Research Area :
• Fluid mechanics (theoretical and
computational) and applications to bluff body
flows, flows around moving immersed
boundaries and fluid-structure interaction;
• Non-linear dynamics and Reduced-order
modelling;
• Statistical analysis of turbulence and its
applications to the study of the equations of
hydromechanics;
• Inverse problems and Parameter identification.
Academic Information
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Ph.D.
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Degree awarded by University of Genoa, Italy.
THESIS: Flow control using a porous, compliant coating of feather-like actuators.
Collaborative research also conducted at JNCASR, Bangalore (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research) and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research's Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Hyderabad (TIFR-CIS).
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2013
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Fluid mechanics
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2
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M.Sc.
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M.Mathematics from Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
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2007
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Pure mathematics
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3
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B.Sc.
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B.Sc (Honours) in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi
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2005
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Courses Taught :
At ICT: UG - Applied mathematics 1 and 2 (for 1st
year students of B.Chem.Engg. and
B.Tech): Differential and Integral
Calculus; Differential Equations -
Theoretical and Numerical Approach.
PG (M.Sc in Engineering Mathematics) -
Differential equations 1 and 2 (Ordinary
and Partial Differential Equations,
Integral Equations); Numerical Methods
1 (First course in numerical methods for
scientific computations).
Project Information
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1
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M.Tech Project Guided
M.Sc in Engineering Mathematics (2nd year); Project on Population growth dynamics
2017
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2
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M.Tech Project Guided
M.Sc in Engineering Mathematics (2nd year); Ongoing Seminar Project on Differential Equations and Fluid Mechanics.
2017
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Paper Published
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1
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International Journal
Divya Venkataraman, Samriddhi Sankar Ray, "The onset of thermalisation in finite-dimensional equations of hydrodynamics: Insights from the Burgers equation",
Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 473, January 2017, 20160585.
2017
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2
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International Journal
Ashok Choudhary, Divya Venkataraman, SamriddhiSankar Ray, “Effect of inertia on Model Flocks in a Turbulent Environment,” Europhysics Letters, 112 (number 2), November 2015, 24005 (Editor’s choice).
2015
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3
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International Journal
M. Thamban Nair, Neela Nataraj, Divya Venkataraman, "A projection regularization method for a parameter identification problem," under review - submitted (2015).
2015
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4
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International Journal
Divya Venkataraman, Alessandro Bottaro, Rama Govindarajan, “A minimal model for flow control on an aerofoil using a poro-elastic coating,” J.Fluids and Structures, 47, April 2014, pp. 150-164 (2014).
2014
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5
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International Conference
Divya Venkataraman, Amol Marathe, Alessandro Bottaro, Rama Govindarajan, “Minimal modeling for passive flow control via a poro-elastic coating,” Advances in Fluid-Structure Interaction - Proceedings of the European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (ERCOFTAC) Symposium on Unsteady Separation in Fluid-Structure Interaction, Mykonos, Greece, July 2013, pp. 319-333(Book chapter for invited talk).
2013
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6
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International Journal
Divya Venkataraman, Alessandro Bottaro, “Numerical modeling of flow control on a symmetric aerofoil via a porous, compliant coating,” Physics of Fluids, 24, September 2012, 093601.
2012
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7
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International Conference
Divya Venkataraman, Alessandro Bottaro, Rama Govindarajan, “Flow control via porous coating of compliant actuators: a simple interactive model,” Proceedings of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium 2011 on Bluff Body Flows, India (Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur), December 2011, pp. 341-344.
2011
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8
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International Conference
D. Venkataraman, A. Bottaro, “Flow separation control on a NACA0012 airfoil via a porous, compliant coating,” Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Biomechanics (WCB), Singapore, August 2010, Volume 31, Part 1, pp. 52-55.
2010
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9
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International Journal
A. Bottaro, J. Favier, J. Guerrero, D. Venkataraman, H. Wedin, “Sulla scia di Icaro” (“On the wake of Icarus”), Sapere, 5, October 2009, pp. 66-77. (science article to popularize the group’s research in the Italian science magazine Sapere; the name of this magazine means “To understand”).
2009
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Achievements
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Among around 100 Indian candidates with foreign education, selected to reverse brain drain and be special faculty under the UGC Faculty Recharge Programme. This offer was realized at the Department of Mathematics, ICT - Mumbai
MAY 2017
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Shortlisted to be in "Who's Who in the World" for contributions in scientific and technological research.
NOV 2015
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Among 5 candidates shortlisted from Italy to compete for the ERCOFTAC da Vinci Doctoral Thesis Prize 2013, awarded at the University of Cambridge, U.K. by the European Research Community On Flow, Turbulence And Combustion to the best European doctoral thesis.
JULY 2013
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4
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Young ERCOFTAC Fellowship, awarded by the European Research Community On Flow, Turbulence And Combustion, to 12 doctoral students worldwide for attending the Montestigliano Workshop 2011 on Advanced Optimization Techniques in Fluid Mechanics, Italy (2011).
FEB 2011
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5
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University of Genoa (Italy) Fellowship for doctoral studies in Fluid dynamics (2009 – 2011).
NOV 2008
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6
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CSIR-UGC National Junior Research Fellowship for doctoral studies, jointly awarded by the Government of India’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission (2008).
MAY 2008
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7
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All India Rank 17 (above 99.31th percentile) in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering and Mathematics conducted by the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology for admission to graduate programmes (2008).
MAR 2008
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8
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Selected to pursue D.Phil in Mathematics at the University of Oxford, UK
MAY 2007
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9
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National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) Scholarship for Post-Graduate Studies awarded by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India (2005 - 2007).
FEB 2006
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10
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All India Rank 9 in the Joint Admission Test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology for admission to Master’s programmes in Science and Mathematics.
MAY 2005
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Work Experience Information
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1
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30/10/2014
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29/10/2016
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Airbus Prize postdoctoral fellow
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research - International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore
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2
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28/03/2014
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29/10/2014
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Institute postdoctoral fellow
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Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay
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3
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19/09/2007
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18/11/2017
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Pre-doctoral le pass, and later 7th pilot
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Indian Institute of Technology - Mumbai
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Training/Conferences/Short Term Courses Attended
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1
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APRIL
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2015
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Presented an invited talk on “Regularity of solutions of hydrodynamical equations” (joint work with Prof. S.S. Ray, ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore) in Indian Women and Mathematics 2015, University of Delhi, April 2015 (sponsored by the National Board for Higher Mathematics)
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2
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DEC
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2010
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Work presented as part of an invited plenary talk titled “Effect of a poroelastic layer on lift and drag over an airfoil” by Prof. A. Bottaro at the 2nd Workshop of the International Forum on Flow Control (IFFC), University of Poitiers, France, December 2010.
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3
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SEPT
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2010
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Presented an invited talk on “Flow separation control via morphing” (joint work with Prof. A. Bottaro, University of Genoa, Italy) in 8th European Mechanics Society (EuroMech) Fluid Mechanics Conference, Bad Reichenhall, Germany, September 2010.
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