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Post Doctorial Students :
S.No
Scholar
Research Area
Year
Current Position
1
Neelesh Soni Renewable Energy based Hydrogen Production April 2023 onwards Institute Post-Doc, IIT Madras
2
U. Nithiyanantham Development of Advanced Molten Salt Based Nanofluids and their Compatibility Analysis for Thermal Energy Storage Applications 2021-24 Assistant Professor, KSRCT, Chennai
3
S. Jayachandran Steady state thermal conductivity measurement of two-phase materials. 2021-24 Post-Doc, IIT Madras
4
Anandhi P Low concentration photovoltaic-thermal (LCPVT) systems 2021-22 Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
5
Somasundharam. S Simultaneous Estimation of Multiple Thermal Properties of Isotropic, Orthotropic and Heterogeneous Materials. 2019-20 Assistant Professor (Sr.), VIT, Vellore.
Ph.D. Students:
S.No

Scholar

Thesis/Title

Year

Current Position

1

P. Karthikeyan

Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Heterogeneous and Homogenous Two-phase Materials.

2008

Professor, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

2

N. Sendhil Kumar

Investigation of Cavity Receivers for Fuzzy focal Solar Parabolic Dish Concentrator.

2008

Dean (Research & Consultancy), Associate Professor, NIT Puduchery

3

M.V.J.J. Suresh

4-E Analysis of Advanced Coal-Based Power Generation Technologies (Co-guide: Prof. A. K. Kolar).

2012

Application Specialist at AREVA Solar India Pvt Ltd, Mumbai

4

D. Ruben  Sudhakar

Devolatilization and Combustion of a Wood Particle in a Fluidized Bed Combustor (Co-guide: Prof. A. K. Kolar).

2012

Associate Professor, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

5
Nabin Sarmah Optimisation of a Low Concentrating Line-Axes Dielectric Photovoltaic Concentrator. Heriot Watt University, U.K. (Guide: Prof. T. K. Mallick).
2012
Assistant Professor, Tezpur University, Assam
6

K. Ravi Kumar

Design, Development and Investigation of Energy Efficient Receivers for Line - Focus Concentrating Solar Power Systems

2013

Associate Professor, IIT Delhi

7
Imhamed M S Ali Design and Experimental Analysis of a Novel 3D Elliptical Hyperboloid Solar Concentrator for Process Heat Application. Heriot Watt University, U.K. (Guide: Prof. T. K. Mallick).
2013
Assistant Professor, Sirte University, Libya
8
Leonardo Micheli Development of Micro-Nano Structured Silicon based Receivers for CPV Applications. University of Exeter, U.K. (Guide: Prof. T. K. Mallick).
2015
Visiting Researcher, NREL
9

G. Veershetty

Design and Investigation of Solar Parabolic Dish Collector System for Utility-scale Power Generation.

2015

Associate Professor, NIT Surathkal, Karnataka

10
Katie Shanks Development of Secondary Optics for High CPV System. University of Exeter, U.K. (Guide: Prof. T. K. Mallick).
2017
Post doctoral researcher, University of Exeter Penryn Campus.
11
Shivangi Sharma Development of Nano-Materials for PCM based Energy Storage Materials. University of Exeter, U.K. (Guide: Prof. T. K. Mallick).
2017
Post-Doc
12

T. Sri Hari Vikram

Investigations of Imaging and Non-Imaging Solar Concentrating Collectors for Process Heat and Power Generation.

2018

Assistant Professor, SASTRA University, Thanjavur.

13
H. Sharon Design and development of novel compact solar distillation systems for potable water production and wastewater treatment.
2018
Assistant Professor, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore.
14

Somasundharam. S

Development of Inverse Parameter Estimation Technique for Simultaneous Estimation of Multiple Thermal Properties of Isotropic, Orthotropic and Heterogeneous Materials. (Double degree – PhD and M.S)

2019

 

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University

15

Shanmuga Priya Balaji

Design and Investigations on Evacuated Receiver with Two Stage Concentrator in LFR Solar Trigeneration System for Community Energy Supply.

2019

Research Associate, IIT Madras.

16

S. Jayachandran

Development of steady state measurement system and models for estimation of effective thermal conductivity of two-phase materials.

