Assistant Professor & Head of the Department

Dr Somesh Vinayak Tewari

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Interests
  • Gas Breakdown
  • High Voltage
  • Pulse Power
Education
2007
Bachelors
West Bengal University of Technology
India
2009
Masters
Vellore Institute of Technology
India
2015
Ph.D.
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC),Homi Bhabha National Institute
India
Experience
  • 2018-2019, Post-Doctoral Fellow | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
  • 2017-2018, SERB Indo-Overseas Post-Doctoral Fellow | Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
  • 2015-2017, Post-Doctoral Fellow | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Research Interests
  • Study of The Discharge Behaviour Along Gas Solid Interface Under Pulsed Conditions Using Particle-In-Cell Codes.
  • Design and Development of Compact Pulse Power Systems for Surface Flashover Studies and Radiated Field Studies Using Antenna.
  • Study of Surface Flashover Behaviour Using Optical Emission Spectroscopy and Surface Potential Decay Techniques.
  • Underwater Electrical Wire Explosion Studies Using Pulse Power Systems.
Awards & Fellowships
  • Selected for the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) programme under the scheme “Mentoring of Engineering Teacher by an INAE fellow”, August 2020.
  • Life Member-Indian Science Congress Association, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • Member-IEEE
  • Member-Institution of Engineers
  • Reviewer -IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
  • Reviewer-Review of Scientific Instruments
  • Member of the external examiners panel for M. Tech thesis of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Government of India, Mumbai.
  • 2019 - Outstanding Doctoral Student Award from Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
  • 2016 - SERB Indo-Overseas Post-Doctoral Fellow - Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • 2016 - International Travel Grant - Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • 2010 - 2015 - Department of Atomic Energy Graduate Fellow (DGFS) - Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India
  • 2010 - 2nd Prize for Poster Presentation at School of Pulse Power Technology - Board of Research in Fusion Science and Technology (BRFST) and Power Beam Society of India (PSI).
  • 2009 - Merit Scholarship for Best Academic Performance in M. Tech - Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
Memberships
  • Senior Member-IEEE
Publications

No publications found.

Contact Details

someshvinayak.t@srmap.edu.in

Scholars

Doctoral Scholars

  • Mr Darbha Bhanu Prakash
  • Ms Yasmeena