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Mechanical Engineering

Head of Department

Dr. Koushik Das
Ph.D (IIT Guwahati)

E-mail:
hod.me@nitm.ac.in

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Prof. Pinakeswar Mahanta Professor (HAG) & Director, NIT Meghalaya (On deputation from IIT Guwahati)

PhD, IIT Guwahati

director@nitm.ac.in pinak@iitg.ac.in
9435734561
https://nitmeghalaya.irins.org/profile/139721

Research Interest

Heat Transfer – Conjugate radiation, conduction and /or convection problems Renewable Energy- Biodiesel, biomass gasification and biogas technology Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology Energy Conservation Combustion and gasification of solid fuel Refrigeration and Air conditioning

Education Qualification

PhD, IIT Guwahati

Education

S. No Qualification University Year Subject (s)/ Topics (s)
1 PhD Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati    2001 Mechanical Engineering
2 M. Tech Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur    1993 Mechanical Engineering
3 B.Sc. Engineering Regional Engineering College Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) 1985 Mechanical Engineering

Areas of Specialisation

  • Heat Transfer – Conjugate radiation, conduction and /or convection problems
  • Renewable Energy- Biodiesel, biomass gasification and biogas technology
  • Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology
  • Energy Conservation
  • Combustion and gasification of solid fuel
  • Refrigeration and Air conditioning

Courses taught at UG and PG levels

Course Name UG/PG Course Name UG/PG
Advance Engineering Thermodynamics  PG+UG Energy Conservation and Waste Heat Recovery  UG+PG
Applied Thermodynamics-I  UG Mechanical Measurements  UG
Thermodynamics UG Engineering Mechanics (Tutorial)  UG
Fluid mechanics UG C++ (Tutorial)  UG
Heat and Mass transfer UG Engineering Drawing  UG
Convective heat and mass transfer PG Experimental Methods  PG
Refrigeration and Air conditioning PG Workshop Practices UG
Power Plant Engineering  UG Mechanical Engg. Laboratory  UG

Experience (Academic and Administrative)

I-Academic Experience
S. No. Post held Organization Nature of duties Experience/Remarks
1 Director NIT Meghalaya Joined on 7th August, 2023
1 Director NIT Arunachal Pradesh 2018-2023
2 Professor (HAG) Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati (HAG) 8 years
3 Professor Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati 14 years
4 Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati 3 years 6 Months
5 Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati 3 years 9 Months
6 Assistant Executive Engineer Govt. of Assam in Administration Field activities and monitoring       14 years 6 Months
7 Head, Centre for Energy, IIT Guwahati    
8 Head Mechanical and Dean Faculty welfare at IIT Guwahati.    
9 Was involved with the starting of IIIT Bhagalpur    

List of publication in journals, Book chapters and teaching materials

Google Scholar: Total citations: 6187, h-index-40, i10-index=111

Scopus citations: 2635, h-index=24

Total International Journals-155, conferences-74,book Chapter-29

Teaching materials Preparation

  1. Curriculum Development Programme under QIP:
    1. Course material on Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics

      http://www.iitg.ernet.in/scifac/qip/public_html/cd_cell/adv_engg_thermo_index.htm

    2. Course material on Energy conservation and waste heat recovery

      http://www.iitg.ernet.in/scifac/qip/public_html/cd_cell/waste_heat_recov_index.htm

    3. NPTEL web course on Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics
      http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/112103016/
  2. Course Material Prepared for  IGNOU Course material on Heat Power Technology
  3. Course Material Prepared for  IGNOU Course material on Heat and Mass Transfer

Guidance of PhD, Master and Bachelor students

PhD: 27 completed,Ongiong- 3

Master Supervision: 45

M.S (research): Completed 04

B. Tech projects guided: 24

Mentoring of researchers 

  1. Mentoring of researchers
  2. Mentored one young woman scientist funded by DST.
  3. Mentored Mr. Joseph Hawani, Nigeria, funded by FCCI.
  4. Mentored Dr. Kuntal Jana as a PDF scholar.

Sponsored projects -21

Other Activities:

Activity

Organization

Area of specialisation

Professor/JSPS Fellow

 

Gifu University Japan

Mechanical Engineering, co-gasification of biomass with coal.

Resource Person

Hof University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Energy Technology

Resource Person

Hof University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Energy Technology

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

 

University of Nottingham,U.K.

Clean coal and biomass gasification technology

Honorary Research Professor

 

South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), Secundrabad, India

Water Sector of South Asia
II. Involvement in formulation of academic programmes:
S. No. Nomenclature of Innovative Academic Programmes formulated Year of Introduction
1 Supervised and framed BTech Curriculum for NIT Arunachal Pradesh under NEP2020 2022
1 Mechatronics Engineering discipline undergraduate course of  IIIT Bhagalpur 2018
2 PhD programme on Energy of IIT Guwahati 2005
3 M. Tech programme on Computational Mechanics for Mechanical Engineering of IIT Guwahati 2012
IV. Participation and contribution in National/ Internationals Fora in the area of your academic and professional expertise:
    Number (s)
Plenary Lectures/ Invited Talks National 10
International 25
Congresses attended National 01
International 0
Examinership etc. National 20
International 0
Other (Specify) Organising short term course(STC)/workshop/seminar National 7 (STC)
International 2+1 (Workshop/summer school)

Latest Achievement

Coordinated 07 number of short term training programs and 3 international conferences in NIT Arunachal Pradesh. Moreover, conducted 2 GIAN program.