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Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur. We started our journey in the year of 1960. Over the last six decades, we have grown our expertise and competence in the core Mechanical Engineering curriculum and research....
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-Prof. Ashish Dutta
Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Featured Faculty
| Sl. No. | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. R.H. Zimmerman | 1963-1965 |
| 2. | Prof. L.S. Srinath | 1966-1968 |
| 3. | Prof. G. Srikantia | 1969-1971 |
| 4. | Prof. V. Kadambi | 1972-1974 |
| 5. | Prof. V.K. Stokes | 1975-1977 |
| 6. | Prof. B.L. Dhoopar | 1978-1980 |
| 7. | Prof. H.C. Agarwal | 1981-1983 |
| 8. | Prof. V. Sundararajan | 1984-1986 |
| 9. | Prof. M.M. Oberai | 1987-1989 |
| 10. | Prof. A. Ghosh | 1990-1992 |
| 11. | Prof. S.G. Dhande | 1993-1995 |
| 12. | Prof. B. Sahay | 1996-1998 |
| 13. | Prof. P. Kumar | 1999-2001 |
| 14. | Prof. N.N. Kishore | 2002-2004 |
| 15. | Prof. K. Muralidhar | 2005-2007 |
| 16. | Prof. N.S. Vyas | 2008-2010 |
| 17. | Prof. P.M. Dixit | 2011-2013 |
| 18. | Prof. P.K. Panigrahi | 2014-2016 |
| 19. | Prof. P. Venkitnarayanan | 2017-2019 |
| 20. | Prof. S. Khandekar | 2020-2022 |
| 21. | Prof. A. Dutta | 2023-2025 |
Syllabus: Introduction and study of different instabilities observed in the field of fluid mechanics. The tools used for analysing the stability of different fluid flows shall be covered along with pertinent research topics. Numerical methods relevant in the field of stability of fluid flows are discussed wherever it may be necessary.
Credits:9
The main focus of the lab is on solid-liquid phase change (melting/solidification) involving theoretical work, multiscale computational heat transfer and fluid flow modelling (CFD), microstructure modelling, stress modelling, and experiments. The various research activities are in the area of metal additive manufacturing, welding, casting, coating and thermal energy storage.
The comprehensive approach of our group, that includes development and implementation of benchmarks, validations with controlled laboratory and actual industrial-scale quantitative experiments, and process qualification, has helped to acquire advanced scientific understanding, and predictive and control capability for defects and microstructure in solidification processes. The advanced robust models have been successfully applied to various melting/solidification related manufacturing processes (additive manufacturing, welding, surface coating, casting). Further, the multi-scale physical models, engineering thermal predictors and process selection guidelines have been applied to the area of thermal energy storage (waste heat and renewable energy).
Research Areas
Metal additive manufacturing — AM process, product and application development, DfAM; Heat transfer, CFD, DPM; Multiphysics, multiscale modelling of manufacturing processes (additive manufacturing, casting, welding, surface coating), Process, defects, microstructure and properties predictions; Machine learning tools for manufacturing; Droplet interaction with surfaces; Thermal storage, Waste heat recover.
Research Laboratories:
Solidification and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory
Associated Faculty
Dr. Arvind Kumar, PhD (IISc Bangalore)
Northern Laboratories, Manufacturing Science Lab
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Kanpur
Kanpur 208016
Office : 0512-259-7484
Fax : 0512-259-7408
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Our alumni find themselves in all areas of engineering and academia. Whether they have been part of our undergraduate or postgraduate programs (or both), our students are prepared to enter the world as practiced professionals.
| Illustrious Alumni Names | |
| Year | Awardees |
| 1991 | Mr. Anil Agrawal (BT/ME/70) |
| 1994 | Dr. U. N. Sinha (PhD/ME/70) |
| 1999 | Mr. Saurabh Srivastava (BT/ME/68) |
| 2000 | Mr. Rakesh Gangwal (BT/ME/75) |
| 2005 | Mr. Pawan Kumar Goenka (BT/ME/75) |
| 2006 | Mr. Pradeep Jotwani (BT/ME/75) |
| 2007 | Dr. Rajiv Desai (BT/ME/82) |
| 2008 | Dr. Ravi seth (BT/ME/68) |
| 2008 | Mr. Harish Manglik (BT/ME/70) |
| 2009 | Dr. Arun Shukla (BT/ME/76) |
| 2010 | Mr. David B. K. Thomas (BT/ME/77) |
| 2011 | Mr. B. V. R. Mohan Reddy (MT/ME/74) |
| 2011 | Mr. Mahesh Gupta (BT/ME/75) |
| 2011 | Dr. Yogendra Kumar Joshi (BT/ME/79) |
| 2012 | Dr. Jayathi Y. Murthy (BT/ME/79) |
| 2013 | Mr. Naveen Tiwari (BT/ME/2000) |
| 2014 | Prof. Vijay Kumar (BT/ME/83) |
Highlights
- List of candidates from CFTI selected for provisional admission for PhD program in Mechanical Engineering for the session 2025-26-I.New
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur Presents 2nd Mechanical Sciences Young Investigators Meet MSYIM 2025 17-19 March 2025. Visit the website for more details: MSYIM 2025
- Guidelines for the Application of Institute Post Doctoral Fellows
- Applications invited for direct PhD students for the semester 2025-26-I. Last date of application February 20, 2025
- List of Selected candidates: Winter PG Admission 2024
- Candidates Shortlisted for Interview: Winter Admission PhD Programme 2024
- Dates for PhD winter admission 2024 written exam and interviews: November 27-28, 2024
- Reporting date of all new PG students: Jul 18 - 19, 2024
- Departmental Orientation of new PG Students: Jul 20, 2024, 2:30 PM onward, Venue: L16
- PhD admission (Round 2): Application form available here. Last date of application: 4th July 2024. Online written test: 7th July, 2024, Online/Offline Interviews: 10th July, 2024
- M.Tech. Admission (through COAP): Cutoff score, Vacancy and fee paid data
- Selected candidates for provisional admission in PhD programme
- Selected and WL candidates for MS(R) admission (Institute-sponsored category) Round 1
- Rolling advertisement for faculty recruitment
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Footstep Planning of Biped Robot for Walking on Uneven Deformable Terrain
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Push Recovery Control of a Humanoid Robot Incorporating Joint and Link Torsional Compliance
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