Dr. Akshoy Ranjan Paul


Dr. Akshoy Ranjan Paul

Associate Professor
Department of Applied Mechanics
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: arpaul[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-532-2271208(O)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:

Delivered a Keynote lecture at the 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP18) in Sydney (Australia) on 14th Dec. 2018.

Chair in Conferences:

Chaired a technical session on Energy and Environment at the FMFP-2017 Conference held at Kollam (Kerala) during Dec. 2017.
Acted as a Session Co-Chair in Pumps & Turbochargers session at ASME 2017 Gas Turbine India Conference (GT India-2017) held at Bangalore during 7-8 Dec. 2017.
Chaired technical session on Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer at INCOM-2018 Conference.
Chaired a technical session on Energy and Environment at 16th United Kingdom Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC) held at University of Nottingham (U.K.) during 8-10 September 2019.
Chaired a technical session on Energy and Environment at International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Development (ICESD-2020) at Jadavpur University, Kolkata (India) during 14-15 February 2020.
6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2016) organized at MNNIT Allahabad (India) during 15-17 Dec. 2016. Role in the conference: Organizing Secretary.
2nd International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP-2018) organized at CQ University, Sydney (Australia) during 13-15 Dec. 2018. Role in the conference: International Chair.
National Conference on "Sustainable & Recent Innovation in Science and Engineering” (SUNRISE-19) organized at Motihari College of Engineering, Bihar (India) during 28-29 November 2019. Role in the conference: Conference Chair.
Journal of Cleaner Production– an SCI journal from Elsevier

Award and Honors:

Recipient of University Gold Medal for securing First Class First position in M.E Examination 2002, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
Recipient of Best Paper Award for the paper "Computational Analysis of Drag Reduction for a Hatchback Car", presented at the International Conference on Advanced Computational Technologies and Creative Media (ICACTCM-2014), August 14-15, 2014, Pattaya (Thailand).
A paper entitled "CFD Analysis of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine with blended winglet profile" authored by Shalini Verma, Sanjeevani Suresh Kamdi, and Akshoy Ranjan Paul was adjudged as the Best paper of the day at the 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2021) held at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (India) during 27-29 December 2021.
A paper entitled "Design of a Two-Body Point Absorber for Indian Coast" authored by Devesh Singh, Prashant Kumar, Akshoy Ranjan Paul, and Abdus Samad was adjudged as the Best paper of the session at the 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2021) held at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (India) during 27-29 December 2021.

On-going Projects:

Received a joint research project entitled "Performance Improvement of Solar Thermal Systems using Magnetic Nanofluids" in collaboration with BITS Pilani and is funded by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India under India-South Africa Joint Science and Technology Research Collaboration in Sept. 2021. Sanction No.: DST/INT/South Africa/P-08/2021 dtd. 16 Sept. 2021. Project duration: 3 years (Sept. 2021-Sept. 2024). Funding amount: INR. 4.25 Million, Status: Ongoing. PI: Dr. Suvanjan Bhattacharyya (BITS Pilani). Role in the Project: Co-Principal Investigator.
Received a joint research project entitled "Al Alloy-Stainless Steel Bi-metallic joining using Friction Stir Welding for Aerospace Application" in collaboration with IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and BITS Pilani and is funded by DRDO Centre for Advanced Systems, Hyderabad under Contract for Acquisition of Research Services (CARS) scheme in Jan. 2022. Project duration: 1.5 years (Jan. 2022- July 2023). Funding amount: INR. 0.997 Million, Status: Ongoing. PI: Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyaya (IIT-ISM Dhanbad). Role in the Project: Co-Principal Investigator.

Projects Completed:

