Applied and Theoretical Mechanics (ATOM) Lab
Discipline of Mechanical Engineering 
Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान इंदौर, भारत

Dr

Dr. Shailesh I. Kundalwal

Dr. Shailesh I. Kundalwal is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering who specializes in Design Engineering stream. Before joining IIT Indore in 2017, he was Banting Fellow at the University of Toronto. He was awarded his M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Mechanics from IIT Kharagpur. He proposed a novel multifunctional Fuzzy Fiber Reinforced Composite in his doctoral studies which led to a critical breakthrough in the field of hybrid nanocomposites. During three-separate international postdoctoral stints, he worked in the field of multiscale modeling of composites and nanotechnology in engineering. He founded the Applied and Theoretical Mechanics (ATOM) Laboratory at IIT Indore which undertakes research mainly in computational and experimental investigations of nanostructures. He is currently guiding 9 PhD, 6 M.Tech and 4 B.Tech students, and handling several projects awarded by national and international funding agencies. He has authored 45 research articles (excluding conference papers and chapters) in reputed international journals. He contributes as a regular reviewer on several international journals and Elsevier books in the broad field of mechanics and is a member of professional bodies such as ISTAM, ASME, CSME, APS, and IEI (I). 


Academic Degrees:

Ph.D. (Applied Mechanics), IIT Kharagpur, 2013.

M.Tech. (Mechanical Systems Design), IIT Kharagpur, 2009.

B.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Institution of Engineers (I), Pune, 2006.

B.Sc. (Physics), Marathwada University, 2003.


Positions Held:

Associate Professor, IIT Indore, Aug 2019 – present.

Assistant Professor, IIT Indore, Feb 2017 – Aug 2019.

Visiting Assistant Professor, IIT Indore, Jan – Feb 2017.

Banting Fellow, University of Toronto, Oct 2015 – Dec 2016.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, Apr – Sept 2015.

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Dec 2013 – Feb 2015.


Society Memberships: 

Life Member: Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Member: Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering

Member: American Physical Society

Member:  Society of Automotive Engineers International

Associate Member: Institution of Engineers, India


Honors/Awards/Recognition:

2020: RECOGNITION: IOP Trusted Reviewer Status, Institute Of Physics Publishing 

2020: RECOGNITION: Member, Spark Evaluation Committee,  Swiss National Science Foundation  

2020: RECOGNITION: Who’s Who in the World, Marquis Ventures LLC

2019: RECOGNITION: Runner-up in the highly competitive “Dare to Dream” DRDO Innovation Contest 2019

2018: AWARD: SERB: Early Career Research Award, SERB-DST, Govt. of India

2018-20: RECOGNITION: Regular Invited Expert Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation; Pazy Res. Foundation, Israel; SERB, Govt. of India

2018: AWARD: SERB International Travel Grant Award, SERB, Govt. of India

2017-2019: OUTSTANDING REVIEWER AWARDS: Materials Science & Engineering B (Oct 16), Composite Part B (Jan 17), Int J of Mechanical Sciences (Mar 17), Mechanics Research Comm (Mar 17), Thin-Walled Structures (Aug 17), Composite Structures (Sept 17), Applied Mathematical Modeling (Mar 18), Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (Nov 18).

2019-20: RECOGNIZED REVIEWER: Mechanics of Materials (Nov 14), Materials and Design (Mar 16), Int J of Thermal Sciences (Aug 16), Materials Science & Engineering B (Sept 16), Composite Part B (Jan 17), Int J of Mechanical Sciences (Jan 17), Mechanics Research Communications (Mar 17), Composite Structures (Jul 17), Thin-Walled Structures (Aug 17), Applied Mathematical Modelling (Sept 17), Aerospace Sc & Technol (Jan 18), Applied Mathematical Modeling (Mar 18), Composite Communications (Jul 18), Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (Nov 18), Engineering Structures (Mar 19), Physica E (Aug 2019), European J of Mech – A/Solids (Aug 2019).

