VaibhavBahadur

About

Vaibhav Bahadur “VB” is an associate professor and Carl J. Eckhardt Fellow in Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin. His research interests are in the areas of thermal-fluids sciences, materials chemistry, machine learning and micro-nanofabrication. His group conducts fundamental and applied research in these areas with applications in energy-water systems, carbon capture and sequestration, hydrogen and thermal management.

Bahadur has authored 60 journal articles (h-index of 27), 35 articles in conference proceedings, 1 book chapter, and has 10 patents issued or pending. His research has been featured on the cover of ASME’s Mechanical Engineering magazine, on the cover of journals (ACS Nano, Advanced Optical Materials) and in RD magazine. His research has been highlighted in multiple international news media. He teaches courses in the areas of heat transfer and fluid mechanics.

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2008
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2003

Select Awards & Honors

• ASME ICNMM Outstanding Early Career Award (2018)
• Google Faculty Research Award (2018)
• J. Mike Walker Faculty Scholar (2018)
• CAREER Award – National Science Foundation (2017)
• SPE Petroleum Engineering Young Faculty Award (2015)
• ACS Doctoral New Investigator Award (2014)

Related Websites

• Bahadur Research Group

Select Publications