I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, India, since September 2021. I teach subjects in the fundamentals and applications of Thermo-Fluid engineering. My research work is in the broad area of Thermo-Fluid fundamentals with applications in the field of continuous casting, convective drying, sessile droplet evaporation, heat treatment in reheat furnaces, thermal storage with phase change materials, etc.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• CSIR Senior Research Associate (Post-Doc Fellowship) at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi : Feb 2021 – August 2021
• PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Thermal Specialization in Mechanical Engineering : July 2014 – October 2019
  • CGPA : 10/10
  • Completed consultancy project with Tata Steel during 2017-2019, as part of PhD Thesis work
  • Completed consultancy project with Ministry of Steel and National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology during 2015-2017, as part of PhD Thesis work
  • Awarded Distinction in Doctoral Research

• All India Rank (AIR) of 551 in GATE (among top 0.5 % candidates), Mechanical Engineering, 2014

• B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Mechanical Engineering : July 2010 – May 2014

  • CGPA: 9.03/10

  • Involved in 2 academic research projects: May 2013 – July 2013 (IIT Delhi), and July 2013 – May 2014 (IIT Bhubaneswar)

  • Campus job placements based on written test and technical interviews: 1) Scientist B, DRDO, Govt.of India, and 2) Management Trainee, Tata Steel Pvt. Ltd.

• All India Rank (AIR) of 4141 in IIT-JEE (among top 1 % candidates), 2010

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