Prof. Pranab Kumar Mondal

ACADEMIC HOSTS
Prof. Gilad Yossifon
School of Mechanical Engineering

TAU-India Chair
Full semester, Academic Year 2026-2027

Education

• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (2004)
• M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (2008)
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2015)

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2021–present)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2015–2021)
• Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2014–2015)
• Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Government Engineering College, West Bengal (2006–2008)
• Assistant Engineer, Mechanical, M.N. Dastur & Co. (P) Ltd., West Bengal (2004–2006)

Fellowships

• JSPS Invitational Fellow, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan (2022–2023)
• GE Foundation Scholarship, GE Global, New York, USA (2006)
• Saral Dev Memorial Scholarship, Rotary Club, Kolkata (2006)

Awards & Honors

• Distinguished Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand (2025)
• Outstanding Reviewer 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (2025)
• Best Teacher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, for Fluid Mechanics-II (2023)
• First Prize, presentation on “Gravitropism on Plant Root Dynamics: The Role of Microfluidics,” International Conference on Biodiversity, Biogeochemistry, and Ecosystem Sustainability in Changing Environment, Mizoram University (2023)
• Best Paper Award, “Experimental Investigation of Non-Newtonian Droplet Splitting in a Microfluidic T-Junction,” FMFP, IIT Roorkee (2022)
• Best Paper Award, “Free Convective Heat Transfer Characteristic of Hybrid Nanofluid Inside the Solar Plant with Porous Block,” TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Phuket, Thailand (2022)
• Best Paper Award, “Effect of Thermal Dispersion on Thermo-Hydraulic Characteristics for Flow through Wavy Solar Power Plant with Metallic Porous Blocks,” ESDA, Kolkata (2022)
• Research Concept Grant Challenge Award, IIT Guwahati, for “Development of Affordable Biospeckle Imaging System for Assessment of Plant Growth and Seed Viability” (2022)
• Top 10 Most-Cited Papers acknowledgment, Electrophoresis, for “Vortex-assisted electroosmotic mixing of Carreau fluid in a microchannel” (2023)
• Front Cover Art acknowledgment, ACS Langmuir, for “Maximizing Blue Energy via Densely Grafted Soft Layers in Nanopores” (2024)
• Front Cover Art acknowledgment, ACS Langmuir, for “AC Electrothermal Effect Promotes Enhanced Solute Mixing in a Wavy Microchannel” (2023)
• Cover Art selection, Lab on a Chip, for “Unveiling nutrient flow-mediated stress in plant roots using an on-chip phytofluidic device” (2024)
• Front Cover Art selection, Soft Matter, for “Flow environment affects nutrient transport in soft plant roots” (2021)
• IOP Trusted Reviewer status, Institute of Physics (IOP)
• Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Research Paper, Elsevier/ScienceDirect (2018)
• Best Teacher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, for Fundamentals of Microfluidics (2019)
• University Gold Medal, Jadavpur University, for highest marks in the M.E. program (2008)
• Sarojini Radhakanta Majumdar Memorial Gold-Centered Silver Medal, Jadavpur University, for highest percentage of marks across M.E. courses (2008)
• Pumps India Kirloskar Gold Medal, for highest combined marks in the four-semester M.E. program at the all-India level (2008)
• Best Individual Award, Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal, for work supporting people with disabilities (2011)
• First Class with Honours, B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University (2004)

Editorial & Professional Service

• Guest Editor, Microsystem Technologies, Springer
• Reviewer for journals including Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Langmuir, Physics of Fluids, Physical Review E, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy, Electrophoresis, Soft Matter, and others
• Member, Selection Committee for the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (2025)
• Member, Selection Committee for ANRF National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2025)
• Member, Selection Committee for ANRF Inclusivity Research Grant (2025)
• Judge and Selection Committee Member, S&T Hackathon, India International Science Festival (2024)
• Associate Member, Institute of Physics (IOP) (2025)
• Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India)
• Principal Investigator on research projects funded by the Department of Science and Technology and IIT Guwahati
• Member, Doctoral Committee, IIT Guwahati

Research

• Microscale fluid flow
• Phytofluidics and plant–microfluidics
• Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) applications
• Droplet fluidics
• Magnetofluidics
• Paper microfluidics
• Microfluidic systems for plant growth, nutrient transport, and root dynamics
• Electrohydrodynamic and electroosmotic transport and mixing
• Thermal and thermo-hydraulic systems
• Nanofluidics and nanopore-based energy generation