Aravind Vaidyanathan

Biography

Education Ph.D. in Aerospace Engg. (University of Florida) [Aug 2005-August 2008] M.S. (by Research) in Aerospace Engg. (IIT Madras) [Aug 2003-July2005] B.Tech. in Mechanical Engg. (Univ. of Kerala) [Sep 1999-April 2003] Course Offered Undergraduate: Gas Dynamics, Air-breathing Propulsion, Rocket Propulsion, Aerospace Vehicle Design Graduate: Compressible Flow, Aerospace Propulsion, Aerospace Vehicle Design, Design and Modeling of Rocket Propulsion Systems Experience Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (Jan 2014 – present). Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (June 2009 – Dec2013). Postdoctoral Research Associate, Iowa State University (Sep 2008-May2009).

Research Interest

Advanced Propulsion and Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, IIST High pressure H2-O2 combustion, Supersonic combustion, Rocket injector spray characterization, Nozzle flow seperation, Cavity induced oscillation, and Pylon based mixing in high speed flows, Nanofluids synthesis and characterization, Laser Diagnostics: concentration, velocity and droplet size measurements