Dr. Amaresh Dalal

+91-361-258-2677

amaresh@iitg.ac.in
amaresh.dalal@gmail.com
Dr. Amaresh Dalal
Current Opening
Seeking motivated PhD students/IPDFs with interests in experimental biomicrofluidics or in coding and parallelizing an in-house multiphysics CFD solver. Interested candidates may email me.

    Fluids and Thermal Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Battery Thermal Management, Experimental Microfluidics and Multiphase Flows

  • Ph.D. (2009), Mechanical Engineering (Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • M.Tech. (2003), Mechanical Engineering (Fluids and Thermal Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • B.E. (2000), Mechanical Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, North Bengal University, India
  • Professor (Sep 2019 – Present), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Associate Professor (Jan 2015 – Sep 2019), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Assistant Professor (Mar 2010 – Jan 2015), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
  • Senior Project Engineer (Jan 2010 – Mar 2010), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (Jan 2009 – Dec 2009), School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA
  • Research Associate (Sep 2008 – Jan 2009), School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA
  • Visiting Researcher (June 23 – July 07, 2025), Purdue University, Indiana, USA
  • Visiting Researcher (June 28 – July 21, 2013), Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
    Institute-level
  • Associate Dean, Students' Affairs (11 May 2021 – 11 May 2025)
  • Member, Intellectual Property Rights Management Committee (IPRMC) (10 Sep 2014 – 21 Aug 2019)
    • Department-level
  • Member, Departmental Faculty Advisory Committee (DFAC) (4 Jan 2024 – Present)
  • Coordinator, PhD Admissions, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Jul 2025 and Dec 2025 admission sessions)
  • Program Coordinator, M.Tech. in Fluid and Thermal Engineering (Oct 2020 – Oct 2022)
  • Departmental PMRF Mentor (Nov 2021 – Nov 2022)
  • Member, Departmental Postgraduate Programme Committee (Jan 2022 – Apr 2024)
  • Departmental Coordinator, TEQIP-III (Nov 2017 – Nov 2022)
  • Faculty-in-Charge, Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (Jan 2019 – Dec 2020)
  • Faculty-in-Charge, CFD Laboratory (Sep 2017 – Apr 2021)
  • Member, Departmental Undergraduate Programme Committee (Aug 2012 – Aug 2016)
  • Faculty-in-Charge, PG Computational Laboratory (Jan 2013 – Jun 2013)
  • Faculty-in-Charge, Course Time Table (Sep 2011 – Jun 2013)
  • Faculty-in-Charge, Computer Aided Design Laboratory (Apr 2011 – Jun 2013)
  • Department Web Administrator (Apr 2010 – Mar 2012)
    Honours and Awards
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (FASME), 2025.
  • Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) (FIE), 2021.
  • Prof. K. N. Seetharamu Medal and Prize for the Best Young Researcher in Heat Transfer, awarded by the Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT), 2017.
    • Professional Recognition
  • Associate Editor, Sādhanā (Springer Nature), (Jan 2023 - Present).
  • External Member, Departmental Research Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University (Dec 2025 - Present).
  • Member, Technical Program Advisory Committee (TPC), Advanced Research Grant in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering and Robotics (ARG-MMAER), Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India (Jul 2025 - Present).
  • Executive Committee Member, Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT) (Jan 2022 – Dec 2025).
  • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Arunachal Pradesh (2022 – 2025).
  • Member, Planning and Programming Committee, North-East Zone Headquarters, National Council of Science Museums (May 2024 – May 2025).
  • Member, National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) Expert Group on Application Development (CFD) (Aug 2016 – Aug 2020).
  • Joint Secretary, National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (NSFMFP) (Dec 2018 – Dec 2020).
  • Secretary, Alumni Association, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College (Jul 2013 – Jul 2016).
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – Pre-paid Member
  • Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME) – Life Member
  • Indian Society for Miniaturized Systems (ISMS) – Life Member
  • Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) – Life Member
  • Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT) – Life Member
  • Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) – Life Member
  • Institution of Engineers (India) (IE) – Life Member
  • National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (NSFMFP) – Life Member