Our Faculty

• Recipient of the “Hanyang Rising Researcher Award” for Excellent Post-doctoral Research Work, with a cash award of 2,000,000 KRW (~1500 USD).(Presented to the best researcher among all the Postdocs and Research Professors in the entire Hanyang University campus.)
• Awarded with “Industry-University Cooperation Foundation (ERICA) Post-doctoral Research Fellowship” by Hanyang University,South Korea, for executing Post-doctoral Research Work.
• Recipient of “Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Internship” fully supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA, the Daugherty Water for Food Institute (DWFI), USA, and the Indo- US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) for pursuing research in water technology at Texas Tech University, USA.
• Awarded with “Senior and Junior Research Fellowship” by the Water Technology Initiative (WTI) Division, Department of Science& Technology (DST), Government of India, for executing Doctoral Research Work.
• Awarded “First Rank” for Best Poster in India under “Water Category” at India International Science Festival 2020 by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
• Doctoral thesis selected as the “The Best Research Thesis” (among the top other 10 finalists from various IIT’s, IISc, IISER’s, NIT’s, JNCASR, and other State/Central research centers) under the “Green Energy Generation” category by KPIT-IISER Shodh Awards 2022, India, along with a cash award of 1 lakh Indian Rupees (~1500 USD).
• Recipient of “HD Govindaraj Memorial Research Award” awarded by the Indian Institute of Welding, India, for Innovative Master’s Thesis.
• Post-doctoral research work was featured twice as “Excellent Research at Hanyang Campus” in Hanyang University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation’s 1^st(March2022) and 3^rd (October2022) Magazines, with a cash award of 6,00,000KRW(~425 USD).
• Listed among the top 10 global researchers working on waste heat powered desalination
• Recipient of “Best Paper Award” at the International Conference on Science and Innovative Engineering, 2015.
• Recipient of “Best Project Award” in undergraduate for the Batch 2008-
• Secured full 10 points in post-graduate research project (2013-2015) and S grade (equivalent to 100%) in undergraduate (2008-2012) mini and main project works with cash award of 10,000 INR(~120USD).
• Recipient of the “Rising Luminen Star Award”.
• Presented papers and won at several internal and external

• Served as Guest Editor (Invited Position) for a Special Issue on “Novel Materials, Techniques, and Process for Sustainable Treatment of Seawater/Waste water” in the Sustainability Journal.
• Provided research and project guidance to Postgraduate (7nos.) and Undergraduate (8nos.) researchers in the fields of thermal energy, heat transfer, solar PV, and CFD at CEG, Anna University, India. Also assisted 1 doctoral scholar and 1 postgraduate student in the field of solar desalination and heat transfer at Hanyang University, South Korea. Mentored 1 doctoral scholar in the field of membrane distillation for produced water treatment from New Mexico State University, USA.
• Actively involved in providing ideas and writing research proposals to various funding agencies in India, South Korea, and USA such as the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India (GOI) funded research projects, National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, USA National Laboratories Directed Research & Development (LDRD), and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
• Successfully completed Pro/EWildfire 4.0, ANSYS fluent, ANSYS Mech (CFD/FEM) courses and an Autodesk Penta CAD certified engineer.
• Underwent in-plant training at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Precision Tools Limited, Ranipet, and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, India.
• Attended various workshops on scientific writing and research conducted by Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer Nature, Metawing, IIT- Madras, Anna University-India, and Bureau of Reclamation-USA.

1. Santosh, R., & Young-Deuk Kim “Sustainable Potable Water Production at Home using Air-conditioner Waste Heat.” – Featured as “Excellent Research at Hanyang Campus” in Hanyang University’s Industry-University Cooperation R&D Magazine “AGORA” (1^st Edition), South Korea, March 2022.
2. Santosh, R., & Young-Deuk Kim “Trash-to-Treasure: Using Plastic Waste for Sustainable Potable/ Freshwater Production.” – Featured as “Excellent Research at Hanyang Campus” in Hanyang University’s Industry-University Cooperation R&D Magazine “AGORA” (3^rd Edition), South Korea, October 2022.

• Santosh, R., Kumaresan, G., &Velraj, R., “Investigation of waste heat powered humidification-dehumidification system for production of freshwater from domestic wastewater/ seawater”, India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020. (Awarded with “First Rank” and “Best Poster in India” under “Water Technology” category by the Ministry of Science and Technology; Ministry of Earth Sciences and Ministry of Health and family Welfare, Govt. of India in collaboration with VIBHA and CSIR).

1. Engineering Thermodynamics
2. Instrumentation for Thermal Systems
3. Energy Resources and Conversion Techniques
4. Research Methodology
5. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Laboratory
6. Material Testing and Metallurgy Laboratory
7. Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Laboratory
8. Energy Laboratory

Professional Activities
International Research Collaboration

1. Prashant Sharan, Scientist – Desalination & Separations Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA.
2. David M. Warsinger, Professor – Warsinger Water Lab, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.
3. Young-Deuk Kim, Professor & Director – Energy & Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea.

Additional Technical Activities

1. Served as Guest Editor (Invited Position) for a Special Issue on “Novel Materials, Techniques, and Process for Sustainable Treatment of Seawater/ Wastewater” in the Sustainability Journal.
2. Provided research and project guidance to Postgraduate (7 nos.) and Undergraduate (8 nos.) researchers in the fields of thermal energy, heat transfer, solar PV, and CFD at Anna University, India. Also assisted 1 doctoral scholar and 1 postgraduate student in the field of solar desalination, heat transfer, and HDH at Hanyang University, South Korea. Mentored 1 doctoral scholar in the field of membrane distillation for produced water treatment from New Mexico State University, USA.
3. Actively Involved in providing ideas and writing research proposals to various funding agencies in India, South Korea, and USA such as the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India (GOI) funded research projects, National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, USA National Laboratories Directed Research & Development (LDRD), and US Department of Energy (DOE).
4. Successfully completed Pro/E Wildfire 4.0, ANSYS fluent, ANSYS Mech (CFD/FEM) courses and an Autodesk PentaCAD certified engineer.
5. Underwent in-plant training at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Precision Tools Limited, Ranipet, and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, India.
6. Attended various workshops on scientific writing and research conducted by Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer Nature, Metawing, IIT- Madras, Anna University-India, and Bureau of Reclamation-USA.

Life Member

1. “European Desalination Society” (EDS), European Union.
2. “National Alliance for Water Innovation” (NAWI), USA.

Active Reviewer

1. Nature Publishing Group – Thermal Science & Engineering.
2. Elsevier Publications – Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Desalination, Renewable Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Energy, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Thermal Science & Engineering Progress, Separation & Purification Technology, International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, Journal of Environmental Management.
3. Springer Publications – Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Biomass Conversion & Biorefinery, Heat and Mass Transfer, Discover Energy.
4. Taylor & Francis Publications – JournalofAmbientEnergy
5. Water research commission of SouthAfrica – WaterSA
6. Bentham Science Publications – Current Smart Materials, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications.