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# People – Department of Aerospace Engineering

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Faculty 

Affiliate Faculty 

Honorary Faculty 

Visiting Faculty 

Inspire Faculty 

Staff 

Former Faculty

[Aerodynamics](#aerodynamics)

[Guidance & Control](#control)

[Combustion & Propulsion](#propulsion)

[Structures & Materials](#structures)

### Aerodynamics

### [Aravind Balan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/aravind-balan/)

Computational Fluid Dynamics

### [Duvvuri Subrahmanyam](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/duvvuri-subrahmanyam/)

High-speed Flows

### [Gopalan Jagadeesh](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/gopalan-jagadeesh/)

Hypersonic Aerodynamics

### [Joseph Mathew](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/joseph-mathew/)

Fluid Mechanics

### [N. Balakrishnan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/n-balakrishnan/)

Computational Fluid Dynamics

### [O. N. Ramesh](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/o-n-ramesh/)

Fluid Dynamics

### [Rishita Das](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/rishita-das/)

Turbulent Flows

### [S. Saravanan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-saravanan/)

Hypersonic Flows

### [S. V. Raghurama Rao](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-v-raghurama-rao/)

CFD Algorithms

### [Sourabh Suhas Diwan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/sourabh-suhas-diwan/)

Transitional and Turbulent Flows

### [Srisha Rao M. V.](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/srisha-rao-m-v/)

Shock Wave Dynamics

### [V. Surendranath](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/v-surendranath/)

Experimental Aerodynamics

### Guidance & Control

### [Ashwini Ratnoo](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/ashwini-ratnoo/)

Autonomous Systems

### [Radhakant Padhi](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/radhakant-padhi/)

Optimal Control

### [S. N. Omkar](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-n-omkar/)

Uninhabited Air Vehicles

### [Suresh Sundaram](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/sureshsundaram/)

Computer Vision and Robotics

### Combustion & Propulsion

### [Charlie Oommen](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/charlie-oommen/)

High-energy Materials

### [D. Sivakumar](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/d-sivakumar/)

Spray Dynamics

### [Irfan Mulla](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/irfan-mulla/)

Multiphase Reacting Flows

### [Pratikash Panda](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/pratikash-panda/)

Advanced Laser Diagnostics

### [Santosh Hemchandra](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/santosh-hemchandra/)

Flow Simulation and Modelling

### Structures & Materials

### [D. Roy Mahapatra](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/d-roy-mahapatra/)

Design, Manufacturing & Testing

### [Dineshkumar Harursampath](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/dineshkumar-harursampath/)

Multifunctional Composites

### [G. Narayana Naik](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/g-narayana-naik/)

Composites

### [Kartik Venkatraman](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/kartik-venkatraman/)

Aeroelasticity

### [M. Ramachandra Bhat](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/m-ramachandra-bhat/)

Structural Health Monitoring

### [Rajesh Chaunsali](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/rajesh-chaunsali/)

Metamaterials

### [S. B. Kandagal](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-b-kandagal/)

Vibration and Noise Control

### [Vivekanand Dabade](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/vivekanand-dabade/)

Functional Materials

### [Aloke Kumar](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/aloke-kumar/)

Structures & Materials

### [Pushpak Jagtap](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/pushpak-jagtap/)

Cyber-Physical Systems

### [Debasish Ghose](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/debasish-ghose/)

Autonomous Systems

### [S. Gopalakrishnan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-gopalakrishnan/)

Wave Propagation

### [K. R. Sreenivasan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/prof-k-r-sreenivasan/)

Satish Dhawan Visiting Professor

### [S. Somanath](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/dr-s-somanath/)

Distinguished Visiting Professor

### [Anagha Madhusudanan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/anagha-madhusudanan/)

Fluid mechanics

Annavalla Prakash

Shashikala B S

Abhishek S.

Manjushree

Ramesh Babu R

Ramamurthy C V

Suresh Kumar R

Lakshmidevi

P. V. Sachin

Sreeja D

Anusuya M.

