Santanu Mitra
Professor School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Email: santanu.mitra@snu.edu.in
Thermo-fluids and energy systems Bioinspiration and Biomimetic Robotics
Research Overview
Thermo-fluids and energy systems Bioinspiration and Biomimetic Robotics
Education
PostDoc. Virginia Tech, USA Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India M.Tech. Regional Engineering College Durgapur, India B.E. Government Engineering College Jalpaiguri, India
Experience
01/22 - Present Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR 01/15 12/20 Head of Department, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR 4/13 - 12/21 - Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR 01/12 12/12 Teaching Fellow, BMDL, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, USA 11/11 04/13 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, USA 01/08 08/11 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore 01/07 01/08 Senior Project Officer, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Aerospace Engineering Department 01/02 01/07 Junior Project Officer, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Aerospace Engineering Department 12/99 08/00 Visiting Faculty, RCC Jadavpur University Campus, Calcutta 08/96 08/97 Engineer, Setech (India), Calcutta
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Convolvulus pluricaulis confers antidepressant and antioxidant effects through conserved metabolic and molecular pathways in Drosophila
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Mitra, S.; Kumar, A.; Pandey, M.; Gill, A.; Sharma, M.; Pundir, S.; Jangir, M.; Chawla, G. | iScience, 29(1) | 2026 | 0 |
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Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Efficacy of Graphene Oxide Nanomaterials against Gram-Positive Bacteria: Mechanistic Approaches to Understand the Membrane Damage and Oxidative Stress in Cells
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Singh, A.; Mahapatra, S.N.; Mitra, S.; Yadav, N.; Lochab, B.; Mukhopadhyay, K. | Langmuir, 41(44), 29516-29527 | 2025 | 0 |
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Drug-Induced Senescence in Liver Cells Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization: Implications for Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Associated Hepatotoxicity
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Mukherjee, G.; Mitra, A.; Joshi, V.; Chowdhury, G.; Chakrabarty, A. | Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2025(224) | 2025 | 0 |
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Cholesterol Modulates Ionic Liquid–Lipid Membrane Interactions
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Gupta, J.; Sharma, V.K.; Hitaishi, P.; Jha, A.K.; Mitra, J.B.; Srinivasan, H.; Kumar, S.; Kumar, A.; Ghosh, S.K.; Mitra, S. | Langmuir, 41(38), 25978-25991 | 2025 | 0 |
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Evolution of maneuverability for biomimetic underwater soft robots
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Rayapureddi, R.; Mitra, S. | Physics of Fluids, 37(9) | 2025 | 0 |
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Quantifying Ionic Liquid Affinity and Its Effect on Phospholipid Membrane Structure and Dynamics
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Sharma, V.K.; Gupta, J.; Srinivasan, H.; Hitaishi, P.; Ghosh, S.K.; Mitra, S. | Langmuir, 41(18), 11547-11562 | 2025 | 2 |
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Bioinspired curved blade for darrieus vertical axis wind turbine: A novel conceptual design and experimental investigation
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Prakash, P.; Laws, P.; Mishra, N.; Mitra, S. | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 239(3), 527-535 | 2025 | 0 |
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A magnetorheological study of an uncoated nanoparticle-dispersed magnetic ionic liquid
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Sharma, G.; Mitra, S.; Bhattacharyya, A.; Ghosh, S.K. | Soft Matter, 21(22), 4368-4377 | 2025 | 0 |
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3D printed cellulose nanofiber-reinforced and iron-crosslinked double network hydrogel composites for tissue engineering applications: Mechanical properties and cellular viability
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Goyal, R.; Mahapatra, S.N.; Yadav, R.; Mitra, S.; Samanta, A.; Kumar, A.; Lochab, B. | Bioprinting, 46 | 2025 | 5 |
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Structural Reorganizations and Nanodomain Emergence in Lipid Membranes Driven by Ionic Liquids
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Gupta, J.; Sharma, V.K.; Hitaishi, P.; Srinivasan, H.; Kumar, S.; Ghosh, S.K.; Mitra, S. | Langmuir, 41(1), 79-90 | 2025 | 2 |
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Computational fluid dynamical analysis of a Savonius vertical axis wind rotor array
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Kumar, S.; Mitra, S.; Mishra, N.; Vaikuntanathan, V. | Physics of Fluids, 37(1) | 2025 | 2 |
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Mechanical behaviour of 3D printed fiber-reinforced soft functional hydrogel composite: Opportunities for biomedical applications
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Goyal, R.; Mitra, S. | Materials Today Communications, 42 | 2025 | 4 |
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Book chapter
Mechanical Behaviour of 3D Printed Fiber-Reinforced Soft Functional Hydrogel Composite: A Finite Element Study
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Goyal, R.; Mitra, S.; Lochab, B. | Springer Proceedings in Materials, 74, 469-474 | 2025 | 0 |
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AI-Enhanced Analysis to Investigate the Feasibility of EMG Signals for Prosthetic Hand Force Control Incorporating Anthropometric Measures
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Joshi, D.C.; Kumar, P.; Joshi, R.C.; Mitra, S. | Prosthesis, 6(6), 1459-1478 | 2024 | 1 |
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An experimental investigation of novel bio-inspired curved bladed VAWTs having leading-edge tubercles for enhanced power production
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Prakash, P.; Pendyala, L.K.; Mitra, S. | Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, 49(4) | 2024 | 0 |
