People

Faculty

Prof. K P J Reddy

Prof. Gopalan Jagadeesh

Dr. Srisha Rao M V

Dr. Sarvanan S

Mr. Nagashetty K

Research Members

Sandeep Soman

Principal Project Associate

Area of Research Hypersonic Aerodynamics
Start date of work 20 Nov 2023
Tenure 5 years
Educational background 2013 B.Tech Mechanical Engineering (Calicut University)
2016 M.Tech Propulsion Engineering
2023 PhD in Mechanical Engineering

S Abhishek

Technical Assistant

Start date of work 15 Feb 2023
Educational background B.E.
M.E.

Dr. Mathanbabu Mariappan

Senior Project Associate

Area of Research Thermal Barrier Coatings For Scramjets
Start date of work 14 Jun 2024
Tenure 2.5 years
Educational background PhD- Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
M.E - Thermal Engineering, Anna University, Chennai (2 years)
B.E- Mechanical Engineering , Anna University, Chennai (4 years)

Dr. Ankit Bajpai

Research Associate

Area of Research Compressible Boundary Layer Transition
Start date of work 16 Jul 2025
Tenure 6 Months
Educational background PhD (Aerospace Engineering) IISc
M Tech (Fluid and Thermal Engineering) IIT-Guwahati

Shashikala B.S

Secretary

Gangadhar Murthy

Students

Kattepogu Jayaprakash

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Aerodynamic design of Air intake for submerged engine
Educational background B.Tech (Mechanical Engg) Acharya Nagarjuna University, 2001-2005.
ME (Mechanical Engg) IISc (2007-2009)

P V Karthikeya Bharadwaj

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Streamline traced hypersonic cruise configurations
Educational background B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from VNIT Nagpur (2018-2022)

Lakhan M. Panchabudhe

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Aerodynamic design of Air intake for submerged engine
Educational background B.Tech (Mechanical Engg) Acharya Nagarjuna University, 2001-2005.
ME (Mechanical Engg) IISc (2007-2009)

Kartikey Tiwari

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Force Measurements in Hypersonic Shock Tunnel, Fluid-Structure Interaction
Educational background B.Tech (2014-2018), SRM University Delhi-NCR.

Raja Janmejay

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Three-Dimensional Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction
Educational background B.Tech JECRC 2014-2018
M.Tech NIT Jalandhar 2021-2023

Deepak Kumar Singh

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Chemical kinetics and spectroscopy
Educational background Master of Technology (M. Tech), Chemical Engineering, (IIT Delhi).
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech), Chemical Engineering, BIT Sindri

Mythri MS

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Internal and external aerodynamics of high speed vehicles, injection studies of gaseous jets into supersonic crossflow.
Educational background B.E.Aeronautical Engineering (2011-2015, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai)
M.E.Aeronautical Engineering (2017-2019, Madras Institute of Technology,Anna University, Chennai)

Yogeshwaran G

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Bioinspired Engineering
Educational background B.E Aerospace Engineering - Anna University
M.Sc Aerospace Engineering - IISc

Palla Srikar Reddy

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Gas dynamics of two-phase ejectors
Educational background B.Tech (JNTU Hyderabad, Mechanical engineering, 2012-2016)
M.Tech (NIT Rourkela, Thermal engineering, 2017-2019)

Rajkamal Sah

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Unsteady aerodynamics of flow over spinning conical bodies at subsonic and supersonic flow regimes
Educational background B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering at NIT Manipur, year: 2013-2017
MTech in Cryogenic Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, year: 2017-2019
PhD ongoing at IISc, year: 2019 -ongoing

Krishna Aggrawal

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Tesla Tubes
Educational background B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Thapar University
M.Tech Thermal Power Engineering NIT - Trichy

Taveeshi Rathi

M.Tech

Course M.Tech
Area of Research Fluid Structure Interactions in Hypersonic Flows
Educational background B.E. Aerospace Engineering, Chandigarh University, Punjab, 2020-2024

Sanju Prasad Jayaswal

M.Tech (R)

Course M.Tech (R)
Area of Research Surface flow visualization and it's integration with computer aided digital image processing
Educational background B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (2021-2025 Batch)

Shivam Rathour

M.Tech

Course M.Tech
Area of Research Hypersonic Intakes
Educational background B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, 2016-20, Amity University, Noida

Pristley

M.Tech (R)

Course M.Tech (R)
Area of Research Supercritical CO2 brayton testing loop (Ejector)
Educational background B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) JNTU HYDERABAD

Shreshtha Ranjan

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Deformation of HCP Metals and Alloys under extreme strain rates: Effect of shock waves
Educational background B.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi (formerly NIFFT)
M.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna

Nikhilesh S V

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research High-speed experimental Aerodynamics, Hypersonic propulsion systems, Scramjet Intakes
Educational background B.E (Mechanical Engg), SCSVMV University (2010-2014)
MS (Aerospace Engg), Technical University of Munich (2018)

Chaitanya S Bhoir

PhD

Course PhD
Area of Research Combustion, Chemical Kinetics
Educational background B.E. (Mechanical Engg., Mumbai University)
M.Tech (Thermal Engg., IIT Delhi)

Alumni

Pavithirah S

M.Tech

Course M.Tech
Duration at Lab 2023-2025
Area of Research Supersonic Ejector and Shock Train
Current Role PGET Atlas Copco

Umesh Siddarth U S

M.Tech

Course M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering
Duration at Lab 2019-2021
Area of Research A Novel Artificial Neural Network-based Streamline Tracing Strategy Applied to Hypersonic Waverider Design
Current Role CEO at Ace Wix

Ramji Veerappan

PhD

Course PhD
Duration at Lab 2016-2023
Area of Research Hypersonic Shock Boundary Layer Interaction
Current Role Lead Aerodynamics Engineer at Skyroot Aerospace

Dheerendra Bahadur Singh

PhD

Course PhD
Duration at Lab 2014-2025
Area of Research Transonic flow control on launch vehicle configuration
Current Role Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR- National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru

A Balaji Himakar

PhD

Course PhD
Duration at Lab 2017-2024
Area of Research Experimental study on shock trains in co-flowing supersonic streams in confined ducts. Performed an extensive parametric study and realized the dependencies.
Current Role Project Head - Engineering and Product Development at Ykrita Life Sciences Pvt Ltd