Research Associate
Email:
Location:
2.2410 James Clerk Maxwell Building
Biography:
I am a post-doctoral researcher working with Dr. Timm Krüger, and currently investigating separation of cells/particles in microfluidic devices. My research focuses on the simulation of microfluidic devices, using the mesoscopic methods. My previous research was in method developement for radiative heat transfer applications. I have worked for three years in industry in manufacturing, CFD analysis and CFD code developement.
Academic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Goa University, 2008)
- Master of Engineering, Fluids and Thermal Engineering (IIT Guwahati, 2012)
Professional Qualifications and Memberships:
- Industrial experience with Fluidyn Ltd. (2012-2014) and Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. (2008-2009)
- Member of the American Physical Society (APS)
Teaching:
I have been involved in teaching the following subjects at Edinburgh University (2014-2017)
- Lab demonstrating
- Chem Eng 1 (Chem Eng.)
- Computational Methods and Modelling 3 (Mech. Eng.)
- Class tutoring
- Manufacturing technology 3 (Mech. Eng.)
- Dynamics 2 (Mech. Eng.)
Research Interests:
- microfluidics
- biological flows
- particle laden flows
- computational mechanics
Specialities:
- lattice Boltzmann method
- computational fluid dynamics
- immersed boundary method