Maloth Sridhar

Lavanya AB

Rajagopal K

Vedula Shaankari

Sheshadri K S

Vishnuvardhan

Sampath Kumar C

Deepa PR

Listed as per the year of retirement/leaving

**Before 1990:**

- Prof. V. M. Ghatage [former Chair]
- Prof. R. G. Harris [former Chair]
- Prof. O. G. Tiet Jens [former Chair]
- Prof. Satish Dhawan [former Chair]
- Prof. C. V. Joga Rao [former Chair]
- Prof. T. N. Krishna Swamy [former Chair]
- Prof. V. K. Jain [former Chair]
- Prof. R. Damania
- Wg. Cdr. G. Venkataraman
- Prof. Roddam Narasimha [former Chair]
- Prof. S. Durvasula [former Chair]
- Prof. A. K. Rao

**1991 to 2000:**

- Prof. S. K. Srivastava
- Prof. G. N. V. Rao
- Prof. K. Vijayakumar
- Prof. N. M. Reddy
- Prof. S. R. Jain
- Prof. Atul Bhaskar
- Prof. M. A. Ramaswamy
- Prof. V. S. Holla
- Prof. Ripudaman Singh
- Prof. K. P. Rao

**2001 to 2010:**

- Prof. A. V. Krishna Murthy [former Chair]
- Prof. M. Kumar
- Prof. A. Prabhu
- Prof. J. Nagabhushanam
- Prof. T. S. Ramamurthy
- Prof. S. P. Govindaraju
- Prof. H. S. Mukunda [former Chair]
- Prof. M. R. Ananthasayanam
- Prof. B. Dattaguru [former Chair]
- Prof. S. M. Deshpande
- Prof. B. R. Srinivasa Rao
- Prof. K. R. Reddy
- Prof. S. Pradeep
- Prof. D. Kubair

**2011 to 2020:**

- Prof. P. J. Paul
- Prof. C. R. L. Murthy
- Prof. P. R. Mahapatra
- Prof. B. N. Raghunandan [former Chair]
- Prof. J. Dey
- Prof. Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan
- Prof. M. S. Bhat [former Chair]
- Prof. Vaidy Mani
- Prof. K. P. J. Reddy
- Mr. B. Vasudevan
- Dr. P. S. Kulkarni
- Prof. T. S. Sheshadri
- Prof. Suhasini Gururaja
- Dr. N. K. S. Rajan
- Prof. Swetaprovo Chaudhuri

**2021 to present:**

- Prof. Arnab Samanta
- Prof. Ranjan Ganguli
- Prof. K. N. Lakshmisha
- Dr. K. Nagashetty
- Prof. S. Gopalakrishnan
- Prof. Debasish Ghosh

Faculty 

Affiliate Faculty 

Honorary Faculty 

Visiting Faculty 

Inspire Faculty 

Staff 

Former Faculty

[Aerodynamics](#aerodynamics-mobile)

[Guidance & Control](#control-mobile)

[Combustion & Propulsion](#propulsion-mobile)

[Structures & Materials](#structures-mobile)