2019

Post-Doc, IIT Madras

17

B. Nitin Kumar

 

Numerical Investigations and Techno-Economic Analysis of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector Systems for Once-Through Direct Steam Generation

2020

Assistant Professor and HoD, SR University, Warangal

18

Vijay Mudgal

 

Integration of renewable energies and usage of phase change material for thermal energy storage

2021

Consultant,

Zinnov management consulting Pvt Ltd

19

Premjit Singh. N

 

Design and development of square parabolic dish system with CPV module for performance improvement

2021

Project Assurance Manager, Applus Global, Spain

20

Anandhi P

 

Multi-physics investigations of integrated low concentration photovoltaic-thermal (LCPVT) systems for energy efficiency

2021

Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin

21
Chandan Pandey Compound Parabolic Concentrator Based Low Concentrating Photovoltaic Thermal Co-generation System. CSIR-CEERI, Chennai (Guide: Dr. Bala Pesala)
2021
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Imperial College, London
22

Rohit Goyal

Numerical Investigations of a Solar Parabolic Trough Collector with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Heat Transfer Fluid

2023

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fluence Energy

23
Policherla Venkata Sai Design, Development and Experimental Investigation of the Solar Thermal Systems for Agricultural Process Heat and Domestic Wastewater Treatment. (Double degree – PhD and M.S)

2023

Operation Product Manager, Bharat FIH (Foxconn group Company)
24
Mahalakshmi Krishnan Design, Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Fresnel Concentrated Photovoltaic System

2023

 

25
Natraj Numerical and Expeimental Investigations for Optical-Thermal and Structural Optimisation of Parabolic Trough Collector of Concentrating Solar Powerplant
2023
Technical Product Manager, Foxconn Int. holding Ltd. Bengaluru
26
Abhinav Rajan Investigations of Solar Parabolic Dish Collector with Thermal Energy Storage for Process Heating Applications
2024
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, university of pretoria, South Africa
27
Pradeep N Development and Experimental Investigations of Thermocline Energy Storage Integrated Solar Medium Temperature Process Heat System

2024

Senior R&D Engineer, Full Chain Materials Int. Ltd.

28
Nadiya Philip

Thermal Management of Fuel Cells for Aapplication in Electric Vehicles. (Guide: Prof. Prakash C. Ghosh, IITB)

2025
Research Scientist, Virginia Tech-India, Chennai
29
William James Cameron Optical and Thermal Performance Enchancement of Ultra-High Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (CPV/T) System (University of Exeter, Guide: Prof. T. K. Mallick)
2024
University of Exeter
30
V. Jawahar Numerical Investigation of Packed Bed Therma Energy Storage for High Temperature Concentrated Solar Power Plants
2025

 

31

S.  Lokeswaran

Development of Energy Efficient Receiver for Solar Dish CPV Power Systems.

On-going

Research Scholar, IITM

32

Abdul Shukoor

Solar Process Heat and Cooling Cogeneration System

On-going

(RKA)

Research Scholar, IITM

33
Mohammad Abdulmohsin Solar powered smart windows for Saudi Arabian Buildings. University of Exeter, U.K. (Guide: Prof. T. K. Mallick)
On-going
Research Scholar, University of Exeter
34
Suresh Babu Karuppannan Structural Analysis and Optimization of Solar Energy System (External)
On-going
Associate Professor, VIT, Vellore
35
Sourav Kumar Solar CPV/T systems for Cogeneration On- going Research Scholar, IITM
36
R.Thamilarasan Structural Investigation on Composite Materials Solar PV Panel On- going Jr. Tech. Spdnt, IITM
37
Aditya Kumar Jatav Modelling of Solar Thermal Energy Storage On- going Research Scholar, IITM
38
Raja Kumar Space Conditioning of Net Zero Energy Buildings On- going Research Scholar, IITM
39
Jarapala Sridivya Nandini Green Hydrogen and Water Desalination On- going Research Scholar, IITM
40
Adane Kassa Woemago Concentrating Solar Power Systems On- going Research Scholar, IITM
41
Pradipta Mandal Integrated Central Receiver Based Modeling and Experimental Analysis for Power Generation On- going Research Scholar, IITM
42
Reem Khaled Solar Energy On- going Research Scholar, University of Exeter
43
Divya M K Development and demonstration of materials and reasctor system for recycling CO2 into fuel using solar energy On- going Research Scholar, IITM
M.S. Students:

S.No
Scholar
Thesis/Title
Year
Current Position
1

C. S. Ajay

Thermal Performance Analysis and Numerical Investigation of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector Systems for Direct Steam Generation.

2014

Post Graduate Engineering Trainee, Lennox India Technology Centre

2

Oindrila Manna

Lubricant Infiltrated Slippery Surfaces: Effect of roughness and Surfactants (Co-guide: Prof. S. K. Das)

2015

Ph.D. , IISc Bangalore

3

Shreekant Srivastava

Optical and Thermo-Electrical Analysis of Solar Parabolic Trough Concentrating Photovoltaic System

2017

Deputy Manager, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan

4

G. S. Chaitanya Prasad

Optical and Experimental Studies on Flux Distribution in Two-Stage Solar Linear Fresnel Reflector System.

