Pushpendra Kumar Shukla

About

I am currently working as an Assistant Professor (Research) at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal. Prior to this, I worked as a National Postdoctoral Fellow (ANRF-NPDF) at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), where his research focused on advanced thermal energy storage technologies and sustainable energy systems. I have also served as an Assistant Editor at Wiley, where I contributed to several leading international journals.

I completed my Ph.D. in Thermal Engineering (Thermal Fluids) from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), India, and my M.Tech in Hydro Power Engineering from the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal (NIT Bhopal), India.

My research interests include latent heat thermal energy storage, phase change materials (PCM), solar thermal energy systems, and thermal management of buildings. I have worked extensively on solar thermal energy storage systems integrated with PCM for space heating applications, involving both experimental investigations and numerical simulations using tools such as ANSYS Fluent, CFX, DesignModeler, and CFD-Post.

Employment

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education Assistant Professor- Research
  2026 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology BHU National Postdoctoral Fellow (ANRF-NPDF)
  2026 - 2026
• John Wiley & Sons (United States) Editor
  2025 - 2026
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Postdoctoral Research Associate
  2024 - 2025
• NIMS University Assistant Professor
  2023 - 2024
• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Project Engineer
  2022 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Ph.D. Research Scholar
  2017 - 2022
• Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology M.Tech. Research Scholar
  2014 - 2016

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi PhD Research Scholar
  2017 - 2022

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (26)

• Comprehensive investigation of optimal vortex generator shape and position for heat transfer enhancement in a rectangular passage to cool electronic appliances: A numerical analysis
  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1177/09544089241283602
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• Experimental study of a solar active space heating system with cascaded PCM energy storage for sustainable off-grid use in cold climates
  Energy and Buildings 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.117003
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• Breathable and antibacterial ultra-low particulate air filters using porous nanofibres
  Separation and Purification Technology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/J.SEPPUR.2026.137629
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• Heat transfer enhancement by drop impact onto a nanotextured superheated surface
  Archives of Thermodynamics 2026 DOI: 10.24425/ATHER.2025.156858
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• Thermal–Hydraulic Performance Analysis of Micro Pin‐Fin Heat Sinks With Different Fin Geometries: A Numerical Study
  Heat Transfer 2026 DOI: 10.1002/htj.70366
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• Influence of Reynolds number, inclination angle, and partial cycling on the thermal performance of a Shell-and-tube latent heat storage system: A numerical study
  Applied Thermal Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.129493
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• Enhancing boiling heat transfer on an ultrafine nanofibrous coated superheated surface using ethanol/SWCNT Nanofluid
  Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2025.103876
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• Materials used in space shuttle: Evolution, challenges, and future prospects— An overview
  Composites Part B: Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112540
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• Cavitation Dynamics using Biofluidic Riblets and Beveled Trailing Edges on MHKF-180 Hydrofoils
  2025 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-l0lhw
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• Withdrawn: Orbiting Obstacles: Navigating Space Debris with Advanced Surveillance and Tracking Solutions
  2025 DOI: 10.20944/preprints202412.2467.v2
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