Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Sahoo, presently working as Professor in the School of Mechanical Sciences at Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), Bhubaneswar. Dr. Sahoo obtained his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from UCE Burla, followed by M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from IIT Delhi under GATE Fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India. He received his PhD in Renewable Energy specialization from IIT Bombay under QIP Fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India. His PhD work was related to the Modelling and Analysis of linear Fresnel reflector-based solar thermal power plants.

He was the recipient of the prestigious Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE) Fellowship Program-2017, sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, and the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF). He researched sensible and phase-changing-based thermal energy storage for Solar Thermal Applications.

He has received various awards, such as the Best International Faculty Award by Venus International in 2017, the Green Award by NALCO India in 2019, the Faculty Research Award from BPUT Odisha in 2019, and Faculty Research Awards from OUTR Bhubaneswar in 2023 and 2024. He received the best paper award at the ISER conference held in Boston in Dec 2017. He received various best paper awards in India as well such as ODICON- 2021 and ICTTME - 2023. He received the best teacher award from the Evergreen forum in 2024. Dr. Sahoo has secured a spot among the world's top 2% of Scientists recognized by Stanford University for the year 2024. He has published more than 90 papers in International Journals and more than 15 books/book chapters to date.  The Indian Patent Office has granted him over 35 Patents/Designs to date.

He is a lifetime member of various organizations like Solar Energy Society of India, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Institute of Engineers, Indian Society of Technical Education, and Society of Automotive Engineers. His research interests include Fluid and Thermal Engineering, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase flow, Turbo-machinery, Energy-Exergy-Economics analysis, Energy Optimization, etc. He has guided 9 Ph.D. students and 35 M.Tech students.

He is involved in various administrative positions of the University, such as Head of School: School of Mechanical Sciences, PIC: Centres of Excellence (CoE), Member: Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC), Member: Committee of Dean, Centre of Distance & Continuing Education (CDCE), Member: Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Cell (IIEC).

 

Web links

ORCID ID:               https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1174-098X

SCOPUS ID:           https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55021456200
Google Scholar:      https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=NQeGaFEAAAAJ&hl=en

LinkedIn:                 https://in.linkedin.com/in/sudhansu-sekhar-sahoo-4bb18921

ResearchGate:       https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sudhansu-Sahoo

 

Fluid and Thermal Engineering, CFD, Energy Systems, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal, Energy Management, Waste Management

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UG	PG
Thermodynamics	Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer
Engineering Thermodynamics	Convective Heat and Mass Transfer
Applied Thermodynamics	Renewable Energy Systems
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines	Heat Exchanger Design and Analysis
Heat Transfer	Refrigeration Systems
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning	Solar Energy Engineering (For M. Tech Energy Systems, EE students)
Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines	Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Power Plant Engineering
Building Services (HVAC) (For B. Arch students)

Sl. No	Title	Application Number, Grant No and Date	Status
PATENTS
1	Earthquake-resistant and energy-efficient composite brick and method of preparation thereof	202231010295, 406468,13-09-2022	Granted
2	Composite solar panel cover and method of formation thereof	202231030402, 415426,26-12-2022	Granted
3	Electromagnetic thin fin propulsion	558/MUM/2015, 435958, 27-06-2023	Granted
4	A solar assisted apparatus for cultivation	202231071172, 439630, 20-07-2023	Granted
5	Device for protecting corrugated rooftops against strong winds,cyclones or hurricanes	202131003597	Granted
6	Development of effective solar cooker utilizing solar thermal energy for industrial regions	202231023493	Granted
7	Potting System for Growing Plants	202131017907	Granted
8	Coil based solar cooking heater	202131053884	Granted
9	Robotic arm exoskeleton structure	202131044957	Granted
10	A system and method for continuous recirculation of hot air for obtaining uniform temperature distribution	202311090098, 580741,30-12-2025
11	Textile fibre waste based reusable composite surface covering panel and method of manufacturing thereof	202431078937, 590886, 01-06-2026	Granted
DESIGNS
12	Multi-tier collapsible stove	370561-001	Granted/Registered
13	Thermo-filter Flask	360627-001	Granted/Registered
14	Cell pack for thermo-filter flask	360647-001	Granted/Registered
15	Hull of thermo-filter flask	360631-001	Granted/Registered
16	Prefabricated medical emergency isolation unit	371584-001	Granted/Registered
17	Quarantine bed	374537-001	Granted/Registered
18	Protective dust guard frame for solar panel	374212-001	Granted/Registered
19	Air-conditioning helmet	368274-001	Granted/Registered
20	Bicycle with hybrid crank lever	375021-001	Granted/Registered
21	Retractable Arm Rest for Middle Seat of Commercial Airplanes	381073-001	Granted/Registered
22	Desalination and atmospheric water extraction unit	379246-001	Granted/Registered
23	Air purifier with shrouded wind turbine	379441-001	Granted/Registered
24	Hybrid crank lever assembly for power generation	381072-001	Granted/Registered
25	Water efficient  sensor cum mechanical based commode	390330-001	Granted/Registered
26	Dry sanitizer	385250-001	Granted/Registered
27	Spine care chair	397620-001	Granted/Registered
28	Flywheel-operated sprayer cum seeder	394635-001	Granted/Registered
29	Knee joint strengthening chair	400586-001	Granted/Registered
30	Solar powered thresher cum winnower cum pump	403151-001	Granted/Registered
31	Portable utensil cleaning device	404330-001	Granted/Registered
32	Bag with heating pad for food delivery	380460-001	Granted/Registered
33	Flotavoltaic cum Wave Energy Converter	403738-001	Granted/Registered
34	Epicyclic Gear for Solar Chimney Turbine	379436-001	Granted/Registered
35	Wheelchair with electro-mechanical braking system	410048-001	Granted/Registered
36	Prefabricated slider for electricity generation	402179-001	Granted/Registered
37	Prefabricated slider for amusement	402178-001	Granted/Registered
38	Robotic herbicide application device	409090-001	Granted/Registered
39	Integrated Omni-Directional Wind Turbine And Sun Tracking Solar Panel For Power Generation	413283-001	Granted/Registered
40	Milk Churner Cum Mixer Cum Power Generator	408401-001	Granted/Registered
41	Portable vaccine cum insulin cooler	412147-001	Granted/Registered

