Assistant Professor (Off Campus), Department of Computer Science & Information Systems, BITS Pilani
Kudos to the team!!!
Psychedelics drugs are abused because of their addictive and hallucinogenic properties. But some of them also have positive effects, such as in promoting neuronal plasticity. It would be great if we could separate the two facets! A new pathway for drug action that we have discovered may provide a glimpse of that possibility. We probed the psychedelic drug DOI in an in vitro system, and found that it is a potent agent for changing lipid membranes, which in turn can change membrane fusion and plasticity. So it can have receptor-independent effects on neuronal signalling. Since the hallucinogenic effects are thought to be mediated by the receptors, this shows a possible route to develop new molecules that can mimic its membrane-mediated actions, but will be devoid of hallucinogenic effects. Check out our new results published recently in ACS Chemical Neuroscience: https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00484
Kudos to Debsankar and the team, and thanks to all our collaborators.
Media Coverage:
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S.No. |
Name of the Programme |
Organized by |
Dates of the Programmes |
Duration of the Programme |
1. |
ITW (Intense teaching workshop) |
BITS PILANI Goa Campus |
(i)August- Nov. 2004 (i) Aug- Nov. 2010 |
4 months 4 months |
S.No. |
Name of the Programme |
Organized by |
Dates of the Program |
Duration of the Program |
1. |
‘Microbial Systematics: Soil to sequences’- Workshop |
CSIR-IMTECH |
2nd to 12th March, 2015 |
11-days |
2. |
AICTE-ISTE sponsored Short Term Training on Molecular Biology Techniques in Biotechnology |
AICTE-ISTE & BITS PILANI |
18-30th December, 2000 |
13- days |
3. |
Indo-US Symposium & Workshop on Recombinant DNA Technology & its applications in Drug discovery/Biotechnology |
BITS PILANI, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, USA & The Catholic University of America, USA. |
Feb, 22-27, 1999 |
6 days |
4. |
41st BRNS National workshop |
IANCAS, BRNS & BITS Pilani. |
15th -20th Oct, 2000 |
6 days |
5. |
BIOINFORMATICS |
National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training & Research, BHOPAL |
14-2-2005 to 18-2-2005 |
5 days |
6. |
American Society for Microbiology Sponsored International Workshop on Bioremediation (IWB-2010) |
BITS -Goa |
January 04-16, 2010 |
14 days |
7. |
63rd BRNS - IANCAS National Workshop on Radiochemistry and Applications of Radioisotopes in Science - A Hands on Training programme |
BITS GOA |
20-28 January, 2007 |
9 days |
AY 23-24
3. Faculty-in-charge, Advanced Materials Characterisation Laboratory
AY 22-23
3. Faculty-in-charge, Advanced Materials Characterisation Laboratory
4. Faculty-in-charge, Advanced Materials Characterisation Laboratory
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
- Prepared the annual budget
- Updated the safety guidelines
- Updated the lab poster
-Executed the annual maintenance of existing equipment
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
-Updated the safety guidelines
5. Admissions Duty
1. Served as the faculty mentor for 5 PS Stations; and the SPOC in 4 out of those 5
2. Faculty-in-charge, Civil Engineering Association
-Organized the freshers’ welcome
-Organized BEAM-IT and STAAD Pro workshop during ATMOS
-Invited guest lectures by Prof. Bhargab Maitra (IIT KGP); Ms. Madhura Mukherjee (GE), Er. Gopan Pillai (HOCHTIEF); Mr. Darshan Chauhan (Portland State U); Dr. Vamsi (Texas A&M); Mr. Hridyesh Tewani (Imperial College London)
-Published the CEA Magazine for the mid-year report (Sem-I)
-Talk by Prof. Sridhar Raju and myself to mentor the students on selection of elective courses
3. Faculty-in-charge, Scanning Electron Microscope
-Supervised the operations and maintenance of the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and its accessories;
-Drafted the operational guidelines for usage of the SEM for both internal and external users
-Executed the annual maintenance of existing equipment
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
-Updated the safety guidelines
-Updated the lab poster
-Purpose: Laboratory for Characterization of Long-term properties of Materials
- Equipment: Stereomicroscope, Laminar Air Flow chamber, Vibratory strain gage setup, digital length comparator, muffler furnace, height gauge, colorimeter, RCPT setup
6. Addressed the students’ concerns through proper channel as the Warden of Gautam Bhavan
7. Served as co-ordinator+event organizer for the ARENA event.
AY 2018-19
1. Supervised the operations and maintenance of the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and its accessories;
2. Drafted the operational guidelines for usage of the SEM for both internal and external users
3. Addressed the students’ concerns through proper channel as the Warden of Gautam Bhavan
4. Worked as the point of contact to facilitate the signing of MoU between UMASS-Lowell and BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
5. Prepared the banners and outline the schedule for the workshop on demonstration of STAAD Pro software to the academicians from neighboring colleges, organized by the department as a part of DST-FIST project
AY 2017-18
1. Got the SEM installed and running and taking care of the necessary measures to maintain its smooth operation
2. Developed and drafted Program Educational Objectives for the Department of Civil Engineering in alignment with the institute’s mission and vision
3. Initiated the incorporation of Expected Learning Outcomes and lecture-wise Student Learning Outcomes for each course in the respective handouts
4. Conducted 3 workshops in the department to help other faculty members in preparing the SLO based handouts
5. Completed the process of Curriculum Review for the Department of Civil Engineering and incorporated the necessary changes in the Bulletin after approval from the Senate
6. Initiated a student exchange program and research collaboration opportunity with UMass-Lowell, USA
1. Supervised the tests on soil permeability for the Govt. of Telangana Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme as part of consultancy activities for about 220 soil samples
2. Made necessary modifications to existing FD course curriculum/syllabi as a DCA member for 8 CDCs and 19 Elective courses as per the suggestions of external experts, industry requirements, and CCDCA discussions.
3. Member of the Stage Committee and the Sound Committee for Convocation, 2016
4. Facilitated the access to 5 new international journals for the Department of Civil Engineering through the library, as part of the library committee
5. Participated in meetings to finalize the purchase of SEM-EDS for the Hyderabad campus through Central Analytical Laboratory.
6. Prepared questions for BITSAT HD 2017 for the subject, “Advanced Concrete Technology”
7. As the safety in-charge for the Department of Civil Engineering, procured fresh First Aid Kits, gloves, long boots, safety glasses, glucose packets for each of the 5 laboratories in our department. Also put up notices and keeping strict surveillance so that students (both research scholars and students enrolled in CDCs) do not use the laboratory facilities unless they are wearing fully-covered boots, shirts, and trousers. Additionally, efforts were made to see that students enrolled in CDCs take note of the lab safety measures more sincerely.
