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Dr. Suvanjan Bhattacharyya is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (BITS Pilani), India. He completed his post-doctoral research at the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa, under the supervision of Prof. Josua P. Meyer. Dr. Bhattacharyya obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, with the collaboration of Dusseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany. He received his master's degree from the Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, India (formerly known as Bengal Engineering and Science University) in heat-power engineering. His research interest lies in computational fluid dynamics in fluid flow and heat transfer, specializing in laminar, turbulent, steady, and unsteady separated flows and convective heat transfer, experimental heat transfer enhancement, solar energy, and renewable energy. He is the author and co-author of more than 100 papers in high-ranking journals and prestigious conference proceedings. Dr. Suvanjan was listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world by Stanford University, USA, in 2021, 2022, and 2023. He received a young scientist research travel fellowship to France from the French Institute in India (IFI), Embassy of France. He has received the best paper award at several international conferences as well. He is also on the editorial boards of fifteen journals and serves as a reviewer for more than seventy others. He is presently supervising twelve Ph.D. students and has several research grants to his credit from DST, DRDO, ISHRAE, and others. He has also implemented several international collaborative projects. His strong collaboration with international universities has led to research grants from different funding agencies.
