Dr.Santan Kumar

Information

  • Designation : Assistant Professor
  • Email : santan@math.nits.ac.in
  • Phone : 8292003793

Key Notes

  • Journals: 24
  • Book Chapter: 1
  • PhD: Guided: 4
  • Post Graduates: Guided: 5

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PUBLICATIONS

4

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

PROJECTS

Introduction [Biosketch]

  • Dr. Santan Kumar is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India. He worked in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru as Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow, and also as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Automation, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Lodz University of Technology Poland. Dr. Kumar earned his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad. He has authored research publications in reputed International Journals, and has been recipient of academic awards and research fellowships. To name a few, he was awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence by the European Commission, Institute of Physics Trusted Reviewer Status in recognition of an exceptionally high level of peer review competency, IMS Prize by the Indian Mathematical Society, Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship by the UGC, Research Associateship by the CSIR and International Travel Support (Young Scientist) by the SERB-DST. Dr. Kumar has served and is currently serving as reviewer to the reputed International Journals of Springer, Elsevier, Sage, Wiley, IOP Publishing, Taylor & Francis, and American Society of Civil Engineers. He is a member of prestigious professional societies, namely, American Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, European Mechanics Society, International Association of Engineers, Indian Mathematical Society, Indian Science Congress Association, Institute of Smart Structures and Systems, Society of Applied Mathematics, and Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

Areas of Interest

  • Elastodynamics
  • Theoretical Seismology
  • Mathematical Modeling
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Solid and Structural Mechanics
  • Smart Materials and Structures

Institution Year Degree
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India 2017 Ph.D.
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India 2011 M.Sc.
Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India 2009 B.Sc.
DAV Kapildev Public School, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India 2006 AISSCE
M B DAV Public School, Lohardaga, Jharkhand, India 2004 AISSE

Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor
9 March 2021 - Present
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India

Industrial/Research Experience
Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow
2 May 2018 - 8 March 2021
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
3 April 2018 - 30 April 2018
Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland

Research Associate
30 August 2017 - 2 April 2018
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India

Sl.No Course Name Semester Course Code Duration Status
1 Discrete Mathematical Structure M.Sc. MA 6116 3 Months Completed
2 Discrete Mathematical Structure M.Sc. MA 6116 6 Months Completed
3 Classical Mechanics M.Sc. MA 5104 6 Months Completed
4 Discrete Mathematical Structure M.Sc. MA 6116 6 Months Completed
5 Classical Mechanics M.Sc. MA 5104 6 Months Completed
6 Classical Mechanics M.Sc. MA 5104 6 Months Completed

Devleena Kashyap
Completed
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Z Mhachamo Ezung
Completed
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Satish Kumar Mishra
Completed
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Barnias K. Marak
Completed
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Hemanga Jyoti Parasar
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Md Hasanuzzaman
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Kartik Paul
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Padmaja Priyadarshini Sahoo
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Pankaj Dhiman
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr. Santan Kumar
Co Supervisor : NA

Awards And Honours

    •  Awarded Institute of Physics (IOP) Trusted Reviewer Status in recognition of an exceptionally high level of peer review competency (January 2025).
    •  Awarded Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship of the UGC (May 2018-March 2021).
    •  Awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence by the European Commission (March 2018).
    •  Awarded CSIR Research Associateship (August 2017-March 2018).
    •  Awarded IIT (ISM) Senior Research Fellowship in PhD (July 2015-July 2017).
    •  Awarded IIT (ISM) Junior Research Fellowship in PhD (July 2013-June 2015).
    •  Awarded International Travel Support under the ITS (Young Scientist) scheme by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India for participating in 40th Solid Mechanics Conference held during Aug 29-Sept 2, 2016 at Warsaw, Poland.
    •  Awarded IMS Prize for the year 2014 by the Indian Mathematical Society for presenting the best research paper at the 80th Annual Conference of the Indian Mathematical Society.
    •  Awarded Merit Cum Means Scholarship in MSc (July 2009-June 2011).
    •  Life member of the Indian Mathematical Society (IMS), Pune, India since Sep 13, 2014 (Membership No.: L/2014/112).
    •  Life member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata, India since Jun 09, 2015 (Membership No.: L27115).
    •  Life member of the Society of Applied Mathematics (SAM), Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India since Jan 01, 2015 (Membership No.: LM/2014-2015/64).
    •  Life member of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM), Kharagpur, India since Jan 15, 2016 (Membership No.: L/1059).
    •  Life member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Hong Kong since Jan 01, 2016 (Membership No.: 164267).
    •  Outreach member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Philadelphia, USA since Jan 01, 2018 (Membership No.: 020832766).
    •  Member of the European Mechanics Society (EUROMECH) since Jan 29, 2020 (Membership No.: 205677).
    •  Life member of the Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS) since Feb 04, 2021 (Membership No.: LM773).
    •  Affiliate Member of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) since March 04, 2024 (Membership No. KMSNXBZ).
    •  Student member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Philadelphia, USA from Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2017 (Membership No.: 020832766).