8. Compiled and assimilated the departmental information for the 2016 BITSCAN Report
AY 2015-16
1. Proposed a course on ‘Advanced Concrete Technology’ to be introduced into the curriculum (accepted by the senate, ST* ZG523)
2. Introduced petrographic characterizations through stereomicroscopy in the curriculum for CE F311
3. Member, stage committee during Convocations of 2015 and 2016
4. Presented a lecture on Research Methodology during ‘Research Methodology Workshop’ in 2015
5. Worked with Central Analytical Laboratory to facilitate the purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope for Hyderabad campus
6. Collected solid construction and demolition waste materials from the campus (generated by ongoing construction activities) and using them for research purpose (paper accepted for conference based on relevant research at SEC 2016, referred above)
7. Member of the library committee which has been able to introduce RFID chips to facilitate circulation of books to students and faculty members
8. Funded the travel of Reeti Sarkar (2013A2PS581H) to PSU through OPERA grant and initiated the collaboration
9. Procured a stereomicroscope (OLYMPUS SXZ7) for the concrete technology lab
10. Procured a length comparator equipment to measure shrinkage strains for the concrete lab through OPERA grant
1. Ms. Dyagala Shalini awarded 1st position in the poster presentation competition as a part of Vidwanotsav 2024 held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus on 13th July, 2024. She received a gold medal and a cash prize of Rs. 5000/-.
2. Ms. Dyagala Shalini received the Best Poster Award in the International Symposium cum Workshop on Translational Therapies for Cancer and Infections (TTCI-2024) held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad Campus on 22nd July, 2024.
Get in touch to discuss opportunities for PhD, Masters, and Undergraduate research.
2024
2023
A Two-day workshop will be organized on Theorising Future Ethics of Technology: Can Moral be determined?
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https://semiengineering.com/easy-to-use-mechanical-frequency-comb-platform-tu-delft/
https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2023/tnw/new-microchip-links-two-nobel-prize-winning-techniques
http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/adarsh-ganesan-wins-iet-hudswell-international-research-scholarship
http://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5020987
http://www.cui.uni-hamburg.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017_03_CUI-News_fin.pdf
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-celebrated-optical-vibrational.html
http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/celebrated-optical-trick-goes-vibrational
http://aip.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Australian%20Physics/Aust%20Phys%2054-2.pdf
http://www.ioa.org.uk/sites/default/files/Acoustics%20Bulletin%20March-April%202017_0.pdf
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2017/jan/24/acoustic-frequency-comb-measures-up
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v10/4
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25843-tiny-waves-could-build-livers-on-a-liquid-template
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Ph.D. positions are open in my laboratory. Students with their own fellowships such as CSIR-Net, DBT-JRF, etc., are encouraged to contact Dr. Balakumaran Chandrasekar for potential research topics!
1. Nature Communication (Nature Publishing Group).
2. Kidney International (official Journal of International Society of Nephrology)
3. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports (Elsevier), Certified as "Recognized Reviewer" by Elsevier.
4. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity (Hindawi).
5. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology (American Physiology Society).
6. Frontiers in Pharmacology (Frontier Press).
7. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research (BMC)
8. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (Elsevier), Certified as "Recognized Reviewer" by Elsevier.
9. Frontiers in Space Technology (Microgravity theme) Invited Review Editor.
10. Endocrinology (Oxford Academic Journals)
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We would be happy to welcome students with strong computational biology/machine learning background and interest looking for opportunity to apply their expertise to solve biological problems through SOP/LOP/DOP/dissertation projects.
Sincere students would be encouraged to and, given opportunity to publish their work jointly with Ph.D. students in the lab.
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https://www.expresspharma.in/advances-in-neurological-research-highlight-breakthrough-therapies/
Degree |
Major |
Institute |
University |
Year |
Ph.D. |
Chemistry Guide: Dr. Sourav Pal |
National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
University of Pune |
2007 |
M.Sc. |
Physical Chemistry |
Department of Chemistry |
University of Pune |
2001 |
B.Sc. |
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
Shri. Shivaji Science College, Nagpur |
Nagpur University |
1999 |
Institutional Responsibilities:
Departmental Responsibilities:
Institution |
Position |
Period |
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From |
To |
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BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus |
Associate Dean, Academic Undergraduate Studies, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus |
August, 2018 |
Till date |
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department |
February, 2015 |
Till date |
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Head, Chemical Engineering Department |
September, 2012 |
August, 2016 |
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Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department |
August, 2008 |
January, 2015 |
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Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department |
Jan, 2004 |
July, 2008 |
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Assistant Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department |
Nov, 2002 |
Dec, 2003 |
1 |
Associate Dean, Academic Undergraudate Studies Division, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, August 2018 to Till date. |
2 |
Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, September 2012 to August 2016. |
3 |
Professor-in-Charge, Chemical Engineering Association, BITS – Pilani, Pilani Campus, 2010 – 2011. |
4 |
Non Residence Warden, Malviya Bhawan, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, July 2010 – December 2015. |
5 |
Nucleus Member, Instruction Division, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Jan 2007 to August 2012. |
1 |
Member of Sub-committee of Examination Pilani Campus, August 2018 to till date. |
2 |
Chairman, Academic Counceling Board, Pilani Campus, August 2018 to till date. |
3 |
Member of Academic Monitoring Board, BITS Pilani, August 2018 to till date. |
4 |
Member of Academic Governing Committee, BITS Pilani, August 2018 to till date. |
5 |
Champion of one of the thrust area "Programs, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Quality assurance" with the Boston Consulting Group, 2017. |
6 |
Committee Member for an inquiry committee constituted by Registrar in the year 2017. |
7 |
Co-cordinator of GC-MS/MS facility as a part of Central Analytical facility, 2015-2020. |
8 |
Member of the selection committee in the year 2018 & 2019 of 'Best Performance Awards' for Non-teaching staff on Founder's Day (Basant Panchami Day). |
9 |
Department Level Short-listing Committees (DLSC) member, 2012 to till date. |
10 |
DRC member of Chemical Engineering Department, September 2016 to August 2020. |
11 |
Member, Senate, BITS Pilani, 2012 onwards. |
12 |
Ex-officio member and Chairperson, Departmental Research Committee, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, 2012 – 2016. |
13 |
Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Academics, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, 2012 – 2016. |
14 |
Member, Library Committee, BITS Pilani, 2011. |
15 |
Member, Research Board, BITS Pilani, 2009-2011. |
16 |
Member, Standing Committee of Student Discipline, BITS Pilani, 2009-2010. |
17 |
Member, Cross Campus Departmental Committee of Academics (ccDCA), 2010 – 2012. |
18 |
Member, Institute Level Anti-ragging Committee, 2009 – 2015. |
19 |
Co-coordinator for the UGC Assistance to the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Level-1 of DRS under Special Assistance Program for year 2011 - 2016. |
20 |
Member of Implementation Committee of DST FIST Support at the Level -1 for the Department of Chemical Engineering for Year 2011 - 2016. |
21 |
Co-coordinator, Program Committee- Process, Work Integrated Learning Program Division, BITS Pilani. |
22 |
Co-coordinator & Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering for the Employees of Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd., Korba, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, June 25 - July 24, 2010. |
23 |
Co-coordinator & Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering for the Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, June 21 - July 19, 2010. |
24 |
Resource Person, Intensive Teaching Workshop, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, 2008. |
25 |
Member, Committee for PhD Qualifying Examinations, BITS Pilani, 2005 onwards. |
26 |
Member, Doctoral Advisory Committees, BITS Pilani. |
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48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power 2021 (FMFP 2021)
27th - 29th December, 2021.
