• Dr Suresh Kumar Govindarajan [G Suresh Kumar] secured his doctoral degree from Indian Institute of Science, IISc–Bangalore, working on “Fluid Flow through Saturated Subsurface Formations”.
• He then worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow @ Queens University, Canada; and as Research-Assistant-Professor @ University of North Dakota in US, before landing @ IIT-Madras.
• His 'General' Research Interest includes (a) Fluid Dynamics; (b) Reservoir Thermodynamics; (c) Soil Mechanics; (d) Rock Mechanics; (e) Heat Transfer; (f) Mass Transfer & (g) Mathematical & Numerical Modelling.
• His 'Particular' Research Interest includes (a) Petroleum Engineering: Reservoir Simulation on Multi-Phase Fluid Flow through Heterogeneous, Carbonate, Coal-Bed-Methane & Shale-Gas Reservoirs; Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods; Geothermal Reservoir Characterization; Geo-Sequestration of Carbon-di-oxide; and Hydrogen Storage and (b) Civil Engineering: Groundwater & Surface Water Hydrology, Classical & Computational Hydraulics, Fluid Flow through Pipes & Open Channels, Contaminant Transport, Multi-phase Fluid Flow through Unsaturated & Saturated Porous Reservoirs, Soil Geomechanics [Terzhagi's & Biot's Consolidation].
• He was promoted to Full Professor on 24th July 2015.
• He was promoted to Professor [HAG] on 1st July 2022.
• He is figuring in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (released by Stanford University) continuously from 2020 (till date). He has received Best-Paper-Award for 10 times in International Conferences.
• He is passionate about Fundamental Research on Up-scaling-Issues and Drainage-Principles of ‘Multi-Phase Fluid Flow through Saturated Subsurface Reservoirs using Darcian Approach.
• He has completed guiding 20 Doctoral Students & 7 MS Students (as of January 2026).
• Guided (and Awarded) 20 Ph D Scholars (6 in Civil Engineering & 14 in Petroleum Engineering)
• Guided (and Awarded) 7 MS Scholars (3 in Civil Engineering & 4 in Petroleum Engineering)
• Currently Guiding 7 Ph D Scholars; 2 M S Scholars & 3 M Tech Students [As of May 2026]
• Number of Guided and Awarded Ph D Scholars - after becoming Professor [HAG] in 2022: 04 [2023 - Present]
• Number of Guided and Awarded Ph D Scholars - after becoming Full Professor in 2015: 15 [2016 - Present]
• Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2020-2021)
• Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2021-2022)
• Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2022-2023)
• Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2023-2024)
• Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2024-2025)
• Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2025-2026)
• Received Best Paper Awards for 10 Times in International Conferences
• 28 Times served as Expert Committee Member (Faculty Selection & Promotion) @ IITs/INI
• 19 Times served as External Examiner for Doctoral Theses
• Once served as Expert Member for Reviewing Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad (Nov 2022)
• Served as Technical Reviewer and Committee Member for Eight times for Evaluating Industrial/Academic Research Proposals @ National/International Levels.
• Presented Eight Invited Lectures @ national-level.
