Dr. Bireswar Paul


Dr. Bireswar Paul

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: bipaul[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 0532-227-1501(O) 8052199080(R) +91-6307141650(M)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:

TEQIP-II Sponsored Short Term Course on “EMERGING TRENDS IN THERMAL ENGINEERING (ETITE-2017)” February 27th - 03rd March, 2017, Mechanical Engineering Department, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur-273010, (U.P.) INDIA.
TEQIP-II sponsored One-Week Short Term Course (STC) on “Alternative Sources of Energy for Sustainable Development (ASESD 2017)” during March 27th--31st, 2017. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Allahabad-211004, UP.
TEQIP-III sponsored One-Week Short Term Course (STC) on “Advances and Applications of NanoFluids (NanoFluids-2018)” during October 23rd - 28th, 2018, Department of Applied Mechanics, MNNIT Allahabad, Allahabad-211004, UP.
Self sponsored One-Week Short Term Course (STC) on “EMERGING TRENDS IN THERMAL ENGINEERING (ETTE-2019)” during March 1st - 5th, 2019, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004, UP.
Invited talk at the Self-sponsored National e-Conference on "Recent Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Management (RETSEM-2021)" on 07th October, 2021 at LDC Institute of Technical Studies Soraon, Prayagraj, UP.
Delivered invited talk on the topic "Performance Analysis of a Solar Parabolic Trough Collector and the Effect of a Secondary Reflector" at Automobile Engineering Department at MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah, Howrah-711204, West Bengal , India. (04/08/2024)

Chair in Conferences:

Acted as session chair in the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee.
Acted as session chair in the 19th International Conference on Thermal Power and Thermal Energy (ICTPTE 2017) held in Singapore, SG on July, 4-5, 2017.
Acted as session chair in the International Conference on Innovative Research in Science and Technology (IRST-2023), May 23-25, 2023, Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut, UP.
Acted as Session chair in the international conference on Innovations in Mechanical and Materials Engineering - 2022 (IMME-2022) organized at Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad during November 04 - 06, 2022.
Acted as Session chair in the 1st International Conference on "Advancement in Energy (ऊर्जाSangam-2023)" from December 18-20, 2023 organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad.

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

Presented a poster in the INDO-US Workshop on Biofuels: Combustion and Fuel Injection, June 22 -23, 2011 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc, Bangalore. Title of the poster “Evidence of Nano-sized Organic Carbon Particles in the LPG/air Partially Premixed Flame and at Gasoline Engine Exhaust”.
Presented a paper titled “Existence of Carbon Nanoparticle in Partially Premixed LPG/air Flame”, in the FOSET ACADEMIC MEET, 2010. The paper has been awarded third position.
Presented a paper titled “Thermodynamic Analysis of Supplementary Fired Biomass Integrated Combined Cycle Power Generation”, in the FOSET ACADEMIC MEET, 2011. The paper has been awarded third position.
Presented a poster on “Characterization of Nano-organic Carbon Particles from ISO-Octane Flame and Gasoline Engine Exhaust: A Spectroscopic Approach” as a young researcher in the Humboldt Kolleg (colloquium) on “Education and Development” at N.I.T., Agartala. The event was sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany and was held on 23rd to 26th January, 2014.

Award and Honors:

Has been selected for the prestigious CSIR DIRECT SRF fellowship in March, 2010.
Best paper award for the paper Existence of Nano-Organic Carbon Particles below the Size Range of 10 nm in the Indoor Air Environment. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index, Energy and Power Engineering, 4(7), 1452, July 4-5, 2017, held at Singapore.
First class 1st in Master of Power Engineering, Gold Medalist.
Has been selected for 2 months of training programme at LTT Erlangen, FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG, Germany, Sep. 2012.
Acted as Scientific Expert of National Research Agency (ANR, France) in the evaluation process of Generic call 2018.
Best Paper Award for the paper titled "A novel method to predict solar radiation using machine learning algorithms". 4th International Conference on ICT for Digital, Smart, and Sustainable Development. (HYBRID MODE). Date : April 23 - 24, 2024. Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Self sponsored One-Week Short Term Course (STC) on “EMERGING TRENDS IN THERMAL ENGINEERING (ETTE-2019)” during March 1st - 5th, 2019, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004, UP.
TEQIP-II sponsored One-Week Short Term Course (STC) on “Alternative Sources of Energy for Sustainable Development (ASESD 2017)” during March 27th--31st, 2017. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Allahabad-211004, UP.
Organized and worked as Tutorial Chair in “IEEE International Conference on Advances in Mechanical, Industrial, Automation and Management Systems (AMIAMS2017)” at Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during February 3-5, 2017 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Self sponsored One-Week Short Term Course (STC) on “Emerging Trends in Renewable Energy Technologies (ETRET-2022)” during 20th - 24th June, 2022, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004, UP.
Organizing Secretary in the 1st International Conference on "Advancement in Energy (ऊर्जाSangam-2023)" from December 18-20, 2023 organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad.