Venue: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, RJ, India.
Website Link: http://bitspilanithermal.in/
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Faculty-in-charge, Transport Services Section (Sept 2012 to August 2018)
Convener, DCA (Sept 2016 to August 2018)
Member, DRC (2015-2016)
Member, Disciplinary Committee (2017-18)
Member, Library Committee (2015-16)
Non-Residential Warden, Bhagirath Bhavan (2009 to 2016)
Nominated Institute member in the Governing counsil, SSMS (2013 to 2018)
Professor-in-Charge, Manufacturing Engineering Association (2009-2017)
Member, advisory committee for UGC SAP under DRS (2009-10)
Member, DAC
Secretary, Staff Association for Period 2007-08
Task Force Member, Mission 2012-Vision 2020 (2010-2012)
Assisting in PhD qualifying exams
Assisting in M.E. and PhD admission process
Assisting in the course curriculum redesign
Assisted in the upgradation of existing Mechanical Engineering Laboratory facilities
Assisted in the development of WILPD courses and programmes
BITSAT (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018)
PS-I duties (2003,2007, 2008, 2018)
WILPD projects evaluation and exams
Developed lab experiments for Mechanical Engineering Lab.
Developed EDD notes for Metal Forming and Machining Practicals
Developed EDD Lab Manual for Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
Developed Engineering Materials and Workshop Practice course materials for HZL and BALCO refresher programme
Developed Inventory Management software for BITS Workshop stores
Assisted in Convocation
Successfully conducted Engagement Survey as a part of Mission 2012-Vision 2020
Organized International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing in Nov 2011
Immediate Past President, Indian Subcontinent Region Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) Regional body of DSI, Houston, Texas, USA
Member, Performance Measurement Association, Cranfield University, UK
Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Senior Member, Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (SM- IIIE)
Fellow, Institute of Engineers (FIE)
Life Member, Sports Engineering Association (SEA)
Life Member, Indian Society of Training and Development (ISTD)
Member, Society of Operations Management (SOM)
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Current Positions held:
Working as Associate Professor in Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan. India since Oct 2015 to till date.
Industrial Research Experience:
Post PhD experience: Worked as Research Scientist in Formulation Development Department at Astron research centre, division of Intas Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Post M.Pharm experience: Worked in Formulation Development Department, Torrent Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
I enjoy my teaching because it gives me a ‘joy of giving and joy of learning’. I believe that a teacher can make a subject very easy with his soul involvement.
Teaching Experience:
Worked as Lecturer at Department of Pharmacy, BITS, Pilani since Oct. 2008 to Dec. 2014.
Working as Assistant Professor at Department of Pharmacy, BITS, Pilani since Oct. 2015 to till today.
Doctoral Supervision
3 (as co-supervisor)
M.Pharm Supervision: M.Pharm Thesis (9), B.Pharm thesis, Research Practice, Lab project (higher degree), First degree project courses.
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International
1 |
Delivered Open Seminar at Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan on "Wind Resistant Design of Special Structures Housing Sensitive Instruments", July 13, 2019 Link: http://www.collaborate.wind.t-kougei.ac.jp/en/ |
2 |
Seminar on "Geometrical Modifications for wind resistant design of proposed LIGO India Structure", June 28, 2019 at Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University |
3 |
Invited Talk on "Current status of laboratory tornado simulation studies and investigations on their interaction with structures", International Workshop on Gusty Wind, Thermal Environment and Energy Saving, Japan, March 9-10, 2017 |
4 |
Seminar on topic- “Understanding stationary and translating vortex flows and challenges in its laboratory simulation” at Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, USA, June 13, 2016 |
5 |
Seminar on topic- “Effects of non-dimensional governing parameters on building internal and external pressures under a tornado-flow” at National Wind Institute, Texas Tech University, USA ,June 15, 2016 |
6 |
Invited talk on the topic- “Experimental Wind Pressure estimation on structures in extreme wind events like tornado” at Department of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiatong University, Beijing, China on 15th July 2015 |
7 |
Invited talk on the topic- “Extreme Wind Events-Laboratory Scale Simulation and analysis of low-rise structures” at State Key Laboratory for Disaster Risk Reduction, Tongji University, Shanghai, China on 13th July 2015 |
National
1 |
Resource person at FDP on Performance of Engineering Structures under extreme loading, Conducted by Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology and Telangana Association for Skill and Knowledge (TASK), June 8, 2020, Hyderabad |
2 |
Invited Speaker at Refresher Course on Wind Induced forces and effects on buildings and structures organised by Indian Association of Structural Engineers, 16 February 2019, New Delhi |
3 |
Invited Speaker at CEP - Missile Structural Dynamics on "Vibration Isolation Systems", DRDL, Hyderabad, Sep 4, 2018 |
4 |
Invited speaker at FDP on "Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering", June 14, 2018, Geethanjali College of Engineering, Hyderabad |
5 |
Invited talk on 'Wind Resistant design for proposed LIGO observatory' at Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India, Dec 19-21, 2016 |
6 |
Seminar on “Fundamentals of Vibration Analysis and Machinery Vibration” to 30 Graduate Engineering Trainees at Shanthi Gears Limited on June18th,2015 |
7 |
Invited talk on the topic- “Fluid Structure Interaction- Design Issues and Challenges” at the 2nd International Conference on Emerging areas in Technology and Sciences, Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala, 2nd May 2015 |
8 |
Invited Talk on "Tornado Effects on Structures" at International Workshop on 'Wind Disaster Challenges Ahead' organised by Royal Group of Institutions and Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, Feb 22, 2013 |
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Other Important Contributions:
Congress/Meeting | Poster presentation | Oral presentation |
ASN Kidney week meetings | 2008, 2010, 2012 | 2012 |
ERA-EDTA Congress | 2010 | 2012 |
DGfN Congress | 2010, 2012 | |
American College of Rheumatology Meeting | 2010 | |
ICDDT Conference, Dubai | 2010 | |
MiPTec Conference, Basel | 2011 | |
EULAR meeting, London | 2011 | |
HLA-G meeting, Paris | 2012 |
2012 | 49th ERA-EDTA congress, Paris |
Renal dendritic cells release interleukin-22 which promotes regeneration of tubular epithelial cells after acute kidney injury
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2012 | 6th international conference on HLA-G, Paris | Therapeutic role of HLA-G in mouse model of lupus nephritis |
2012 |
ASN congress
2012, San Diego |
Toll-Like Receptor-4 activation induces interleukin-22 secretion in renal mononuclear phagocytes which stimulates tubular epithelial cell regeneration upon kidney injury |
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Administrative Work |
1 |
Member Secretary, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, BITS Pilani (June 2020- till date).