• Served as Setter, Vetter & Chief Paper Setter - GATE PE Paper
• Once served as Committee Member for Conducting Peer Review of the Centre of Excellence at IIT Guwahati - Department of Civil Engineering [Jan 2011]
• Served as NCC Chief Coordinator @ IIT Madras for 12 years & 8 months [April 2009 - December 2021]
• TEACHING @ IIT-Madras:
• Courses Taught (Up to 2010 in the Department of Civil Engineering @ IIT-Madras)
• CE 648 Contaminant Transport Modeling
• CE 546 Groundwater Engineering
• CE 545 Applied Hydraulic Engineering
• CE 403 Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory
• ME 1120 Engineering Drawing
• Courses Formulated and Taught in the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras (2009 Onwards)
• PE 6030 Reservoir Engineering (Odd Semester)
• PE 6031 Reservoir Simulation (Even Semester)
• PE 6312 Enhanced Oil Recovery (Odd Semester)
• PE 6100 Reservoir Engineering Laboratory (Even Semester)
• PE 6316 Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering (Odd Semester)
• Introduced a New Course in Jan 2014
• PE 6317 Applied Hydrodynamics in Petroleum Exploration and Production
• Introduced a New Course in Jan 2018
• PE 5020 Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Exploration and Production
• Developed Reservoir Simulation Laboratory in 2019
• Currently teaching 3 Core Courses:
• PE6030 Reservoir Engineering [July-Nov 2026];
• PE6031 Reservoir Simulation [Jan-May 2026];
• PE6312 Enhanced Oil Recovery [Jan-May 2026]
• 3757 Citations (Documents: 230 h-index: 30) in Scopus &
• 5236 Citations (h-index: 36; i10-index: 127) in Google Scholar
• Total Number of Publications: 346 [2002 - Present]
• Total Number of Publications after joining IITM in 2007: 337 [2008 - Present]
• Number of Publications - after becoming Professor [HAG] in 2022: 62 [2023 - Present]
• Number of Publications - after becoming Full Professor in 2015: 221 [2016 - Present]
• He also has authored 11 Single-Author Journal Articles to his credit. [Latest Single-Author Journal Paper Published in 2026].
• Number of Publications in 2026: 15 [As of 9th October 2026]
• Number of Publications in 2025: 15
• Number of Publications in 2024: 11
• Number of Publications in 2023: 22 {After becoming Professor [HAG] in 2022}
• Number of Publications in 2022: 15 {Promoted to Professor [HAG] in 2022}
• Number of Publications in 2021: 17
• Number of Publications in 2020: 28
• Number of Publications in 2019: 26
• Number of Publications in 2018: 29
• Number of Publications in 2017: 17
• Number of Publications in 2016: 27 {After becoming Full Professor in 2015}
• Number of Publications in 2015: 25 {Promoted to Full Professor in 2015}
• Number of Publications in 2014: 31
• Number of Publications in 2013: 10
• Number of Publications in 2012: 16
• Number of Publications in 2011: 16
• Number of Publications in 2010: 13 {Promoted to Associate Professor in 2010}
• Number of Publications in 2009: 02
• Number of Publications in 2008: 02
• Number of Publications in 2007: 01 (Joined IIT Madras in May 2007}
• Number of Publications in 2006: 04
• Number of Publications in 2005: 02
• Number of Publications in 2004: 01
• Number of Publications in 2002: 01
• Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras: https://doe.iitm.ac.in/sureshkumar
• Google Scholar Index: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e7sOg_0AAAAJ&hl=en
• Scopus Index: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217596517
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suresh-Kumar-Govindarajan-2?ev=hdr_xprf
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suresh-kumar-govindarajan-97738118/recent-activity/all/
• Personal Google Site: https://sites.google.com/smail.iitm.ac.in/gsureshkumar/home
• IRINS – Vidwan [National Expert Database]: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/61643

• Reservoir Engineering
• Reservoir Geomechanics [Hydraulic Fracturing Mechanics/Thermo-Poro-Elastic Coupling]
• Reservoir Thermodynamics
• Reservoir Simulation
• Reservoir Stimulation
• Chemical/Thermal/Biological Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
• Digital Transformation & AI
• Energy Security Vs Climate Goals [Energy Addition]
• Multi-Phase Fluid Flow [Pipes & Porous Systems]
• Groundwater Hydraulics
• Hydraulics & Hydrologic Engineering
• Transport in Porous Media
• Contaminant Hydrogeology
• Geothermal-Energy System [Fluid-Flow/Heat-Extraction/THMC Frameworks]
• Flow through Fractured/Shale-Gas/CBM Reservoirs
• Geological storage of hydrogen (GHS) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
• CO2 Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers and Depleted Oil/Gas Reservoirs
• CO2 Mineralization in Basaltic Rocks
• Hydrogen Storage
• Fluid Dynamics
• Soil Mechanics
• Rock Mechanics
• Heat & Mass Transfer
• Conceptual/Mathematical/Numerical Modelling

• Worked as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow @ University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA between Nov 2003 and June 2005
• Worked as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow @ Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada between June 2005 and May 2006
• Worked as Assistant Professor @ IIT - Guwahati between June 2006 and May 2007
• Joined IIT – Madras on 16th May 2007 as Assistant Professor
• 16th May 2007 - 31st May 2010: Assistant Professor - Department of Civil Engineering, IIT-Madras
• 1st June 2010 - 24th July 2015: Associate Professor - Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras
• Joined as Professor on 24th July 2015
• Joined the present position as Professor (HAG) on 1st July 2022

Ph.D.