2017

Design Engineer , Belcan India Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad

5

Aravindhan S

Design and Development of Autonomous Biomass-Solar Photovoltaic Integrated Renewable Energy Systems For Rural And Mobility Applications.

2017

Sr. Tech Lead, Mercedes Benz R&D, Bangalore

6

Ajas Abdulla

Thermal Modelling of Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System for CSP Plants.

2017

PGET, Renault Nissan Technology & Business India Pvt. Ltd, Chennai

7

Sundarraj. N

Numerical Investigation of Porous Volumetric Cavity Receiver for Concentrating Solar Power Systems.

2018

Member, Technical Staff, SankhyaSutra Labs Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

8

Hitesh Singla

Structural and Optical Analyses of Optimised Hybrid Composite Solar Parabolic Trough Collector using Novel Modelling Approach.

2018

Lead NPI Engineer, ASM International,Singapore

9

Prakash Saxena

Energy-Exergy-Economic (3E) Analyses of Stand-Alone Concentrated Solar Thermal Co-Generation Power Plants

2018

 

10

Somasundharam. S

Development of Inverse Parameter Estimation Technique for Simultaneous Estimation of Multiple Thermal Properties of Isotropic, Orthotropic and Heterogeneous Materials. (Double degree – PhD and M.S)

2019

 

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University

11
Ananth Sorna Raj. C Design, Development and Performance Investigation of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector for Concentrating Solar Power.
2019
Senior CAE Analyst, Mercedes Benz R&D, Bangalore
12

Prajakta S Patil

 

Semi-analytical models for the estimation of effective thermal conductivity of the two-phase building materials

2020

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lam Research

13
Kranthi Kumar Yamanki

Structural Investigation of Solar Photovoltaic Systems under Wind Loads

2021

Lead Engineer, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.

14
Prithiviraajan R N Studies on Estimating Properties of Engineering Materials by Inverse Heat Transfer Method
2021
 
15
Arun N Life Cycle based Sustainability Analysis of Coal Power Plants in India
2021
TVS, Bengaluru
16
Saurabh Jaywant Mohite Optical and Thermal Analysis of Solar Parabolic Dish-Cavity Reactor System for Hydrogen Production using Deep Learning Technique
2023
CFD Engineer, Eaton India, Pune
17
Policherla Venkata Sai Design, Development and Experimental Investigation of the Solar Thermal Systems for Agricultural Process Heat and Domestic Wastewater Treatment. (Double degree – PhD and M.S)

2023

Operation Product Manager, Bharat FIH (Foxconn group Company)
18
Nikhilesh Kamnapure Design and Development of Multistring Solar Linear Concentrating Photovoltaic System for Thermal Performance Improvement
2024
Technical Specialist, Bosch Global Software Technologies PVT, Bangalore
19
Pradipta Mandal Optical and Thermal Modeling of Hyperbolic Cavity Receiver with Secondary Reflector of Solar Parabolic Dish Collector for its Viability in Thermal Power Plants
2024
Research Scholar, IITM
20
Harsh Chaurasia Modeling and Performance Invetigations of Solar CPV-T system Embedded with Microchannel Heat Sinks
2024
Mechanical Engineer, Fire Engineers, Banglore
21
Mainak Das Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycle for Cleaner Power Production
2025
PhD Scholar, IISc
22
Abhinav Kumar Using Machine Learning to Analyse Heat Transfer Coefficient in a Solar Thermal Collector
Ongoing
Research Scholar, IITM
23
Narendra Choudhary Solar Energy
Ongoing
Research Scholar, IITM
Foreign Exchange Students:
S.No
Name
Programme/Year
Duration of Visit
University/Country

Research Area

1
Shashwat Sinha

Post Graduate/

2025
Feb. 09 - Apr. 09, 2025
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Climate risk sectoral analysis
2
Roma Almedia

Post Graduate/

2025
Feb. 09 - Apr. 09, 2025
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Life cycle assessment of buildings
3
Mussa Djalo

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Thermal behaviour of Li-ion batteries
4
Prasadini Abhirandika Uhanovitage

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
IOT based Energy Optimisation of Photovoltaic panel in PVT systems
5
Jatinbhai Moradiya

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Integration of Photovoltaic tracking towers with heat pump for net zero carbon buildings
6
Adithia Nayarusserly Sunil Deth

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Optimising PVT system performance with symmetric Tesla Valve
7
Hissan Qadri

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Simulating the Performance of PV modules in Python using PVlib
8
Julia Clarisse Sta Maria

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Simulating Thermal Cooling Solutions in India & UK
9
Rabah Aissou Baraka

