Prof. Dr. Mrinal Kaushik

Dr. Mrinal Kaushik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Prior to joining this institute in 2013, he also worked at the Defense Institute of Advanced Technology (Pune), General Motors Tech Center (Bangalore), Indian Space Research Organization (Trivandrum), and Tata Consultancy Services (Mumbai). Dr. Kaushik has earned his Ph.D, M.Tech and B.Tech degrees in Aerospace Engineering in 2012, 2003, and 1999, respectively, from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research interests are Shock/Boundary-Layer Interactions; and Jet Control and Base Flows. In these areas, he has published several research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings. His research is funded by many agencies, such as the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR&DB). Dr. Kaushik is a member of many national and international societies. So far, he has authored three books for engineering students: Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics, 1st ed. (Springer Nature, Singapore, 2019); Essentials of Aircraft Armaments (Springer Nature, Singapore, 2016); and Innovative Passive Control Techniques for Supersonic Jet Mixing (Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2012).