Nanoscale heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics, and simulations of fluid flow and heat transfer for industrial applications. Sub-micron thermal transport, multiscale multiphysics simulations and uncertainty quantifications.

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• Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
• Foreign fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
• Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)