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Dr. Pooja Thakur
Assistant ProfessorDr. Pooja Thakur is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at NIT Hamirpur HP. She has received Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur (2019). She did masters in Chemical Engineering from IIT BHU Varanasi (2013) and Bachelor of Technology from UIET, CSJM University Kanpur. Her primary research interest is in understanding the non-Newtonian flow rheology using CFD and current research focuses on advance models applicable for non-Newtonian fluids. She has both experimental and simulation work experience during her Ph.D. and M.Tech. research respectively.
General Information
Name | : | Dr. Pooja Thakur |
Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
Department | : | Chemical Engineering |
Qualification | : | Ph.D |
Date of Birth | : | |
Date of joining | : | 04/10/2019 |
Contact Details
Phone | : | |
Email ID | : | pooja@nith.ac.in |
Specialization
Position Held
Position | Department Name | Institute Name | Time Period |
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Educational Qualification
Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
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Ph.D. | 2019 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India |
M.Tech. | 2013 | Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi (BHU), India |
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
Sr.No. | Title | Activity | Given By | Year |
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Research Experience
Research Interests : | |
Brief Research Statement : |
Journal Publications
Year | Author(s) | Title & Vol. No. | Journal Name | Indexing (SCI) Web of Science/Scopus |
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2016 | P. Thakur, S. Mittal, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | The motion of a rotating circular cylinder in a stream of Bingham plastic fluid, 235 (2016), 29-46 | J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | SCI |
2018 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Flow of a power-law fluid across a rotating cylinder in a confinement, 251(2018), 145-161 | J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | SCI |
2019 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Momentum and heat transfer from an asymmetrically confined rotating cylinder in a power-law fluid,Int.,137 (2019) 410–430 | Journal of Thermal Science | SCI |
2019 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Forced convection in a Bingham plastic fluids from a heated rotating cylinder, 52 (2019), 730–742 | Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan | SCI |
2018 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Studies on H2-assisted liquefied petroleum gas reduction of NO over Ag/Al2O3catalyst, 13 (2) (2018), 227-235 | Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis | SCOPUS |
2021 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Flow of Power-Law Fluids Past a Rotating Cylinder at High Reynolds Numbers, 143 (2021), 101301-16. | Journal of Fluids Engineering | SCI |
Conference Publications
Year | Author(s) | Title | Conference name with place | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
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2019 | Pooja Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P Chhabra | Cylinder Rotation in a Power-law Fluid in a Long Channel | Annual European Rheology Conference, AERC, April 8-11, 2019, Portoroz, Slovenia | - |
2018 | Pooja Thakur, R. P. Chhabra and Naveen Tiwari | Effect of confinement on power-law fluids around an asymmetrically placed rotating cylinder | 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, FMFP, December 10-12, 2018, IIT Bombay, India | - |
2016 | Pooja Thakur, R. P. Chhabra and Naveen Tiwari | Numerical Modelling of Two Dimensional Laminar Flow of Bingham Plastic Across a Rotating Cylinder | 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, FMFP, December 15-17, 2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, India. | - |
2015 | Pooja Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P Chhabra | Effect of Rotation on Laminar Forced Heat Convection from a Circular Cylinder | 68th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, CHEMCON, December 27-30, 2015, IIT Guwahati, India | - |
2014 | Pooja Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P Chhabra | Flow past a rotating cylinder in Bingham plastic fluids, | 18th National Symposium on Complex Fluids, CompFlu, December 22-24, 2014, JNCASR, Bangalore, India. | - |
Research Projects
Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
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Research Supervision
Programme Name | Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Suprivisor(s) |
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Patents
Title | Reg./Ref.No. | Date of Award/Filling | Awarding Agencies | Status |
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Teaching Experience
Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
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Assistant Professor | Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, H.P., 177005 | 04/10/2019 | 02/12/2021 | 2 Years 2 Months |
Administrative Experience
Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To |
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Book/Chapters Written
Type | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
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BOOK | Catalytic NOx reduction emitted from vehicular engines | Lambert Academic Publication | Pooja Thakur and Ram Prasad | ISBN: 9786139878130 | 2018 |
Expert Talks
Title | Place | Year | Description of Event |
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Computational Study on Flow Over a Rotating Cylinder in a Channel | Gharda Institute of Technology, Khed Ratnagiri, 26th May 2021. | 2021 | AICTE-ISTE sponsored 'Faculty Development Program, 24 to 29 May 2021 |
Insight of the Transportations of fluids | Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Awadhpuri, Kanpur, 8th February 2021. | 2021 | Expert Talk |
Computational study on flow over a rotating cylinder | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India | 2021 | ATAL sponsored FDP on Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering: (CMCE-2021), NIT Hamirpur, 6-10 September 2021 |
Consultancy
Title of Consultancy | Client Organization | Faculty Involved | Amount(INR) | Status |
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International and National Exposure
Sr.No. | Title | Description |
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Conferences/Courses Organized
Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
