Department of Chemical Engineering | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
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Dr. Abhijit P. Deshpande

Professor

Ph.D., in Chemical engineering from University of Washington, Seattle, 1996

M.S., in Chemical engineering from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 1991

B.Tech. in Chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 1989

+91 44 2257 4169

abhijit[at]iitm[.]ac[.]in

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  • Rheology of complex fluids
  • Polymers and polymeric composites
  • Processing flow visualization

  • Research Projects
  • Drop Spreading and Imbibition of Structured Fluids: Development of a Diagnostic and Screening Tool, SERB SUPRA, Rs 93.03 lakhs, 2021- (Co-PI: Susy Varughese)
  • Rheology of Composite Propellant Suspension under high Shear and Extension, HEMRL, DRDO, Rs 9.44 lakhs, May 2019-2022
  • Understanding the Microstructure and Rheology of Root Derived Mucilage and its Interactions with Soil in the Context of Plant Physiology, SERB, Rs 72.09 lakhs, 2020- (PI: Susy Varughese)
  • Evaluation of Nanoparticle on HPAM Polymer Fluid for Improving the Stability and Rheology, Vedanta Cairn, Rs 20 lakhs, May 2019-2021 (PI: Jitendra Sangwai)
  • Understanding wax deposition, Chevron, Rs 30 lakhs, 2018-September 2021 (PI: M G Basavaraja)
  • Large amplitude oscillatory shear of physically aggregating complex fluids: investigation of processes during a cycle, DST, Rs 54.26 lakhs, 2014-2018 (Co-PI: MG Basavaraja)
  • Analysis of the fate and transport of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in porous media under drying, DST, Rs 50.3 lakhs, 2016-2020 (PI: R Ravikrishna, Co-PI: N Chandrakumar).