• Md Irshad Ansari (OE19D021) Numerical Simulation of Thermally Enhanced Oil Recovery in a Heterogeneous Reservoir (Individual Guidance) Awarded January 2026
• Kandala Viswakanth (OE20D400) Numerical and Data-Driven Modelling of Low Salinity Water Flooding in Sandstone Reservoirs Integrating Physics and Machine Learning (Individual Guidance) Awarded October 2025
• Tummari Naga Venkata Pavan (OE19D012) Numerical Investigations on Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geo-Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers (Individual Guidance) Awarded May 2025
• Susmit Chakraborty (BT16D301) Numerical Investigations on Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery in a Sandstone Petroleum Reservoir (with Prof. Gummadi) Feb 2023
• Nitha Ayinippully Nalarajan (CE15D007) Numerical Investigations on Dynamics of Capture Zones in Heterogeneous Aquifers with Recharge Wells (with Prof Nambi) July 2022
• Subhashini Nainar (OE16D004) Enhanced methane recovery from a non-dewatered CBM gas reservoir by sequestering supercritical CO2 Numerical investigations (Individual Guidance) July 2022
• Bokam Rajasekhar (CE14D035) Mitigating Human Health Risk due to Petroleum Contamination of Groundwater through Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Treatment (with Prof Nambi) July 2021
• Sridharan C (OE14D033) Application of Mathematical Models To Optimize Drilling Performance (Individual Guidance) May 2020
• Gaonkar Omkar Damodar (CE13D033) Influence of Soil Microbial Kinetics and Organic Amendments on Subsurface Pesticide Fate and Transport (with Prof Nambi) June 2019
• Vivek (OE13D010) Numerical Investigations on accelerating Trapping Mechanisms of Sequestrated CO2 in Saline Aquifer (Individual Guidance) Jan 2019
• Renu Valsala (OE13D038) Numerical Modeling on Transport of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Saturated Sub-Surface Systems (Individual Guidance) Jan 2019
• Sivasankar (OE12D024) Enhanced Oil Recovery by Microbial Flooding with Temperature, pH and Salinity Effects Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation (Individual Guidance) July 2018
• Samarth Patwardhan (OE12D009) Impact of Fracture Conductivity Reduction on Productivity of Shale Gas Petroleum Reservoirs (Individual Guidance) Oct 2016
• Mohana Sundaram (CE09D011) Spatio-Temporal Prediction of Groundwater Level and Recharge in a Heterogeneous Domain Using an Integrated Transfer Function Noise and Numerical Modelling Approaches (with Dr. Balaji) Sep 2016
• Rajesh Kanna (OE11D005) Experimental Investigations on Bio-surfactant Induced Enhanced Oil Recovery (with Prof. Gummadi) July 2016
• Srinivasa Reddy Devarapu (OE11D019) A Generalized Implicit Compositional Numerical Modeling on In-Situ Combustion of Heavy Crude Oil in Petroleum Reservoirs (Individual Guidance) July 2015
• Vasudevan (CE10D005) Mass Transfer and Transport of Multi-Component Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Groundwater System (with Dr. I. M. Nambi) July 2015
• Tushar Sharma (OE10D017) Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Nanoparticle Stabilized Emulsions for Improved Oil Recovery (with Dr. Jitendra Sangwai) Feb 2015
• M. Berlin (CE10D010) Nitrogen Species Transport and Transformation in Unsaturated Porous Media (with Dr. I. M. Nambi) Feb 2015
• N. Natarajan (CE07D011) Numerical Modeling of Co-Colloidal Reactive Solute Transport in a Single Rock Fracture (Individual Guidance) July 2012

M.S.

