PhD Opportunities — Two Vacancies

I am inviting applications from motivated candidates interested in pursuing a PhD under my supervision at Manipal Institute of Technology, Bengaluru Campus.

Research area(s): Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Methods, Machine Learning, Multiphase Flow Modeling

Candidates with a background in Physics (M Sc/ MPhil), Mathematics (M Sc/ MPhil), or Mechanical Engineering (M Tech) are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates may send their CV to abhijith1702@gmail.com or abhijith.ms@manipal.edu . Also, please contact me for details regarding eligibility, the admission process, and research opportunities.

List of publications

Journal Publications

9). K. V. Karthikeyan, R. Harish, M. S. Abhijith, and S. K. Gugulothu, “CFD and Dynamic Mode Decomposition Analysis of Plasma-Wedge Gurney Flap Interaction for Aerodynamic Enhancement of NACA4412 Airfoil,” Aerospace Science and Technology, Elsevier Publication. url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2026.113410

8). Abhijith M S, and Sandra S. "Parametric Dynamic Mode Decomposition with multi-linear interpolation for prediction of thermal fields of Al2O3-water nanofluid flows at unseen parameters", Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 48, (2026), Springer Publication. (preprint). url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40430-025-06173-w

7). Raj J. Vijay, M. S. Abhijith, L G Asirvatham, and R. Harish. "Synergistic enhancement of D-Mannitol solidification using hybrid nanoparticles and wavy spine-crossbar fins in a cylindrical latent heat storage unit." Energy (2025): 139002, Elsevier Publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.139002

6). Abhijith, M. S., and K. P. Soman "Machine Learning Methods for Modeling Nanofluid Flows: A Comprehensive Review with Emphasis on Compact Heat Transfer Devices for Electronic Device Cooling." Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2024), vol 149 (9), Springer Publication.

5). Abhijith, M. S., and K. Venkatasubbaiah. "Numerical investigation on heat transfer performance of a confined slot jet impingement with different MEPCM-water slurries using two-phase Eulerian–Eulerian model." Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 33, (2022): 101315, Elsevier Publication.

4). Abhijith, M. S., and K. Venkatasubbaiah. ''Numerical investigation of water and liquid gallium based hybrid nanofluid flow through a mini-channel using Eulerian-Eulerian two-phase method.'' Heat Transfer Engineering published online on 1 Feb. 2022, Taylor & Francis Publication.

3). Abhijith, M. S., and K. Venkatasubbaiah. ''Numerical study of variation in Drag and Virtual mass forces for a nanofluid flow through a micro-channel using Eulerian-Eulerian two-phase model.'' Computational Thermal Sciences: An International Journal. vol. 13(2), (2020), Begell House Publication.

2). Abhijith, M. S., and K. Venkatasubbaiah. "Numerical investigation on laminar forced convection of MEPCM-water slurry flow through a micro-channel using Eulerian-Eulerian two-phase model." Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol.22, pp. 100803, (2020), Elsevier Publication.

1). Abhijith, M. S., and K. Venkatasubbaiah. "Numerical investigation of jet impingement flows with different nanofluids in a mini channel using Eulerian-Eulerian two-phase method." Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol.19, pp. 100585, (2020), Elsevier Publication.

Book Chapter

1). Navaneeth Haridasan, Krishnaveni V S, Sandra S, and Abhijith M S, “Physics Informed Neural Networks : Fundamentals & Application to Phase Field Models”, Artificial Intelligence for Materials Informatics, Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1213, (2025), Springer. (Link)

Conference

1). Abhijith, M. S., and K. Venkatasubbaiah. ''Eulerian-Eulerian two-phase modeling of double jet impingement flows with nanofluid in a mini-channel.'' Proceedings of the 8th International and 47th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), 2020.

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