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2 |
Scientist In charge, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, BITS Pilani (Feb 2020- till date).
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3 |
Member Secretary of Institutional Human Ethics Committee, BITS Pilani (From 2013- till date). |
4 |
Member of Departmental Research Committee (2022 till date)
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5 |
Co-ordinator of Prof.B.M Mithal and Mr. C.N.V. H.B. Gupta Gold Medal award (2022 to date)
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6 |
Member,-Student Faculty Council Cell (2016- till date)
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7 |
Ph.D Qualifying - process In-charge , Department of Pharmacy (2016-2020)
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8 |
In-charge of Lab. No. 3125 (2022- to date)
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9 |
Warden -Bhigirath (October, 2022 to date)
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S. No |
Administrative Work |
1 |
Member Secretary, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, BITS Pilani (June 2020- till date)
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2 |
Scientist In-charge, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, BITS Pilani (Feb 2020- till date)
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3 |
Member Secretary of Institutional Human Ethics Committee (IHEC, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (From 2013- till date). |
4 |
Member of Library Committee, BITS Pilani (Jan 2013- 2014)
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5 |
Co-ordinator of Prof.B.M Mithal and Mr. C.N.V. H.B. Gupta Gold Medal award (2014-2018)
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6 |
Member of DRC (2013-2020) and DAC (2013- till date)
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7 |
Co-ordinator of Departmental seminar (2013-2018)
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8 |
Co-ordinator -Student Faculty Council Cell (2013-2016)
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9 |
Member,-Student Faculty Council Cell (2016- till date)
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10 |
FDTS, HDD process In-charge , Department of Pharmacy (2016-2020)
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11 |
In-charge of Lab. No. 3118 (2014-2022)
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12 |
Non -Resident Warden -CV Raman Hostel (2019- 2022) |
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Dr. Sarkar is a passionate educator believing in total development of students emphasizing on intricate details and building up understanding and correlations therein. In addition to teaching assigned courses, his spontaneous engagements in improving various aspects of teaching are as follows,
Part of selection committee /Assessment:
International visits & Collaboration:
Sr. No. | Place | Duration |
1 | Visiting Assistant Professor' University of Virginia, Charlottesvillie (USA)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2018 - July 2018 (Worked at HPLP lab of UVA Charlottesvillie under university Immersion) |
2 Months |
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2024: Reviewer for IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), an official annual conferences owned and organized by the IEEE REGION 10 (Asia Pacific),
2024: Program Committee Member and reviewer of “ 6th International Conference on Microelectronic Devices and Technologies (MicDAT '2024), Spain, September 25-27, 2024.
2023: Finance Team 27th International Symposium on VLSI Design and Test (VDAT-2022), 17-29 September 2023-1 October 2023 to be held at BITS, Pilani.
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ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA graduated (BTech) from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) Kanpur in 1986, earned Masters (MS) in 1992 and PhD in 2005, both from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.
He worked as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in the Department of Post-Harvest Process and Food Engineering, College of Technology, Govind Ballahab Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, during 1986-87. Later at IIT Madras (apart from doing MS and later PhD) he also worked as a Senior Project Officer (SPO), during 1990-92, for a project on Biogas Generation from Tannery Effluents funded by the Department of Nonconventional Energy Sources of Ministry of Energy and as a Research Associate (RA) for a project on Colour Removal of Industrial Effluents using Fluidized Bed funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) during 1997–2002.
Presently he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani–Pilani Campus, which he joined as a Lecturer in December 2004.
He also served as Head of the Department (Jan 2007 to August 2012). During this period, department was granted three major development funds: Departmental Research Support (DRS)–Special Assistance Programme (SAP) of University Grant Commission (UGC) [Rs. 48 Lakhs (2011-16)], UGC-Infrastructure Support [Rs. 20 Lakhs (2011-12)] and Fund for Improvement of S & T Infrastructure (FIST) of Department of Science and Technology (DST) [Rs. 80.5 Lakhs (2011-16)]. Five (5) UGC-BSR research fellowships were also granted to the department. The department also conducted two prominent conferences: Technological Advancements in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (TACEE-2012, March 23-24, 2012) and 8th Annual Session of Students’ Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON-2012, September 21-22, 2012), an annual event of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).
Dr. Sharma teaches in the field of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Biochemical Engineering and his areas of Research are Environmental Engineering (Water and Wastewater Treatment), Adsorption, Fluidization, Hydrodynamics, Biochemical Engineering (Bioreactor Analysis and Design), Reaction Mechanism & Kinetics and Modeling & Simulation. He is nurturing his interests in Reactor Analysis & Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics.
He is guiding 1 PhD and has guided 1 PhD, 7 ME Dissertations, 30+ Professional & Research Practice and Research Methodology students, 6 BE Theses and 70+ BE Projects. He has published 40+ research papers in national & international journals and conferences, 5 chapters in lecture notes and participated in 15+ short term courses/seminars/conferences/symposiums/workshops/conventions.
He has reviewed research papers submitted for Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series A; CURIE Journal (Journal of Cooperation among University, Research and Industrial Enterprises); paper/proposal for 2nd National Convention on Energizing Entrepreneurship through Innovation, Nov 2-3, 2007, Pilani, India and coordinated the proof reading of 25 review/research papers for the special issues of Journal of Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer–Dec 1996 and March 1997 issues, viz., FESTSCHRIFT ISSUES in honour of Prof. Y B G VARMA, on his retirement from the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras.
He delivered Expert Lectures/Talk on Environmental Protection: Issues and Perspectives, TEQIP-II Sponsored FDP, Development in Sustainable Energy & Environment Protection, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, BIET, Jhansi, India, March 27-31, 2017; Introduction to the World of Chemical Engineering-Its Scope and Prospects, NTSE Awardees' Nurturing Program, BITS Pilani–Pilani Campus, Pilani, India, Nov 16-20, 2016; Research at BITS, Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical and Environmental Engineers (WAICEE 2013), Pilani, India, March 22-23, 2013; Co-judged a Session in SCHEMCON–2012, Sept 21-22, 2012, Pilani, India and Chaired a Session on Green Chemistry in International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing: Issues, Trends and Practices (ICSM 2011), Nov 10-12, 2011, Pilani, India.