Received a research project entitled “Flow Control in Complex Ducts using Synthetic Jets” funded by DST-SERB Fast Track Research Scheme for Young Scientists in April 2013. Funding amount: Indian Rupees 2.393 Million. Project duration: Dec. 2013 - June 2017. Status: Completed. Role in the Project: Principal Investigator.
Received a research project entitled “Experimental and Computational Studies on Human Airways” funded by DST-SERB under FSER Scheme in June 2014. Funding amount: Indian Rupees 3.85 Million. Project duration: 3 years (June 2014 - June 2018). Status: Completed. P.I.: Prof. Anuj Jain. Role in the Project: Co- Principal Investigator.
Received a research project entitled “Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)” funded by Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh under Technology Innovation scheme in May 2015. Funding amount: Indian Rupees 1.148 Million. Project duration: 3 years(14 Dec. 2015 - 13 Dec. 2018). Status: Completed. P.I.: Prof. Anuj Jain. Role in the Project: Co- Principal Investigator.
Received a research project entitled “Prototype Development of a Novel Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) for Pulmonary Drug Delivery” funded by Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh under Technology Innovation scheme in March 2018. Funding amount: Indian Rupees 1.194 Million. Project duration: 3 years (June 2018-June 2021). Status: Completed. P.I.: Dr. A.R. Paul, Co-PI: Prof. Anuj Jain. Role in the Project: Principal Investigator.
Received a joint research project entitled "Modeling and Simulation of Aerosol Flow in Tumourous Airways" in collaboration with Motihari College of Engineering, Bihar and is funded by National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU) under TEQIP-III collaborative research scheme in June 2019. Project Duration: 1.3 years (June 2019 to Sept. 2020). Funding amount: INR. 1.475 Million. Status: Completed. PI: Er. Nishant Kumar. Role in the Project: Co-Principal Investigator.

Overseas Assignments:

Academic visit to University of Nottingham, U.K. in Sept. 2019.
Academic visits to RMIT University (Melbourne) and CQ University (Melbourne & Sydney) Australia in Dec. 2018.
Academic visits to Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand in August 2014, Sept. 2015.
Academic visit to University of Huddersfield, U.K. as a Visiting Scholar in June 2014.
Academic visit to Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh in Dec. 2010.
Academic visit to University of Leeds, U.K. in March 2009.
Academic visit to Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark in March 2009.
Academic visit to Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh in Dec. 2001.

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics (JAFM)– an SCI journal
Thermal Science– an SCI journal
Flow Measurement and Instrumentation– an SCI journal from Elsevier
Chinese Journal of Aeronautics– an SCI journal from Elsevier
Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology– an SCI journal from Springer
Defence Science Journal– an SCI journal from Springer
International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems – a Scopus journal
IMechE: Part-G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering- an SCI journal from Sage Publication
Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia- a Scopus journal
International Communications on Heat & Mass Transfer- an SCI journal from Elsevier
Wind Engineering- an Scopus journal from Sage Publication
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer- an SCI journal from Elsevier
Fuel- an SCI journal from Elsevier
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids- an SCI journal from Wiley
European Journal of Mechanics-B/Fluids- an SCI journal from Elsevier
Applied Acoustics- an SCI journal from Elsevier
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control- an SCI journal from Elsevier
Symmetry- an SCI journal from MDPI

Books Reviewed:

Reviewed a textbook entitled ‘Strength of Materials (Sigma Series)’ authored by L.S. Negi, ISBN: 9780070634596 and published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New Delhi in 2007.

Other Significant Achievements:

Guest Editor for International Journal of Thermofluids (Scopus, Publisher: Elsevier). https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-thermofluids/call-for-papers/experimental-and-numerical-techniques
Review Editor for Thermal and Mass Transport section in the Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (CiteScore=3.0)
Edited a Book of Abstracts for 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2016) with Prof. Anuj Jain as Co-Editor in Dec. 2016. ISBN No. 978-93- 5267-408-4.
Edited an E-Proceedings for 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2016) with Prof. Anuj Jain as Co-Editor in Dec. 2016. ISBN No. 978-93- 5267-407-7.
Wrote a textbook entitled ‘Elements of Engineering Mechanics’ by Sanchayan Mukherjee and Akshoy Ranjan Paul, Pages: 352, Rs. 275/-, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1st edition in July 2011, ISBN: 978-81-203-4379-5.
Wrote a textbook entitled ‘Fundamental of Mechanical Sciences: Engineering Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics’ by Sanchayan Mukherjee and Akshoy Ranjan Paul, Pages: 304, INR. 225/-, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1st edition in Jan. 2009, ISBN: 978-81-203-3756-5.
Wrote a textbook entitled ‘Mechanical Sciences: Engineering Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics’ by Akshoy Ranjan Paul, Sanchayan Mukherjee and Pijush Roy, Pages: 604, INR. 450/-, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1st edition in Jan. 2005 (2nd reprint in 2009), ISBN: 978-81-203-2727-6.
Wrote a textbook entitled ‘Mechanical Sciences: Engineering Mechanics & Strength of Materials’ by Akshoy Ranjan Paul, Pijush Roy and Sanchayan Mukherjee, Pages: 596, INR. 395/-, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1st edition in July 2004 (3rd reprint in 2009), ISBN: 978-81-203-2611-8.