Professor Sameer Khandekar Iit Kanpur Biography
Professor Sameer Khandekar was a faculty member at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur, India. He held the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Chair Professorship and was also the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 2004.
His areas of research were in the fields of two-phase heat transfer, heat pipes and thermosyphons, energy systems, and dropwise condensation. He authored numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers centered around these subjects.
He also received various awards and fellowships, such as the Young Scientist Award by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, in 2005, and the DAAD Research Fellowship in 2011.
He was the Chairperson of the Committee for International Heat Pipe Conferences and Symposia since September 2022.
Age and Date of Birth
Professor Sameer Khandekar was born on November 10, 1971 in Jabalpur, India. He is was 52 Years old when he died.
Early Life and Education
Professor Sameer Khandekar was born in Jabalpur, India. He completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College, Jabalpur in 1993. He then worked as a marine power plant engineer on board sea-going merchant ships for four years (1994-1998). He pursued his M.Tech. in Thermo-fluid Sciences from IIT Kanpur and graduated in 2000. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Stuttgart, Germany in 2004. His doctoral thesis was on Thermo-Hydrodynamics of Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipes. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur as an Assistant Professor in September 2004. He was a Professor and also the Head of the same department before he died.
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Career and Achievements
Professor Sameer Khandekar had a distinguished career as a mechanical engineer, researcher, and educator. He worked as a marine power plant engineer, a doctoral researcher, and a faculty member at IIT Kanpur.
He also held various leadership positions, such as the Associate Dean of Innovation and Incubation, the coordinator of the SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Center, the Chairperson of the Committee for International Heat Pipe Conferences and Symposia, and the President of Shiksha Sopan.
He made significant contributions to the fields of two-phase heat transfer, heat pipes and thermosyphons, dropwise condensation and energy systems. He published several books, book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, and patents on these topics.
He also received many awards and honors, such as the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Chair Professorship, the Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Young Scientist Award, and the George Grover Medal.
He was also a poet and a playwright, and he wrote a Hindi play titled “Ek Aur Dronacharya” (Another Dronacharya).
Personal Life, Wife and Children
Professor Sameer Khandekar was married to Vaibhavi Rane Khandekar, who is a Marathi actress. They had twin babies before his demise.
Cause of Death
Unfortunately, Professor Sameer Khandekar passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023 due to a cardiac arrest while trekking at Uttarakashi’s Har-ki-Dun valley.
Net Worth
Professor Sameer Khandekar’s net worth was estimated to be around $350,000 as of 2023 when he died.