Sl. No.	Title	Source, Year, Grant amount and Status	Role
1	Multi material multi rod 3-D temperature distribution in a fuel bundle with temperature /time dependent thermo physical property with Dirchlet/Neumann/Robbins and their contributions as boundary conditions	Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Govt. of India 2007-2009 7.5 Lakhs Completed	Co-PI   (PI: Prof. (Dr.) P K Satapathy)
2	Development of solar energy assisted thermoelectric cooling and heating	TEQIP-II, CET Bhubaneswar 2016-2017 50,000/- Completed	PI
3	Modelling and computational simulation of box type solar cooker	Bhushan Steel Plant, Odisha 2017-2018 2 Lakhs Completed	Co-PI   (PI: Dr. J Nayak, IGIT Sarang)
4	Design and development of solar cooker for Industrial zone using experimentation and computational investigations	DST Odisha 2019-2023 9.62 Lakhs Completed	PI
5	Performance evaluation of three fluid heat exchangers having nanofluid, water and air to be used for solar thermal application	TEQIP-III, CET Bhubaneswar 2019-2020 2 Lakhs Completed	PI
6	Studies on the improvements of engine performance, emission and combustion characteristics of CI engine using plastic oil blended diesel	TEQIP-III, CET Bhubaneswar 2019-2020 2 Lakhs Completed	Co-PI (PI: Dr. A K Das, GIFT Bhubaneswar)
7	Thermal performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collector using experimental and computational approach for the coastal region	AICTE RPS, Govt. of India 2020-2024 19.97 Lakhs Completed	PI

        1 P. P. Satapathy, P.K. Satapathy, S. S. Sahoo (2024), Comparative Performance Study of Autocascade and Cascade Refrigeration Systems Using Working Fluid Pair R23/R507A , Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, ISSN 2195-4356 Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering ISBN 978-981-97-1079-9 ISBN 978-981-97-1080-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1080-5

2. S.J.Thomas,S.Thomas,M.M.Awad, S. S. Sahoo (2024), Climate-specific bidding for solar photovoltaic-based power projects, considering the varied operation maintenance costs in large geographically divergent nations, Performance Enhancement and Control of Photovoltaic Systems, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-443-13392

       https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13392-3.00012-8

3.   M. M. Awad, A. Rout, S. Thomas, S. S. Sahoo (2023), Techno-economic analysis of solar photovoltaic-thermal system viability, Solar Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Storage, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780323906012

       https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90601-2.00005-2

4.    R.C. Panda, S.S. Sahoo, A.K. Barik, D. Sahu, T. Mohapatra, A. Rout (2023). Performance of Solar Collector Coupled with Three Fluid Heat Exchanger and Heat Storage System for Simultaneous Water and Space Heating. In: Revankar, S., Muduli, K., Sahu, D. (eds) Recent Advances in Thermofluids and Manufacturing Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. 

     https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4388-1_30

5.     A. Rout, S. S. Sahoo, S. Singh, S. Pattnaik, A. K. Barik, M. M.Awad (2021), Benefit-cost analysis and parametric optimization using Taguchi method for a solar water heater, Design and Performance Optimization of Renewable Energy Systems, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-821602-6

      https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821602-6.00008-0

6.   Abinash, A., Sahoo, S.S., Saini, R.K. (2021). Two-Phase Flow Analysis in Elbow Bend Pipe Used in Oil Extraction Process: A Computational Approach. In: Pant, P., Mishra, S.K., Mishra, P.C. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Processing and Design. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7779-6_19