• Nikhil (OE12S025) Numerical Modeling on Coupled Fluid Flow and Contaminant Transport in a Variable Fracture Aperture (Individual Guidance) July 2015
• Rockey Abhishek (OE12S031) Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Chemically Enhanced Oil Recovery using Nano-particles in Fractured Reservoirs (Individual Guidance) Feb 2015
• Rakesh (OE13S007) Numerical Modeling of Coupled Fluid Flow and SoluteThermal Transport in a Heterogeneous Fractured Reservoir (Individual Guidance) May 2016
• Tapan Kidambi (OE14S018) Geo-mechanical Analysis of Tight Gas Formations for Subsidence and Hydraulic Fracturing (Individual Guidance) July 2017
• Vijai Kumar B (OE15S008) Integrated Petroleum Reservoir Study for Intervention and Field Development in Western Onshore Field of Cambay basin, India (Individual Guidance) July 2017
• Awez Hanegaoukar (OE14S022) Numerical Modeling of Coupled Fluid Flow and Reservoir Geomechanics Applications for CO2 Storage (Individual Guidance) July 2018
• L Sugumar (OE12S010) Multiphase Solver for Porous Medium in Open-Foam (Individual Guidance) April 2019

M.Tech.

• Saravana Guru S PE24M012 Numerical Investigation of sc-co2 Flow Behaviour in the Heterogeneous Deep Saline Aquifer May 2026
• DEVARAJ S PE24M002 IMPACT OF SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY AND REACTIVE TRANSPORT ON CO2 DISSOLUTION-DRIVEN CONVECTION IN DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS May 2026
• Chappidi Raviteja PE24M010 Numerical investigation of fluid flow in shale gas reservoirs May 2026
• Shlok ketanbhai Panchal (PE23M013) Impact of Permeability Heterogeneity on CO2 Injection and Plume Migration A Novel Approach (May 2025)
• Mihir Jitendrakumar Panchal (PE23M006) Numerical Investigation of CO2 sequestration by Capillary Trapping in Deep Saline Aquifers (May 2025)
• Shivashish Pandey (PE23M012) Numerical Investigations on Carbon dioxide Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers (May 2025)
• Nikhil Kumar (PE23M007) Numerical Investigations on CO2 Sequestrated Enhanced Oil Recovery (May 2025)
• Rasmika Ubhee (OE23M806) Assessment on Role of Oil and Gas Industries During Global Energy Transition (May 2025)
• Koppisetti Devika (PE22M007) Numerical Simulation of Hot Water Flooding in Low Permeability Heavy Oil Reservoirs (May 2024)
• Rahul J (PE21M011) Eco-Friendly Adsorbent for Oil Spill Remediation (May 2023)
• Yarra Surya Teja (PE21M016) Geological Carbon dioxide Sequestration A Numerical Approach (May 2023)
• Dhavel Patel (PE20M003) Production Prediction from Hydraulically Fractured Reservoir based on Material Balance Approach (June 2022)
• 1Harikirshnan P (PE20M005) Modelling of EOR using Hot Water Flooding (June 2022)
• Gedela Kiran Prasad (PE20M006) Numerical Simulation of Polymer Flooding EOR (June 2022)
• Mohit Patel (PE20M009) Application of Machine Learning in Coal Bed Methane Gas Production Forecasting and Development (June 2022)
• Pichika Nikhil (PE20M011) Numerical Simulation of Multi-Phase Fluid Flow in Petroleum Reservoirs (June 2022)
• Utkarsh Lall (PE19M009) Modeling of Multi-Mechanistic Transport of Gas through a Shale Gas Reservoir using a Dual Porosity Approach (June 2021)
• Jayant Jharkhande (PE19M002) Numerical Modelling Of Multi-Phase Fluid Flow Through A Petroleum Reservoir For Optimal Oil Recovery (June 2021)
• Kiran Elluri (PE19M014) Modelling of Multi-Phase fluid Flow through Heavy Oil Reservoirs using COMSOL (June 2021)
• Pankaj Kumar (PE19M005) Modelling of Multi-Mechanistic Gas Transport through Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Reservoirs using COMSOL. (June 2021)
• Abhishek Prajapati (PE19M012). Application of Artificial Neural Network For Estimating Permeability and Porosity via Petro-Physical Logs. (June 2021)
• Abhishek Shinde Numerical Modeling of Two-Dimensional Single-Phase Crude Oil Flow through Carbonate Reservoir (May 2019)
• Gelli Aditya Sai Ram Numerical Investigations on the Solution Trapping of Carbon-di0oxide in a Deep Saline Aquifer (May 2019)
• Rohin Goyal Numerical Modeling on Flow of Gas in an Artificially Fractured Shale Reservoir (May 2019)
• Guduri Satya Sravya Numerical Modeling of Gas Flow in Coal Bed Methane Reservoir (May 2019)
• Thawrani Prashant Kamleshkumar Numerical Modeling of Gas Production from Shale Reservoirs using Dual-Porosity Approach (April 2017)
• Kaligi Amar Numerical modeling of gas flow through coalbed methane reservoirs using dual porosity approach (April 2017)
• Dheeraj Kumar Numerical Modeling of Fluid Flow in Fractured Hydrocarbon Reservoirs (April 2017)
