ac.in
vigneshwaran.kondalraj@gmail.com
+91-9500232316
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.
Research Area: Development and performance assessment of domestic and commercial cookstove (LPG/Waste Cooking Oil/Biogas) with Porous Radiant Burner.
Contact
Info:
l.kaushik@iitg.ac.in
+91
9365043167
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.
Research Area: Research area: Mixed mode forced convection solar cabinet dryer.
Contact
Info:
jasinta@iitg.ac.in
+91
9826723548
Dr. D.V.N. Lakshmi
PhD Awarded in September 2019
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Apurba Layek
Thesis title: Development and testing of solar dryers with integrated thermal energy storage for drying of medicinal herbs and high value agricultural products.
Research Area: Solar energy, Biogas production, Hydrogen energy.
Contact
Info: lakshmiratan2311@gmail.com
+91
8763760530
Dr. B.Kiran Naik
PhD Awarded in June 2019
Thesis title: Design and Performance Assessments of Solar Driven Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioning System Components.
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.
Contact Info:
k.bukke@iitg.ac.in
k.bukke@gmail.com
+91-9435686059
+91-9085434968
Dr. Chilaka Ravichandra Rao
PhD Awarded in June 2019
Thesis title: Numerical and Experimental studies on sensible heat storage systems.
Current Position: Associate Professor.
Research Area: Studies on thermal energy storage system.
Contact Info:
chilaka@iitg.ac.in
+91-9085027546
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.
+91 9954918657
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: Assistant Professor, Jorhat Engineering College, Assam.
Contact Info:
devaktra@gmail.com
+91-7896853210
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: Faculty, Energy Institute, Bangalore.
Contact Info:
hakeemniyas@gmail.com
+91-9435786025
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 NIT
Uttarakhand, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India.
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, NIT Calicut.
Website:
Dr. S. Anbarasu
PhD awarded June 2015.
Co-Supervisor: Prof.S.C. Mishra
Thesis title: Studies on Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Storage Device.
Current position: Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology Rourkela – 769008, Odisha, India.
Contact Info:
anbarasus@nitrkl.ac.in
s.barasu@gmail.com
+91-6612462534
+91-9957801606
Dr. B. Satya Sekhar
PhD awarded May, 2014
Thesis title: Studies on metal hydride based heat transformer.
Current position: Assistant Professor, IIITDM, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
Areas of Interest: Hydrogen Energy, Solid State hydrogen storage, Thermal Energy Storage.
Website:
Contact Info:
satyasekhar@iiitk.ac.in
+91-6612462534
Dr. A. Satheesh
PhD awarded May, 2011
Co-Supervisor: Prof. A. Dewan
Thesis title: Thermal modeling and performance investigations of metal hydride based heat pump
Current position: Associate professor, VIT Vellore.
Contact Info:
egsatheesh@gmail.com
+91
9597872825
Dr. V. K. Pantangi
PhD awarded May, 2010
Co-Supervisor: Prof. S. C. Mishra