Shashank Sakleshpur Nagaraja, Ph.D.

Research Interests

My research interests are mainly in the domain of combustion chemistry and sustainable energy technologies. My current research focus is on application of machine learning in combustion chemistry. I am also interested in the development of detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms that aid the better understanding of the reactions occurring in commercial combustors for alternative fuels. This not only helps in increasing the efficiency but also in reducing the emissions. Furthermore, I am intrigued by new sustainable technologies in the energy sector that are aimed at reducing the green house gas emissions.

Selected Publications

A hierarchical single-pulse shock tube pyrolysis study of C2–C6 1-alkenes
S.S. Nagaraja, J. Liang, S. Dong, S. Panigrahy, A. Sahu, G. Kukkadapu, S.W. Wagnon, W.J. Pitz, and H.J. Curran,
Combustion and Flame, 219, pp.456-466, 2020.
A single pulse shock tube study of pentene isomer pyrolysis.
S.S. Nagaraja, J. Power, G. Kukkadapu, S. Dong, S.W. Wagnon, W.J. Pitz, and H.J. Curran
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(1), pp.881-889, 2021
A pyrolysis study of allylic hydrocarbon fuels.
S.S. Nagaraja, G. Kukkadapu, S. Panigrahy, J. Liang, H. Lu, W.J. Pitz, and H.J. Curran
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 52(12), pp.964-978, 2020
A fundamental study on the pyrolysis of hydrocarbons.
S.S. Nagaraja, A.B. Sahu, S. Panigrahy, and H.J. Curran
Combustion and Flame, 233, p.111579, 2021
Hierarchical Study of the Reactions of Hydrogen Atoms with Alkenes: A Theoretical Study of the Reactions of Hydrogen Atoms with C2–C4 Alkenes.
J. Power, K.P. Somers, S.S. Nagaraja, and H.J. Curran
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 125 (23), p.5124–5145, 2021
Extension of Dilution Limit in Propane-Air Mixtures Using Microwave Discharge Igniter
S. Padala, S. Nagaraja, Y. Ikeda, and M.K. Le
SAE Technical Paper, 2017-24-0148, 2017

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, NUI Galway, Ireland, 2020
M.Sc., Energy Engineering and Management, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, 2016
M.Sc., Power Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Poland, 2016
B.Tech., National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India, 2014

Professional Profile

2021-present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2020-2021: Postdoctoral fellow, NUI Galway, Ireland
2016-2017: Research Engineer, Imagineering Inc., Kobe, Japan

Scientific and Professional Membership

Combustion Institute
Institute of Mechanical Engineers

Awards

Science Foundation Ireland Ph.D. grant
KIC Innoenergy Masters School Scholarship
DAAD Summer Research Fellow
President's award winner in Scouts

KAUST Affiliations

Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)
Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Combustion Chemistry Mechanism Development Carbon Neutral Fuels