Avinash Kumar Agarwal

Avinash Kumar Agarwal (born 22 August 1972) is the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. He is an Indian mechanical engineer and academic known for his research in internal combustion engines, alternative fuels, and emissions control^[1]. He is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). Agarwal's work focuses on sustainable energy solutions, with contributions to the understanding and development of advanced combustion technologies and the utilization of biofuels. He has authored and co-authored numerous research publications and books in his field, and his work has been recognized with various awards. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 2016.

Agarwal has received numerous fellowships. He was elected fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (2013), Society of Automotive Engineers, US (2012), National Academy of Science, Allahabad (2018), Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (2018), International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (2016), and Indian National Academy of Engineering (2015).

Agarwal's research contributes to the advancement of cleaner and more efficient engine technologies, addressing pressing environmental concerns. He is among the top ten highly cited researchers (HCR) of 2018 from India, as per Clarivate Analytics, an arm of Web of Science. Provided by Wikipedia