Dr. Pushpendra Kumar Shukla
Assistant Professor (Research)
Qualification: BE, MTech, PhD, Postdoc
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assistant Professor (Research) - School of Mechanical Engineering, MIT.
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Thermal Engineering; Renewable Energy Engineering; Energy Storage; Battery Thermal Management; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Sustainable Energy Systems; Hydro Pumped Storage Power Plant (PSP).
Area of Expertise
Thermal Energy Storage using Phase Change Materials; Battery Thermal Management; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Heat Transfer Enhancement; Solar Thermal Energy Systems; Thermal Management of Energy Storage Systems
Area of Research
Phase Change Material-Based Thermal Energy Storage; Battery Thermal Management; Computational Fluid Dynamics of Thermal Systems; Solar Thermal Energy Storage; Heat Transfer Enhancement; Thermal Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life Member of Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT)
- Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Member of the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE)
- Former Assistant Editor at Wiley
Work Experience
| Organisation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal | Assistant Professor – Research (Current role) | 2026 - Present |
| Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi (IIT-BHU) | National Post-Doctoral Fellow (ANRF-NPDF) | 2025-2026 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) | Post-Doctoral Research Associate | 2024-2025 |
| NIMS University, Rajasthan, Jaipur | Assistant Professor | 2023-2024 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) | Project Engineer (DRDO Project) | 2022-2023 |