MANABENDRA MANINDRAKUMAR DE

Dr. Manabendra M De holds a B. E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from South Gujarat University, M.Tech Degree with specialization in Turbomachines from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from IGNOU & WIPO, and PhD degree in Applied Mechanics – Computational Fluid Dynamics from IIT Madras.

            He joined CSIR-NAL in 2006 as Junior Scientist in Wind Energy Division. At present, he is serving as Principal Scientist in System Engineering Division. His research areas include Wind Turbines and Wind-Solar Hybrid Systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Systems Engineering of Flapping Wing Micro Aerial Vehicle and Fixed wing Aircrafts, Quality Control aspects of Composite Fabrication and AS9100 Certification.

            He serves as a subject expert in various International and National committees. Few of them are the Wind Energy Generation Systems – Part 5 : Wind turbine blades, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Geneva, Switzerland, Wind Turbine Sectional Committee (ETD 42), Electrotechnical Department, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Government of India , Advisory Committee, Mechanical Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat . He also offers service as Reviewer for many peer reviewed international journals like American Journal of Aerospace Engineering and conferences like GTIndia 2021, GT2023 and ACFD 2023. He is a life member of International and National professional societies like ISAMPE, SESI, ISTAM, ISWE, NSFMFP, ISAM and IAENG.

                 He has over 30 publications in national and international journals and conferences. He has also written popular articles for national and in-house hindi magazines. He has filed 2 patents in India. He has supervised thesis of more than 15 M.Tech, B.E. and Diploma students. He has served as examiner of M.Tech theses of prestigious engineering institutions across India. He has delivered invited talks at Faculty Development Programs, Workshops and Seminars organized by engineering colleges PAN India.