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Dr. Harshal Akolekar
Experience
2022 - present
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty, School of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2021-2022
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Melbourne, Australia
2019-2021
Research Scientist
AVTOL, Melbourne, Australia
Education
2016-2019
PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
Thesis: "Turbulence Model Development & Implementation for Low Pressure Turbines Using a Machine Learning Approach" in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Richard Sandberg in collaboration with GE, Aviation, USA and Univeristy of Florence, Italy
2014-2016
ME, Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia
Thesis: "Understanding Loss Mechanisms in Turbomachinery to Increase Efficiency". Dean's Honours List for class of 2016.
2010-2014
B.E.(Hons.) Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, India
Thesis: "Computation of Particle Trajectories in Turbulent Flows" in the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. CGPA: 9.51
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