He has been a Member of Organizing Committee for Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical and Environmental Engineers (WAICEE 2013, 2015, 2017 & 2019), March 22-23, 2013; February 27-28, 2015; 2017; 2019, Pilani, India; Symposium on Sustainable Technology Development in Polymer (SSTDP-2016), Pilani, India; Local Advisory Committee for National Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Feb 19-21, 2010, Pilani, India; Organizing Committee for National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC-06), Sept 1-3, 2006, Pilani, India; Registration Committee for Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (CHEMCON)–2001, Dec 19–22, 2001, Chennai, India and Student Member of Technical Programme Committee for International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering, ICAChE – 96, Dec 11–13, 1996, Chennai, India.
He has been an examiner for PhD Thesis at IGCAR Kalpakkam (Feb 2016), Anna University (May 2015) & VNIT Nagpur (May 2014); MTech Project at HBTI Kanpur (Oct 2017 & April 2013); BE Final Year Project at MNIT Jaipur (June 2014) & BTech (Industry) Projects at Banasthali University-Banasthali (Jan 2013 & Jan 2012); and, at BITS Pilani, for PhD Thesis, ME Dissertations, Professional & Research Practice and Research Methodology, BE Theses, Practice School (PS) Project Reports and BE Projects.
At BITS Pilani, he is/has been a member of Senate, Research Board, Doctoral Counseling Committee (DCC), Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC), Departmental Research Committee (DRC), Intensive Teaching Workshop (ITW), Teaching Learning Centre (TLC), Departmental Committee for Academics (DCA), Departmental Level Shortlisting Committee (DLSC), IIChE-Pilani Regional Centre, Academic Counseling Cell (ACC), (Mentor) ACB, Library Committee (LC), PFAC, Student Faculty Council (SFC), Registration (Advisor), etc.
He is a Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) and Member of Institution of Engineers (India) [IE]. For more details, please visit: http://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/arvinds/profile.
Extra-Curricular Activities of Mr. Sharma had been: Creative Writing, Debate, Extempore, Elocution | Singing, Dramas | Drawing | Long Races, Karate, Cricket, Table Tennis etc. Arvind is married, blessed with two sons and gifted with brothers, sisters & friends … !
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Blockchain Technology BITS F452
Module |
Lecture session |
Learning Outcome |
Topics |
Reference |
1 |
1-5 |
Overview of Blockchain Technology |
Defining Blockchain and Distributed Ledger, Blockchain Properties Decentralized, Transparent, Immutable and secure. Blockchain Applications. Types of Blockchain: Public, private, and consortium based blockchain, When to use, and when not to use Blockchain, History of Blockchain. |
TB: Ch 1 R1: Ch 0,1 |
2 |
6-8
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Introduction to computing models and P2P networking |
Centralized, Decentralized and Distributed Systems, Decentralization vs distributed, P2P systems, propertied of P2P systems, P2P communication architecture. P2P network applications: File sharing, P2P network for blockchain |
TB: Ch 1 |
3 |
9-12 |
Foundational Concepts Blockchain Data Structure |
Cryptographic Hash Functions, Digital Signatures, Public Keys as Identities, Hash Pointers and Hash chain and Merkel tree, Consensus mechanisms |
TB: Ch3 R1: Ch1 |
4
|
13-18 |
Blockchain Characteristics |
Decentralized Identity management, Transactions, incentivising and mining. Distributed Consensus (PoW), Cryptocurrency as the first blockchain application. Mechanics of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Scripts, Storing and Using Bitcoins, Mining in Bitcoin. |
TB: Ch4 R1: Ch 2,3,4,5,6 |
5 |
19-21 |
Other Consensus Mechanisms |
Proof of storage, proof of stake, proof of deposit, proof of burn, proof of activity. algorithms for adjusting difficulty and retargeting. Limitations of Bitcoin, alternative cryptocurrencies. |
TB: Ch5 R1: Ch 8 |
6 |
22-27 |
Smart Contracts and Ethereum |
History, Purpose and types of smart contracts, Introduction to Ethereum, bitcoin vs Ethereum stack. P2P network in Ethereum, consensus in Ethereum, scripts in Ethereum, Smart contracts (Ethereum Virtual Machine). Developing and executing smart contracts in Ethereum. State and data structure in Ethereum. |
TB: Ch 6, 7,8 R1: Ch 11 |
7
|
28-33 |
Private and Consortium based Blockchain: Hyperledger |
Need for the consortium. Hyperledger stack, Multichainblockchain. Innovation in Hyperledger, smart contracts, and distributed applications in hyperledger. |
TB: Ch 9 |
8 |
34-40
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Case studies/ Enabling Technologies and applications |
Application of blockchain in privacy and security, IoT and smart cities, Business and Industry, Data management, e-Governance |
TB: Ch 10,11 R1: Ch11 |
Component |
Duration |
Weightage(%) |
Date & Time |
Mode |
Midsem |
90 Mins. |
30 |
<TEST_1> |
Closed Book |
Project |
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20 |
- |
OB |
Quiz |
30 minutes |
10 |
- |
OB |
Seminar |
20 minutes |
5 |
- |
OB |
Comprehensive Exam |
3 Hrs. |
35 |
<TEST_C> |
Partly Open |
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All my formal project slots for spring semester 2024-2025 is full. Those who would like to have informal projects, please email me once the semester begins.
ORCID | http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7945-3229 | ||
Researcher ID (Web of Science) | C-8398-2012 | ||
SCOPUS ID | 57212821721 | ||
Semantic Scholar ID | 5552124 | ||
Ciência ID | D716-1B91-FE04 | ||
Loop Profile | https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/217730/overview | ||
Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7_Dz9wsAAAAJ&hl=en | ||
Vidwan ID | 137279 | ||
IRINS (BITS) | https://bits-pilani.irins.org/profile/137279 |
Gate/NET qualified, well-motivated, and hard-working individuals are encouraged to apply through proper channel. I accept research students based on his/her interview's performance and department rules and regulations.
Background (essential): Probability and random processes, communication systems, signal processing, network fundamentals.
Skills: Programming in MATLAB (essential), C/C++, Python, plus technical writing (desirable)
Key research areas:
Terrestrial/satellite communication systems (fifth generation systems and beyond),
Efficient signal processing for communication (e.g., deep learning/machine learning),
Cognitive and cooperative Internet-of-Things (IoT),
Hybrid communication systems and networks.