7. Routray, A., Abinash, A., Padhy, M.K., Sahoo, S.S. (2021). Coal Water Slurry Flow in Pipelines Using Homogeneous Equilibrium Model. In: Pant, P., Mishra, S.K., Mishra, P.C. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Processing and Design. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7779-6_18

8.    Sahoo, S.S., Satapathy, P.K., Parhi, P.K., Rout, A., Thomas, S. (2021). Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis of Solar Cooker Cavity Using CFD Approach. In: Revankar, S., Sen, S., Sahu, D. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Thermofluids. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7831-1_56

9.  Mohapatra, T., Sahoo, S.S., Padhi, B.N. (2021). Exergetic Study of a Three-Fluid Heat Exchanger used in Solar Flat Plate Collector System. In: Ramgopal, M., Rout, S.K., Sarangi, S.K. (eds) Advances in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.

      https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6360-7_19

10.   S Thomas, S. S. Sahoo, GA Kumar (2020), Renewable Energy Adaptation Model for Sustainable Small Islands, AI in Manufacturing and Green Technology: Methods and Applications. Taylors & Francis.ISBN:9781003032465

      Renewable Energy Adaptation Model for Sustainable Small Islands | 6 | (taylorfrancis.com)

11.  A. Rout, S. S. Sahoo, Hot water as service: A Techno-Economic assessment of solar water heater. Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN:9783659952159

    Hot water as a service: A Techno-Economic Assessment of solar water heater: Rout, Auroshis, Sahoo, Sudhansu Sekhar: 9783659952159: Books - Amazon.ca

12.  G. Wilson, S. S. Sahoo, P. Sabharwal, H. Bindra (2019), Packed Bed Thermal Storage for LWRs, Storage and Hybridization of Nuclear Energy, Techno-economic Integration of RenewableandNuclearEnergy.Academic press,Elsevier.ISBN:978-0-12-813975-2

       https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813975-2.00007-7

13.    Nayak, J., Sahoo, S.S., Swain, R.K., Mishra, A., Thomas, S. (2018). Thermal Performance Analysis of a Box-Type Solar Cooker with Finned Pot: An Experimental Approach. In: SenGupta, S., Zobaa, A., Sherpa, K., Bhoi, A. (eds) Advances in Smart Grid and Renewable Energy. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 435. Springer, Singapore. 

     https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4286-7_57

14.  D. Mishra, P. K. Parida, S. S. Sahoo(2016), Basic Mechanical Engineering, India Tech Publications.ISBN:978-89897-35-2

15.    S. Mohanty, P. K. Patra , S. S. Sahoo(2015), Comparison and Prediction of Monthly Average Solar Radiation data using Soft computing approach for Eastern India, Computational Intelligence in Data Mining-Vol3, Springer India.
    ISBN: 978-81-322-2202-6

    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2202-6_28   

16. S. S. Sahoo, S. M. Varghese, C. S. Kumar, S. P. Viswanathan, S. Singh, R. Banerjee (2012), Experimental investigation of convective flow boiling in the absorber tube of the linear Fresnel reflector solar thermal system, Energy Security, Global Warming and Sustainable Climate, IkPublishers, India. ISBN:978-93-82332-03-9

2001: MHRD Scholarship for Pursuing M.Tech and IIT Delhi till 2003

2009: AICTE-QIP Fellowship for Pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Bombay till 2012

2017: Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE) Fellowship Program sponsored by The Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, and the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).

2017: Best paper award in ISER conference held in Boston, USA on 14th-15th Dec. 2017.

2017: Venus International Faculty Award: Outstanding faculty in Solar Thermal Energy Category

2019: NALCO Green Award by NALCO India

2019: Faculty Research Award by BPUT Odisha

2021: Best paper award on paper titled in in the IEEE international conference ODICON-2021, SOA University, Bhubaneswar.

2023: Best paper award in the 1^st International Conference on Technology & Transformations in Mechanical   Engineering (ICTTME-2023), Aryan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar.

