Updated 17 Mar 2026

 Invited Lectures

  1. 2026, Inaugural Lecture (Chief Guest) in Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on Green Technology and Sustainability (March 2026), Dept. of Mechanical Engg., NIT Raipur, Title: Tackling Turbulence in Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for Enhanced Performance.

  2. 2025, Keynote Lecture (online) in 1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Technology & Advanced Learning (METAL-2025), Dept. of Mechanical Engg., NIT Raipur, Title: Tackling Turbulence in Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for Enhanced Performance.

  3. 2025, Invited Lecture in Refresher Course on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Engineering" under the Malaviya Mission Teachers Training Program (MMTTP), Dept. of Mechanical Engg., IIT ISM Dhanbad, Title: Tackling Turbulent Flows in Engineering.

  4. 2024, Invited Lecture in 2nd International Conference on Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems 2024 (ICFTES’24), NIT Calicut, Title: Tackling Turbulence in Savonius Wind Turbines using CFD and Effects of Axisymmetric-Omnidirectional Deflector on Modified Bach Savonius Rotor.

  5. 2023, Keynote Lecture in 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC 2023), IIT Patna, Title: Heat Transfer Enhancement in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Jets: A Computational Study.

  6. 2022, Keynote Lecture (online) in 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Materials and Renewable Energy (ICMMRE-2022, Feb.), Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majhitar, Sikkim, Title: Wind Turbine Rotors: Challenges in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations.

  7. 2021, Two Invited Lectures, under TEQIP-III (online) at Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (Feb.), Titles: (1) Basics of Turbulence and Need for Tackling Turbulence and (2) RANS Modelling, DNS and LES of Fluid Turbulence.

  8. 2020, Invited Lecture, A Short Term Training Program (Online) on Applied CFD for Engineers (Dec.), A.D. Patel Institute of Technology, Anand, Gujarat, Title: Turbulence Modelling and Overview of Turbulence Models.

  9. 2019, Invited Lecture, UFI Filters Simulation Symposium, UFI Innovation Centre, New Delhi, Title: Study of Convective Heat Transfer in Turbulent Jet Impingement using SAS and LES Modelling.

  10. 2019, Keynote Lecture, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Nanotechnology (ICAMEN), Manipal University, Jaipur, Title: Study of Convective Heat Transfer in Turbulent Jet Impingement using SAS and LES Modelling.

  11. 2018, Keynote Lecture, National Conference on Waste to Energy Conversion (NCWEC-2018), NIT Mizoram, Aizawl, Title: Challenges in Modelling of Engineering Turbulent Flows.

  12. 2018, Keynote Lecture, Symposium and Workshop for Analytical Youth in Applied Mechanics (SWAYAM) 2018, BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, Title: Challenges in Computation of Turbulent Slot Jet Impinging on a Heated Wall.

  13. 2016, Invited Lecture, 6th International and 43rd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, MNNIT Allahabad, Title: Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer using RANS Approach and LES.

  14. 2016, Thematic Lecture, 6th International and 43rd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, MNNIT Allahabad, Title: Forced Convection from Heated Rectangular Cylinder in Turbulent Regime using PANS Method.

  15. 2016, Keynote Lecture, 6th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS-2016), IIT Bombay, Title: Solidification with Buoyancy Induced Convection: Evaluation of Different Mushy Zone Formulations.

  16. 2015, Shiv Nadar Univ., Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Greater Noida, Title: Challenges and Recent Advances in Computation of Turbulent Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer.

  17. 2015, TEQIP short term course on "CFD", Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi, Title: Turbulence Modelling.

  18. 2015, TEQIP short term course on "Advances in Computational Heat Transfer", Dept. of Mechanical Engg., IIT Delhi, Title: Turbulence Modelling and Jet Impingement Heat Transfer.

  19. 2012, Keynote Lecture, 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics (ICMAM-2012), Hong Kong, China, Title: Challenges and Recent Advances in Computation of Turbulent Jet Impingement Heat Transfer.

  20. 2012, Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hong Kong, China, Title: Challenges and Recent Advances in Computation of Turbulent Jet Impingement Heat Transfer.

  21. 2012, Dept. of Fluid Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engg., Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, Title: Unsteady Simulations of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Plane Turbulent Impinging Jet using URANS, DES and LES.

  22. 2012, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Vienna, Austria, Title: Tackling Turbulent Impinging Jet Heat Transfer.

  23. 2012, Workshop on "Computational Methods in Heat and Fluid Flow", Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Aligarh Muslim Univ., India, Title: Tackling Turbulent Flows in Engineering using Large Eddy Simulation.

  24. 2010, QIP short term course on "Recent Advances on the Utilization of Alternate Fuels for Transportation", Centre for Energy Studies, IIT Delhi, Title: Hydrogen Dispersion Hazards in S.I. Engine.

  25. 2009, QIP short term course on "Energy Efficiency", Centre for Energy Studies, IIT Delhi, Title: Computational Investigation of Energy Efficient Pin Fin Cross Section for a Compact Heat Exchanger.

  26. 2007, QIP short term course on "Industrial Applications of Turbo-machines", IIT Guwahati, Title: Modeling and Simulation of Rotating Components.

  27. 2007, Indo-Australian Workshop on "CFD Applications in Multidisciplinary Areas", IIT Roorkee, Title: Methods for Numerical Simulation and Modelling of Turbulent Flows with Example of Turbulent Round Jet Discharged in a Co-flowing Ambient.

  28. 2006, International Conference on "Recent Advances in Heat Transfer", Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences Coimbatore, Title: Heated Turbulent Rectangular Jet Discharged into a Narrow Channel Flow.

  29. 2005, 58th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (ChemCon 2005), IIT Delhi, Title: Numerical Investigations of the Role of Convection and Turbulence in Liquid Phase Mixing in Stirred Vessels.

  30. 2005, QIP short term course on "Fuels and Combustion", IIT Guwahati, Title: An Introduction to Combustion in Petrol and Diesel Vehicles and an Overview of Alternate Fuels.

  31. 2002, National Conference on "Recent Advances in Non-Linear Science", IISc Bengaluru, Title: Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flow Around the Free End of a Circular Cylinder.

  32. 2002, CTFD Division, National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bangalore, Title: Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flow Around the Free End of a Circular Cylinder.

  33. 2001, Technical Univ. of Berlin, Hermann-Fottinger Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Germany, Title: A Model for Intermittency in Turbulent Wall Bounded and Free Shear Layers.

  34. 2001, Technical Univ. of Dresden, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engg., Germany, Title: A Model for Intermittency in Turbulent Wall Bounded and Free Shear Layers.

  35. 2000, Assam Engineering Institute, Guwahati, Title: Automotive Fuels - Alternatives.

  36. 1996, Dept. of Mechanical Engg., IIT Delhi, Title: Turbulence Modelling of Thick Axisymmetric Wall-Bounded Flows and Axisymmetric Plume.