## Aerodynamics

### [Aravind Balan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/aravind-balan/)

Computational Fluid Dynamics

### [Duvvuri Subrahmanyam](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/duvvuri-subrahmanyam/)

High-speed Flows

### [Gopalan Jagadeesh](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/gopalan-jagadeesh/)

Hypersonic Aerodynamics

### [Joseph Mathew](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/joseph-mathew/)

Fluid Mechanics

### [N. Balakrishnan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/n-balakrishnan/)

Computational Fluid Dynamics

### [O. N. Ramesh](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/o-n-ramesh/)

Fluid Dynamics

### [Rishita Das](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/rishita-das/)

Turbulent Flows

### [S. Saravanan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-saravanan/)

Hypersonic Flows

### [S. V. Raghurama Rao](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-v-raghurama-rao/)

CFD Algorithms

### [Sourabh Suhas Diwan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/sourabh-suhas-diwan/)

Transitional and Turbulent Flows

### [Srisha Rao M. V.](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/srisha-rao-m-v/)

Shock Wave Dynamics

### [V. Surendranath](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/v-surendranath/)

Experimental Aerodynamics

## Guidance & Control

### [Ashwini Ratnoo](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/ashwini-ratnoo/)

Autonomous Systems

### [Radhakant Padhi](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/radhakant-padhi/)

Optimal Control

### [S. N. Omkar](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-n-omkar/)

Uninhabited Air Vehicles

### [Suresh Sundaram](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/sureshsundaram/)

Computer Vision and Robotics

## Combustion & Propulsion

### [Charlie Oommen](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/charlie-oommen/)

High-energy Materials

### [D. Sivakumar](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/d-sivakumar/)

Spray Dynamics

### [Irfan Mulla](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/irfan-mulla/)

Multiphase Reacting Flows

### [Pratikash Panda](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/pratikash-panda/)

Advanced Laser Diagnostics

### [Santosh Hemchandra](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/santosh-hemchandra/)

Flow Simulation and Modelling

## Structures & Materials

### [D. Roy Mahapatra](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/d-roy-mahapatra/)

Design, Manufacturing & Testing

### [Dineshkumar Harursampath](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/dineshkumar-harursampath/)

Multifunctional Composites

### [G. Narayana Naik](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/g-narayana-naik/)

Composites

### [Kartik Venkatraman](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/kartik-venkatraman/)

Aeroelasticity

### [M. Ramachandra Bhat](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/m-ramachandra-bhat/)

Structural Health Monitoring

### [Rajesh Chaunsali](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/rajesh-chaunsali/)

Metamaterials

### [S. B. Kandagal](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-b-kandagal/)

Vibration and Noise Control

### [Vivekanand Dabade](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/vivekanand-dabade/)

Functional Materials

### [Aloke Kumar](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/aloke-kumar/)

Structures & Materials

### [Pushpak Jagtap](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/pushpak-jagtap/)

Cyber-Physical Systems

### [Debasish Ghose](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/debasish-ghose/)

Autonomous Systems

### [S. Gopalakrishnan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/s-gopalakrishnan/)

Wave Propagation

### [K. R. Sreenivasan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/prof-k-r-sreenivasan/)

Satish Dhawan Visiting Professor

### [S. Somanath](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/dr-s-somanath/)

Distinguished Visiting Professor

### [Anagha Madhusudanan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/people/anagha-madhusudanan/)

Fluid mechanics

[Anusuya M.](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Anusuya_M.jpg)
[Deepa PR](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/deepa-e1528616477719.jpg)
[Lakshmidevi](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Lakshmidevi.jpg)
[Lavanya AB](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lavanya-AB.jpg)
[Manjushree](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/manjushree.jpg)
[Rajagopal K](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Rajagopal.jpg)
[Ramamurthy C V](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ramamurthy.jpg)
[Ramesh Babu R](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rameshbabu.jpg)
[Sampath Kumar C](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sampath.jpg)
[Shashikala B S](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shashikala.jpg)
[Sheshadri K S](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sheshadri-KS.jpg)
[Sreeja D](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sreeja.jpg)
[Suresh Kumar R](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SureshKumar.jpg)
[Vishnuvardhan](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vishnu.jpg)
[Abhishek S.](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Abhishek_S-e1713883345675.jpg)
[P. V. Sachin](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P_V_Sachin.jpg)
[Vedula Shaankari](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vedula_Shaankari.jpg)
[Annavalla Prakash](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Annavalla_Prakash.jpg)
[Maloth Sridhar](https://aero.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Maloth_Sridhar.png)

Listed as per the year of retirement/leaving

**Before 1990:**

- Prof. V. M. Ghatage [former Chair]
- Prof. R. G. Harris [former Chair]
- Prof. O. G. Tiet Jens [former Chair]
- Prof. Satish Dhawan [former Chair]
- Prof. C. V. Joga Rao [former Chair]
- Prof. T. N. Krishna Swamy [former Chair]
- Prof. V. K. Jain [former Chair]
- Prof. R. Damania
- Wg. Cdr. G. Venkataraman
- Prof. Roddam Narasimha [former Chair]
- Prof. S. Durvasula [former Chair]
- Prof. A. K. Rao

**1991 to 2000:**

- Prof. S. K. Srivastava
- Prof. G. N. V. Rao
- Prof. K. Vijayakumar
- Prof. N. M. Reddy
- Prof. S. R. Jain
- Prof. Atul Bhaskar
- Prof. M. A. Ramaswamy
- Prof. V. S. Holla
- Prof. Ripudaman Singh
- Prof. A. Prabhu
- Prof. K. P. Rao

**2001 to 2010:**

- Prof. A. V. Krishna Murthy [former Chair]
- Prof. M. Kumar
- Prof. J. Nagabhushanam
- Prof. T. S. Ramamurthy
- Prof. S. P. Govindaraju
- Prof. H. S. Mukunda [former Chair]
- Prof. M. R. Ananthasayanam
- Prof. B. Dattaguru [former Chair]
- Prof. S. M. Deshpande
- Prof. B. R. Srinivasa Rao
- Prof. K. R. Reddy
- Prof. S. Pradeep
- Prof. D. Kubair

**2011 to 2020:**

- Prof. P. J. Paul
- Prof. C. R. L. Murthy
- Prof. P. R. Mahapatra
- Prof. B. N. Raghunandan [former Chair]
- Prof. J. Dey
- Prof. N. Balakrishnan
- Prof. M. S. Bhat [former Chair]
- Prof. Vaidy Mani
- Prof. K. P. J. Reddy
- Mr. B. Vasudevan
- Dr. P. S. Kulkarni
- Prof. T. S. Sheshadri
- Prof. Suhasini Gururaja
- Dr. N. K. S. Rajan
- Prof. Swetaprovo Chaudhuri

**2021 to present:**

- Prof. Arnab Samanta
- Prof. Ranjan Ganguli
- Prof. K. N. Lakshmisha
- Prof. K. Nagashetty