Career Path

Academic profile

PhD. Institute for Computational Mechanics, Technical University of Munich, Germany
MS. Department of Applied mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
B.E., Aeronautical Engineering, Anna University, India

Awards

  • Excellence in Teaching Award at IIT Goa for the period 2019–2024

  • Received letters of commendation multiple times for exellent teaching performance at IIT Goa (for Fluid mechanics, Computational heat and fluid flow, and Mechanics of Materials)

  • Ramanujan fellowship from SERB, India (Nov. 2018–Nov. 2023)

  • Marie Sklodowska-Curie individual fellowship from European commission (April 2016–March 2018)

  • Travel grant from Stiftelsen Erik Petersohns Minne Trust to attend APS-DFD meeting in November 2017

  • Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher fellowship awarded by the European Commission (Mar.2011–Dec.2013)

  • Gold medal for academic excellence for securing first rank in Anna University during Bachelors studies (Aug.2002–Apr.2006)

Research & Industrial Experience

  • Assistant Professor, IIT Goa (Apr. 2018–Dec. 2023)

  • Postdoctoral researcher in Linne FLOW centre, KTH Mechanics (Apr. 2016–Mar. 2018)

  • Scientist/Engineer, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) (Feb. 2010-–Feb. 2011)

  • Post Graduate Trainee Engineer, General Motors India (Jan. 2010–-Feb. 2010)

  • Project Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Jul. 2009–-Nov. 2009)

  • Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Sep. 2006–-June 2009)

Professional Activities

  • Associate Dean (Academic Programs), (April 2026 – till date)

  • Chair, JEE Cell, (August 2025 – till date)

  • Program chair, Marine Science and Technology at IIT Goa, (June 2025 – June 2026)

  • Program chair, Mechanical Engineering at IIT Goa, (May 2024 – March 2026)

  • Faculty coordinator of Career development cell, IIT Goa, (April 2018 – 14 June 2024).

  • Reviewer for Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physics of Fluids, Transport in Porous media, Intertional Journal of Numerical methods in Fluids, Meccanica, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Computers and Mathematics with Applications, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

  • Scientific committee member of 16th European Turbulence Conference, 21–24 August 2017, Stockholm Sweden

  • Associate member of The International Graduate School of Science & Engineering (IGSSE), Technical University of Munich (2011–2015)

  • Member of organizing committee, International Conference on Adaptive Modeling and Simulation, 3–5 June 2013, Lisbon, Portugal