On-going Projects:

Project titled “Prototype design and performance analysis of an energy efficient domestic biogas cook-stove burner" funded by ANRF, SERB-DST under Core-Research Grant Scheme for 3 years. Funding Amount: Rs. 42,84,479/-, Duration: 3 Years (2024-2027). Role: PI.
Award of Research Project (Collaborative) titled ‘Techno-Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts of Utilizing Biodegradable Waste: A Study on North, North-East and South India’ under the special call for Vision Viksit Bharat@2047 (VVB@2047) to Dr. Bireswar Paul (PI), Duration 1 Year (OCT., 2024 to OCT., 2025). Funding Amount: 18 Lac. Role: PI

Projects Completed:

Flame synthesis of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers. MNNIT Allahabad funded project. 2.20 Lakhs. Completed 2014.

Consultancy(Past):

Designing of heating system for swimming pool installed at Judges Club campus, High Court, Prayagraj. Division Electrical Mechanical PWD, Prayagraj, UP. From 26/07/2022 to 24/08/2022. INR 1.47 Lac.

Expert Lectures:

Invited talk at the Self-sponsored National e-Conference on "Recent Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Management (RETSEM-2021)" on 07th October, 2021 at LDC Institute of Technical Studies Soraon, Prayagraj, UP.
Organized Expert Lecture on “Understanding Environmental challenges of Thermal Power Plant & its Engineering solutions.” by Mr. A S Verma, Ex NTPC (E6 Grade), Currently NTPC Corporate Consultancy Empaneled Faculty NTPC, 5th October, 2020 (Monday), 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM, in the MS Teams Platform.
Organized Expert Lecture on “A general idea about thermal power station, different departments and their roles.” by Mr. Samrat Banik, Manager (E6 Grade), NTPC Ltd., Korba, Chattisgarh, 13th October, 2020 (Tuesday), 12:00 Noon to 01:00 PM, in the MS Teams Platform.
Organized Expert Lecture on “Generating Electricity from Coal” by Industry Expert, Mr. Pradip Bhattacharjee, DGM, Employee Development & Training Center NTPC Korba, Chattisgarh, 29/09/2021 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, in the MS Teams Platform.
Organized Expert Lecture on “Water Emulsified Diesel as CI Engine Fuel” by Prof. Bijan Kumar Mandal, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, West Bengal, INDIA on February 23rd, 2023 (Thursday) in the seminar hall of Mechanical Engineering Department.

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

Combustion Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis.
International Journal of Sustainable Energy, Taylor & Francis.
Journal of Thermal Engineering, Yildiz Technical University Press.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences
International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering, Akadémiai Kiadó.
Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET), EDP Sciences
Heliyon, Cell Press Journal

Other Significant Achievements:

Organized Dean R&C sponsored Expert Lecture on “Sustainable energy solution through efficient system integration and utilizing local renewable resources: Indian context” by Prof. Sudipta De, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, On 1st December, 2017, at institute seminar hall from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM.
Participated in 02 day National Training Programme on “Biogas Production, Purification and Power Generation”, from 04 – 05 March 2020 at Biogas Development and Training Centre (CRDT) IIT Delhi.
Attended TEQIP-III sponsored Five-day online workshop on “Recent Trends in Thermo-Fluids (RTTF-21)”, during 22nd – 26th February 2021, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Sikkim.
Organized Expert Lecture on “Water Emulsified Diesel as CI Engine Fuel” by Prof. Bijan Kumar Mandal, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, West Bengal, INDIA on February 23rd, 2023 (Thursday) in the seminar hall of Mechanical Engineering Department.
Attended 02 days Brainstorming Session on "Best O&M Practices for Thermal Power Plants under Energy Transition Regime” on 01-02 August 2023 at Conference Hall of CBIP, New Delhi.
Attended Short-Term Course (STC) on "Evaluation of Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) and Thermal Polygeneration," held online from May 27 to May 31, 2024. This course was organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur.