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Qualification : 

B.Tech, Mechanical Engg. (2012); M.Tech, Thermal and Fluids Engg. (2015); Ph.D. (2020)

Institute of Ph.D:

IIT Bombay Monash Research Academy, Mumbai

Experience in SSN:

Since August 2024

Experience prior to SSN:

3 years (2 years in research + 1 year in academia)

Institutions worked previously :

1. Postdoc, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (March 2021 to July 2023)
2. Guest Faculty, Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar (July 2023 – June 2024

Research Interests:

Thermal management, Multiphase flows, Surface wettability, Interfacial phenomena

Research output prior to SSN:

11 Publications in International Journals, and 8 Presentations in Conferences

Research Profile : 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ApGDjbwAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1

Professional Activity:

1. Reviewer, Langmuir Journal – ACS Publications
2. Served as the Session Chair in the Plenary Talk by COMSOL at the IHMTC 2021 conference held at IIT Madras
3. Volunteer in the Organizing Committee of the IHMTC 2021 conference held at IIT Madras

Professional Recognition:

Awarded Institute Silver Medal for securing first rank in the Mechanical Department M.Tech 2013-2015 batch at IIT Bhubaneswar

Administrative Activity:

1. Department monthly report (i/c)
2. Lab asset management
3. CAT exam (support)
4. EPL lab (support)
5. NAAC (support)

As a Person :

Humble, Passionate, and a Team worker

List of Top Five Publications

1. LK Malla, P Dhanalakota, H Dileep, PS Mahapatra, A Pattamatta, Surface Wettability Modifications and Applications in Wickless Heat Pipes, Surfaces and Interfaces 45 (2024) 103837. I.F.: 6.2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103837
2. LK Malla, DT Vempeny, H Dileep, P Dhanalakota, PS Mahapatra, P Srivastava, A Pattamatta, Thermal Performance Comparison of Flat Plate Pulsating Heat Pipes of Different Material Thermal Conductivity using Ethanol-Water Mixtures, Applied Thermal Engineering 236 (2023) 121475. I.F.: 6.4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121475
3. LK Malla, R Bhardwaj, A Neild, “Colloidal deposit of an evaporating sessile droplet on a non-uniformly heated substrate” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 584 (2020), 124009. I.F: 5.2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124009
4. LK Malla, R Bhardwaj, A Neild, “Analysis of profile and morphology of colloidal deposits obtained from evaporating sessile droplets” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 567 (2019) 150-160. I.F: 5.2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.01.028
5. LK Malla, ND Patil, R Bhardwaj, A Neild, “Droplet bouncing and breakup during impact on a microgrooved surface” Langmuir, 33 (38), 9620-9631. I.F: 3.9 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02183