Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Undergraduate Term Projects

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Dropwise condensation on textured surfaces and multi-scale modeling

Dropwise condensation is a heterogeneous
phase-change process in which vapor
condenses in the form of discrete
liquid drops

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Droplet Hydrodynamics during Lysozyme Protein Crystallization

A team of researchers at IIT Kanpur
has studied experimentally the fluid
flow pattern inside the droplet

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Energy optimal walk of an 8 DOF compliant biped robot

A team of researchers at IIT Kanpur
have designed and experimentally evaluated
a new 8-DOF biped robot

Events

Apr
01
2026

Weekly ME Colloquium: Join us for a talk by Prof. Brato Chakrabarti on 1st April 2026 titled "Odd behaviors of chiral films" at FB-370 from 5.15 PM. For more details regarding the speaker and seminar topic, please visit the official announcement here.

Mar
28
2026

We cordially invite you to the Research Scholar's Day organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a yearly one-day event showcasing graduate research from the department, to be held on 28th March 2026. Please visit our page for more details regarding the event and speakers.

Mar
28
2026

Join us for a talk by Prof. N. N. Kishore as part of the R. S. Pandey Lecture Series (Research Scholar's Day) on 28th March 2026 titled "Effect of Initial Perturbations on Stability of Autonomous Bicycle — A Graphical Approach" at L-18 from 9.30 AM. Please visit our page for more details regarding the speaker and the topic.

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Announcements

PhD Admissions 2026-27-I

  • List of candidates from CFTIs selected for provisional admission to the PhD Programme for the academic session 2026–2027-I is available here

Postdocs and Faculty positions

Project positions

  • Open project positions are listed here

ME Fast Facts

44
Faculty
625
B.Tech Students
19
Dual degree students (B.Tech-M.Tech)
119
M.Tech. Students
10
M.S. by research Students
150
PhD Students