DEGREES

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota 2001
• M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota 1998
• B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 1995

EXPERIENCE

• 2015 - Present : Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
• 2011 - 2015 : Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
• 2006 - 2010 : Assistant Professor Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
• 2005 - 2006 : Assistant Professor Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
• 2001 - 2004 : Postdoctoral Associate Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Hypersonic and high-enthalpy flows
• Turbulence modeling in high-speed flows
• Computational fluid dynamics
• High-performance computing
• Intake aerodynamics for Scramjet engines
• Re-entry capsule flow physics

COURSES TAUGHT

• AE152 : Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
• AE622 : Computing of high-speed flows
• AE309 : Aircraft propulsion
• AE329 : Propulsion

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

• Institute Silver Medal of IIT Kanpur for standing first in B.Tech. Aerospace Engineering, 1995.
• Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1998-2008.
• Member, Americal Physical Society, 2000-2004.
• Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2009-present.
• Organized an international workshop on "Advanced Instability Methods for Fluid Dynamics and Combustion" at IIT Bombay, 20-22 Jan 2012.
• Organized an Industry-Academia workshop on "Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction" at IIT Bombay, 15 May 2012.
• Elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences, India, May 2013.
• Joshi Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, Oct. 2013.
• Lala Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2015.