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Solar Blind as a means of generation and shading
10
Rukhieya Abdilkadir Osman

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Load analysis and design for vertically placed PV Panels
11
Gaurang Parmar

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Solar Technology in EV vehicles
12
Santosh Gandhari

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Green Transportation Solutions
13
Joel Crowther

Post Graduate/

2024
Aug. 17- Aug. 30, 2024
University of East London, UK
Simulating Thermal Cooling Solutions in India & UK
14
Laksana Baskaran

Under Graduate/

2019
Mar. 18- May. 14, 2019
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Solar Energy Powered Net Zero ENergy Smart Buildings
15
Sonia Sivadasan

Under Graduate/

2019
Mar. 18- May. 14, 2019
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Solar Energy Powered Net Zero ENergy Smart Buildings
16
Aditya Nibandhe
M.A.Sc /2018
Dec 11-15, 2018
Concordia University, Canada
Solar Energy Powered Net Zero Energy Smart Buildings
17
Louis Francois Marie
Dual Degree/2018
June - Aug, 2018
Heriot Watt University, U.K

Solar Powered Jaggery Production

18

Sourav Khanna

Post-Doc/2017
Dec 12-19, 2017
University of Exeter, U.K
Thermal Energy Storage
19
Hanyu Cen
Ph.D./2017
Mar. 22-27, 2017
University of Bristol, UK
Thermionic Energy Converter
20
Shivangi Sharma 
Ph.D./2016
Jan. 2016
University of Exeter, U.K.
Thermal Energy Storage
21
Katie Shanks
Ph.D./2016
Nov. 2015 - March. 2016
University of Exeter, U.K.

Concentrated Photovoltaics

(Newton Bhabha Fellowship)
22
Yasunori Sato
Under Graduate/2016
Sep - Nov. 2015
Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Heat pipe for Passive Cooling of Single Cell CPV
23

Taqiy Eddine

Boukelia
Ph.D./2014
May - Aug. 2014
University of Constantine, Algeria

Solar Thermal Power Generation

(C.V.Raman Fellowship)
24
Leonardo Micheli
Ph.D./2014
Dec. 2013 - Apr. 2014
University of Exeter, U.K
Concentrating Photovoltaic System
25
Imhamed M.Saleh Ali
Ph.D./2013
Jan. – Feb. 2013
Heriot Watt University, U.K
3-D Elliptical Hyperboloid Static Solar Concentrator
26
Nabin Sarmah
Ph.D.
Sep. 2009 & Jan.-Feb. 2012
Heriot Watt University, U.K
Solar Concentrators
27
Francois Henry
Masters/2010
Jan.- May 2010
Germany
Solar Hydrogen Production
28
Sarah Postels

Under Graduate/

2012
Jan. – May 2012
Germany
1kWe Solar Photovoltaic Facility
29
Easwaran Krishnamoorthy

Under Graduate/

2012
Jan. – Feb. 2012
RMIT, Australia
Solar Thermal Storage Systems
30

Allan May

Under Graduate/

2010
July - Aug 2010

Heriot Watt University, U.K

Solar Desalination

P.G. Project Students (M.Tech. and Dual Degree):
S.No

Student

Title

Degree

Year

1
Sangam Bhandari Green Hydrogen
M.Tech
2027
2
Arul R S Solar Energy
M.Tech
2027
3
Aishwarya S Net Zero Energy Building
M.Tech
2026

4

Manjushree U Solar Radio
M.Tech
2026
5
Mahanhti Vikash Performance analysis of a Solar HDH desalination system through CFD
M.Tech
2026
6
Dilip Kumar Thermal management of the EV batteries and renewable energy integration
M.Tech
2026
7
Manimaran S 4E analysis of pumped hydro energy storage in India
M.Tech
2026
8
Hemanth G Development of Frunk of EV for Effective Thermal Management
M.Tech
2026
9
Abhishek Kishor Solar EV
M.Tech
2025
10
Akhil Koshy Rajesh Solar energy forecasting and cost optimisation using machine learning techniques
DD
2025
11
Joel Jose Integerated deep learning based forecasting and load balancing for renewable energy systems
DD
2025
12
Sanjay Kumar Numerical analysis of a hybrid PV-T cooling system with half elliptical inner tubes and multi-layered PCM integration
M.Tech
2025
13
Sambhrant Shekhar Thermal analysis of Lithium-ion battery pack using immersion cooling technique
M.Tech
2025
14
Vishnu Rajan Numerical analysis and design optimization of a spiral channel liquid cooling plate for Lithium-ion batteries
M.Tech
2025
15
Jai Kumar Kashyap Storage of Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources
M.Tech
2023
16
Vishwajeet Atmaramji Solanke Cooling of Solar Photovoltaic Panel with the Help of Phase Change Material
M.Tech
2023
17
Vinay B A Novel Design of a Thermo-Electric Generator for Waste Heat Recovery
DD
2022
18
Chitranshu Vashishth Phase Change Material-based Cooling for Solar Photovoltaic Modules
DD
2022
19
Shubham Ketanbhai Padia Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of Green Hydrogen production using Discrete Regenerative Fuel Cell system
DD
2022
20
K U Manoj Kumar Numerical Investigation Of PCM Melting In a Shell and Tube Latent Heat Thermal Storage Unit Using Different Tube Configurations
M.Tech
2022
21
V Himasree Renewable Energy Resource Estimation Using LSTMs and TIME Series Analysis
DD
2022
22
Padi Amaraiah Design of Heat Sink for Cooling Concentrated Solar Cell with Heat Flux Conditions
M.Tech
2022
23
H K Bhardwaj Design of Solar Process Heat for Extreme Weather Conditions
M.Tech
2021
24

