Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics

Über den Autor

Dr. Mrinal Kaushik is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India. He completed his Ph.D., M.Tech. and B.Tech. degrees, all in Aerospace Engineering, at the IIT Kanpur, India. He has also worked at many reputed organizations, including the Defence Research and Development Organization; Indian Space Research Organization; General Motors Tech Center; and Tata Consultancy Services. His primary area of expertise is experimental supersonic aerodynamics, with a current focus on Shock-Boundary Layer Controlled Interactions and Active and Passive Control of Jets & Base Flows. His other research includes experimental investigations on Aerothermodynamics of Hypersonic Flows and Hydrodynamics of Hydrofoils. He has published a large number of research articles in many reputed international journals. He has authored two other books: Essentials of Aircraft Armaments (First Edition, Springer, 2016); and Innovative Passive Control Techniques for Supersonic Jet Mixing (Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2012). He is the recipient of a Young Researcher Award from Venus International Foundation (2015). Dr. Kaushik's biography was included in the prestigious database 'Marquis Who's Who World' in 2016.