Kumaran Kannaiyan, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Robotics program,
Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Academic Appointments:
07.2022-Present Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, GTIIT, China.
03.2021-07.2022 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, GTIIT, China.
01.2018-08.2020 Visiting Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar.
01.2013-08.2020 Assistant Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering, TAMUQ, Qatar.
11.2009-12.2012 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering, TAMUQ, Qatar.
Education:
2009 Doctoral (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.
2006 Master (M.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.
2001 Bachelor (B.E.) Mechanical Engineering, Madurai Kamaraj University, India. (with Distinction).
Accomplishments:
Research Interests: Sustainable alternative energy sources; Low-GWP working fluids; Multiphase thermofluidics; Nanoscale additives; Alternative fuel spray and Combustion diagnostics.
External Research Grants: US $ 923,660
[4] “Multiphase flow visualization of alternative refrigerant mixtures,” Qatar National Research Fund
(QNRF), UREP24-209-2-064, Role: Co-PI, US $ 30,000, 10.2019 - 09.2021.
[3] “Hydrocarbon-CO2 blends: An Environmentally-Benign Alternative Refrigerants,” Qatar Shell Research &
Technology Center, Role: Co-PI, US $ 244,998 (Total: $ 327,500), 04.2018 - 02.2019.
[2] “Effect of Nanoparticles on Alternative Fuel Sprays at High-Pressure Conditions,” QNRF, UREP21-098-
2-044, Role: PI, US $ 14,970, 01.2018 - 01.2019.
[1] “In-depth Characterization of Spray and Combustion Performance of Alternative Jet Fuels at Gas Turbine
Combustor Conditions,” QNRF, Role: PI, US $ 633,662 (Total: $ 854,684), 02.2015 - 06.2018.
Research Mentorship: Undergraduate Students: 13 || Graduate Students: 4
Publications: 60+
Book chapters: 4 || Journal articles: 27 || International conferences: 32 || h-index: 16 || i10-index: 19
• Three papers on supersonic combustion are ranked among top 20 most cited papers in Scopus.
• Two papers on nanoscale additives in jet fuels are in top 10% of most cited papers in Scopus.
• One paper on Alternative jet fuels is in top 10% of most cited papers in Scopus.
Honors / Awards / Recognitions:
• Best Oral Presentation award, GCDEM 2023, NUS, Singapore, 2023.
• High-level foreign talent by the Shantou Government, China, 2022
• National - Second place in 12th Undergraduate Research Conference, Qatar, 2020.
• National - Second place in Best Representative Image Outcome (BRIO) award, Qatar, 2016.
• Visiting Scholar to German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany, 10.10-5.11, 2010.
• Visiting Scholar to Rolls-Royce, Indianapolis, USA, 01.05-18.06, 2010.
• Visiting Scholar to Rolls-Royce, Derby, United Kingdom, 16.11-18.12, 2010.
• Postdoctoral Research award from Qatar Science and Technology Park, 2009.
• 96 percentile and 913 National rank in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, 2003.
Professional Memberships:
Associate Editor: ASME-Open Journal of Engineering || ASME Member, 2016-present || AIAA member, 2020-
2021 || Member, APS–DFD, 2010 – 2018.