Ritwik Kulkarni

Ritwik received his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ) in 2019 and an M.S. from Texas A&M University in 2021. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Purdue. His undergraduate research work comprises improving water potability in portable ceramic water filters, and his Masters' thesis details the development of correlations for jet impingement of racetrack-shaped jets in the leading edge of gas turbine blades. Under Prof. Marconnet and Prof. Christov, he is currently working on developing in-situ strategies for TIM pumpout and understanding heat transfer for suspensions in Couette Cell. Besides research, Ritwik loves to go for trails, cook new recipes and experiment with beatbox patterns.