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I am currently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT Vellore. I have done my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras in the area of Electronic Cooling. My areas of research in a broad sense includes; Active and Passive Cooling of Electronic Devices, Heat Transfer Enhancement, Optimization of Thermal Systems, Thermal Energy Storage, etc. I have around 35 publications to my credit in journals and conferences of international repute. I have guided more than 30 UG students and a dozen PG students for their project work. Recently 2 students have obtained their Ph.D. degree under my guidance in the field of heat transfer enhancement. I am a member of the editorial board and reviewer for various international journals and conferences related to the field of heat transfer. I am the recipient of the Silver Medal for being the topper in M-Tech Thermal Engineering and Research Award for the significant contribution to the research at VIT Vellore. I have received the travel grant from DST, India to attend the international conference held in Minneapolis (USA), Zurich (Switzerland), and Tokyo (Japan).