2016: NOMINATION: John Charles Polanyi Prize, University of Toronto

2016: RECOGNITION: Who’s Who in America, Marquis Ventures LLC

2016: AWARD & FELLOWSHIP: Banting Fellowships Award, NSERC Canada

2016: RECOGNITION: First Banting Fellow in MIE Department, University of Toronto

2014-16: HONOR: Judge for the MIE Research/Graduate Symposium, University of Toronto

2014: NOMINATION: INAE Innovative PhD Projects Award, IIT Kharagpur

2013: AWARD & FELLOWSHIP: CSIR Senior Research Associate Fellowship (Scientists’ Pool Scheme), CSIR, Govt. of India

2013: AWARD: Special Doctoral Support Grant, IIT Kharagpur

2010-12: RECOGNITION: Best Teaching Assistant, IIT Kharagpur

2009: RECOGNITION: First Rank, Applied Mechanics Specializations,    IIT Kharagpur

2009: AWARD & PRIZE: Professor D. P. Ghosh Memorial Award, IIT Kharagpur

2006: NOMINATION: Best Technical Staff Award, DIAT, Pune


Teaching at IIT Indore:

  • PhD Seminar Course (ME 797)-2017, 2018 (twice), 2019
  • Machine Design II (ME401)-2017, 2018, 2019, 2019 (summer), 2020
  • Composite Materials (ME738)-2017, 2018 (jointly), 2019
  • Machine Drawing (ME257)-2017, 2018
  • Kinematic and Dynamics of Machines (ME 303)-2019
  • Kinematic and Dynamics of Machines Lab (ME 353)-2019
  • Machine Design I (ME306)-2017

Other Academic/Administrative Activities:

Academic and Administrative Activities at IIT Indore

(Institute Level)

2020–: Convener, Institute Residential Allocation Committee

2019–: In-Charge, Central Nanoindentation Facility

2019–: Member, Swayam/NPTL Committee

2019–: Member, Scholarship-Cum Eligibility Committee

2020: Convener, Learning Resources Center

2020: Member, Institute Residential Allocation Committee

2019: Member, Organizing Committee of “International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro & Nano Engineering” held at IIT Indore from Dec 12-14, 2020. More than 300 national and international participants attended this conference

2019: Member, Seventh Convocation of IIT Indore Committee

2018–20: Member, Institute Crèche Facility

2018–19: Member, Best BTech and MTech Projects Award Committee

2018–19: Institute Representative, JEE Duty

2017–18: Marshal, Fifth and Sixth Convocations of IIT Indore

(Discipline Level)

2017–: Member, Doctoral Committee (PSPC) member of several PhD candidates

2017–: Member, JRF and PhD Student Admissions

2017–: Lab In-charge, Applied & Theoretical Mechanics (ATOM) Research Lab

2019–20: Convener, Discipline Safety and Security Committee

2017–19: Convener, Discipline Post-Graduate Committee

2017–18: Program Coordinator, MTech in Mechanical System Design

2017–18: Faculty Advisor, SAE India Team of ME Students


External Professional Service:

2018–: Regular Invited Expert Reviewer: Swiss National Science Foundation; Israel Pazy Research Foundation Grant Applications; Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute; SERB-DST, Govt. of India

2015–: Ad hoc books refereeing: Elsevier, CRC, McGraw Hill and Wiley

2013–: Ad hoc journal refereeing, numerous journals: Elsevier, ACS, Springer, RSC etc.

2014–16: Invited Judge, MIE Research/Graduate Symposium, University of Toronto

2019: Session Chair, International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro & Nano Engineering

2018: Session Chair, International Conference on Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Computing


Scientometrics
  • Papers in Refereed International Journals: 45
  • Papers in International Conferences: 10
  • International Book Chapters: 2
  • Google Scholar: Citations= 1590 , h-index=22, i10-index=34
  • Google Scholar Link
  • Research Gate
  • Scopus