CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Consultant - School of Mechanical Engineering, MIT.
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Heat Transfer, Fluid mechanics, Nuclear Heat Transfer, Two-phase flow and heat transfer, Computational Heat Transfer, Thermal hydraulics of nuclear reactors, Natural Circulation based passive heat transport systems, Control Engineering, Mass transfer
Area of Expertise
Steady state, transient and stability analysis of natural circulation systems, Solar thermal power plants, Indoor solar cooking, Solar space heating, Mini Solar Thermal Power Plants, Thermosyphon Heat Transport Devices, Coupled natural circulation systems, Computer code development in FORTRAN
Area of Research
Thermal hydraulics of nuclear reactors, Steady state, transient and stability analysis of single-phase, two-phase and supercritical natural circulation systems, Design and analysis of natural circulation based pressurized water reactors, boiling water reactors, liquid metal cooled fast reactors & MMRs
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life member Indian Nuclear Society
- Life member of Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT)
- Life member Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Former President and Vice President of ISHMT
- Member AUTSE (Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineers)
- Member International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer
Work Experience
| Organisation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal | Consultant (Current Role) | 2026 - Present |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu | Dean R&C Dean Admin | 2019 - 2025 |
| BARC, Mumbai | Raja Ramanna Fellow | 2016-2019 |
| BARC, Mumbai, Distinguished Scientist Outstanding Scientist Scientific Officer | Director, RD&DG Head, RED SOC to SOH | 2013-2015; 2008-2013; 1977-2013 |
| International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna | Expert & member ICG for INPRO | 2004 |
| GRS, Garching, Munchen, Germany | Guest Scientist | 1993 |