2023: Certificate of Appreciation for having maximum number of papers published during the academic session, 2022-23, OUTR Bhubaneswar

2023: Certificate of Appreciation for having maximum number of patents during the academic session, 2022-23, OUTR Bhubaneswar

2024: Best Teacher Award, Odisha Technological Conclave-2024, Ever Green Forum

2024: Certificate of Appreciation for having maximum number of papers published during the academic session, 2023-24, OUTR Bhubaneswar

2024: Certificate of Appreciation for Overall academic performance during the academic session, 2023-24, OUTR Bhubaneswar

2024: Top 2% Researchers in the World published by STANFORD UNIVERSITY and ELSEVIER for the year 2024

Ph.D. Degree Awarded

Sl. No	Name of the Scholar and Year of degree awarded	Thesis Title	Role
1	Dr. Taraprasad Mohapatra (2019)	Heat Transfer, Pressure Drop Analysis and Performance Optimization of an Inserted Coiled Tube Type Three Fluid Heat Exchanger	Supervisor: Prof. Bianchi N. Padhi, IIIT Bhubaneswar   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo
2	Dr. Jayashree Nayak (2021)	Modeling and Computational Simulation of Box Type Solar Cooker	Supervisor: Prof. Ranjan K. Swain, IGIT Sarang   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo
3	Dr. Rama Chandra Panda (2023)	Heat Transfer Analysis of Absorber Tubes Used in Flat Plate Solar Collectors Using Different Nanofluids	Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ashok K. Barik, NIT Jamshedpur
4	Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra (2023)	Performance Investigation and Optimization of a Diesel Engine Fuelled with Biodiesel-Producer Gas and Bio-Ethanol-Nanoparticles Blend	Supervisor: Prof. Taraprasad  Mohapatra, C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo
5	Dr. Mrutyunjaya Jena (2023)	Cooling Performance of Fixed and Pulsed Spray Impingement on Hot Metallic Surface: Experimental Investigation	Supervisor: Prof. Purna C. Mishra, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo
6	Dr. Prasheet Mishra (2024)	Experimental Investigation and Multi Response Optimization Concerning Performance of CI Engine using Biodiesel Blends as Fuel	Supervisor: Prof. Bianchi N. Padhi, IIIT Bhubaneswar   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo
7	Dr. Biren Behera (2025)	Modeling and Optimal Sizing cum Rating Analysis of Solar Chimney Based Power Plant at Different Load Conditions	Supervisor: Prof. Santosh Kumar, NIT Silchar   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo
8	Dr. Asish Sarangi (2026)	Heat Transfer Investigation in a Three-Fluid Heat Exchanger with Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Using Nanofluids for Simultaneous Heating of Water and Air	Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo   Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramesh K. Mallik
9	Dr. Abhisek Sarangi	Computational Investigation and Experimental Validation of Heat Transfer Associated with Solar Cooker Cavity in Industrial Regions	Supervisor: Prof. Ramesh K. Mallik    Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sudhansu S. Sahoo

M.Tech Students                  : 38

B.Tech Students                   : 34 groups

·         Organizing Committee Member: Quality Engineering and Six Sigma (QESS-2013), 25 Nov 2013 to 29 Nov 2013, Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar, Sponsored by TEQIP-II.

·         Organizing Committee Member: TECHNO VISION 2020,  12 July to 13 July 2014,  Organized and Sponsored by BPUT, Odisha, Rourkela CET, Bhubaneswar and VSSUT, Burla.

·         Organizing Coordinator: Energy Conservation and Management (ECM), 19 Sept 2016 to 24 Sept 2016, Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar, Sponsored by TEQIP-II.

·         Organizing Coordinator: Refresher Course/Workshop for Energy Auditors and Energy Managers, 26th to 27th April 2025, Organized by School of Mechanical Sciences, Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar, Sponsored by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under Ministry of Power, and Green Tree Building Energy Pvt Ltd, Noida.

·         Organizing Coordinator: Workshop on Sustainable Mitigation of Air Pollution Challenges in India, 19th and 20th March 2026, Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar, Sponsored by ANRF-PAIR.

 

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·         Solar Energy Society of India (LM/2050/2014)

·         Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power

·         Institute of Engineers (M-149832-5)

·         Indian Society of Technical Education (LM-138371)

·         Society of Automotive Engineers

Present

·         Head                          School of Mechanical Sciences (2026 onwards)

·         Member                      Academic Council, OUTR (2026 onwards)

·         Member:                     Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (2023 onwards)

·         Member:                     Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (2023 onwards)

·         Prof-in-Charge:            Centres of Excellence (2023 onwards)

·         Board of Directors       OUTR FINE (2024 onwards)

Past

·         Member                        Board of Management (2023-2025)

·         Program Head               Mechanical Engineering (2023-2025)

·         Nodal officer:                 Research and Innovation (2015-1018)

·         Prof-in-Charge:              Cultural Society (2013-2014)

·         Prof-in-Charge:              Literary Society (2014-2016)

·         Prof-in-Charge:              Technical Society (2016-2022)

·         Member:                       Roof top solar project in CET (2015-2017)

·         Member:                       Academic Council, OUTR (2023-2025)

·         Prof-in-Charge:              Guest House (2016-2017, 2018-2023)

·         Member:                       Centre of Distance and Continuing Education (2023-2025)

·         Nodal Officer:                Odiapreneur 2.0