Nemalipuri Surya Prathap

Modeling of Concentrated Photovoltaic Module with Passive Cooling
M.Tech
2021
25
Lakshmi Narashiman V. 4-E (Energy, Exergy, Economic, Environment) analysis of solar process heat for dairy indusutry
DD
2021
26
Shubhankar Katiyar Design And Development of Atmospheric Water Generator Integrated with Air Conditioning System
M.Tech
2019
27
Dinesh Kumar Energy Analysis of Solar Photo-Electrochemical Cell
DD
2019
28
S Nikhil Performance Improvement of Solar Powered Photo-Electrolysis by Nano-Particle incorporation.

DD

MBA, IIM B

2019
29
Anant Kumar Investigation of Space Conditioning Parameters for Office Built Environment Under Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) Approache with Different Building Envelopes And Climate Zones In India.
M.Tech
2019
30
Mohit Verma Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulation of state of charge of Aluminium Ion nanocells dased on Graphite and Graphene cathodes

M.Tech.

2018

31
Shashikant Banjare Optimizing photoelectrode for solar driven H2 generation through photoelectrochemical cell water splitting

M.Tech.

2018

32
Prithvi Rajesh Jawahar Multi-Objective Optimization of HVAC System using Evolutionary Algorithms for Energy-Efficient Built Environment
DD
2018
33
Rahul Jhingonia 2E- (Energy- Economic) Analysis for Industrial Process Heat Generation with Parabolic Trough Based Solar Thermal System.
DD
2018
34
Gundu Chandan Simulation and Optimization of Solar operated Membrane Desalination process using Artificial Neural Networks
DD
2018
35
Kiran Vaddi Design and Development of Luminescent Solar concentrator using High Contrast Gratings
DD
2017
36
Vinay Mittal Solar Resources Estimation using Artificial Neural Networks and its Economic feasibility analysis
DD
2017
37
Vodela Rakesh Analysis of Latenet Heat Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Energy Systems
DD
2017
38

Chandrakant Daiphale

Kalina Cycle based Power Plant Cycle Analysis

M.Tech.

2016

39

M. Jegan

Computational and Experimental Heat Transfer Investigation of Agricultural Tractors to Improve Comfort Conditions of Driver

M.Tech.

2016

40

Kaustubh Khamkar

Performance and Economic Analysis of Solar Parabolic Trough Thermal Power Plant

M.Tech.

2016

41
Manoj Guduguntla Thermal Modelling of Integrated Trumpet-Hemispherical Cavity Receiver for Solar Paraboloidal System
DD
2015
42
Konam Venkatasai Kumar Design of Solar PTC Sysyems for Industrial Process Heat Applications Using ANN
DD
2015
43

Piyush Gupta

Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Solar Driven Adsorption Cooling Systems

DD

2014

44

Shravani.Y

Modeling and Analysis of Solar Thermo- Chemical Reactor for the Production of Hydrogen from Water

DD

2014

45

Hema Venkatesh

Design and Analysis of Dual Axis Tracking System for Solar PhotoVoltaic Modules (Co-guide : Prof.A.Seshadri Sekar)

DD

2014

46

 Pulkit Agarwal

Design and Analysis of Cooling System for Solar Concentrating Photovoltaic Module

DD

2013

47

Patil Sumit Prakash

Development of Combinatorial Model for Estimation of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Two Phase Materials

DD

2013

48

Premkumar. D

Heat Transfer Modeling, Analysis and Optimisation of Solar Thermo-Chemical Reactor for Hydrogen Production from Water

M.Tech

2013

49

Sivakumar. S

Design and Numerical Modeling of Thermocline Energy Storage for Solar Power Plants