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Patriarchy and Child Well-Being: Evidence from India
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Islam, T.M.T.; Kearns, M.; Mitra, S. | Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, 7(4), 294-308 | 2024 | 2 |
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Bioinspired swept-curved blade design for performance enhancement of Darrieus wind turbine
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Prakash, P.; Laws, P.; Mitra, S.; Mishra, N. | Physics of Fluids, 36(8) | 2024 | 8 |
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Deep neural network model for predicting thermal-hydraulic performance of a solar air heater with artificial roughness: Sensitivity, generalization capacity, and computational efficiency
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Suman, S.; Singh, S.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, M. | Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 188, 821-833 | 2024 | 17 |
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The Physics of Antimicrobial Activity of Ionic Liquids
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Sharma, V.K.; Gupta, J.; Mitra, J.B.; Srinivasan, H.; García-Sakai, V.G.; Ghosh, S.K.; Mitra, S. | Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15(27), 7075-7083 | 2024 | 12 |
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Nanocellulose-Reinforced 4D Printed Hydrogels: Thermoresponsive Shape Morphing and Drug Release
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Goyal, R.; Sahu, S.; Mitra, S.; Niranjan, R.; Priyadarshini, R.; Yadav, R.; Lochab, B. | ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6(2), 1348-1361 | 2024 | 32 |
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Thermo-hydraulic performance enhancement of a solar air heater using rotating cylindrical turbulators
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Singh, S.; Suman, S.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, M. | Applied Thermal Engineering, 236 | 2024 | 24 |
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Book chapter
CFD Investigation of Solar Air Heater Roughened with Transverse Discontinuous Trapezoidal Ribs
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Singh, S.; Sharma, M.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, M. | Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering, Part F2145, 93-109 | 2024 | 0 |
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Conference paper
Comparison of Analytical Wake Models with CFD Study of Savonius Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
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Kumar, S.; Vaikuntanathan, V.; Mishra, N.; Mitra, S. | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 45-59 | 2024 | 1 |
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Conference paper
A Feasibility Analysis of Using Savonius VAWT on a Vehicle for Energy Capture
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Prakash, P.; Sucheth, C.; Mitra, S.; Mishra, N. | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 185-200 | 2024 | 0 |
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Does effective democracy explain MNE location choice?: Attractiveness to FDI and cross-border M&As
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Basu, D.; Mitra, S.; Purohit, A. | Journal of Business Research, 167 | 2023 | 12 |
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Review
Effects of ionic liquids on biomembranes: A review on recent biophysical studies
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Mitra, S.; Sharma, V.K.; Ghosh, S.K. | Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 256 | 2023 | 11 |
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Optimization of a novel trapezoidal staggered ribs configuration for enhancement of a solar air heater performance using CFD
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Singh, S.; Suman, S.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, M. | Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(41), 93582-93601 | 2023 | 10 |
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Shear-induced phase transition in the aqueous solution of an imidazolium-based ionic liquid
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Sharma, G.; Mitra, S.; Kamil, S.M.; Ghosh, S.K. | Journal of Chemical Physics, 158(9) | 2023 | 5 |
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Measuring Partial Democracies: Rules and their Implementation
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Basu, D.; Mitra, S.; Purohit, A. | Social Indicators Research, 166(1), 133-155 | 2023 | 2 |
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Military dictatorship and the provision of public goods
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Islam, T.M.T.; Mitra, S. | Oxford Development Studies, 51(3), 307-321 | 2023 | 1 |
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Conference paper
A real-time experimental investigation of thin cambered tubercle blades for performance improvement of Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine
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Prakash, P.; Pendyala, L.K.; Teladevalapalli, R.C.; Mitra, S. | 2023 7th International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, ICGEA 2023, 257-261 | 2023 | 5 |
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Mitigating credit risk: modelling and optimizing co-insurance in loan pricing
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Basu, D.; Mitra, S.; Verma, N.K. | Applied Economics, 55(29), 3422-3441 | 2023 | 1 |
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Article Open access
ANN model for prediction of thermo-hydraulic performance of a solar air heater with vertical cylindrical ribs
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Singh, S.; Suman, S.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, M. | Energy Reports, 8, 585-592 | 2022 | 15 |
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Solar air heater with rotating circular ribs: Hybrid CFD-ANN approach for prediction of thermo-hydraulic performance
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Singh, S.; Suman, S.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, M. | Energy Reports, 8, 145-150 | 2022 | 21 |
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Crime, elections, and political competition