• Tony Chacko Simulation of Enhanced Oil Recovery by CO2 Sequestration. (May 2013)
• Kishore Javvaji Experimental Investigations on Heavy and Light Oil Reservoirs using Air Injection Process (Along with Shri. P V Raju IRS-ONGC) - (May 2013)
• Sharad Gupta Steam Injection Process in Heavy oil Recovery with Special Emphasis on Cyclic steam Stimulation. (Along with Shri. P V Raju IRS-ONGC) - (May 2013)
• Sivasankar Numerical Modeling of Microbially Enhanced Oil Recovery. (May 2012)
• Naga Bharat Reddy Enhanced Oil Recovery from a Naturally Fractured Reservoir. (with Dr. Jitendra) (May 2011)
• Aseer Imbibition Process of Water Flooding in a Naturally Fractured Reservoir. (with Dr. Jitendra) (May 2011)
• Satish Kumar Numerical Modeling of Reactive Solute Transport in a Fractured Geothermal Reservoir (May 2010)
• Renu Numerical Modeling of Reactive Solute Transport in a Single Fracture with Fracture-Skin (May 2009)

1. Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras: https://doe.iitm.ac.in/sureshkumar
2. Google Scholar Index: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e7sOg_0AAAAJ&hl=en
3. Scopus Index: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217596517
4. ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suresh-Kumar-Govindarajan-2?ev=hdr_xprf
5. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suresh-kumar-govindarajan-97738118/recent-activity/all/
6. Personal Google Site: https://sites.google.com/smail.iitm.ac.in/gsureshkumar/home
7. IRINS – Vidwan [National Expert Database]: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/61643
8. Total Number of Publications: 346 [2002 - Present]
9. Total Number of Publications after joining IITM in 2007: 337 [2008 - Present]
10. Number of Publications - after becoming Professor [HAG] in 2022: 62 [2023 - Present]
11. Number of Publications - after becoming Full Professor in 2015: 221 [2016 - Present]
12. Best Paper Awards from Int. Conferences: 10

• Member – Selection Committee – Faculty Recruitment
• Expert Member, Faculty Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion [Full Professors] in the Department of Civil Engineering @ IIT - Guwahati – 21-22 August 2026
• Expert Member, Faculty Selection and Promotion Committee, Faculty Selection and Promotion [Assistant and Associate Professors] in the Department of Civil Engineering @ IIT - Guwahati – 17-18 August 2026
• Expert Member, Faculty Selection and Promotion Committee, Faculty Selection and Promotion in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) - Dhanbad – 1st April 2026
• Expert Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy (IIPE) - Vizag – December 2025
• Expert Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy (IIPE) - Vizag – September 2025
• Expert Member, Faculty Selection and Promotion Committee, Faculty Selection and Promotion in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) - Dhanbad – February 2025
• Expert Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) - Dhanbad – August 2024
• Expert Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) - Dhanbad – December 2023
• External Expert, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the School of Petroleum Technology @ PDEU – Gandhinagar – December 2023
• Expert Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad - July 2023
• Expert Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – February 2023
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) – Dhanbad – October 2022
• Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – September 2022
• Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – June 2022
• Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion Committee (For Selecting Full Time Professor & Associate Professor) – Department of Civil Engineering @ IIT-Bombay – April 2022
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering - Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering @ IIT-Kharagpur – March 2022
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy (IIPE) - Vizag – October 2021
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Discipline of Civil Engineering – School of Engineering @ IIT-Mandi – August 2021
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – June 2021
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – April 2021
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – Jan 2021
• Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion Committee (For Selecting Full Time Professor & Associate Professor) in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) – Dhanbad – May 2019
