Students
Ongoing PhD Students
| S.No | Name | Thesis Title | Designation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Naga Vasista | |||
| 2 | Krishnadas | |||
| 3 | Jithu | |||
| 4 | Jagajith | |||
| 5 | Tharani Annathurai | |||
| 6 | Shailesh Kuswaha | |||
| 7 | Anand Kishore | |||
| 8 | Dinesh Reddy | |||
| 9 | Sarath Lal |
Ongoing MS Students
| S.No | Name | Thesis Title | Designation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PhD Completed
| S.No | Name | Thesis Title | Designation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Sayan Majumdar | Advanced Thermal Management of Electronics and Li-ion Batteries Under Constant and Transient Heat Loads | 2025 | |
| 42 | Pulipati Yeswanth | Improved Representation of High Resolution Gridded Rainfall Fields Using Remote Sensing for Urban Flood Modeling and Forecasting | Project Officer, IIT Madras | 2025 |
| 41 | Pratheek Suresh M | Thermal Management of Immersion Cooled Data Centres | Post Doctoral Fellow | 2024 |
| 40 | Krithiga S M | Development of an Improved Framework for Parameterization of Convective-Permitting Scale Medium-Range Ensemble Weather Forecasts and Assessing its Impact on Irrigation Water Management | 2024 | |
| 39 | Revulagadda Ananda Prasanna | Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Three Dimensional Slot Film Cooling of an Annular Combustor | Senior Associate Engineer, Caterpillar Inc, Chennai | 2024 |
| 38 | Siddharth Kumar | Convective-Radiative Process in a State of the Art Climate Model | Scientist E, IITM Pune | 2023 |
| 37 | Suraj Kumar | Estimation of Cause(s) in Multi-Mode Heat Transfer Using Inverse Methodology | Post Doctoral Fellow, IIT Delhi | 2022 |
| 36 | Rajesh Akula | Thermal Management of Electronics and Li-ion Batteries using Phase Change Material Based Heat Sinks | Post Doctoral Fellow, IIT Bombay | 2022 |
| 35 | Baki Harish | Sensitivity based Calibration Strategy with Data Assimilation to Improve the Prediction of Cyclones over the Indian Subcontinent | Postdoctoral Researcher, Netherlands | 2022 |
| 34 | Ram Prabhu | Experimental and Numerical Studies on Aerodynamic Heating in High Speed Flows | Scientist G, VSSC Trivandrum | 2022 |
| 33 | Marri Girish Kumar | Heat Transfer and Thermal Performance Augmentation of Phase Change Material Based Heat Sinks for Cooling of Electronics | Post Doctoral Fellow, IIT Gandhinagar | 2021 |
| 32 | U. Parthasarathy | Post Shutdown Decay Heat Removal in Fast Reactors | Scientific Officer, IGCAR Kalpakkam | 2021 |
| 31 | Mallikarjuna Rao P | Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Cooling Effectiveness for Mist Assisted Film Cooling | Lead Engineer, Aerostrovilos Energy Pvt Ltd., Chennai | 2021 |
| 30 | Sandeep Chinta | Improving the Prediction of High-Intensity Precipitation Events During the Indian Summer Monsoon | Post Doctoral Fellow, MIT, USA | 2020 |
| 29 | Sangamesh C Godi | Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Turbulent Wall Jets | Assistant Professor, BMSCE Bengaluru | 2020 |
| 28 | Govinda Rao Yenni | Emissivity Estimation of Spacecraft Thermal Control Surfaces at Cryogenic Temperatures | Scientist-F, ISRO Bangalore | 2019 |
| 27 | Krishnamoorthy C | Ingesting Multi-Satellite Radiances to Improve the Predictability of Regional NWP Models | Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Oklahoma, USA | 2018 |
| 26 | Naresh Y | Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer from an Internally Finned Two Phase Closed Thermosyphon | Assistant Professor, SVNIT Surat | 2018 |
| 25 | Rahul Yadav | Development of a Generic Numerical Model for Analysis and Optimization of Radiative Heat Transfer in High Temperature Participating Media | Post Doctoral Fellow, IIT Kanpur | 2018 |
