Areas of Interest: Experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat transfer, combustion & gasification, jet mixing and mixing control, high performance computing, data analytics.
Education: B.E., M.S., Ph.D.
E-mail: ghanshyam.singh@juet.ac.in
Contact No. : Ext: - 145
Dr. Ghanshyam Singh earned his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, followed by a Master’s and Ph.D. from the Thermodynamics and Combustion Engineering Lab at IIT Madras in 2004. His core research interests include Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Heat Transfer, Combustion & Gasification, and Jet Mixing and Control.
Professional Experience:
Dr. Singh began his professional career in December 2001 at General Electric (GE), Bangalore. During his seven-year tenure within the Advanced Combustion Engineering Group, he focused on gas turbine engines for both aircraft and power systems. In this role, he led the development of CFD analysis processes for gas turbine combustors and mentored team members in advanced modeling techniques, including turbulence, heat transfer, fuel spray, and combustion simulation.
In November 2008, he joined Thermax Ltd., Pune, as a Principal Scientist. He was instrumental in identifying and exploring new business avenues in Combustion, Gasification, Heat Transfer, and Wind Energy. Notably, he established an international consortium under the European Commission’s FP7 program to optimize gasification technology for high-ash Indian coal. He also spearheaded biomass gasification projects, transitioning them toward becoming full-fledged business units. Throughout this period, he collaborated closely with national and international bodies, including the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), IIT Madras, and the MNRE, focusing on technology transfer, scaling, and funding.
Academic Leadership:
Driven by a passion for education, Dr. Singh transitioned into academia after serving as a visiting faculty member at the School of Energy Studies, University of Pune. Following a tenure at the startup Agni Bio Power, where he explored biomass processing and utilization, he took on several leadership roles:
Director, MPCT Gwalior.
Head of Mechanical Engineering, ITM University, Gwalior, and MVN University, Palwal.
Professor and Dean (Student Welfare), Jaypee University, Anoopshahr (Joined 2015).
In January 2020, he was transferred to Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology (JUET), Guna, where he continues to contribute his extensive industrial and academic expertise. He has a total of 29 years of industrial, research, and teaching experience.
1. Workshops Conducted:
1. Organized a one-day workshop on "Introduction to CAD using SALOME" on 25th November 2015
2. Organized a two-day workshop on "Introduction to CFD using OpenFOAM" from 2nd to 3rd May 2016.
3. Organized a two-day workshop on "Data Analytics using R" from 17th to 18th April 2017.
2. M.Tech Theses Supervised:
1. Chetan D. Ghare, Univ. of Pune, Gasification of Indian Coal: Study and Simulation of Coal Gasifier. Jan. 2011.
2. Amit A. Khendad, VIT Pune, Experimental and Numerical Studies on Hydrodynamics of Fluidized Bed. May. 2010.
3. M.Tech Theses Examined:
1. Gaurav Sharma, S.A.T.I. Vidisha (M.P), CFD Analysis of Circular Fin on a 4-Stroke IC Engine Cylinder, May 2017.
2. Satya Prakash Gupta, S.A.T.I. Vidisha (M.P), Development and Analysis of Carbon Composite Piston for Improved Performance of an IC Engine. May 2017.
4. Invited Talks/Lectures:
1. Delivered "Expert Lecture" on "Scope of Open Source Software in Engineering Education" during FDP on “Computational Method for Engineers” (25-29 June 2018) on 26th June 2018, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University, Noida.
2. Delivered "Expert Lecture" on "Simulation of Heat Transfer for Industrial Application" on 17th February 2017 at Lovely Professional University, Phagwada.
3. Delivered "Expert Lecture" on "Introduction to CFD" on 23rd June 2016 at Amity University, Noida.
4. Delivered invited talks on the topics of CFD and simulation-based innovation at MITS Gwalior.
5. Delivered a lecture on utilization of pet-coke at SERC School on Combustion in Energy Sector, 7-11 June 2011, IIT Bombay.
