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Dr Rishi Raj

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Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Expertise

  • Mechanical Engineering

Publications

Total Articles 90
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Professional Recognition

2011

Battelle/MIT Fellowship

Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
2019

Prof. P. K. Sarma Best Paper Award

25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC)
2019

Keynote Speaker

25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC)
2019

INSA Medal for Young Scientists

INSA- Indian National Science Academy
2018

INAE Young Engineer Award

INAE - Indian Ination Academy of Engineering
2018

IASc Associateship

IASc - Indian Academy of Sciences
2018

Best Teacher Award

IIT Patna
2018

Best Poster Award

10th International Conference on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer
2018

Member

International Scientific Committee
2017

Keynote Speaker

ASME 2017 International Conference on Nanochannels
2016

Best Paper Award

ASME THE/FE/ICNMM Conference
2016

Best Poster Award

The Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (iTherm)
2014

Best Paper Award

The Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (iTherm)
2014

Travel Award

15th International Heat Transfer Conference
2011

Fellowship

Department of Mechanical Engineering
2010

Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland
2010

Best Poster Award

Fifth International Topical Team Workshop on Two-Phase Systems for Ground and Space Applications
2009

Future Faculty Fellowship

A. James Clark School of Engineering
2009

Best Poster Award

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)
2020

Best Poster Award

10th International Colloids Conference, Mallorca, Spain (Conducted Online), December 6-9, 2020.
2021

Swarnajayanti Fellowship

DST, Government of India
2021

Prof. K. N. Seetharamu Medal and Prize

India Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT)
2022

Keynote Speaker

1st International Conference in Fluid, Thermal, and Energy Systems organized by NIT Calicut on June
2021

Keynote Speaker

48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2021) organized by Birla Institute
2021

Keynote Speaker

One-Day Online International Symposium on Fluid and Thermal Engineering (FLUTE 2021) organized by Am
2022

Editor, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Elsevier
2023

Editorial Board Member

Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer
2025

Associate Editor

Sadhana, Nature Springer

Community & Membership

International Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Boiling and Condensa

Member
2022

INAE - Indian Ination Academy of Engineering

Member, Publication Committee

India Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT)

2022
Member, Executive Council

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

2022
Editor

INSA - Indian National Science Academy

2019
Young Scientist

INAE - Indian Ination Academy of Engineering

2018
Young Associate

IASc - Indian Academy of Sciences

2018
Associate

Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer

2015
Life Member

Bio

Energy, Boiling, Condensation, Bubble Acoustics, Colloids and Interface Science, Microgravity Science, Machine Learning

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Associate Professor , Indian Institute of Technology Patna
  • Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta
Ph.D.
University of Maryland, College Park, USA 2010
Masters of Science
University of Maryland, College Park, USA 2009
Bachelor of Technology
Other Institute 2006
Associate Professor Dec 2019 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology Patna | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Assistant Professor Aug 2013 – Nov 2019
Indian Institute of Technology Patna | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Aug 2011 – Jul 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
N/A May 2010 – Jul 2011
University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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Co-Authors (11)

Ashwani

Dr Ashwani Assam

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Ajay D.

Prof Ajay D. Thakur

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Anup Kumar

Dr Anup Kumar Keshri

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Aruna

Dr Aruna S T

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Dr Atul Thakur

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Atul

Dr Atul Bhargav

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Rahul

Mr Rahul SINHA

Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati

Debabrata

Dr Debabrata Seth

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

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Prof Sugata Hazra

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Scholarly Work

Development of Thermally Controlled Modules of Optronic Payloads for Stratospheric Operation

Funding Agency: IRDE, DRDO

PI

15,800,000

2024 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Investigation of low global warming potential alternative chemicals to substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol

Funding Agency: Project Management Unit, Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

PI

5,000,000

2023 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Assessment of the Use of Modern Robotic and Machine Learning Tools for Addressing Operational Challenges at 3×660 MW Capacity Coal Fired Supercritical Power Plant

Funding Agency: PPGCL

Co-PI

100,000

2022 - 2023

Completed
Decoding the science of boiling via bubble acoustics: Towards preemptive control of vapor explosion in industrial applications

Funding Agency: ANRF SJF

PI

33,400,000

2022 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Psychrometry Driven Design and Fabrication of An All-Season Optimal Atmospheric Water Harvester

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

PI

3,200,000

2020 - 2023

Completed
Permanent Dropwise Condensation via Amphiphilic Additives in Vapor Phase

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

PI

3,200,000

2020 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Passive Two-Phase Heat Spreader for Hotspot Mitigation in Microgravity of Space

Funding Agency: HSFC, ISRO

PI

3,000,000

2020 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of an Ionic Liquid-based Ultra-High Heat Dissipation Module for Energy Efficient Boiling Systems

Funding Agency: SERB-CRG

PI

4,700,000

2020 - 2023

Completed
Surface Active Additives for Enhanced Flow Boiling in Microchannel

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

PI

1,586,800

2019 - 2021

Completed
Development of an agricultural waste based off-the-grid climate control unit for storage and processing of agricultural produce

