Integrating Fundamentals and Recent Advances: We place strong emphasis on fundamentals even while preparing the students for the most advanced topics such as Hypersonic Vehicles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Drones, Lighter- than -air Platforms, Signatures and Stealth, Reusable launch vehicles, Satellite Constellations and Advanced Propulsion Concepts. The students will be imparted analytical and experimental skills including application of AI tools for design and analysis.
Innovative and Industry Aligned Research: Scientists from R&D institutions and industry leaders will be interacting with the students to engage in niche areas and research fronts that reflect the trajectory of today’s aerospace advancements.
Grooming the Graduates for Global Engagements: Graduates from RISM emerge with the skill sets, discipline, and professional insight required for making meaningful contributions to aerospace organisations worldwide. International collaborations will enable the students of RISM to be globally competitive and well-prepared for furthering knowledge anywhere in the world.
Board of Studies
Prof. B. N. Raghunandan
Chairperson, Board of Studies
Prof. B. N. Raghunandan is a distinguished Aerospace Engineering academician and researcher with over four decades at the Indian Institute o ...
Prof. B. N. Raghunandan is a distinguished Aerospace Engineering academician and researcher with over four decades at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Internationally recognized for contributions to combustion, propulsion, atomization, and heat and mass transfer, his work spans solid and liquid rocket propulsion, air-breathing engines, alternative aviation fuels, and rural energy technologies. An alumnus of IIT Bombay and IISc Bangalore, Prof Raghunandan has significantly contributed to DRDO, ISRO and other national institutions. A prolific author, researcher and mentor, he has shaped generations of aerospace engineers, lead many scientific initiatives and advanced India’s aerospace research ecosystem.
Prof. Gopal Krishna Kamath
Member
Prof. Gopal Krishna Kamath is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He served as t ...
Prof. Gopal Krishna Kamath is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He served as the Head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering from 2023-26. He was the Professor in-charge of the IIT Kanpur Research Park between 2021-23, when he led initiatives to deepen and strengthen industry-academia collaborations. Prior to joining IIT Kanpur he served in various scientific and leadership roles in CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Tata Advanced Materials Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services, and Bombardier Aerospace India. He obtained his degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests include aircraft structural health monitoring, corrosion sensing and monitoring in aircraft, and corrosion fatigue in aerospace materials.
Prof. O. N. Ramesh
Member
Prof. O. N. Ramesh is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IISc Bengaluru, specializing in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. His research ...
Prof. O. N. Ramesh is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IISc Bengaluru, specializing in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. His research combines theory and experimentation to address complex aerodynamic flows. He has taught courses such as Fluid Dynamics,, Aerodynamics, Turbulence, Flight and Space Mechanics and Mathematical Methods.
Prof. Rajkumar Sureshchandra Pant
Member
Prof. Rajkumar Sureshchandra Pant has Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering. His areas of specialization include Air ...
Prof. Rajkumar Sureshchandra Pant has Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering. His areas of specialization include Aircraft Conceptual Design, Air Transportation, and Optimization. He has been a member of faculty of Aerospace Engineering Department IIT since December 1989. He is currently a Professor in Higher Academic Grade.
Prof. Pant is an alumnus of College of Aeronautics, Cranfield University, UK, where he earned his Ph.D. under Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme, and IIT Madras, where he did his Masters in Aeronautical Engineering. He has also worked for five years in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in the Design & Engineering Department at Kanpur (3.5 years) and Nasik (1.5 years) Divisions.
In 2002, he set up a Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) systems laboratory at IIT Bombay, which has undertaken pioneering R&D projects related to design, development and demonstration of LTA systems.
He has published and presented ~ 300 scientific papers, of which ~ 230 are in international journals and conferences. He has also conducted more than 20 Seminars, Conferences and Continuing Education and Management Development Programs during his 35-year long career at IIT Bombay. He has won three awards for excellence in teaching at IIT Bombay, Lifetime Achievement Award by American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics and Science pioneer Award by Uttarakhand Government.
He is a Life Member of The Aeronautical Society of India and Indian Society of Technical Education, and also a member of American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, USA, The Airship Association, UK and The Naval Airship Association, USA.
He has spent time at several top-ranking institutes and universities all over the world, e.g., Imperial College London & Cambridge University in UK, Virginia Tech & Texas A&M University in USA, NTU Singapore, and ITA Brazil.
Prof. B. N. Raghunandan
Chairperson, Board of Studies
Prof. B. N. Raghunandan is a distinguished Aerospace Engineering academician and researcher with over four decades at the Indian Institute o ...
Prof. B. N. Raghunandan is a distinguished Aerospace Engineering academician and researcher with over four decades at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Internationally recognized for contributions to combustion, propulsion, atomization, and heat and mass transfer, his work spans solid and liquid rocket propulsion, air-breathing engines, alternative aviation fuels, and rural energy technologies. An alumnus of IIT Bombay and IISc Bangalore, Prof Raghunandan has significantly contributed to DRDO, ISRO and other national institutions. A prolific author, researcher and mentor, he has shaped generations of aerospace engineers, lead many scientific initiatives and advanced India’s aerospace research ecosystem.
