Dr. Pranab Kumar Mondal
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Profile
ACADEMIC HOSTS
Prof. Gilad Yossifon
School of Mechanical Engineering
TAU-India Chair
Full semester, Academic Year 2026-2027
Education
- Ph.D. in Engineering (details not provided)
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
- JSPS Invitational Fellow
Fellowships and Honors
- JSPS Invitational Fellowship, Japan
Research Interests
- Microfluidics and transport phenomena
- Fluid dynamics and interfacial transport at micro- and nano-scales
- Electrohydrodynamics and electroosmotic flows
- Nanofluidics and ionic transport
- Droplet dynamics and multiphase flows
- Bio-inspired fluid transport systems, including plant vascular transport
- Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and complex fluids
- Computational modeling and simulation of fluidic systems
Faculty
Engineering
Framework of visit
TAU-India ChairPeriod of visit
Next YearSelected Publications
- Agarwal, K., Mehta, S. K., Elias, C., and Mondal, P. K. “Bringing field to the lab: An in silico analysis of oxygen production in aquatic plants.” Langmuir (2025)
- Ismayeel, M., Mehta, S. K., and Mondal, P. K. “Does finite size ion modulate electrolyte transport? Thermoosmosis cooperates with capillary osmotic flow velocity in charged nanopores.” Analytical Chemistry (2025)
- Singh, S., Mondal, P. K., and Mandal, S. “Active droplets in microfluidic confinement.” Physics of Fluids (2025)
- Kalita, J., Mehta, S. K., and Mondal, P. K. “Unveiling mysteries of micro-porous structures in xylem vascular of plants: Characterising nutrient transport using electro-hydrodynamics.” Flow (2025)
- Das, D., Dhar, S., Kairi, R. R., and Mondal, P. K. “Transport of reactive solutes in a couple stress fluid through a microchannel: A focus on longitudinal uniformity.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2025)
- Mehta, S. K., Behera, P. P., Dutta, A., et al., and Mondal, P. K. “Ion-partitioning effect promotes the electroosmotic mixing of non-Newtonian fluids in soft-patterned microchannel.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2025)
- Wankawala, D. H., Shen, A. Q., and Mondal, P. K. “Enhanced droplet breakup dynamics via magnetic force assistance: unveiling mixed splitting mode.” Proceedings of the Royal Society A (2025)
- Behera, P. P., Mehta, S. K., Arun, R. K., and Mondal, P. K. “Pore-scale immiscible interfacial transport facilitates low-cost droplet generation.” Soft Matter (2025)