| 24 | Srikanth Rangarajan | Heat Transfer and Optimization Studies on Melting and Solidification of Phase Change Material Based Heat Sinks | Post Doctoral Fellow, SUNY Binghamton, USA | 2017 |
| 23 | Pullarao Muvvala | Experimental Investigations on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Impinging Air Jets with Flow Disturbance | Assistant Professor, IIITDM Kurnool | 2017 |
| 22 | Pradeep S Jakkareddy | Estimation of Boundary Conditions from Heat Transfer Experiments using Liquid Crystal Thermography and Bayesian Inference | Assistant Professor, Amrita University | 2017 |
| 21 | Renju Kurian | Experimental Studies on Hydrodynamic and Thermal Performance of Metallic Wire Meshes in a Vertical Channel | Associate Professor, Govt Engineering College Kerala | 2016 |
| 20 | Samarjeet Chanda | Simulation Estimation of Principal Thermal Conductivities of Layered Honeycomb Composites | Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad | 2013 |
| 19 | R. Chandrasekar | Assimilation of Multi Channel Radiances in Mesoscale Weather Models Through a Bayesian Likelihood Technique | Post Doctoral Fellow, Colorado State University, USA | 2013 |
| 18 | Tapan Kumar Hotta | Optimal Distribution of Discrete Heat Sources Under Natural and Mixed Convection – An Experimental Study | Associate Professor, VIT Vellore | 2015 |
| 17 | B. Konda Reddy | Parameter Estimation Using Liquid Crystal Thermography Experiments and Inverse Techniques | Lecturer, RGUKT R K Valley | 2013 |
| 16 | Rajesh Baby | Thermal Performance of Candidate PCM Based Composite Heat Sinks: An Experimental Study | Associate Professor, St. Joseph's College of Engineering & Technology | 2013 |
| 15 | Pradeep M. Kamath | Experimental Studies on Thermal Performance of Metal Foams in a Vertical Channel | Assistant Professor, Govt College of Engineering Thrissur | 2012 |
| 14 | Srinivasa Ramanujam | Retrieval of Geo-Physical Parameters from Microwave Radiances | Assistant Professor, IIT Bhubaneswar | 2012 |
| 13 | N. Gnanasekaran | A Bayesian Approach for Multi Parameter Estimation using Heat Transfer Experiments | Assistant Professor, NIT Surathkal | 2012 |
| 12 | T. V. V. Sudhakar | Optimization Studies on Conjugate Heat Transfer from Protruding Discrete Heat Sources | Principal, Columbia Institute of Technology Raipur | 2009 |
| 11 | G. Venugopal | Parameter Estimation using Unsteady and Steady Heat Transfer Experimental Techniques | Professor, RIT Kottayam | 2009 |
| 10 | T. V. Radhakrishnan | Heat Transfer and Optimization Studies on Heat Generating Elements in a Ventilated Cavity | Scientist G, VSSC ISRO | 2008 |
| 9 | C. B. Saji | Reduced Chemistry Modeling of a Jet Diffusion Flame with Soot Transport and Radiation Effects | Principal, Sri Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering | 2008 |
| 8 | Anil Kumar Sharma | Conjugate Turbulent Natural Convection and Surface Radiation in Enclosures Related to Nuclear Safety | Scientist F, IGCAR Kalpakkam | 2008 |
| 7 | M. Deiveegan | Precipitation Retrieval using a Polarized Microwave Radiative Transport Model | Research Engineer, Gexcon AS Norway | 2008 |
| 6 | S. Rameche Candane | Analysis of Aeroheating in High Speed Flows | Post Doctoral Fellow, France | 2007 |
| 5 | Roy N. Mathews | Conjugate Turbulent Mixed Convection Heat Transfer from Vertical Channels with Volumetric Heat Generation | Professor, MA College of Engineering Kothamangalam | 2006 |
| 4 | V. Swaminathan | Inverse Radiation Problems in Participating Media | Technical Specialist, Flomerics India Bangalore | 2006 |
| 3 | B. Premachandran | Conjugate Mixed Convection with and without Surface Radiation from Channels with Volumetric Heat Generation | Associate Professor, IIT Delhi | 2005 |