Prof. Gopal Krishna Kamath
Member
Prof. Gopal Krishna Kamath is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He served as t ...
Prof. Gopal Krishna Kamath is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He served as the Head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering from 2023-26. He was the Professor in-charge of the IIT Kanpur Research Park between 2021-23, when he led initiatives to deepen and strengthen industry-academia collaborations. Prior to joining IIT Kanpur he served in various scientific and leadership roles in CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Tata Advanced Materials Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services, and Bombardier Aerospace India. He obtained his degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests include aircraft structural health monitoring, corrosion sensing and monitoring in aircraft, and corrosion fatigue in aerospace materials.
Prof. O. N. Ramesh
Member
Prof. O. N. Ramesh is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IISc Bengaluru, specializing in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. His research ...
Prof. O. N. Ramesh is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IISc Bengaluru, specializing in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. His research combines theory and experimentation to address complex aerodynamic flows. He has taught courses such as Fluid Dynamics,, Aerodynamics, Turbulence, Flight and Space Mechanics and Mathematical Methods.
Prof. Rajkumar Sureshchandra Pant
Member
Prof. Rajkumar Sureshchandra Pant has Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering. His areas of specialization include Air ...
Prof. Rajkumar Sureshchandra Pant has Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering. His areas of specialization include Aircraft Conceptual Design, Air Transportation, and Optimization. He has been a member of faculty of Aerospace Engineering Department IIT since December 1989. He is currently a Professor in Higher Academic Grade.
Prof. Pant is an alumnus of College of Aeronautics, Cranfield University, UK, where he earned his Ph.D. under Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme, and IIT Madras, where he did his Masters in Aeronautical Engineering. He has also worked for five years in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in the Design & Engineering Department at Kanpur (3.5 years) and Nasik (1.5 years) Divisions.
In 2002, he set up a Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) systems laboratory at IIT Bombay, which has undertaken pioneering R&D projects related to design, development and demonstration of LTA systems.
He has published and presented ~ 300 scientific papers, of which ~ 230 are in international journals and conferences. He has also conducted more than 20 Seminars, Conferences and Continuing Education and Management Development Programs during his 35-year long career at IIT Bombay. He has won three awards for excellence in teaching at IIT Bombay, Lifetime Achievement Award by American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics and Science pioneer Award by Uttarakhand Government.
He is a Life Member of The Aeronautical Society of India and Indian Society of Technical Education, and also a member of American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, USA, The Airship Association, UK and The Naval Airship Association, USA.
He has spent time at several top-ranking institutes and universities all over the world, e.g., Imperial College London & Cambridge University in UK, Virginia Tech & Texas A&M University in USA, NTU Singapore, and ITA Brazil.
Faculties
Dr Ramraj H. Sundararaj
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ramraj H. Sundararaj is a propulsion specialist with over two decades of dedicated experience in the design, optimization, and performan ...
Dr. Ramraj H. Sundararaj is a propulsion specialist with over two decades of dedicated experience in the design, optimization, and performance analysis of aero-engines. Holding an M.S. in Gas Turbine Technology from Cranfield University, UK, and a Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, his career is defined by twenty years of gathering technical knowledge through direct engagement with systems ranging from micro-turbojets to large-scale military turbofans. During his doctoral tenure, he spearheaded multiple high-impact projects for ADE, ADA, DMRL, and Pratt & Whitney Canada, leading research on engine performance, engine-airframe integration, UAV propulsion, combustion, and fluidic thrust vectoring.
His research interests are centered on turbomachinery aerodynamics, gas turbine operability, and experimental diagnostics. As an educator, he is committed to bridging the gap between theory and practice, advocating for dialogue-based learning and the use of experimental rigs to build practical, industry-ready competence. While his primary focus remains on propulsion, he also brings a proven track record in the ab initio design and commissioning of complex experimental rigs for propulsion-related research.
Dr Ramraj H. Sundararaj
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ramraj H. Sundararaj is a propulsion specialist with over two decades of dedicated experience in the design, optimization, and performan ...
Dr. Ramraj H. Sundararaj is a propulsion specialist with over two decades of dedicated experience in the design, optimization, and performance analysis of aero-engines. Holding an M.S. in Gas Turbine Technology from Cranfield University, UK, and a Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, his career is defined by twenty years of gathering technical knowledge through direct engagement with systems ranging from micro-turbojets to large-scale military turbofans. During his doctoral tenure, he spearheaded multiple high-impact projects for ADE, ADA, DMRL, and Pratt & Whitney Canada, leading research on engine performance, engine-airframe integration, UAV propulsion, combustion, and fluidic thrust vectoring.
His research interests are centered on turbomachinery aerodynamics, gas turbine operability, and experimental diagnostics. As an educator, he is committed to bridging the gap between theory and practice, advocating for dialogue-based learning and the use of experimental rigs to build practical, industry-ready competence. While his primary focus remains on propulsion, he also brings a proven track record in the ab initio design and commissioning of complex experimental rigs for propulsion-related research.
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