Revankar is director of the Multiphase and Fuel Cell Research Laboratory and also serves as a visiting professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea. His research currently focuses on multiphase flow and heat transfer, microgravity multiphase flow in packed beds, fuel cell design, simulation and power systems, thermochemical water splitting hydrogen production, reactor thermal hydraulics and safety. 

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