| 2 | A. S. Krishnan | Experimental Studies on Free and Mixed Convection with Surface Radiation in Isolated and Parallel Vertical Heated Plates | Associate Professor, Coimbatore Institute of Technology | 2005 |
| 1 | C. Gururaja Rao | Conjugate Mixed Convection with Surface Radiation from Vertical Plates and Channels | Professor, NIT Warangal | 2005 |
MS Completed
| S.No | Name | Thesis Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Buchi Raju | An Improvised Hybrid Slot-Effusion Configuration for Cooling Enhancement in an Annular Combustor Liner | 2022 |
| 13 | Karthik A. Deo | Estimation of Boundary Conditions in Heat Transfer Problems Using Liquid Crystal Thermography | 2019 |
| 12 | Rohit Nair | Synergistic Analysis of Heat Transfer Characteristics of an Internally Finned Heat Pipe | 2016 |
| 11 | Ravi S Jadhav | Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Pin Fins on the Inside of a Vertical Channel | 2015 |
| 10 | Deepak Sainir | Numerical and Experimental Studies on PCM Based Hybrid Heat Sinks for High Heat Flux Cooling | 2015 |
| 9 | B. Anoop | Heat Transfer Over Serrated Finned Tube Bundles of Sodium to Air Heat Exchanger | 2014 |
| 8 | S. P. Pathak | Experimental and Numerical Study of Conjugate Heat Transfer in Sodium to Air Finned Heat Exchanger | 2013 |
| 7 | Shaik Imran Ahamad | Conjugate Mixed Convection in a Vertical Substrate with Protruding Heat Sources | 2012 |
| 6 | U. Parthasarathy | Transient Natural Convection in the Pool Type Reactor Core Assembly Following Station Blackout | 2011 |
| 5 | Nalamala Benarji | CFD Studies and Optimization of Low Pressure Drop Heat Exchangers | 2007 |
| 4 | Dibakar Rakshit | Multi Criteria Optimization of Conjugate Convection from Finned Channels | 2004 |
| 3 | B. Laxminarayana | Natural and Mixed Convection Heat Transfer in a Vertical Cylindrical Annulus | 2003 |
| 2 | K. Karthikeyan | Combined Conduction–Radiation Interaction in a Radiatively Participating Medium | 2002 |
| 1 | M. Sasikumar | A Holistic Optimization of Convective Radiative Fin Systems | 2002 |
M.Tech Completed
| S.No | Name | Thesis Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Jouhar Sheikh | Performance Optimization of Single-Phase Immersion Cooled Data Center Servers through Top Cover Plate Design Modification | 2025 |
| 76 | Akash Kumar Singh | Experimental Investigation of PCM and CNT-Based Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries | 2025 |
| 75 | Prithiviraj | Machine Learning Based Model Predictive Control for Sustainable Data Center Cooling | 2025 |
| 74 | Muthu Saran C V | Solving Inverse Steady State Heat Diffusion Problems using PINNs | 2025 |
| 73 | Mevit Mathew | Estimation of Thermal Properties of Orthotropic Materials using PINN | 2024 |
| 72 | Aditya Das | Predictive Modelling and Control for Immersed Server Cooling using Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning | 2024 |
| 71 | Azharuddin | Topology Optimization of PCM Based Heat Sink for Multichip SOC | 2024 |
| 70 | Pratik Kokate | Thermal Management of a Battery Pack Based on Bifurcated Mini Channel at Constant Discharge Rate | 2024 |
| 69 | Dhanveerraj J M | Temperature Forecasting of Li-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles Using an Encoder–Decoder Long Short-Term Memory Networks | 2023 |
| 68 | Zaid Ahmed Belwadi | Design of a PCM Based Heat Sink for Thermal Management of Lithium Ion Batteries Using Topology Optimization | 2023 |
| 67 | Ameya Rajesh Ainchwar | Development of Heat Transfer Correlations Associated with PCM Based Heat Sinks for Thermal Management of Li-Ion Batteries | 2023 |
| 66 | Nithyan S | Thermal Modeling and Design Optimization of Li-Ion Battery Pack Cooled with Mini-Channel Cold Plate | 2022 |
| 65 | Addepalli Naga Pratyusha | Thermal Management of Battery Systems Using Parameter Estimation: A Numerical Study | 2022 |