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Mitra, S.; Shajahan, A. | Review of Development Economics, 26(4), 2394-2413 | 2022 | 1 |
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Thermodynamics and In-Plane Viscoelasticity of Anionic Phospholipid Membranes Modulated by an Ionic Liquid
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Hitaishi, P.; Seth, A.; Mitra, S.; Ghosh, S.K. | Pharmaceutical Research, 39(10), 2447-2458 | 2022 | 17 |
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Customer reciprocity in greening: the role of service quality
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Basu, D.; Chakraborty, K.; Mitra, S.; Verma, N.K. | International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences, 14(2), 238-257 | 2022 | 7 |
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Review Open access
A Brief Overview of Bioinspired Robust Hydrogel Based Shape Morphing Functional Structure for Biomedical Soft Robotics
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Goyal, R.; Mitra, S. | Frontiers in Materials, 9 | 2022 | 9 |
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Novel Hydrodynamic Analysis Towards Capabilities Improvement of Bio-inspired Underwater Vehicles Using Momentum Redistribution Method
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Rayapureddi, R.; Mitra, S. | Journal of Bionic Engineering, 19(2), 314-330 | 2022 | 2 |
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Conference paper
GradNet: A Viscosity Gradient Approach to Achieve Dexterity in Soft Pneumatic Actuators
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Rawat, P.; Misra, T.; Khin, P.M.; Ang, M.H.; Yeow, C.-H.; Mitra, S. | Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 412 LNNS, 374-385 | 2022 | 0 |
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Thermal performance evaluation of a solar air heater with rotating turbulators
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Singh, S.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, M.; Suman, S. | Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 48 | 2021 | 24 |
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An OpenFOAM based study of Savonius turbine arrays in tunnels for power maximisation
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Bethi, R.V.; Mitra, S.; Kumar, P. | Renewable Energy, 179, 1345-1359 | 2021 | 17 |
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Discerning perturbed assembly of lipids in a model membrane in presence of violacein
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Gupta, R.; Mitra, S.; Chowdhury, S.; Das, G.; Priyadarshini, R.; Mukhopadhyay, M.K.; Ghosh, S.K. | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1863(9) | 2021 | 11 |
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Thermodynamics and structure of model bio-membrane of liver lipids in presence of imidazolium-based ionic liquids
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Mitra, S.; Sharma, V.K.; Mitra, J.B.; Chowdhury, S.; Mukhopadhyay, M.K.; Mukhopadhyay, R.; Ghosh, S.K. | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1863(6) | 2021 | 18 |
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Ta-doped SrTiO3epitaxial thin film: A promising perovskite for optoelectronics
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Arya, M.; Kumar, S.; Hasina, D.; Ojha, S.; Arora, A.; Malik, V.K.; Mitra, A.; Som, T.; Dhar, S. | Journal of Applied Physics, 129(14) | 2021 | 11 |
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Magnesium polysulfide catholyte (MgSx): Synthesis, electrochemical and computational study for magnesium-sulfur battery application
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Muthuraj, D.; Pandey, M.; Krishna, M.; Ghosh, A.; Sen, R.; Johari, P.; Mitra, S. | Journal of Power Sources, 486 | 2021 | 30 |
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Conference paper
Effect of ionic liquids on the structures of ripple phases of model cellular membranes
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Mitra, S.; Ghosh, S.K. | AIP Conference Proceedings, 2265 | 2020 | 2 |
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Relating the physical properties of aqueous solutions of ionic liquids with their chemical structures
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de Sarkar, S.; Mitra, S.; Ghosh, S.K. | European Physical Journal E, 43(8) | 2020 | 16 |
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Halogen-free flame-retardant sulfur copolymers with stable Li–S battery performance
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Monisha, M.; Permude, P.; Ghosh, A.; Kumar, A.; Zafar, S.; Mitra, S.; Lochab, B. | Energy Storage Materials, 29, 350-360 | 2020 | 42 |
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Numerical and Experimental Investigations on a Dimpled Savonius Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
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Mishra, N.; Jain, A.; Nair, A.; Khanna, B.; Mitra, S. | International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 10(2), 646-653 | 2020 | 13 |
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Research contributions aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals:
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No Poverty
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Zero Hunger
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Good Health and Well-being
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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Reduced Inequalities
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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Awards & Honors
- Awards and Recognition (Selected) Invited for expert talk at several conferences/institutes of international repute. Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) India Senior Life Member of Aeronautical Society of India. Post Graduate Scholar 2005, CL, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Invited for the Board Membership of ?Open Numerical Methods International Journal?. Editorial Board Member: Journal of Modern Engineering and Technology Won several School Day prizes for standing amongst the top three ranks of the class in scholastic achievements.
Professional Memberships
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