Aerospace-Engineering

National Aerospace Conceptual Design Competition (NACDeC VI) 2023 – Winners. Department of Aerospace Engineering organizing Skill Development Workshops for Aerospace Students. M.Tech. in Industrial Systems Engineering (Specialization: Model Based Systems Engineering) Consolation prize for Mr. Jayesh Sharma, in SYRES 2023 in PG Category organized by IEEE Hyderabad. Best paper award for Ms. Rinisha T. Nikhade & Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi, International conference STAAAR 2023. SPANDAN 2024 – Department of Aerospace Engineering students won the Institute Rolling Trophy. Patent Successfully granted to Dr. Manish Tripathi, Dr. Ajay Misra, Dr. Mahesh M. S. Consolation prize for Mr. Jayesh Sharma, in SYRES 2023 in PG Category organized by IEEE Hyderabad. Best Paper Award for Jagdish J S, Oshmita A & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, International Conference on Innovations in Infrastructure (ICIlIF 2024), organized jointly by the Institute of Technology Research and Management (TRAM), India, and Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHE), France, 2024. Best Paper Award for Srinivasan R, Dr. Sunita Dhavale & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRM), 2025. Best Paper Award for Prajakta Koratkar & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, International Conference on Smart Mechanical Systems for Sustainability (ICSMSS 2025), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, jointly with Indian Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2025. Best Paper Award for Rahul Chaudhary & Dr. Pooja Agrawal, International Conference on Recent Developments in Control, Automation and Power Engineering (RDCAPE), 2025. Conducted Rubber powered & E20 battery powered airplane building & flying workshop on 13 Jan 2025. Conducted customized course on Missile Technology for BDL Executives from 05 May 2025 to 13 June 2025 Conducted orientation Workshop on Missiles & UAVs on 13-14 Aug 2025 Best Paper Award for Mittapalyam Ashok Karthik, Dr. Ajay Misra & Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi, International Conference on Sustainable Air and Space Technologies (ICSAST – 2025), KITS, 2025
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Department of Aerospace Engineering and Autonomous Systems

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Faculty

Regular Faculty
Dr. Ganapati N. Joshi
Ph.D. IIT Delhi
Associate Professor & Head of the Department

Research Areas:: Aerodynamics, Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Wind Tunnels, Turbulence
Contact Details: 020 2460 4513 / 4515
Email:joshiganapati@diat.ac.in/joshiganapati@gmail.com

Dr. Pooja Agrawal

PhD from IISc Bangalore
Assistant Professor

Research Areas:Guidance, Control and Motion Planning of Autonomous Vehicles, Robot Vision, Aerial Robotics, Underwater Surveillance
Contact Details:020 2460 4553
Email:pooja_agrawal@diat.ac.in

Dr. Soumya S

Assistant Professor

Research Areas: Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, Robot Path Planning, Underwater Robotics, Rehabilitation Robotics
Contact Details: : 020 2460 4549
Email: soumya_s@diat.ac.in

Dr. Hari Om Verma

Ph.D. IIT Kharagpur
Assistant Professor

Research Areas: Aircraft System Identification, Parameter Estimation, Flight Dynamics and Control
Contact Details: : 020 2460 4519
Email: hariom.verma@diat.ac.in

Mr. Vinay Anand Yadav

M. Tech.IIT Bombay
Assistant Professor

Research Areas: Aerospace Propulsion, Computational Engineering, Model Free Aerodynamic Optimization, Predictive Chaos, Non-Linear Dynamic Reconstruction
Contact Details: 020 2460 4516
Email: vinayanand@diat.ac.in
Scientist on Deputation

Mr. Prasad M Naik

Sc. 'G', DRDO

Research areas: Control Systems, Robotics & Autonomous Control, Energy Management Systems

Dr. P. Anil Kumar

Sc. 'G' on Deputation from RCI Hyderabad

Research areas: Structures- Design, Analysis, Testing & Evaluation, Vibration Control, Experimental Modal Analysis, Vibration Testing, Pyroshock Testing, Software- MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape & Python
Distinguished Visiting Faculty

Dr. Manu Korulla

OS, DG R&M (Retd), DRDO

Research Areas: Autonomous Underwater Systems, Weapon Delivery Systems, Underwater Weapons

Dr. M Manickavasagam

FNAE DS, Former Director SPIC-DRDO, PhD from Sastra University

Research Areas: Missile Control & Guidance, Missile Design, Systems Engineering
Visiting Faculty

Mr. Madhav Madhukar Kuber

Sc 'G' (Retd.), R&D(E) Pune, DRDO

Research areas: Swarm Robotics, AI-ML for Robotics, Human Robot Interaction

Dr. Umakant Josyula
OS & Programme Director (Retd.) DRDL

Research Areas: Missile Aerodynamics & Design, Systems Engineering
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. S. E. Talole

OS & Sc 'H' R&D (E) Pune & Adjunct Faculty, AE & AS

Research areas: Missile Guidance & Control, Control Systems

Dr. Yoganand Japu

Technical Fellow, Boeing Engg. India, Bangalore

Research Areas: System Design and Implementation, Simulation of Aerospace Systems, Verification and Validation of safety Critical Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering

Dr. R Santhanam

Sc. 'F', DRDL Hyderabad

Research areas: Aerospace Structures

Dr. Ramakrishnan Raman

Senior Chief Engr, Eaton, Pune

Research Areas: Systems Engineering, Complex Engineered Systems of Aerospace, Electrical & Industrial Automation

Guest Faculty

Dr. Ajay Misra

Associate Professor (Retd.)

Specialization: Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, UAV Design

Mr. Hariprasad

Sc ‘F’, ADE (Retd.)

Research areas: UAV Structure & Design

Prof. R. D. Misal

Visiting Professor
Sc 'H' (Retd),ARDE,Pune

Research Areas: Gas Turbine, Propulsion Systems,Store Separation,CFD, Ammunitions
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Dr. R. K. Satapathy

Sc 'G' DMRL Hyd. &
Faculty on Contract (Professor)

Specialization: Aerospace Manufacturing, Performance and QC, Certification, Accident & Failure investigation, Aerospace materials and Coatings
Contact Details: 020 2460 4517
Email: rksatpathy@diat.ac.in

Dr. Pravin Kumar Mehta

DS & DG, DRDO (Retd), DRDO Chair

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