Funding Agency: IMPINT IIA under SERB

PI

10,800,000

2019 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Strengthening Interfacial Characterization Facilities: Funds for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Implementing Member

29,700,000

2019 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Design and Development of an Agricultural Waste Based Gasifier Heating System for GreenCHILLTM

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

PI

9,500,000

2016 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Acoustic Detection of Leidenfrost Dynamics on Scalable Micro-/Nanostructured Surfaces

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

PI

2,700,000

2016 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Enhancement of Boiling Heat Transfer via the Suppression of Coalescence in Microgravity

Funding Agency: RESPOND ISRO

PI

2,700,000

2015 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Scalable Nanostructured Microchannels for High Heat Flux Applications

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

PI

5,000,000

2014 - Ongoing

Ongoing

Pool Boiling of Foaming Solutions for Earth and Reduced Gravity Heat Transfer Applications

University Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
Year 2019

SUPPRESSION OF TWO-PHASE INSTABILITIES IN MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINKS VIA ADAPTIVE VAPOR VENTING

University Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
Year 2019

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORIENTATION INDEPENDENT AND WICKLESS TWO-PHASE HEAT SPREADER

University Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Year 2021

MODELING THE EFFECT OF CONTAMINANTS AND LUBRICANT FILM ON THE MODES OF DROPLET EVAPORATION

University Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Year 2022

ACOUSTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BUBBLE BEHAVIOR FOR IN-SITU PREDICTION AND CONTROL OF BOILING HEAT TRANSFER REGIMES

University Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Year 2022

Modeling and Simulation of Fluid-Fluid Interface and Three-Phase Contact Line of Drops and Bubbles on Solid Surfaces

University Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Year 2022

Fabricating Eco-friendly Superhydrophobic Coating and Exploiting Biomass Energy Potential For Sustainable Atmospheric Water Harvesting

University Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Year 2022

Development of an Off-the-Grid Climate Control Unit with Built-in Humidity Control for Storage and Processing of Perishables

University Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Year 2025

Design and Development of a Biomass Gasification-Based Off-the-Grid Storage and Processing Unit for Perishables

University Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Year 2025

Method for Developing Tunable Wettability Surfaces

IIT Patna
- Application No. : 202531005502 Filed : 23-01-2025
Published : 23-01-2025 Published

Optical System and Method for Capturing Acoustic Emissions in Harsh Environment

IIT Patna & IIT Bhubaneswar
- Application No. : 202431039103 Filed : 18-05-2024
Published : 18-05-2024 Published

System and Method for Extracting Atmospheric Moisture

IIT Patna
- Patent No. : 496332 Filed : 22-05-2023
Published : N/A Granted

System and Method for Off-The-Grid Climate Control

Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Engineering and Technology Application No. : 202231026031 Filed : 04-05-2022
Published : N/A Filed

An Improved Heat Sink System for Suppressing Two-Phase Thermal and Flow Instabilities and a Method Thereof

Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Engineering and Technology Patent No. : 510610 Filed : 15-01-2019
Published : N/A Granted

A System and Method for Controlling the Buoyancy of an Underwater Submersible

Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- Patent No. : 453932 Filed : 30-07-2018
Published : N/A Granted

System and Method for Heat Recovery in Gasification Process

Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Engineering and Technology Patent No. : 390902 Filed : 28-03-2018
Published : 01-03-2022 Granted

Enhanced Evaporative Heat Transfer Device Using Porous Membranes

MIT
Engineering and Technology Patent No. : 9,835,363 Filed : 05-12-2017
Published : 05-12-2017 Granted

Surfactant Based Boiling System for Zero Gravity

Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Engineering and Technology Patent No. : 314531 Filed : 26-02-2015
Published : 24-06-2019 Granted

Scholarly Publications

Deep learning the sound of boiling for advance prediction of boiling crisis

Open Access
Article

Effect of outlet plenum design on flow boiling heat transfer in microchannel heat sinks

Open Access
Article

Direct prediction of foamability of aqueous surfactant solutions using property values

Open Access
Article

Design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a novel orientation independent and wickless heat spreader

Open Access
Article
Authors: Kumar N.;Sinha K.N.R.;Raza M.Q.;Verma A.;Seth D.;Jasvanth V.S.;Raj R.

Unified framework for mapping shape and stability of pendant drops including the effect of contact angle hysteresis

Open Access
Article
Authors: Kumar A.;Gunjan M.R.;Jakhar K.;Thakur A.;Raj R.

Droplets on Lubricant-Infused Surfaces: Combination of Constant Mean Curvature Interfaces with Neumann Triangle Boundary Conditions

Open Access
Article

Simultaneous audio-visual-thermal characterization of transition boiling regime

Open Access
Article
Authors: Nishant Ranjan Sinha K.;Ranjan D.;Kumar N.;Qaisar Raza M.;Raj R.

Effect of ionic liquid additives on temperature and pressure fluctuations during water flow boiling in microchannels

Open Access
Conference Paper