Class |
Year |
Board/University |
Division |
Subject |
D.Phil. |
2003* |
H.N.B. Garhwal University (Central University) |
Awarded |
Mathematics** |
B.Ed. |
2001 |
Indira Gandhi National Open University |
Passed |
Mathematics, Science, Computer |
M.Sc. |
1998 |
H.N.B. Garhwal University (Central University) |
I |
Mathematics |
B.Sc. |
1996 |
H.N.B. Garhwal University (Central University) |
I |
Physics, Mathematics, Geology |
Intermediate |
1993 |
C.B.S.E. |
I |
English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology |
High School |
1991 |
C.B.S.E. |
II |
English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies |
* Submitted on 30/07/2002 Viva Voce on 23/08/2003 Awarded on 20/03/2004
** Title of thesis: Some queueing models for prediction and evaluation of performance of computer system.
Interacting droplet pair suspended in a non-isothermal shear flow, Physics of Fluids 35, 042012 (2023)
The different patterns exhibited by droplet pair interacting in a shear flow field in the presence of a transverse temperature gradient applied across a micro-channel are shown here. Some of the patterns shown here include: sliding-over motion, follow-up motion, reversing motion and droplet coalescence. These patterns are seen to be strongly dependent on various parameters such as channel width, initial separation distance between the droplet, the strength of the imposed temperature gradient as compared to the imposed viscous pressure driven flow.
Coexisting sliding states of active particles near top and bottom walls of a micro-channel, Langmuir 2020, 36, 25, 7133–7147.
Diffuso-phoretic active particles is seen to exhibit sliding states near the bottom wall of a micro-channel, but can the same particle also exhibit a sliding state near the top wall ? If the answer is yes, then under what parametric regime is this possible ?
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We invite you to submit your manuscripts adhering to the IEEE template/format. All submissions considered for publication must be submitted by the deadline through the SETCMS, with "SSI: GenAIText" selected from the topic-box.
Research Journey Unveiled: From Earth's Depths to Computational Frontiers
Embarking on my research odyssey as a Research Assistant in VECC Calcutta's Helium Recovery Division in 1990, I delved into experimental work under the mentorship of Dr. Debashis Ghosh, a student of the esteemed Prof. Shyama Das Chatterjee. My initial focus centered on comprehending the release of trapped helium and other gases resulting from the Earth's tectonic movements, aiming to predict seismic activity and geological phenomena.
Transitioning into my Ph.D. at IIT Kanpur's Nuclear Physics Laboratory, I harnessed Mossbauer spectroscopy and positron annihilation spectroscopy. Leveraging delicate nuclear techniques, I employed various radioactive sources, including a 57Co source with a strength of 50 mC. A closed-cycle helium cryostat operating at temperatures near 8K played a pivotal role in my research. Complementing these techniques, I utilized X-ray, SEM, TEM, EDAX, and more to scrutinize minerals, steels, alloys, coals, and an array of diverse samples.
The theoretical facet of my journey unfolded in IIT Kanpur's Materials and Metallurgical Department, where, as a research associate under Professor N. Chakraborti, I contributed significantly to the study of the Ti-C based ternary alloys phase diagram, funded by a DRDO project.
Venturing into my second post-doctoral role at Emory University, I immersed myself in studying the reaction kinetics of different proteins. Employing liquid helium and nitrogen Mossbauer spectroscopy, along with a 100 mC radioactive source, I received training from Emory Medical School and Hospital's radiological department on using radioactive sources and radiation hazard protection.
In 2006, I initiated my foray into theoretical computational work at BITS Pilani. Here, my focus shifted to studying various hybrid semiconductor nanoclusters, nanotubes, hydrogen storage systems, and other materials using density functional theory. This computational modeling and prediction of novel materials with potential applications have been a cornerstone of my research, culminating in the mentorship of three Ph.D. students in this dynamic field.
Full-time PhD candidates with their own fellowship (UGC/CSIR JRF etc.) and whose research interest aligns are encouraged to contact.
November 2024 - The first paper from our lab was accepted in the Bulletin of Materials Science
November 2024 - Avinash and Shivani have presented their work at IAN annual meeting (NIMHANS)
April 2024- Shreesha Hegde joined the lab
February 2024 - Presented our lab's work at an Indo-France workshop organized by CEFIPRA at KL University
February 2024 - Avinash won his first award for poster presentation from our lab at the Indo-France workshop
February 2024 - Second extramural grant for developing small molecule therapeutics for drug-resistant epilepsy (Co-PI: Prof. Sajeli Begum)
November 2023 - Heena Choudhary joined the lab
September 2023 - Provisional patent approved for the design of the low-cost acoustic booth.
December 2022 - Shivani Sharma joined the lab.
December 2022 - First undergraduate thesis from the lab - Vinay M
October 2022 - The Lab was awarded its first extramural grant of 29 lacs to examine the circuits in hearing loss by the SERB
August 2022 - Avinash Wadhkar joined the lab
June 2021 - till Date February 2015 - May 2021 |
Senior Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
August 2010 - January 2015 |
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
December 2003 – July 2010 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
July 1997 – November 2003 |
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Article "Extracellular vesicle-associated Complement cascade 8 - alpha and Calpain-2 in Human vitreous as biomarkers of Infectious Endophthalmitis Authoured by Velmurugan K (PhD Scholar), published in Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST), 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1167%2Ftvst.13.5.14 Impact factor-3.2.
