Teaching & CV

Education, positions & teaching

All of my postgraduate training has been at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, under the supervision of Prof. Chirodeep Bakli: first for the M.Tech., then for the PhD as a Prime Minister's Research Fellow, and now as a postdoctoral researcher in his Tensore Lab.

Position

Current

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

With Prof. Chirodeep Bakli · Tensore Lab

Education

2020 – 2026

PhD (Engg.) · Prime Minister's Research Fellow

School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

Thesis: Transport control under confinement: molecular mechanisms, soft matter effects, and multiscale integration (Feb 2026)
Supervisor: Prof. Chirodeep Bakli · CGPA 9.0
Coursework: Advanced Fluid Dynamics (EX), Research Methodology (A), English for Technical Writing (A), Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer (B)
2018 – 2020

M.Tech. in Energy Science and Engineering

IIT Kharagpur

Supervisor: Prof. Chirodeep Bakli · CGPA 9.11
2013 – 2017

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), Murthal

CGPA 7.89

Honours & patent

PhD
Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF)
Government of India, for doctoral research at IIT Kharagpur
Granted
Indian Patent No. 522050
Storage-based solar cooker with sensor-less dual-axis tracking
Application 201931033729 · Inventors: Chirodeep Bakli, Jayant Agarwal, Khusharaj Khaddeo, Vinay Arya

Teaching

Course	Role	When
Thermal Engineering for Energy Transition ES60201School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur · lecture slides below	Course resources	Ongoing
Renewable Energy Design Lab ES69202IIT Kharagpur · Experiments: convective heat transfer in a solar water heater; portable solar power bank for remote use	Teaching Assistant3-hour weekly lab	Spring 2022-23, 2023-24
Renewable Energy Systems Lab ES69201IIT Kharagpur · Experiments: flow over streamlined and bluff bodies in a wind turbine; flutter-based piezoelectric power generation	Teaching Assistant3-hour weekly lab	Autumn 2022-23, 2023-24
Energy Systems Modelling ES61008IIT Kharagpur · CFD demonstrations with COMSOL Multiphysics and ANSYS, and MATLAB basics	Teaching Assistant1-hour weekly tutorial	Jan – Apr 2022
Applications of GIS; Research Methodology WorkshopHijli College, Kharagpur · B.Sc. Honours, all semesters	Visiting teaching	May 2023 – Apr 2024
Research Methods; Research Methodology LabHijli College, Kharagpur · B.Sc. Honours, semesters 4 and 6	Visiting teaching	May 2022 – Apr 2023

Course resources

ES60201 · Lecture slides

Thermal Engineering for Energy Transition

Lecture slides for the course will be posted here.

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