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Saktipada Ghorai
PhD (Leeds, UK)
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Research Interest
Mathematical Biology, Bio-fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics
FB-559 ,
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Research Area
Mathematical Biology : Mathematical Ecology
Mathematical Biology : Mathematical Epidemiology
Mathematical Biology : Bioconvection
Mathematical Biology : Bio-fluid dynamics
Education
PhD, University of Leeds, 1997
M.Sc., University of Calcutta, 1993
B.Sc., University of Calcutta, 1991
Teaching Area
Numerical Analysis
Fluid Mechanics
Dynamical Systems
Current Teaching
MTH102A
Mathematics II
Selected Publications
M.K. Panda and S. Ghorai, Penetrative phototactic bioconvection inan isotropic scattering suspension, Physics of Fluids 25, 071902 (2013)
S. Ghorai and N. A. Hill, Axisymmetric bioconvection in a cylinder, journal of Theoretical Biology 219, 137-152 (2002)
S. Ghorai and R. Singh, Linear stability analysis of gyrotacticplumes, Physics of Fluids 21, 081901 (2009)
S. Ghorai and N. A. Hill, Gyrotactic bioconvection in threedimensions, Physics of Fluids 19, 054107 (2007)
S. Ghorai and N. A. Hill, Penetrative phototactic bioconvection,Physics of Fluids 17, 074101-11 (2005)
Awards & Fellowships
BOYSCAST fellowship award (2004)
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal (1994) for being adjudged the best all-round student at the University of Calcutta.