Dr. K Muraleedharan Nair

Dr. Muraleedharan Nair K. secured B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from TKM College of Engineering. He then joined the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), gaining significant experience in the field of Energy Audit and Management. He obtained M.Tech in Propulsion Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He further honed his expertise by pursuing Ph.D in Thermal and Fluid Science at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and dedicated six years to research and development, focusing on innovative projects. He secured the Best Paper Award at the 5th International and 41st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, held at IIT Kanpur in 2014. He is a KTU approved Ph.D supervisor and his research interests include advanced topics such as flow-induced oscillations, aero acoustics, and LES. He has several national and international conference and journal publications in these areas and extensive experience handling funded projects, most notably with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD). He has been a key figure in various national and international conferences, serving on national advisory boards, organizing committees, and as a session and review chair. He was also the organizing chair of ICAMeO-2019 and serves as a subject expert on committees of central level organizations.