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy (IIPE) - Vizag – June 2019
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy @ IIPE - Vizag – May 2018
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT-Kharagpur – March 2018
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Geology @ Guindy Engineering College - Anna University – October 2018
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT-Kharagpur – April 2017
• Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Civil Engineering @ IIT-Hyderabad – 2009
• Member – Other Committee
• Expert Member, Departmental Review Committee, Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) – Dhanbad – November 2022
• Committee Member for Conducting Peer Review of the Centre of Excellence at IIT Guwahati – Jan 2011
• GATE Examination
• Petroleum Engineering – Chief Paper Setter – GATE 2021
• Petroleum Engineering – Chief Paper Setter – GATE 2019
• Petroleum Engineering – Paper Vetter – GATE 2018
• Petroleum Engineering - Paper Setter – GATE 2016
• Invited Lectures:
• 1. Invited Lecture on “Conceptual and Mathematical Modelling of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport” delivered @ Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad as a part of National Seminar on “Water Nexus 2025: Bridging Surface and Groundwater Resources – Utilization and Management”, held on 16th May 2025.
• 2. Invited Lecture on “Fundamentals on Modelling CO2 Sequestration in Saturated Subsurface Systems” delivered @ Department of Petroleum and Earth Sciences, IIPE - Vizag as a part of ‘High-End Workshop on Reservoir Simulation for CO2 Sequestration’ held on 10th July 2024.
• 3. Invited Lecture on “Role of Oil and Gas Industries during Global Energy Transition” organized by @ Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering, RGIPT, Jais, Amethi as a part of SERB-sponsored Workshop on “Energy Transition-Sustainable Pathways”, held on 3rd April 2024.
• 4. Invited Lecture on “Climate Change and the Future of Oil and Gas Industries” delivered @ Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering, RGIPT, Jais, Amethi as a part of ‘AAPG RGIPT Student Chapter’ held on 26th May 2024.
• 5. Invited Lecture on “Fundamentals of Fluid Flow through Petroleum Reservoirs” delivered @ Department of Petroleum Engineering, IIT Dhanbad as a part of ‘IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad Petroleum Engineering Programme’ held on 26th July 2023.
• 6. Invited Lecture on “Fluid Flow through Porous Media: Basics of Modeling” delivered @ Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati as a part of ‘IIT Guwahati SPE Student Chapter’ held on 12th May 2023.
• 7. Invited Lecture on “Fluid Flow through Petroleum Reservoirs: Basics of Modeling” delivered @ Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences, UPES – Dehradun held on 30th March 2023.
• 8. Invited Lecture on “Petroleum Reservoirs: Basics of Reservoir Simulation” delivered @ Department of Petroleum Engineering, DIT University – Dehradun held on 30th March 2023.
• 9. Basics of Transport Processes associated with Sub-Surface Water Quality Modeling – Presented on 21st Nov 2013 towards a Short Term Training Program on “Modeling Approaches for Free Surface Flow and Water Quality Management” by the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT-Madras.
• 10. Principles of Integrated Reservoir Studies Presented on 12th Jan 2012 towards a Short Term Training Program on “On Integrating Geo-Engineering Work-Flows for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs” by the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras.
• 11. Sub-surface Water Quality Modeling. Presented on 8th Dec 2011 towards a Short Term Training Program on “Water Quality and Management” by the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras and Hubert Enviro Care Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• 12. Micro- and Macro-Scale Transport Processes in the Subsurface Environment. Presented on 13th October 2011 towards a Short Term Training Program on “New Insights on Scales in Geo-data analysis to Seismic Interpretation” by the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras.
• 13. Continuum Scale Computational Techniques – An Overview. Presented on 10th October 2011 towards a Short Term Training Program on “New Insights on Scales in Geo-data analysis to Seismic Interpretation” by the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras.