M.Tech

2013

50

P.Abhishek

Design of a Support Structure and Mechanism for Automated Tracking of Solar PV Power Plant      (Co-guide: Prof.A.S. Sekar)

DD

2012

51

Nisha Netam

Investigation of Natural Convection on Estimation of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Two-Phase Material

M.Tech

2012

52

Abhishek M Gore

Heliostat Field Analysis of Solar Central Tower Power Plant

DD

2012 

53

Vikram Singh

Investigation of the effect Pressurre dependent parameter on effective thermal conductivity of two phase materials

M.Tech

2011

54

Jitagna Mehta

Design and Optimization of Elliptical Hyperboloid Concentrator with Helical Receiver for Solar Desalination

DD

2011

55

Prafful Mangal

Design and Analysis of Solar Trough Collector Field for Direct Steam Generation

DD

2011

56

P. Poorna Chander Reddy

Design and Performance Analysis of Solar Dish Based Air Conditioned System

DD

2010

57

P. Vishwanath Kumar

Performance Analysis of a Multi-Stage Evacuated Solar Desalination System

M.Tech

2010

58

Shinu M Varghese

Design and Analysis of Solar Reactor for Thermochemical Production of Hydrogen

DD

2009

59

R. Krishna Chandran

Numerical Analysis of Thermal Striping with multi jets

M.Tech

2008

60

G.V. Satyanarayana

Numerical Study of Solar Line Focus Receiver with Porous Inserts

M.Tech

2007

61

Gokul Patil

Thermal Analysis of Energy Efficient Receiver for Solar Parabolic Trough Collector System

M.Tech

2006

62

V. Sankaraiah

 Performance Evaluation of Non-contact Type Solar PV-Thermal Collectors

M.Tech

2006

63

Vikrant Deshmukh,

Thermal Modeling and Analysis of Water and Phase Change Material Solar Integrated Collector Storage System

M.Tech

2005

64

A. Sridhar

Transient Analysis of Modified Cuboid Solar Integrated-Collector(ICS) System

M.Tech

2005

65

Tribidesh Das (NITW)

Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Large Solar Water Heating Systems

M.Tech

2003

66

R. Sivakumar (NITW)

Experimental Studies on a Steam Turbine Blade Cascade.

M.Tech

2003

67

Nellepalli Deena Dayal (NITW)

Experimental Evaluation of Hydraulic Losses in Hydro Generator Stator

M.Tech

2002

68

P. Narasimha (NITW)

Heat Transfer Analysis in Compression Ignition Engine

M.Tech

2002

69

Y. Kalyan Chakravarthy (NITW)

Solar refrigeration and airconditioning

M.Tech

2001

 

70

R. Mahidhar Raju (NITW)

Some Flow Studies on Centrifugal Fan with Splitter Blades

M.Tech

2001

71

K. Balakrishna (NITW)

Pulverisation Studies of Indian Coals using Fluid Energy Mill

M.Tech

2000

B.Tech. Project (BTP) Students:
S.No

Student

Title

Year

1
Niket Aggarwal Solar gasifier for green hydrogen from biowaste
2025
2
Kousikan KJ Performance optimisationof solar PV-driven green hydrogen system
2026
3
Siddharth Mishra Solar panel recycling challenges-prediction and solution
2026
4
Shreya Using ANN for solar irradiance prediction
2026
5
Nishant N Vaghela Research and development solar powered radio and a resonance based induction generator
2026
6
NIkhil Pawan Integrated deep learning based forecasting and load balancing of solar power generation
2026
7
Pannala Rishivardhan Reddy Extracting cosmic energy and converting it into a useful form of energy
2026
8
Adarsh Uday (UGRP) Solar implementation onn hydraulic ram pump
2025
9
Priyanka Paleri EV battery capacity retention and battery degradation
2025
10
Priya Paleri Analysis of cryogenic hydrogen storage
2025
11
Aahana Hegde Disaster damage assessment: Hybrid approach using deep learning and computer vision
2025
12
Kavya Pai Raiturker Simulation of net zero energy buildings
2025
13
Ankita Pamula Optimal energy mix for sustainability
2025
14
Sumanth R Design of pumped-hydro energy storage system
2025
15
Pradyum Kaneria Optimizing solar energy input through minimizing the shadow effect in the World Solar Challenge
2024
16
Chinmayee Optical Analysis and Heat Management in Headlamps
2024
17
Raghav Mudgal Estimating Solar Resources using ANN
2024
18
Ankit Aryan Solar Panel Recycling
2024
19
Anushka S Parametric Study and Analysis of Metal-Air Batteries
2024
20
B V N S Hemanth (UGRP) Qualitative Analysis of Solar Phone cases
2024
21
Chris Beck Biomass to Green Hydrogen Infrastructure
2024
22
Chinmay Thool Biomass to Green Hydrogen Infrastructure
2024
23
Alpha P Jose (UGRP) Concentrated Solar Power
2024
24
Rakesh Behera