Article "Nanomicelles empower natamycin in treating fungal keratitis: An in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo study" Authoured by Priyadarshini Sathe (PhD Scholar) and Velmurugan K.(PhD Scholar), published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics,2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124118 Impact Factor 5.8
Students Placement's/ Higher Education
Students Conference presentations
MIHIR JESHURUN -Bio Fluid mechanics
AYUSH KUMAR SINGH - AI in Electric / power system
MANISH PRAJAPATI - Fluid flow in n/w of pipes
SIDDHARTH TIBREWAL -AI in Finance
BAIMEEDI NITHIN REDDY - ML in Signal Processing
VANAMA PHANINDHAR -ML in Communication system
DARA SAI SRIJA -Optimization Tech in ML
SHWETA M -ML in IOT
2020-21 (II Sem)
KARTHEEK SIVAVARMA NADIMPALLI -Problems in Fluid Dynamics
TEJA BHASKAR MADDU - Linear Algebra and AI
B PRANEETHA - Linear Algebra in AI
A KRISHNA SAI ANUDEEP – AI
BHOSALE IRA INDRANIL- Linear Algebra in ML
ARCHAN PARIMAL DESAI - Statistical Techniques in AI and ML
SRISHTI SARASWAT - Linear Algebra in NLP
SHIVALI RATRA - Multivariate Calculus
2020-21 (I Sem)
RUTHVIK REDDY S - Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Fluid Mechanics
BALIVADA PRANAV SAI - Flow Past Porous Objects
GURU SUDHAN M - Statistical Fluid Mechanics and its applications
PRAVEEN KUMAR R- Computational Fluid Dynamics with Python
UTTAM SINGH- Mathematical modelling of Image processing techniques On Blood Flow Problem
AYUSH SRIVASTAVA - Implementation of AI and Deep Learning In CFD
2019-20( II Sem)
JANUPALA GNANESHWAR REDDY - A Study on Fluid Flow Past a Sphere in a Cylinder
MRINAL JHA- Stokes flow around rotating axially symmetric pervious body
MUSAIYAB ALI MIRZA - Fluid Flow in Porous Media
SURABHI SHARMA- Creeping Flow Past a Fluid Sphere
JONNADABHATTARU SAI LOHIT- Study on Heat transfer about a sphere
KHANDELWAL DIPANSHU HARISH - Unsteady Motion of Spheres in Fluid Flow
NAHATA MUSKAN- A Report on Flow past Heterogeneous porous spheres
DISHIKA RASTOGI - Non Conventional Coordinate Systems
2019-20 (I Sem)
ADITYA MISHRA - Bio-Fluid Mechanics
JANUPALA GNANESHWAR REDDY - A Study on Fluid Flow Past a Sphere
DIVY DWIVEDI - A Study on Flow past Separated Spheres
2018-19 ( II Sem)
T. RAHUL RAJU- Biofluid mechanics and FSI
GOVINDU SAVIO – Fluid dynamics- linear elasticity and FSI
2018-19 ( I Sem)
AYUSH BAGDIYA - Biofluid mechanics
DIVY DWIVEDI - Non-Cartesian Coordinate Systems
2017- 18 (II Sem)
NIKHILESH B - Flow of a Newtonian Fluid in a Pipe with Time-dependent Flow Properties
RISHABH CHAUHAN - Statistical Natural Language Processing
GANESH NAGENDRA K - Applications Of Ordinary Differential Equations in the Theory Of Elasticity
JOHN VIKAS K - Partial Differential Equations in the Theory of Elasticity
2017-18 (I Sem)
RITIKA RAMCHANDANI- Methods 0f Solving Differential Equations
2016-17 (II Sem)
J MADHULIKA - Fuzzy Logic in Image Processing
S SRILATHA - Wavelet Analysis n Signal and Image Processing
APOORVA SHRIDHAR - Qualitative Properties of Solutions to Difference Equations
ASEEM BAJI -Analytical methods to solve Linear and Non-Linear Partial Differential Equation
R SAI RAM - Analytical and Numerical Methods for solving Non-linear PDE
B HEMANTH REDDY - Study of mass transfer problems arising in Transport Phenomena
BARKHA MK. TAORI - Fluid Flow in Curved Pipes
G SAI SRIRAMYA - Methods to Solve Differential Equations in Control System Engineering
2016-17 (I Sem)
K SASHANK - Solutions to Unsteady State Problems Arising in Transport Phenomena
SREEJA Y - Study on Techniques for Analysing Arterial Waveforms
VEERAV CH - Study on Techniques for Analyzing Arterial Pressure Waveform
P SAI AISHWARYA- Methods for Solving Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
RACHIT AJITSARIA - Engineering Models of Human Circulatory System
2015-16 ( II Sem)
Ch. Akhil - A Project Report on Wind Kessel Model
2015-16 (I Sem)
ASEEM BAJI - Analytical and Approximate Analytical methods to solve Ordinary and Partial Differential Equation
ASHWIN AGARWAL - Transport phenomena
From 2010 till 2014
ADITYA VIKRAM SINGH
L PRADEEP REDDY
V CHALLA RAO
GAGANDEEP SINGH
SAI KUMAR YERRA
DINESH KUMAR D
K SRI MAHESH
CH SREE CHARAN
R SUDHEER
I RAVI TEJA
ANEKETH T
P DEEPIKA
T PAVAN KUMAR
B L R DEEPIKA
SHANKAR VENKATARAMAN
Y KESAVA RAO
VISHNU PRIYA C
A ADITYA
M HARISH
ANUP GVS
C Y KIRAN KUMAR
K. AVINASH
U. HARI KRISHNA
P H V SRIKARTHIK
A NIKHIL
R VAISHNAVI
SHIKA SUNEJA
ROHIT P
A. ADITYA
VEESAM NARESH KUMAR
RITHESH K
TANIA KHATTER
ANUSHA SINGH
DEEPIKA N SAI
BHASWANT
N ABHIRAM
ROHIT P
KSR KARTHIK
D SRIHARSHA
C BHARAT REDDY
B RAJEEV
D PHANI KRISHNA RAJU
T ESWAR SAI ROHIT
B. ANIL KUMAR
PVPK SAIEESH
N ABHIRAM REDDY
SOWMYA G KUMAR
K CHARISHMA BHAVANI
SUSHANTH S
D CHANDRAHAS
CHARANYA CHANDRASEKARAN
K S HASANTH
E SRAVANTHI
Paper Presentations:
1. Karthik A, Shriya M, Nithin Reddy B, Ketana K, T S L Radhika, A Substantial Model for Blood Flow, PDEU, Gujarat, March 2022.
2. M. Shriya, A. Karthik and T. S. L. Radhika, Mathematical Blood Flow Model - Simulations and Data Analysis, 2021 IEEE Bombay Section Signature Conference (IBSSC), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IBSSC53889.2021.9673261.
3. Karthik A, Sashank K, T S L Radhika, A study on the effect of various fluid, flow and mechanical parameters on the flow of Newtonian fluid in an expanding and contracting pipe, ICACM, IIT- Kharagpur, 2018.
2021-22 (I Sem)
KUSHAGRA AGRAWAL - Modelling blood flow in the arterial system
VASU SOOD - Fluid flow in a network of pipes
2020-21 (II Sem)
GAUTAM MISRA - Genetic Algorithms And Their Application In Engineering
2019-20 (I Sem)
JOHN VIKAS K- Fluid Flow in Elastic pipes
GANESH NAGENDRA K - Fluid Flow in pipes
2018-19 (II Sem)
R SAI KRISHNA - Solutions to Differential Equations using Lie Group Theory
I ANOOK - Mathematics of Signal Processing
G TARUN SAI- Fluid flow past axisymmetric bodies
2017- 18 (II Sem)
K SASHANK - Flow of fluids in Tapered and Curved Pipes
Y RAVI TEJA- Electrical Equivalent circuit of Human Body
2015-16 (II Sem)
SUSHANTH S- A study on the lumped parameter model of the human circulatory system
2011-12 (II Sem)
P.N.S.CHAITANYA - Mathematical Modelling in Finance
■Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Rajasthan
Visiting Faculty at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Central University, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA and teaching Building Materials and Concrete Technology (BMCT) (August 2024 – December 2024)
Trinity College Dublin
Visiting Academic at Trinity College Dublin under ISCA Ireland-India Science foundation programme and University (abroad)-immersion programme, BITS Pilani (May-July 2014).
■Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand (July, 2003 to July, 2007)
■Industry
Joshi, T.; Deepa, PR.; Sharma, P.K. Chromatographic Analysis of Bioactive Metabolites from a Traditional Food Combination of (semi) Arid Regions—Panchkuta: Insights for Sustainable Functional Foods Development, in Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients, 16–18 October 2024, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland.
