Specialisation:

Thermal and Fluid Science;

Major Professional Contributions:

Served as Head Power Engineering Department, at Jadavpur Univerity from 2010 to 2012.

Served as Faculty Council Member of FET, Jadavpur University, 2008 through 2012.

Consultancy Areas:

Thermal System Analysis: Exergy-based analysis of thermal systems

CFD Simulation

Energy and water conservation in engineering systems.

Sector Associated With:

Power Sector, Nonconventional Energy Sector; Biomedical Sector Dealing with Microfluidic Devices

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Power Sector, Nonconventional Energy Sector; Biomedical Sector dealing with Microfluidic Devices

Professional Experience

1995-1997: Graduate Engineering Trainee, Larsen and Toubro Limited

1997-2002: Lecturer, Jadavpur University

2002-2005: Reader, Jadavpur University

2006-2010: Associate Professor, Jadavpur University

2010-Till Date: Professor, Jadavpur University

2008-09: Alexander von Humboldt Visiting Scientist (*on  leave from Jadavpur University)

2013-04: Visiting Scholar at University of Illinois at Chicago (*on  leave from Jadavpur University)

Keywords

Developed wettability-engineered metal mesh for fog harvesting from cooling towers

Developed three-layer DIY face-mask based on "liquid diode principle" during COVID

Developed wettability-engineered surfaces for efficient atmospheric water-capture

Major contribution in agmnetic particle-based microfluidics for bio-sensor applications

Developed exergy-based maintenance strategy in power plant

Performed microgravity tests at 2.2.s drop-tower at NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA