Education
Ph.D Graduate School of Science & Technology, Kobe University, Japan, 2002
M.S (Research) Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras, 1992
B.E (Honours) Department of Mechanical Engineering, REC (NIT) Trichy, 1987
Professional Experience
Jul. 2020 – Present Professor (HAG), Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Jul. 2013 – Jun. 2020 Professor, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Mar. 2009 – Jul. 2013 Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Mar. 2003 – Mar. 2009 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Apr. 2002 – Mar. 2003 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Amrita University, Coimbatore, India
Mar. 1999 – Feb. 2002 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science & Technology, Kobe University, Japan
Jan. 1995 – Jan. 1999 Faculty, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA, Thanjavur, India
Jan. 1993 – Nov. 1994 Research Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University (WVU), USA
Jan. 1992 – Dec. 1992 Research Student, Graduate School of Science & Technology, Kobe University, Japan
Dec. 1990 – Jan. 1992 Project Associate, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras. The project was supported by C-DAC, Pune
Jun. 1987 – Nov. 1988 Methods Engineer (PED), TVS-Suzuki Ltd., Hosur, India
Professional Body Membership
Life member of the Indian Society for Applied Mechanics (ISAM) since 2017
Life Member of the American Physical Society (APS) since 2016
Life Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) since 2011
Fellow of the Aeronautical Society of India (FAeSI) since 2014
Fellow (FIE) of the Institute of Engineers since 2012
Life member of the National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (NSFMFP) since 2005
Life member of the NSWE since 2005
Life member of the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) 2004
Member of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) from 1999 to 2002
Member of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics from 1992 to 1993
Life Member of the Indian Sociey for Technical Education (ISTE) since 1994
Teaching
Advanced CFD
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Applied Mechanics Laboratory
Computational Methods in Applied Mechanics
Engineering Mechanics
Foundations of Computational Fluid Dynamics
Foundations of Fluid Mechanics
Hydrodynamics
Introduction to Turbulence
Turbulence Modelling
Turbulent Shear Flows
Wind Tunnel and Numerical Experiments