Dr. Mohd. Kaleem Khan

Dr. Mohd. Kaleem Khan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Patna since December 2015. Dr. Khan joined IIT Patna as an Assistant Professor in December 2008. Before joining IIT Patna, he served as a lecturer at Thapar University, Patiala, and Aligarh Muslim University. Dr. Khan served as Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT Patna from March 2019 to October 2021 and served as the first Associate Dean (Administration) of IIT Patna from January 2016 to April 2017.

His research lab, the Sustainable Energy Research Laboratory (SERL), focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies for sustainable development, addressing challenges in thermal management, renewable energy, and advanced materials.He has produced twelve PhDs, with four more in progress, and has supervised numerous M.Tech. and B.Tech. theses.Dr. Khan is actively involved in sponsored research projects with generous funding from the government agencies ANRF, BRNS, and AERB. He has published about eighty research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and presented his research at national and international conferences. His research has resulted in three Indian patents granted.

Dr. Khan teaches fluid mechanics, heat transfer, refrigeration and air conditioning at UG and PG levels and has authored a textbook, "Fluid Mechanics and Machinery" (Oxford University Press, 2015).

Dr. Khan is a member of various reputed international and national societies such as ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), ISES (International Solar Energy Society), ISHMT (Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer), and NSFMFP (National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power).