| 64 | Pratiksha Gwalwanshi | Application of Bayesian Method for Estimation of Variable Heat Generation Rate in a Two-Dimensional Flat Plate Model | 2022 |
| 63 | Rishbha Jain | Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Bay of Bengal Using Machine Learning Models | 2021 |
| 62 | M V Abhiram | Phase Change Material Based Heat Sink Solutions for Optimal Battery Thermal Management | 2021 |
| 61 | Dommeti Sriram | Impact of Climate Change on Mesoscale Weather Systems in Bay of Bengal | 2019 |
| 60 | Kiran P V | Estimation of Position and Size of Skin Melanoma and Breast Tumour Using the Inverse Heat Transfer Method | 2019 |
| 59 | Heena Singh | Estimation of Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat of a Composite Material Using the Inverse Heat Transfer Method | 2019 |
| 58 | Akhil S | Multi Objective Optimization of Multiple PCMs Based Matrix Type Composite Heat Sink | 2019 |
| 57 | K M Dayananda Swamy | Thermal Management Solutions for Data Center Cooling: A Case Study – Data Center at IIT Madras | 2019 |
| 56 | L. Sheshadri | Conjugate Heat Transfer Based Multi-Objective Optimization in Phase Change Material Based Heat Sinks with Baffles | 2018 |
| 55 | Varun Srinivasan | Applications of Hybrid Monte Carlo Algorithm in Multi-Mode Inverse Bio-Heat Transfer | 2018 |
| 54 | Jubin Joy | Numerical Modelling of Wicked Heat Pipe Using Lumped Parameter Network | 2018 |
| 53 | K. Pavana Siddharth | Performance Evaluation of Candidate Algorithms and New Applications in Multi-Mode Inverse Heat Transfer | 2017 |
| 52 | Srinivas Sridharan | Multi Objective Optimization in Conjugate Heat Transfer from PCM Based Composite Heat Sinks | 2017 |
| 51 | Athul Gopinath | Reduction of Discharge Time in PCM Based Heat Sink Using Horizontal Baffles | 2017 |
| 50 | Rajat Chourasia | Inverse Heat Transfer Application to the Thermal Protection System | 2017 |
| 49 | Jofred Joseph | Design of Reheater for Fast Breeder Reactor FBR 6000 | 2017 |
| 48 | Maulik Joshi | Study of the Effect of Spatially Varying Heat Flux on Melting of Phase Change Material (PCM) | 2016 |
| 47 | Tabassum Fazel | Heat Transfer Studies on Cylindrical PCM Based Sinks | 2016 |
| 46 | T. R. Shivaprasad | Inverse Problems in Multi-Mode Heat Transfer | 2016 |
| 45 | Sundar Nammala | Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer on Core Catcher Plate (CCP) in the Event of Core Disruptive Accident (CDA) | 2015 |
| 44 | Debarpan Saha | Estimation of Heat Flux Distribution of a PCM Based Heat Sink Using ANN Driven MCMC Based Bayesian Inference | 2015 |
| 43 | Deo Kumar | Retrieval of Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity Profiles from INSAT 3-D Satellite Radiances | 2015 |
| 42 | Nabeel T K | Numerical Investigation and Optimization Studies on Cooling of Datacenters | 2015 |
| 41 | Anand V S | Flow and Heat Transfer Study of Impinging Jets | 2015 |
| 40 | Shehzaman Salim Khatib | Autonomous Non-Destructive Inspection of Metal Pipes Using Thermal Imaging | 2014 |
| 39 | Sumanth D | Heat Transfer and Optimization Studies on Layered Porous Stacks | 2014 |
| 38 | Rajesh A | Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis of PCM Based Composite Heat Sink | 2014 |
| 37 | Prakhar Gupta | CFD Analysis on Cooling of Data Center | 2014 |
| 36 | M. Somadurgaprasad | Estimation of Rainfall Using Microwave Radiance Data | 2013 |
| 35 | Ponnada V S S Srivatsa | A Numerical Investigation of PCM Based Composite Heat Sinks | 2013 |
| 34 | M. M. Manohar | Optimization of Injection Parameters in a Common Rail TDI Diesel Engine: An Experimental Study | 2013 |
| 33 | Reetik Kumar Sahu | Parameter Estimation with Markov Chain Monte Carlo Class of Algorithms | 2013 |
