Research Guidance:

# 7 PhD students (5 completed, and 2 ongoing).

1) Dr. Vishal Vasantrao Patil, (ID: 2013PHXF0505G) in the area of Alternate Fuels and Engine Modifications of CI Engines (Sole Guided since January 2014).

(Examiners for Thesis Evaluation were from IIT Bombay (Dept of Aerospace Engg) and IIT Delhi (Dept Mechanical Engg).

Thesis Defended Successfully on 7th December 2019.

 (Post-Doc at IIT Bombay, Mumbai India)

2) Dr. Satish Mullya, (ID: 2013PHXF0507G) in the area of Study of Molten Metal Flow and Debris Movement at Inter Electrode Gap in Micro Electric Discharge Milling Process using CFD (Co-Guided since January 2014).

(Examiners for Thesis Evaluation were from IIITDM Jabalpur (Dept of Mechanical Engg) and IIT Delhi (Dept of Mechanical Engg).

Thesis Defended Successfully on 7th May 2020.

 (Currently working as Assistant Professor, ADCET Ashta, Shivaji University, Kolhapur India)

3) Dr. Mahesh Dasar, (ID: 2015PHXF0015G) in the area of Experimental and Computational Studies on Two Phase Flow to predict Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Characteristics in a CFB Heat Exchangers  (JRF/SRF on DST-SERB funded Project) (Sole Guided since August 2015).

(Examiners for Thesis Evaluation were from IIT Delhi (Dept of Applied Mechanics) and IIT Guwahati (Dept of Mechanical Engg & School of Energy Science and Engg).

Thesis Defended Successfully on 13th August 2021.

(Currently working as "CFD Application Specialist" at Kaizenat Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bangalore India as authorized distributor of LS-DYNA and ANSYS for India)

4) Dr. Rajavamsi Gangipamula,  (ID: 2018PHXF0444G) in the area of Experimental and Computational Studies on Hydroacoustic Analysis of Centrifugal Pumps (Co-Guided Since July 2019).

Thesis Defended Successfully on 8th May 2023.

Thesis Defended Successfully on 15th June 2023.

6) Mr. Bhanudas B. Takale (ID: 2021PHXP0034G) in the area of Solar Energy (Sole Guiding since September 2021).

7) Mr. Parag P. Mangave (ID: 2020PHXF0075G) in the area of Alternate Fuels for Petrol Engine (Co-Guide since June 2024)

# Guided Several BE Students for Design Projects, Study Project, BE Thesis, ME students in the area of Power Generation (CFB Boilers with CFD) at BITS and co-guided off campus thesis done by BITS students at IITs and abroad.