October 25, 2017 roshan rao

Students Supervised

Ph D (awarded)

  1. K. I. Praseeda, Studies into Embodied and Operational Energy in Traditional and Conventional Residential Buildings in India. Awarded: July 2014 (Jointly with B. V. Venkatarama Reddy).
  2. Gayathri Aaditya, Integrability Evaluation Methodology for Building Integrated Photovoltaic’s (BIPV): A study in Indian climatic conditions. Awarded: Dec’ 2016.
  3. N. C. Balaji, Studies into thermal transmittance of conventional and alternative building materials and associated building thermal performance. Submitted: Aug’ 2016 (Jointly with Prof. B. V. Venkatarama Reddy, CST/Civil Eng.)
  4. Pramod Khadilkar, A framework for needs analysis and stakeholders’ behavioural simulation for design for the BOP.

Ph D (under process)

    1. Tarun Kumar, Investigating the design-effectiveness of building occupancy sensors and energy neutrality. Reg: July 2014.
    2. Manish Dhiman, Assessing effectiveness and sustainability in globally-distributed manufacturing – case-study of rapid prototyping. Reg: July 2015.
    3. Aysha Saifudeen, Investigating the climate-responsive adaptability in traditional and conventional buildings in response to Climate Change. Reg: July 2016.
    4. Siddharth Nair, Investigating the effectiveness of design methodology and sustainability of biomedical devices. Reg. July 2016 (Jointly with Dr. Manish Arora, CPDM)
    5. Roshan R Rao, Forecasting the climate-change vulnerability in performance of large PV plants in tropical Indian conditions. Reg: July 2017
    6. Khadeeja Henna, Assessing functional-performance impact of climate-change on buildings in transition from vernacular to conventional typologies. Reg: July 2017
    7. GR Guru Prasad, Reg: July 2017

M Des final projects (completed)

    1. Tarun Kumar and Ishan Kapadia, Safety Device for Working Women, 2014 (Jointly with Prof. Anjula Gurtoo)
    2. Kashyep, M., and Vinayak Kumar, Portable Water Purifier, 2012 (Jointly with Prof. Praveen Ramamurthy and Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti).
    3. Ankit Goel and Melon Joe Pellissery, Coconut tree climber. 2011 (Jointly with Prof. Satish Kailas)
    4. Biplab K. Deka and Tarashis Mohapatra. Refugee Shelter, 2017.

International Exchange Student

    1. Martin Schaefer, Mega-structures: a functional performance comparison of high-density dwellings based on case study of the Marina Tower (US) and Toulous (China).

M Des mini design projects (completed)

    1. Dharamdeo Prasad and Salil P. Sapre, Fat Detection in Milk, 2015.
    2. Simranjeet Singh Pnaich, Real-time Braille reader for normal books, 2013 (Jointly with Prof. B. Gurumoorthy).
    3. Alok Rawat and Ninad Dherage, 2012, Hand powered vario speed screwdriver – drilling machine for domestic applications.