• 14. Contaminant Transport Processes in the Subsurface Environment. Presented on 19th Jan 2011 towards a Short Term Training Program on “Environmental Chemodynamics” by the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-Madras.
• 15. Introduction to Numerical Modeling Techniques. Presented on 4th August 2008 towards QIP Short Term Course conducted by the Dept of Civil Engg, IIT-Madras.
• 16. Introduction to Subsurface Transport Processes. Presented on 7th August 2008 towards QIP Short Term Course conducted by the Dept of Civil Engg, IIT-Madras.
• 17. Transport Processes in the Subsurface Environment. Presented on 14th June 2007 towards QIP Short Term Course conducted by the Dept of Civil Engg, IIT-Madras.
• 18. Basics of Computational Techniques – An Overview. Presented on 13th June 2007 towards QIP Short Term Course conducted by the Dept of Civil Engg, IIT-Madras.
• 19. Basics of Computational Techniques for River Flow Simulation – An Overview. Presented on 18th October 2006 towards QIP Short Term Course conducted by the Dept of Civil Engg, IIT-Guwahati.
• 20. Introduction to Computational Methods. Presented on 2nd December 2006 towards QIP Short Term Course conducted by the Dept of Civil Engg, IIT-Guwahati.
• List of Doctoral thesis Evaluated:
• (As Doctoral Thesis External Examiner)
• 1. 2026 Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad by Mr SAMPA GUIN (Admission No. 21DR0155): DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL EXTRACT-BASED POUR POINT DEPRESSANTS FOR FLOW ASSURANCE OF INDIAN WAXY CRUDE. [July 2026]
• 2. 2026 Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad by Mr MOHD SAIF (Admission No. 22DR0134): INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF CARBON MINERALIZATION IN BASALTIC ROCKS AND NATURAL HYDROGEN POTENTIAL IN IRON-RICH PROVINCES OF INDIA. [May 2026]
• 3. 2025 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad by Mr Ranjit Dutta (Admission No. 17DP000197): Simulation study of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Sequestration for a Mature Oilfield of Upper Assam Basin, India.
• 4. 2024 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad by Mr. Arvind Kumar (Admission No: 17DP000288): Development of an Integrated Deep Transient Testing Workflow and Multi-parametric Inversion based Numerical Reservoir Modeling for Improved Productivity Estimations.
• 5. 2023 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad by Ms. Neelu (Admission No: 18DR0088): Impact of Time-dependent Desorption and Pressure-dependent Diffusivity on Coalbed Methane Well Performance under Semi-steady state Flow Conditions.
• 6. 2023 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT-Guwahati by Mr. Vikas Kumar Sharma (Roll No: 176107010): Investigation of Multiphase Flow in Porous Micromodels using Micro-PIV Experiments and Numerical Simulations.
• 7. 2022 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT-Madras by Mr. Hariharasudhan V G (OE13D030): Modelling The Optical Properties of Particulates and Bubbles in Oceanic Waters with Implications for Remote Sensing.
• 8. 2022 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Mr. Biswadeep Pal (17DR000576): Extraction of Pour Point Depressant from Fruits and its use for Crude Oil Transportation.
• 9. 2022 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Ms. Prathiba Pillai (16DR000183): Synthesis and Characterization of Ionic Liquids for Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery.
• 10. 2022 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Mr. Abhinav Kumar (Admission No: 2015DR0198): Development of Nano-based Preformed Particle Gel (PPG) To Improve Performance of Water Shut-Off Jobs.
• 11. 2022 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Ms. Ekta Chaturvedi (16DR000280): Comprehensive Studies on Reservoir Aspects of Gas Hydrates and Thermodynamics & Kinetics of Hydrate Formation and Dissociation in the Presence of Different Additives.
• 12. 2021 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Mr. Bhola Kumar Paswan (2015DR0157): Development of Emulsion Based Drilling Fluid System for Shale Formation.
