Hybrid Nanofluids for Application in the Chemical and Petroleum Industry

Professor Dr. Shriram S. Sonawane is a distinguished academic and researcher with over 22 years of professional experience. He is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. Dr. Sonawane has guided 12 PhD scholars, 55 PG and UG students. Throughout his career, he has made groundbreaking contributions to several advanced and interdisciplinary domains, including nanotechnology, polymers, nanocomposites, nano-biotechnology, microfluidics, process engineering, and process simulation and modeling. Dr. Sonawane’s research outputs are both prolific and impactful. He has authored over 200 research articles in SCI-indexed journals, with his work achieving significant global recognition. He successfully executed numerous high value projects funded by prestigious national agencies such as DST, SERB and ISRO, India. Dr, Sonawane holds more than 12 patents, many of which have been granted. He is an authors and editor of 35 book and book chapters published by Elsevier and CRC Press. Dr. Sonawane awarded by various prestigious awards such as Dr. C.V. Raman Distinguished Scientist Award (2022), Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Best Engineer Award (2021). He was elected as a Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences in 2020 and was nominated for the coveted Shanti Swarup

Dr. Hussein A. Mohammed holds BSc, MSc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering with more than 15 years of academic experience. His research interests are on a wide range of interdisciplinary issues (numerically and experimentally) in aerodynamics, Instrumentation development, and testing, fundamentals and advanced heat transfer aspects, fluid flow, solar energy, nanotechnology (nanofluids), MEMS and combustion engineering and science. He has published more than 100 refereed papers in prestigious peer-reviewed international journals with high impact factor. He is an editorial board member for Helyion Journal published by Elsevier. He has also been a regular scientific reviewer for international conferences and for more than 90 international journals published by various international and renowned publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, Taylor and Francis, Wiley, Inderscience, IEEE Transactions, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Cambridge University Press, AIAA, Begell House, ASME Transactions, Tech Science Press.