Puri, S.; Mandal, S.K.; Sharma, P.K.; Deepa, PR. Anti-obesity and anti-steatotic effects of Bixin (apocarotenoid from Bixa orellana l. seeds): Dose-dependent correlations with bioactivity, in Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients, 16–18 October 2024, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland.
Invited workshop on “Ayurvedic Phytochemicals: Recent Research and Clinical Implications”, held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar on 8th October, 2022.
Title: "Breakthrough in AI Technology for COVID-19 Preliminary Screening"
Dr. Elakkiya R, has developed an innovative AI-based software for preliminary COVID-19 screeningand her contribution, is playing a critical role in validating the need for RT-PCR tests, making the testing process more efficient.
#AIforHealth, #COVID19Innovation, #MedicalAI, #AIInMedicine, #COVIDTesting, #HealthTech
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Total Conferences, Workshops, and Training Programs Conducted:16
Present
Past
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations 2024: International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Materials, Modelling & Infrastructure, Feb 17-19, 2025, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Fifth Indian National Groundwater Conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, December 5-6, 2023.
2023
2024
Deputy General Manager (Sept 23 - till date)Associate Dean - Administration (Sept- 22 - till date)Head of the Chemical Engineering Department (2014 - 16), (2022 - 24)Petroleum Lab instruments established and commissioned for Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals course.Reaction Engineering Laboratory equipments established and commissioned for Chemical Engineering Lab II courseProcess of quotations, procurement and commissioning for equipments and required chemicals for chemical engineering department.Member, Department Library Committee (2012 - 14, 2020-21)Member, Departmental Research Committee (DRC)Team Member - Practice School DivisionIn - charge for Chemical Engineering Lab II (CEL II)Practice School/Industry Internship Visiting FacultyMember, Doctoral Advisory Committee, Chemical EngineeringTeam member for CAMPUS LIFE for mission 2014 - 16, BITS PILANI, Dubai Campus, Growth Plan
Current Administrative Roles:
Past Administrative Roles:
Rajasthan farmers benefited from solar water pumps: Study (The Hindu, September 28, 2018)
A scientific study conducted by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, has found mismatch between investment in solar energy sources and employment generation in the sector, but has stated that the farmers in Rajasthan have immensely benefited from the solar photovoltaic (SPV) water pumping systems.
The study has also found a significant decline in the consumption of fuel in the agriculture sector. Scientist Krishna M. led the study as the principal investigator of a project funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research for addressing some distinct aspects of renewable and non-renewable energy sources at micro and macro levels [Excerpt from the article].
A report on the economic benefits of renewable and non-renewable energy sources (The Indian Express, October 11, 2018)
India is set to become the youngest country by 2020 (The Hindu, April 18, 2018)
Every third person in an Indian city today is a youth. In about seven years, the median individual in India will be 29 years, very likely a city-dweller, making it the youngest country in the world. India is set to experience a dynamic transformation as the population burden of the past turns into a demographic dividend, but the benefits will be tempered with social and spatial inequalities [Excerpt from the article].
Highly motivated candidates having UGC-NET or CSIR-NET scholarship with M.E/M.Tech in Electronics Engineering or M.Sc. in Electronics/Electronic Science/Physics with spl. In Electronics with minimum 65% marks (or 7.0 CGPA) and interested to work in following challenging areas:
(a) Micro/Nano Electronic Devices
(b) Flexible and Wearable Electronics
(c) Electromagnetics and Antennas
are welcome to join our research group as Junior Research Fellow (JRF).
PDF candidates under SERB-NPDF scheme are also welcome to join the group.
Interested candidates may email their CV on: ngupta@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
* Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions are also available time to time. Interested candidates may contact at shamik@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
M.Sc. students interested in the area of molecular spectroscopy, non-covalent interactions, potential landscape of floppy molecules and/or other areas of physical chemistry/chemical physics may work on a suitable project of their choice.
one JRF Position is available with Prof Anshuman Dalvi in the DST project
All-solid-state supercapacitors using Li+ ion garnet-polymer hybrid composites (2024-2027) interested may write directly to Prof Anshuman Dalvi
Eligibility: M Sc Physics with 60% marks
Gate/NET/CSIR desirable
Deadline: April 15th, 2024
The project aims to develop all-solid-state supercapacitors using Li+ ion conducting garnet-polymer hybrid membranes as electrolytes, eliminating liquid electrolytes. Garnet-type Li+ ion conductors are considered the most promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries, and this work aims to incorporate them into all-solid-state supercapacitors. The project involves developing various compositions of garnet polymer hybrids and thoroughly characterizing them. Finally, 2032 and laminated cells will be developed and tested under various temperature and load conditions to assess their performance.
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Materials Physics Laboratory for solid state ionics research was created by Prof. Anshuman Dalvi in 2006. The lab is equipped for synthesis and characterization of materials for all-solid-state battery ans supercapacitor applications. Lab has following facilities:
AUTOLAB 204 Electrochemical workstation (2 channel galvanostatic charge-discharge with CV and EIS)
Gamry Electrochemical workstation (galvanostatic charge-discharge with CV and EIS)
BET Surface area analyzer (Belsorp MiniX)
Vacuum Oven
HIOKI IM 3570 impedance analyzer (4Hz-5 MHz) for impedance spectroscopy
HIOKI 3522-50 LCR meter (1mHz to 100kHz)
HIOKI 3532-50 LCR meter (42Hz-5MHz)
Scientific LCR meter
High resolution Keysight multimeters
Keithley electrometer
Temperature controllers - PID controller Libratherm PRC 309; Multispan 421P
Ionic mobility setup by transient ion current technique (homemade)
A Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat (home made) for 150-300K.
High temperature electrical transport studies (300-1000K)
2. Synthesis
Fritsch P6 planetary ball mill (with 80 mL Agate, Zirconia, and Tungsten carbide pots and balls)
Polymer Spin coating unit
Lanton Furnace (300-1400K)
Polymer Hot press (Microtech)
Mac Furnace (300-1000K)
Microwave oven
Controlled atmosphere Glove Box (MTI)
Shimadzu Digital balance (0.01 mg)
Hydraulic press (10 T)
Hydrtothermal Autoclave (50 mL)
3. Structural Studies
X-ray diffractometer (Rigaku miniflex-II) from DST-FIST support
Homemade Differential thermal analyzer (DTA)
4. Lithium/Lithium ion 2032 coin cell fabrication unit (Ranga Techno Implex
To be updated .
3D printed device uses sweat to detect & monitor diabetes (24 August 2023) [Times of India]
No more painful needles: BITS scientists develop Rs 400 device that can detect diabetes through sweat (24 August 2023) [The Economic Times]
Solar cells by Hyderabad scientists to make waves (23 August 2021) [Times of India]
To Be Updated Soon.