Monitoring Solar Panels using Machine Learning Techniques

2024
25
Saurabh Kumar meena Business Model for Rooftop Solar
2024
26
Shyam P Integration of Solar Energy in Green Hydrogen Production
2024
27
Prathamesh Pise Integration of Solar Energy in Green Hydrogen Production
2024
28
Sahil Kulkarni

Monitoring Solar Panels using Machine Learning Techniques

2024
29
Aditya Patil Business Model for Rooftop Solar
2024
30
Aditya Mehra  
2024
31
M.Sai Jaswanth Performance Evaluation of Solar Humidification-DehumidificationDesalination System
2021
32
K. Jagadeesh Performance Evaluation of Solar Humidification-DehumidificationDesalination System
2021
33
Sanjeev Parameswaran

Net Zero Energy Buildings and development of an affordable 1BHK for Indian Market

2020
34
Sai Srinivas Tippa Net Zero Energy Buildings and development of an affordable 1BHK for Indian Market
2020
35
R. Jairam Satwik

Analysis of Optical Efficiency of Multi-Faceted Parabolic Dishes

2020
36
K. Nitin Reddy

Analysis of Optical Efficiency of Multi-Faceted Parabolic Dishes

2020
37
Srikrishna R PV/T- PCM hybrid solar collector design and modelling
2018
38
Aasish G Hydrogen generation using PV powered Proton Exchange Membranes
2018
39
A V D S Harshith Hydrogen generation using PV powered Proton Exchange Membranes
2018
40
B Ramakrishna Reddy Hydrogen generation using PV powered Proton Exchange Membranes
2018
41
Vivek Vysyaraju Hydrogen generation using PV powered Proton Exchange Membranes
2018
42
Mohammed Aaquib Design and Development of Cost Effective Dual Axis Solar Tracker-Phase I
2017
43
N. Harish Reddy Design and Development of Cost Effective Dual Axis Solar Tracker-Phase I
2017
44
Piyush Bagul Design and Development of Cost Effective Dual Axis Solar Tracker-Phase I
2017
45
Vipul Dhotre Design and Development of Cost Effective Dual Axis Solar Tracker-Phase I
2017
46
P. Chanakya Solar Energy Storege using Phase Change Materials-Phase I
2017
47
B. Abhishek Solar Energy Storege using Phase Change Materials-Phase I
2017
48
G. Ravi Teja 4-E (Energy-Exergy-Environmental-Economic) Analysis of a Solar Trough-Tower Combined Power Plant
2016
49
Vegi Hemanth Study on Solar CPV Cells and Implementing Various Techniques to Improve its Efficiency
2016
50
Venkat Suman Roy Theoretical Design of a Solar Energy Storage System based on Reversible Photochemical Reactions with a Functionalized Nanomaterial Template
2016
51

Saketh Reddy

Analysis of Characteristics of Water Flow and Heat Transfer through the Pipes of Modified Cavity Receiver in a Parabolic Dish Collector system

2014

52

Chaya Maheswari

Investigation of Two Stage Optical Concentrator for Solar Concentrating Photovoltaic System

2013

53

Sarin Eapen Chandy

Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Load Dispatch in Smart Grid

2013

54

Myneni Manoj

Modelling of Solar Dish Collector System for Thermo-Chemical Production of Hydrogen

2012

55

Bimal Vishnu

Investigation of Elliptic Hyperboloid Solar Concentrator for Low Temperature Applications

2012

56

Mithun Kumar

Design and Optimisation of Solar Powered Vapour Absorption Air Conditioning System

2011

57

G. Prasanth

Modelling of 2 Axis Hydraulic Solar Tracking System

2011

58

K. Rahul

Performance Analysis of Thermal Storage Systems

2011

59

Shah Soham Grimantbhai

Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic Power System

2011

60

Anurag Mapati

Design, Development and Performance Analysis of Solar Concntrating Photovoltaic Power System with Passive Cooling

2010

61

Vasu Naik Ramavathi

Thermodynamic Performance Analysis of Solar Hybrid Power Plants

2010

62

Prasanth Chanchal

Flux Distribution and performance Investigation of Solar Concentrating Collectors

2009

63

Dileepkumar Patchigolla

Design and Analysis of Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus for Measurement of Thermal Conductivity of liquids

2009

64

Lakshminarayana

Performance Investigation of Line Focus Solar Concentrating Photovoltaic System with Active Cooling

