SAPTARSHI BASU LAB

We are pleased to announce the International Conference on Interfacial Phenomena in Droplets, to be held from October 5–7, 2026, at the Faculty Hall, IISc Bangalore, India. The conference will bring together leading researchers, industry professionals, and students to discuss recent advances in droplet science and interfacial phenomena, with applications spanning combustion, propulsion, microfluidics, additive manufacturing, biomedical engineering, and materials science. The conference will...

We are delighted to share that Akhil Aravind's latest research has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, one of the premier journals in combustion science. The work presents a machine learning-based ensemble framework for flame regime classification in mesoscale combustors by integrating insights from linear and nonlinear dynamic analysis. Akhil will also present this work at the International Symposium on Combustion, to be held in Tokyo, Japan,...

We are delighted to congratulate Dr. Navin on receiving the Prof. B. K. Subba Rao Medal for the Best Doctoral Thesis in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc Bengaluru. This prestigious recognition reflects the outstanding quality and impact of his doctoral research, carried out under the primary supervision of Prof. Aloke Kumar and co-supervision of Prof. Saptarshi Basu. Notably, Navin is the 13th member of the Basu Lab to receive this distinguished honor. We congratulate him on...