Prof. Saptarshi Basu
Present Designation:
DRDO Chair Professor, Indian Institute of ScienceAreas of Interest:
Specialisation:
Multiphase Flows and Heat Transfer; Droplet Combustion; microscale flows
Major Professional Contributions:
Consultancy Areas:
.Sector Associated With:
Academia
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
Educational / Academic institutions, Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), R&D Organizations, Government (including funding agencies), Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, Law Enforcement Agencies, Consultancy Firms, Private Agencies, Individuals
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, September, 2014-current . Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, June 2010-September, 2014 . Assistant Professor by Courtesy, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, November 2010- November 2020 . Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, August 2007-May 2010 . Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, February 2003 – June 2007
Keywords
Combustion Instability, Optical Diagnostics in Fuel cells, Plasma Processing of Nano-ceramics, Flame-Vortex Interactions, Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems, Thin Film Energetic Materials, Biofuels, Droplet Dynamics in Plasma and Combustion Flame, Radiative Heating of Droplets, Acoustic Levitation of Functional Droplets, Atomization and Sprays, Boiling, nanofluid droplet Drying, nanofuels, interfacial physics.
Education
Ph.D.
Awards and Recognitions
o Swarnajayanti Fellowship in Engineering Science [Similar to Presidential Young Investigator Award in USA], Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, 2013-2014 [Awarded to 1-2 researchers across all Engineering disciplines annually nationwide] o Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering [FNAE]; Election Year 2016 o Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology [FAScT]; Election Year 2017 o Fellow, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers); Election Year 2017 o Fellow, Institute of Physics (IOP, UK); Election Year 2019 o Associate Fellow, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics); Election Year 2018 o DRDO Chair Professor in Mechanical Sciences [2018-current] o Fellow, Institution of Engineers [FIE]; Election Year 2018 o Prof. K.N Seetharamu Medal and Prize conferred by Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer [Regional center of ICHMT] in recognition to the contributions made in the area of thermal transport processes [Awarded to 1 researcher every two years across India] o Graduate Research Fellowship [First Position] from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut for Outstanding Academic Research, Spring 2007
INAE Section Affiliated
III: Mechanical Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2016
Year of Birth
1976
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