2009 

65

K. S. Renjith

Performance Analysis of a Novel Solar Desalination System

2008

66

N. Vikram

Thermal Performance Study of a Cylindrical Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

2008

67

Deepti Reddy

Environmental and Economic Analysis of Energy Systems

2007

68

V. Praveen Reddy

Heat Transfer Analysis of Solar Integrated Collector Storage Water Heating System

2006

69

Prasant Kumar Samantray

Analysis of Thermal Conductivity of Packed Beds

2005

70

P. Srivatsan (NITW)

Design of a Wheel Chair to Assist Climbing Stairs

2004

71

S. Karthik (NITW)

Design of a Wheel Chair to Assist Climbing Stairs

2004
72

Pritom Kumar Gogoi (NITW)

Design of a Wheel Chair to Assist Climbing Stairs

2004
73

Ch. Sunil Reddy (NITW)

Performance Evaluation of R-134a Refrigerant and its Validation with R-12

2003

74

S. Shyam Prasad Reddy (NITW)

Performance Evaluation of R-134a Refrigerant and its Validation with R-12

2003
75

Sharmila (NITW)

Performance Evaluation of R-134a Refrigerant and its Validation with R-12

2003
76

Manish Ranjan (NITW)

Design Development and Performance Evaluation of Cavity Receiver for Fuzzy-Focal Dish Concentrator

2003

77

Dubey Nitin (NITW)

Design Development and Performance Evaluation of Cavity Receiver for Fuzzy-Focal Dish Concentrator

2003
78

Umanath (NITW)

Design Development and Performance Evaluation of Cavity Receiver for Fuzzy-Focal Dish Concentrator

2003
79

Jigme Nidup (NITW)

Design Development and Performance Evaluation of Cavity Receiver for Fuzzy-Focal Dish Concentrator

2003
80

Arun P.Jose (NITW)

Design Development and Performance Evaluation of Cavity Receiver for Fuzzy-Focal Dish Concentrator

2003
81

N. Naveen Babu (NITW)

Design and Modeling of Optical Fiber Based Solar Power Generation System

2002
(NITW)

82

A. Satyapawan (NITW)

Design and Modeling of Optical Fiber Based Solar Power Generation System

2002
83

R. Sandhya Rani (NITW)

Design and Modeling of Optical Fiber Based Solar Power Generation System

2002
84

D. Naresh Varma (NITW)

Modelling and Simulation of Decentralised Power Generation using Dish and Stirling System

2002

85

A. S. R. Kishore (NITW)

Modelling and Simulation of Decentralised Power Generation using Dish and Stirling System

2002
86

T.Ravi (NITW)

Modelling and Simulation of Decentralised Power Generation using Dish and Stirling System

2002
87

M. V. Subba Reddy (NITW)

Design Development and Analysis of Solar TIM-ICSSystem

2002

88

N. Vijaya Sekhar (NITW)

Design Development and Analysis of Solar TIM-ICSSystem

2002
89

A. Sailaja (NITW)

Design Development and Analysis of Solar TIM-ICSSystem

2002
90

K. Pochi Babu (NITW)

Solar Resource Assessment by using Artificial Neural Networks

2001

91

Ch. Suryanarayana (NITW)

Solar Resource Assessment by using Artificial Neural Networks

2001
92

A. Laxman Rao (NITW)

Solar Resource Assessment by using Artificial Neural Networks

2001
93

G. Venu Gopal (NITW)

Design and Modeling of Solar Chimney Power Generation System

2001 

94

K. Krishna (NITW)

Design and Modeling of Solar Chimney Power Generation System

2001 
95

Kiran, Rakesh Rajan (NITW)

Design and Modeling of Solar Chimney Power Generation System

2001 
96

K. Sumanth Kumar (NITW)

Heat Transfer Analysis in C. I. Engine

2001

97

N. Venkateswara Rao(NITW)

Heat Transfer Analysis in C. I. Engine

2001
98

A. Parameshwar (NITW)

Heat Transfer Analysis in C. I. Engine

2001
99

Ch. Prasanna Kumar (NITW)

Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Fuel Cells

2001

100

Manish Jindal (NITW)

Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Fuel Cells

2001
101

Tenzin (NITW)

Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Fuel Cells

2001
102

Dipankar Hazarika (NITW)

Modelling of Solar Thermal Power Plant Using Artificial Neural Networks

2000

103

Hari Prasad Neopane (NITW)

Modelling of Solar Thermal Power Plant Using Artificial Neural Networks

2000
104

Sagar Sikder (NITW)

Modelling of Solar Thermal Power Plant Using Artificial Neural Networks

2000