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Ph.D.
Professor
Ocean Engg and Naval Architecture
Dr. Vishwanath Nagarajan is a Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur. His broad area of research is Ship and Fluid Dynamics. He is involved in teaching the subjects of Resistance and Propulsion, Marine Design, Ship Maneuvering, Hydrodynamics Lab and Marine Design Lab. Dr. Vishwanath graduated from IIT Kharagpur, B.Tech (Naval Architecture), in 1995. After graduation, he joined as a Naval Architect in The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai. Here he was involved in Ship building and Ship Construction supervision work. He supervised construction of ships at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Cochin Shipyard Ltd and Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea. During this time, he got Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho) to do Masters and PhD at Osaka University, Japan. After completing PhD, he worked for a short time as a Post Doctoral researcher in Pusan National University, South Korea. Thereafter, he joined IIT Kharagpur in 2009 as faculty. He has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, besides guiding Ph. D. students. He has published several papers in peer reviewed international journals and international conferences. He is involved in several sponsored projects of Naval Research Board, Ministry of Shipping, etc. He is also involved in technical consultancy work for clients from all over India, e.g. Pipavav Shipyard (Gujarat), Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (Kolkata), Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, Cyber Marine Mumbai. Dr. Vishwanath is a reviewer for internationally reputed journals like Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering, JEME and Defence Science Journal. He has been invited for reviewing PhD thesis and conducting PhD viva examination. He has been in the organizing committee of several international conferences. He is the member JASNAOE. Apart from research and teaching, he is also involved in departmental and institutional activities.
Hydrodynamic characteristics of an Asian sea bass-inspired underwater body by Jagadale S. L., Bhattacharyya A. , Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P., Kumar C. S. Applied Ocean Research 141 1-21 (2023)
MEASUREMENTS OF STEADY MANOEUVRING FORCES AND MOMENTS OVER AN AXISYMMETRIC BODY WITH APPENDAGES IN A WIND TUNNEL by Khan M. K., Korulla M. , Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P. Ship Technology Research - Schiffstechnik 71 1-28 (2023)
Longitudinal strength of high block coefficient merchant ships in irregular waves by Chelladurai S. P., Dash A. K., Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P. Ocean Engineering 283 1-17 (2023)
Design of catamaran type fish feeder for aquaculture applications by Prem R., Nagarajan V., Tewari V.K. Ocean Engineering 278 - (2023)
Steady velocity measurements in the stern wake of submarine hull form at high angles of incidence by Kareem Khan M., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. Ocean Engineering 277 - (2023)
Design optimization of an AUV for performing depth control maneuver by Patil P.V., Khan M.K., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. Ocean Engineering 266 - (2022)
Vibration analysis of cycloidal propeller blade during ship maneuvering by J J. P., Dash A. K., Nagarajan V. , Sunny M. R. Journal of Marine Science and Technology 27 1-28 (2022)
Manoeuvring Simulations of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle using Quaternion by Patil P. V., Khan M. K., Korulla M. , Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P. Defence Science Journal 72 290-307 (2022)
Stochastic finite element analysis of composite cycloidal propeller blade during crash-stop ship maneuver by Kumar Dash A., Prabhu J., Nagarajan V. Composite Structures 286 - (2022)
Surface pressure measurements on a generic submarine hull form at high angles of incidence by Khan M.K., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Japan) 27 677-694 (2022)
Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology - CICMT Ministry of Shipping
Maneuvering Studies for Inland and Coastal Vessels Ministry of Shipping
Hydrodynamic and structural design and analysis of underwater towed bodies Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory
Structural Health Monitoring and Shipbuilding Technology for Inland and Coastal Vessels Ministry of Shipping
Development of Bio-Mimetic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (BAUV) for Maritime Surveillance (Phase I) Naval Research Board (NRB)
Sree Krishna Prabu C
Area of Research: Marine Design
Sharat Kumar
Area of Research: Experimental marine hydrodynamics
Diwakar Gurung
Area of Research: Underwater Robotics
Jagadale Swapnil Laxman
Area of Research: Hydrodynamics of underwater vehicle
Abbas Haider
Area of Research: Marine hydrodynamics
Rishikesh Ratan
Area of Research: Fish fin characteristics and kinematics
Atanu Jana
Area of Research: Flapping foil propulsion
