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Department: Mechanical Engineering
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Educations
| Course | Institute | Board / University | Year | Subject |
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| B.E. / B.Tech. | National Institute of Technology, Agartala, India | 2007 | Mechanical Engineering | |
| M.E. / M.Tech. | National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India | 2010 | Thermal Engineering | |
| Ph.D. | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India | 2014 | Fluid and Thermal Engineering |
Experiences
| Position | Year | Organisation | Specialisation |
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| Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering | 27/08/2007 - 26/07/2008 | Tripura Institute of Technology, India | The responsibilities include: Teaching and management of assigned units, including materials preparation and marking of assessments, supervising laboratory practical classes. |
| Erasmus Mundus Post-Doctoral Fellow | 01/09/2014 - 31/10/2015 | LHEEA, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France | This is a competitive post-doctoral fellowship received from the European Commission through Erasmus Mundus Interweave Asia to Europe fellowship program, from different countries in Asia to conduct research at European countries. The responsibilities include transient CFD simulations of small scale vertical axis wind turbines for off-grid applications, fluid flow analysis around vertical axis wind turbines: vorticity-streamline analysis, boundary layer separation, suction and stagnation properties, wake flow analysis, development of new blade designs, supporting the faculty in supervising projects of undergrad students, preparation of manuscripts for Journal and conferences, and technical paper presentation in International conference. |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | 01/11/2015 - 30/06/2017 | IRPHE, Aix Marseille University, France | This project at IRPHE, Aix Marseille University was in collaboration with industrial partners EOLFI and CORETI in the project “AEROPITCH” funded by Region PACA, Govt. of France. EOLFI is a specialist in renewable energy for solar and wind, a provider of 670 MW in France, Greece, Poland and the United States; and CORETI is a reputed industry in high precision and machining technologies in France. The job responsibilities include conducting research, organising project meetings and collaboration between partners, supervising post-graduate students, design, development and testing of wind turbines with pitch control, aerodynamic measurements using torque and force sensors, particle image velocimetry (PIV), characterization of the wind tunnel, wind tunnel aerodynamic measurements over different airfoils, analytical and numerical study of aerodynamic characteristics and presentation of results in the collaboration meetings. |
| Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering | 20/09/2017 - 30/11/2019 | Curtin University, Malaysia Campus, Malaysia | Teaching and management of assigned units, including materials preparation and marking of assessments, and collation of students’ results and preparation of continuous quality improvement analysis and plans, site visits, supervision of PhD and MPhil students, conducting research and development activities. |
| Head of the Department, Mechanical Engineering | 11/03/2019 - 28/12/2022 | Curtin University, Malaysia Campus, Malaysia | The responsibilities include: • Leading the department in the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies in all areas of the departmental operations, as well as providing strong and committed academic leadership, monitoring, and evaluating the department’s teaching, research, professional, and community engagement activities. • Leading the Department in accreditation, benchmarking, External Examiner Visits to ensure quality educational practices. • Planning and preparing the Departmental budget. • Managing staff, including aspects such as probation, confirmation, staff performance management, work plans, annual performance review, and KPIs. • Managing students, including aspects such as student recruitment, admissions, enrolments, study plans, conditional student monitoring, student activities, and others. |
| Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering | 01/12/2019 - 31/12/2022 | Curtin University, Malaysia Campus, Malaysia | Development of study materials, design of new units and assessments, teaching and management of assigned units, including materials preparation and marking of assessments, and collation of students’ results and preparation of continuous quality improvement analysis and plans, site visits, supervision of PhD and MPhil students, management of funded research projects, and other research and development activities. |
| Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering | 01/01/2022 - 28/12/2022 | Curtin University, Malaysia Campus, Malaysia | Development of study materials, design of new units and assessments, teaching and management of assigned units, including materials preparation and marking of assessments, and collation of students’ results and preparation of continuous quality improvement analysis and plans, site visits, supervision of PhD and MPhil students, management of funded research projects, and other research and development activities. |
| Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering | 29/12/2022 - 31/12/2025 | National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | Development of study materials, design of new units and assessments, teaching and management of assigned units, including materials preparation and marking of assessments, supervision of PhD and UG students, other research and development activities. |
| Associate Dean (Students' Welfare) | 20/11/2023 - 11/11/2024 | National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | Ensure a congenial learning environment for all the students coming from different parts of our country by providing necessary guidance, suitable counseling, and solving their concerns, and also act as an interface between students and institute administration to attend the various concerns of students and at the same time attempts to make students academic journey at the institute more joyful with range of activities and opportunities. |
| Dean Academic | 11/11/2024 - 10/11/2026 | National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | Academic Leadership including admission, enrollment, examination, course registration, academic calendar, time-tables and class arrangements etc. |
Research Interest
Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wind Turbine Aerodynamics and Hydro-kinetic Turbines, Turbomachinery, Renewable Energy, Heat Transfer ApplicationsPublications
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Courses Taught
UG: Applied Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Sustainability and Renewable Energy, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Integrated Mechanical Design, Engineering Foundations- Design and Principles, Fundamentals of Strength of Materials, Engineering Graphics, Kinematics of Machines, Engineering Inspection and Quality Control.
PG: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
Awards / Recognitions
| S.No. | Month | Year | Category | Achievement Information |
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| 1 | OCT | 2022 | Students’ Choice Award for Teaching | Curtin Malaysia Students’ Choice Award 2022 |
| 2 | JAN | 2021 | Fellowship | Senior Fellow, Advance HE (HEA), UK |
| 3 | DEC | 2020 | Teaching Excellence Award | Curtin Malaysia Learning and Teaching Excellence Award 2020 |
| 4 | DEC | 2020 | Best Paper Award | Best Paper Award in the National Conference on Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology, India 2020. Paper title: “Aerodynamic Performance Enhancement & Optimization of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine” |
| 5 | DEC | 2020 | Best Paper Award | Best Paper Award in the National Conference on Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology, India 2020. Paper title: “CFD Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine using NACA0021 Aerofoil” |
| 6 | AUG | 2020 | Nominations in the Australian Awards for Universit | Curtin Nominee in the 2020 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) |
| 7 | NOV | 2019 | Curtin Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Award | Curtin Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2019 |
| 8 | SEP | 2019 | Fellowship | Fellow, Advance HE (HEA), UK |
| 9 | MAY | 2019 | Chartered Engineer Certification | Chartered Engineer (India), Institute of Engineers (IEI) India |
| 10 | SEP | 2014 | Fellowship | Erasmus Mundus Post-Doctoral Fellowship from European Commission (09/2014 – 06/2015) |
| 11 | NOV | 2013 | Young Scientist International Travel Support | Young Scientist International Travel Support from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India |
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