Dr. Sateesh Kumar Yadav | Faculty Mechanical Engineering - Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun

Dr. Sateesh Kumar Yadav
Assistant Professor

RESEARCH AREA

Thermal Energy Storage, Melting & Solidification, Thermal Spray Coating, Additive Manufacturing, Incremental Sheet Metal Forming

EDUCATION

Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), IIT Kanpur (2022)
M. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), IIT Kanpur (2013)
B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), UPTU Lucknow (2011)

AWARDS/HONORS/ACHIEVEMENTS

Secured 99.21 percentile in GATE 2011 and 92 percentile in GATE 2010.
Tech. (2011-2013) Fellowship awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) Government of India.
D. (2013-2019) Fellowship awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) Government of India.
Finalist (Top 5) in the EU-India Young Scientist Award-2015.
Attended AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Additive Manufacturing: Current Trends And Prospects Towards Developing AM Research” at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (August 22-26, 2021).
Attended AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Energy Engineering” at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India (November 23-27, 2020).
Attended AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Sustainability Engineering” at Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, India (October 26-30, 2020).
Attended QIP short-term course on “Multi-Scale Computational Fluid Dynamics: Fundamental and Applications” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (Sept 21-25, 2020).
Attended QIP short-term course on “Thermal Energy Storage for Effective Energy Management” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (Feb 10-14, 2020).
Attended QIP short-term course on “Additive Manufacturing” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (Feb 11-15, 2019).
Attended AICTE sponsored short-term course on “Additive Manufacturing” held at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (Feb 05-09, 2018).

Dr. Sateesh Kumar Yadav is an accomplished academic and researcher currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun. With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, his research has extensively explored thermal energy storage systems using inorganic phase change materials. His doctoral work focused on the thermochemical dissociation of salt hydrates and ice slurry generation, employing advanced numerical modelling techniques to optimize energy storage systems.

Dr. Yadav’s academic journey includes an M.Tech. from IIT Kanpur, where he studied incremental forming processes, and a B.Tech. from UPTU Lucknow, where he developed a Stirling engine from waste materials. His research interests span thermal energy storage, melting and solidification, thermal spray coating, additive manufacturing, and incremental sheet metal forming. He has also contributed significantly to academia and industry as a Project Scientist and Senior Student Research Associate at IIT Kanpur.

A recipient of prestigious fellowships and a finalist for the EU-India Young Scientist Award, Dr. Yadav has published extensively in reputed journals and conferences. His expertise includes advanced simulation tools such as ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM, and COMSOL, alongside programming skills in Python, C++, and Fortran. He actively engages in academic training and workshops, continuously advancing the field of sustainable energy and manufacturing technologies.

RESEARCH DETAILS

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5209-9872
Scopus ID : 57195633538
Google Scholar ID: jpuERwIAAAAJ&hl

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