• 13. 2021 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from DIT – University, Dehradun by Mr. Gaurav Richhariya (Reg No: 1481072001): Development of Self-Healing Cement for Oil Wells
• 14. 2021 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Mr. Narendra Kumar Rawat (2016DR0045): Formulation and Characterization of Nanoemulsion for Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery
• 15. 2020 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Mr. Nilanjan Pal (2015DR0205): Gemini Surfactant Assisted Enhanced Oil Recovery: Synthesis, Formulation Design and Performance Assessment
• 16. 2018 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Mrs Archana: Improved Characterization of Porous Media using Tracer Technique: An Experimental and Numerical Study
• 17. 2018 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Mr. Rajeev Upadhyay: Studies on Pressure Dependent Permeability in the Flow Equations of CBM Reservoir under Transient and Semi-Steady State Conditions
• 18. 2017 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IIT (Dhanbad) by Ms. Sultana Begam: Study of Contaminant Concentration Distribution through Unsteady Groundwater Flow in Porous Formation
• 19. 2014 External Examiner for Ph D Thesis from IISc (Bangalore) by Mr. Sayanthan Ganguly: Analytical and Numerical Modeling for Heat Transport in a Geothermal Reservoir due to Cold Water Injection.
• Reviewer – Research Proposal
• 1. Reviewed UAEU Research Proposal – UAEU Research Grant Application, United Arab Emirates University – June 2017; Evaluated Project Grant type: UPAR (Sep 2017 – Sep 2019); Evaluated Project Title: On the Use of Single-Rate Mass Transfer Approaches for Modeling Solute Transport in Porous Media; Proposed Budget: AED 249,800
• 2. Reviewed SPARC Research Proposal – Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) – Government of India – January 2019; Evaluated Proposal ID: 600; Evaluated Project Title: Remediating Contaminated Groundwater Aquifers using Engineered Janus Particles
• 3. Reviewed SPARC Research Proposal – Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) – Government of India – November 2019; Evaluated Proposal ID: 3071; Evaluated Project Title: Comprehensive Study on the Stability of Methane Hydrate Bearing Sands in the Continental Shelves
• 4. Reviewed SPARC Research Proposal – Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) Government of India – January 2020; Evaluated Proposal ID: 2247; Evaluated Project Title: Development of low cost indigenous oxygen carriers with high red-ox cyclic stability for Chemical Looping Combustion of high ash Indian Coals
• 5. Technical Reviewer and Committee Member, Exploratory Research Program – Nov/Dec 2020, Centre for IC & SR, IIT - Madras
• 6. Technical Reviewer and Committee Member, Exploratory Research Program – June/July 2023, Centre for IC & SR, IIT - Madras
• 7. Technical Reviewer and Committee Member, Exploratory Research Program – June/July 2025, Centre for IC & SR, IIT – Madras
• 8. Technical Reviewer and Committee Member, Exploratory Research Program – June/July 2026, Centre for IC & SR, IIT – Madras
• 9. Expert Reviewer [and External Subject Matter Expert] for the Technical Evaluation of Research Proposals submitted under the INSIGHT FOR CITIES (I4C) - Open Call for Research 2026–27, held during July 2026 - administered by the Centre of Excellence in Urban Planning and Design (CoEUPD), NIT Calicut, under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India.
• Reviewed the Following Journal Manuscripts:
• Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (Elsevier)
• Journal of Petroleum and Gas Exploration Research
• International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology
• Marine and Petroleum Geology (Elsevier)
• Energy & Fuels (ACS Publications)
• Energy Exploration & Exploitation
• Fuel
• Geosciences Journal
• Atmospheric Environment
• Environmental Earth Sciences
• Journal of Earth System Science
• International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
• Geofluids
• Applied Mathematical Modeling
• Journal of Chemistry
• Advanced Materials Letters
• Water Resources Research (AGU)
• Journal of Contaminant Hydrology (Elsevier)
• Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (ASCE)
• Journal of Hydro-Environment Research (Elsevier)
• Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Elsevier)
• Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• Geological and Geotechnical Engineering
• Hydrological Processes
• Hydrogeology Journal
• Vadose Zone Journal
• Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
• International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
• International Journal of Thermal Sciences (Elsevier)
• Sadhana (Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences)
• Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ISH)
• Indian Geotechnical Journal
• Journal of The Geological Society of India
• International Journal of Geology (NAUN Publications)
• Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics
• BAOJ Microbiology