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stc | Event Coordinators: Dr. Pooja Thakur | Modeling and Simulation for Transport Processes (MSTP 2020) | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 04/11/2020 | 08/11/2020 | Assistant Professor |
workshop | Event Coordinators: Dr. Pooja Thakur | Frontiers in Sustainable Chemical Processes (FSCP - 2021) | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 01/02/2021 | 05/02/2021 | Assistant Professor |
fdp | Event Coordinators: Dr. Pooja Thakur | Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering (CMCE-2021) | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 06/09/2021 | 10/09/2021 | Assistant Professor |
Profile Summary



Name | : | Dr. Pooja Thakur |
Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
Department | : | Chemical Engineering |
Qualification | : | Ph.D |
Phone | : | |
Email ID | : | pooja@nith.ac.in |
Profile URL | : | https://portfolios.nith.ac.in/index.php?/nith/dr-pooja-thakur |
Date of Birth | : | |
Date of Joining | : | 04/10/2019 |
Specialization
Non-Newtonian Flow Rheology, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Transport Phenomena
Education Qualification
Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
---|---|---|
Ph.D. | 2019 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India |
M.Tech. | 2013 | Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi (BHU), India |
Teaching Experience
Programme Name | Department And Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
---|---|---|---|---|
Assistant Professor | Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, H.P., 177005 | 04/10/2019 | 02/12/2021 | 2 Years 2 Months |
Administrative Experience
Position Held | Department And Organization | From | To |
---|
Research Experience
Research Interests : | |
Brief Research Statement : |
Research Projects
Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
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Journal Publications
Year | Author(s) | Journal Name | Title & Vol. No. | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | P. Thakur, S. Mittal, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | The motion of a rotating circular cylinder in a stream of Bingham plastic fluid, 235 (2016), 29-46 | SCI |
2018 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | Flow of a power-law fluid across a rotating cylinder in a confinement, 251(2018), 145-161 | SCI |
2019 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Journal of Thermal Science | Momentum and heat transfer from an asymmetrically confined rotating cylinder in a power-law fluid,Int.,137 (2019) 410–430 | SCI |
2019 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan | Forced convection in a Bingham plastic fluids from a heated rotating cylinder, 52 (2019), 730–742 | SCI |
2018 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis | Studies on H2-assisted liquefied petroleum gas reduction of NO over Ag/Al2O3catalyst, 13 (2) (2018), 227-235 | SCOPUS |
2021 | P. Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P. Chhabra | Journal of Fluids Engineering | Flow of Power-Law Fluids Past a Rotating Cylinder at High Reynolds Numbers, 143 (2021), 101301-16. | SCI |
Conference Publications
Year | Author(s) | Conference | Title | Indexing |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Pooja Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P Chhabra | Annual European Rheology Conference, AERC, April 8-11, 2019, Portoroz, Slovenia | Cylinder Rotation in a Power-law Fluid in a Long Channel | - |
2018 | Pooja Thakur, R. P. Chhabra and Naveen Tiwari | 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, FMFP, December 10-12, 2018, IIT Bombay, India | Effect of confinement on power-law fluids around an asymmetrically placed rotating cylinder | - |
2016 | Pooja Thakur, R. P. Chhabra and Naveen Tiwari | 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, FMFP, December 15-17, 2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, India. | Numerical Modelling of Two Dimensional Laminar Flow of Bingham Plastic Across a Rotating Cylinder | - |
2015 | Pooja Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P Chhabra | 68th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, CHEMCON, December 27-30, 2015, IIT Guwahati, India | Effect of Rotation on Laminar Forced Heat Convection from a Circular Cylinder | - |
2014 | Pooja Thakur, N. Tiwari and R. P Chhabra | 18th National Symposium on Complex Fluids, CompFlu, December 22-24, 2014, JNCASR, Bangalore, India. | Flow past a rotating cylinder in Bingham plastic fluids, | - |
Book/Chapters Written
Type (Book/Chapter) | Author(s) | Title | Publisher | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOOK | Pooja Thakur and Ram Prasad | Catalytic NOx reduction emitted from vehicular engines | Lambert Academic Publication | ISBN: 9786139878130 | 2018 |
Research Supersion
Programme Name | Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Superivisor(s) |
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Patents
Name | Reg./Ref.No. | Date of Award/Filling | Awarding Agencies | Status |
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Conferences/Workshop/Courses Organized
Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
stc | Event Coordinators: Dr. Pooja Thakur | Modeling and Simulation for Transport Processes (MSTP 2020) | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 04/11/2020 | 08/11/2020 | Assistant Professor |
workshop | Event Coordinators: Dr. Pooja Thakur | Frontiers in Sustainable Chemical Processes (FSCP - 2021) | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 01/02/2021 | 05/02/2021 | Assistant Professor |
fdp | Event Coordinators: Dr. Pooja Thakur | Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering (CMCE-2021) | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 06/09/2021 | 10/09/2021 | Assistant Professor |
Expert Talks
Title | Place | Year | Description of Event |
---|---|---|---|
Computational Study on Flow Over a Rotating Cylinder in a Channel | Gharda Institute of Technology, Khed Ratnagiri, 26th May 2021. | 2021 | AICTE-ISTE sponsored 'Faculty Development Program, 24 to 29 May 2021 |
Insight of the Transportations of fluids | Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Awadhpuri, Kanpur, 8th February 2021. | 2021 | Expert Talk |
Computational study on flow over a rotating cylinder | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India | 2021 | ATAL sponsored FDP on Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering: (CMCE-2021), NIT Hamirpur, 6-10 September 2021 |
Consultancy
Title of Consultancy | Client Organization | Faculty Involved | Amount(INR) | Status |
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International and National Exposure
Sr.No. | Title | Description |
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Honors & Recognitions Achieved
Sr.No. | Title | Activity | Given By | Year |
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