Engineering ideas.Researching what matters.
The School of Mechanical Engineering advances research across manufacturing, materials, thermal sciences, computational engineering, robotics and energy systems, through faculty-led research groups, labs and funded projects.
Research across the mechanical sciences.
The School engages in research across frontier areas through organised faculty-led groups, supported by research labs and the Central Research Facility.
The research environment spans machining and manufacturing, additive manufacturing, welding and metal forming, robotics, heat transfer, combustion, renewable energy, computational fluid dynamics, structural dynamics, engineering materials, and bio- and nano-materials.
Fifteen focused communities of research practice.
The School organises faculty interests into fifteen research groups covering manufacturing, thermal and fluid sciences, materials, design and robotics.
Machining
Coordinator — Dr. Ashok Kumar Sahoo
Members — Dr. Tanmaya Mohanty, Dr. Ramanuj Kumar, Prof. Kamal Kishore Joshi, Dr. Amlan Panda
Non-Conventional Machining
Coordinator — Dr. Bharat Chandra Routara
Members — Dr. Diptikanta Das, Dr. Basanta Kumar Nanda, Dr. B. Surekha, Dr. Bijaya Bijeta Nayak, Dr. Rashmi Ranjan Behera, Dr. Rahul
Additive Manufacturing
Coordinator — Dr. Swayam Bikash Mishra
Members — Prof. Asit Behera
Welding & Metal Forming
Coordinator — Dr. Saranjit Singh
Members — Dr. Rita Kumari Sahu
CAD/CAM/CIM
Coordinator — Dr. P. Chandra Sekhar
Members — Dr. Mantra Prasad Satpathy, Dr. Sambit Kumar Mohapatra, Dr. Pushkar Jha, Dr. Ashwini Kumar, Dr. Smitirupa Pradhan
Robotics
Coordinator — Dr. Ruby Mishra
Members — Dr. Anish Pandey, Dr. Ambesh Kumar
Industrial Engineering
Coordinator — Dr. Sushanta Tripathy
Members — Prof. Deepak Singhal, Dr. Suchismita Satapathy, Dr. Priyabrata Mohapatra, Dr. Lalit Kumar Pothal
Heat Transfer Augmentation
Coordinator — Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra
Members — listed on the Research Groups page
Combustion Engineering
Coordinator — Dr. Kunja Bihari Sahu
Members — Dr. Prakash Ghose, Prof. Mrutyunjaya Jena
Renewable Energy Technology
Coordinator — Dr. Akshaya Ku. Rout
Members — Dr. Swarup Kumar Nayak, Dr. Debjyoti Sahu
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Coordinator — Dr. Satya Prakash Kar
Members — listed on the Research Groups page
Structural Dynamics & NVH
Coordinator — Dr. Isham Panigrahi
Members — listed on the Research Groups page
Engineering Materials & Metallurgy
Members — Prof. Ajay Kumar Behera, Dr. Hemalata Jena, Dr. Kalyani Mohanta, Prof. Sudhansu Sekhar Patro, Dr. Sudesna Roy
Bio- & Nano-materials
Coordinator — Dr. Shanta Chakrabarty
Members — Prof. Smita Rani Panda
Computational Aerodynamics
Members — Dr. Atal Bihari Harichandan, Prof. Pooja Chaubdar
Where our research is focused.
Fifteen thrust areas guide the research of the School, from metal forming and composites to heat transfer, tribology, biofuels and carbon capture.
View thrust areasOutputs, people and industry.
Detailed records remain on dedicated pages so publications, project information and scholar lists can be maintained independently.
Books and book chapters, major journals with impact factor, and the best 25 publications.
02Research ProjectsFunded research projects with agency, duration and status.
03Research ScholarsPhD scholars listed by year of enrolment, with supervisors.
04ConsultancyConsultancy projects and training programmes with industry and government bodies.
05Research StatisticsScopus-indexed publications and number of citations.
06Research LabsResearch labs of the School and the Central Research Facility.
Sponsored research, in progress.
A selection of ongoing funded projects, with funding agency and duration. The full list is on the Research Projects page.
An experimental investigation over anti-bacterial activity of hybridized Graphene and its derivatives
2022–2025
Spandan Guha
An extensive investigation of microstructure evolution during heat treatments & hot forging of high strength β-Ti alloy
2022–2024
Shanta Chakrabarty
High Temperature Materials Processing Unit
2022–2026
Dr. Sudesna Roy, Dr. A K Sahoo, Dr. P C Mishra, Dr. D K Das, Dr. Shanta Chakrabarty
Two Phase Heat Transfer over Metal Foams
2022–2024
Dr. Abhilas Swain, Dr. Satya Prakash Kar, Dr. Radha Kanta Sarangi
Machinability assessment of graphene oxide and zirconium oxide enriched nano-cutting fluid
2020–2023
Dr. Ashok Kumar Sahoo
