Biography
I completed my B.Tech from GRIET, Hyderabad in 2008 with 3rd
best in the batch. I secured an AIR 81st with 99.55% in GATE 2008. I obtained my M.Tech degree from IITM (Thermal Stream) in 2010 in Solar thermal systems. With the DUPR scholarship, I completed my Ph.D. (Thermofluids) from IFM, Deakin University, Australia in 2020. My thesis received accolades from Prof. John Grace https://www.chbe.ubc.ca/profile/john-grace/, an expert in fluidized-bed research. I was a teaching assistant in the School of Mechanical Engg. at Deakin from 2018 to 2020. Later on, I worked as a Postdoc fellow at Deakin in collaboration with Keech Castings Pty. Ltd., Australia. There, I worked on the flow and thermal modeling of a quench tank. Prior to Ph.D, I was an Assistant Prof. in Mech Engg. at SISTec, Bhopal from 2010 to 2014. I was awarded as the best academician in the Dept. I fulfilled multiple responsibilities at the department and institute levels. I worked on collaborative projects with NIT, Bhopal.
Research Interests
- Solar Thermal Systems
- Experimental and Fluid flow and thermal science
- Computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer
Teaching Interests
Selected Publications
- P. Vishwanath Kumar, A. Kumar, O. Prakash, A.K. Kaviti, “Solar stills system design: A review”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 51 2015, 153-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.103 ISSN: 1879-0690 (IF: 16.799)
- O. Prakash, A. Kumar, A.K. Kaviti, P. Vishwanath Kumar, “Prediction of moisture evaporation rate from Jaggery in green house drying using fuzzy logic”, Journal of Heat Transfer Research, 46(10) 2015, 923-935. DOI: 10.1615/HeatTransRes.2015007463 ISSN: 2162-6561 (IF: 2.443)
- A. Kumar, P. Vishwanath, K. Mahesh, M. Swati, P.M. Vinay Kumar, A. Abhijit, S.K. Singh, “Prediction of springback in V-bending and design of dies using finite element simulation”, International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 39 (3) 2010, 313-323. DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2010.035804 ISSN: 1741-5209 (IF: 0.743)
Selected Awards and Honors
- Anurag University (Dec 2020 to present)
- Selected as Deputy Director, ANURAGSAT project in Anurag University. Organized and conducted multiple events – seminars, training programs, expert interactions, workshops, tech-fests etc.
- Received a SEED research grant Rs. 1.9 Lakhs in Anurag University for research on Solar still
- Delegate at International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education (5-8th January 2023)
- Reviewer for International Journal, “Materials Today: Proceedings”, Elsevier Publishers.
- Reviewer to AISTF (American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers) Conference proceedings.
- Submitted two proposals as a Co-PI to DST SEED Fund under the scheme CRRCs and SUNIL of approx. Rs. 1.6 Crores and Rs. 80 Lakhs respectively.
- Indian Patent Published on “The performance improvement analysis in a beverage supply chain management system”. Dated: 9th Dec. 2022.
- PhD & Postdoc – Deakin University, Australia (May 2014 to July 2020)
- Deakin University Postgraduate research scholarship for PhD
- High appreciation received by renowned researcher and academician, Prof. John Grace for my Ph.D. thesis work.
- Consistently high student evaluation (eVALUate) results in academic work at Deakin University as a teaching assistant.
- Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal (July 2010 to Feb. 2014)
- Best teacher award in Mechanical department at SISTec, India
- High student feedback and results (97%) for the courses taught
- Guided students to develop projects namely, “Thermal Power Plant” that won first prize at National Level Working Model Competition.
External Profile Links
- PhD Deakin University, Australia N/A 2019
- M.Tech. IIT Madras, India 8.44 2010
- B.Tech. GRIET, India 82.6% 2008