| 32 | Patil Shahaji Sadashiv Anandi | Mixed Convection Heat Transfer in a Vertical Duct Filled with Metallic Porous Structures | 2012 |
| 31 | Paniyadi Sumit Sanjeev | Thermal Modelling of a Laptop | 2012 |
| 30 | Deepak Narayanan Subramani | Profile Match-Up Algorithms for Geophysical Retrievals and Their Application on Data Assimilation | 2012 |
| 29 | Shanmugasundaram | Simultaneous Retrieval of Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity Profiles from Multichannel Infrared Sounder of INSAT-3D | 2011 |
| 28 | Tushar Vaidya | Conjugate Convective Cooling of Electrical Circuits | 2011 |
| 27 | Chaitanya S. Paranjape | Minimization of Forecast Error of Tropical Cyclones in Indian Subcontinent Using WRF Model | 2011 |
| 26 | Mmanu Chaturvedi | Exploring the Relationship Between a Radiometer (TMI) and a Radar (TRMM-PR) Using ANN | 2010 |
| 25 | Praveen Krishnan | Simultaneous Retrieval of Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity Profiles from Multi-Channel Infrared Sounder of INSAT 3D | 2010 |
| 24 | Apurv Kumar | ANN Based Non-Iterative Method to Solve Inverse Convection Problems | 2010 |
| 23 | Nandan Maheswari | Multi-Objective Optimization in an IC Engine Running on Bio-Diesel | 2009 |
| 22 | Vikas Menghwani | A Hybrid ANN-MCMC Method for Temperature and Humidity Retrievals in the Atmosphere | 2009 |
| 21 | Gad Ashish Madhav | Effect of Surface Radiation on the Onset of Natural Convection in Rayleigh–Bénard Convection | 2009 |
| 20 | Abhishek Verma | Retrieval of Temperature and Humidity Profiles from Hyperspectral Data | 2009 |
| 19 | T. Thaseem | Retrieval of Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity Profiles from Satellite IR Radiances | 2008 |
| 18 | George Perekattu | Onset of Natural Convection in Rayleigh–Bénard Convection with Internal Heat Generation | 2008 |
| 17 | M. Anandakrishnan | CFD Simulations of a Desktop Personal Computer | 2007 |
| 16 | B. V. Hemanth | Study of Conjugate Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment | 2005 |
| 15 | Raju Eyunni | Turbulent Free Convection and Surface Radiation in a Square Cavity | 2005 |
| 14 | T. Ramakrishna | Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Decay Heat Exchangers in Pool Type Fast Breeder Reactor | 2005 |
| 13 | Swati Verma | Combined Conduction–Radiation in an Absorbing and Emitting Plane Parallel Medium: The Forward and Inverse Problem | 2004 |
| 12 | Anil Kumar Sharma | Natural Convection from a Localized Heat Source in the Lower Plenum of a Fast Breeder Reactor under a Hypothetical Core Disruptive Accident | 2003 |
| 11 | V. Perumallu | A Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection from External Longitudinal Fins Over a Horizontal Cylinder | 2002 |
| 10 | R. Binesh | Numerical Simulation of Convecting and Radiating Longitudinal Fin Systems | 2002 |
| 9 | V. Satyanarayana | Cell Centered Finite Volume Multi-Grid Scheme for the Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations | 2001 |
| 8 | Saya Ashok Babu | Thermal and Hydraulic Studies in Jets | 2001 |
| 7 | Nikhil S. Soman | A Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection from Internal Longitudinal Fins in Cylindrical Annulus | 2001 |
| 6 | N. Gireesh Sharma | Thermal Analysis of Inertial Sensing Unit Cluster | 2000 |
| 5 | T. J. Ram Prakash | Thermodynamic Optimization of Tubular Space Radiators with Longitudinal Fins | 2000 |
| 4 | R. Rajesh | A Numerical Study of Natural and Mixed Convection in Cavities and Channels | 1999 |
| 3 | V. Satyanarayanan | Analysis and Design of a Reheater Girdling Loop for a 500 MW Boiler | 1995 |
| 2 | B. Vinod Kumar Singh | Design of a 6 MWe / 20 TPH Steam Generator for a BioGas Plant | 1995 |
| 1 | K. Srinivasa Reddy | Finite Element Analysis of Pipe Bends | 1995 |