Sl.No: 1

Title Of Research Project: " Elastodynamic Waves in Complex Stratified Structures: A Mathematical Approach "

Sponsored By: National Board for Higher Mathematics, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India

Overall Budget: Rs 1685400

Duration: Dec 15, 2023 - Dec 14, 2026 (3 years)

Status: Ongoing

Principal Investigator: Dr. Santan Kumar, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India

Co Principal Investigator: NA

Collaborated With: NA

Sl.No: 2

Title Of Research Project: " Bio-inspired Suture Waveguide Structures for Enhanced Damping under High Frequency Impact Loading "

Sponsored By: University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education, Government of India

Duration: May 02, 2018 - May 01, 2021 (3 years)

Status: Completed

Principal Investigator: Dr. Santan Kumar, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, India

Collaborated With: Prof. Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, India

Sl.No Award/Recognition/Achievement Year Approved agency
1 Merit Cum Means Scholarship 2009 IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
2 Merit Cum Means Scholarship 2010 IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
3 IMS Prize 2014 Indian Mathematical Society
4 International Travel Support (Young Scientist) 2016 Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
5 Research Associateship 2017 Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
6 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence 2018 European Commission, European Union
7 Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship 2018 University Grants Commission, Government of India
8 IOP Trusted Reviewer Status 2025 Institute of Physics Publishing, United Kingdom

REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

  • Meccanica (Springer), Italy.
  • Physica Scripta (IOP Publishing), UK.   
  • Ecological Modelling (Elsevier), Netherlands.
  • Results in Engineering (Elsevier), Netherlands.
  • Mechanics of Materials (Elsevier), Netherlands.
  • Ain Shams Engineering Journal (Elsevier), Egypt.
  • Discover Applied Sciences (Springer), Switzerland. 
  • Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (Sage), USA.
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics (Elsevier), England.
  • Mechanics Research Communications (Elsevier), UK.
  • Smart Materials and Structures (IOP Publishing), UK.
  • Materials Research Express (IOP Publishing), England.
  • Discover Mechanical Engineering (Springer), Switzerland.
  • Journal of Engineering Mathematics (Springer), Netherlands.
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures (Elsevier), UK.
  • International Journal of Geomathematics (Springer), Germany.
  • Journal of Physics Communications (IOP Publishing), USA.
  • Waves in Random and Complex Media, (Taylor & Francis), UK.  
  • European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids (Elsevier), Netherlands.
  • Sensors (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), Switzerland.
  • Buildings (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), Switzerland.
  • Mathematics (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), Switzerland.
  • Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (Sage), England.
  • Sustainability (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), Switzerland.
  • Micromachines (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), Switzerland.
  • Applied Sciences (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), Switzerland.
  • Journal of Engineering Mechanics (American Society of Civil Engineers), USA.
  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (Taylor & Francis), England.
  • International Journal of Geomechanics (American Society of Civil Engineers), USA.
  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (Wiley), England.
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), Switzerland.
  • Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering (Springer), Switzerland.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY                      

  • Assistant Warden, Aryabhatta Hostel (PG Hostel), NIT Silchar (April, 2024-Till date).
  • Associate Warden, Genesis (Boys Hostel-1), NIT Silchar (January, 2023-March, 2024).
  • Member of Examination Cell, NIT Silchar (November, 2023-Till date).
  • Member of Anti-Ragging Squad, NIT Silchar (Since March 2022).
  • Member Secretary of Departmental Ph.D. Monitoring Committee (DPMC), Department of Mathematics, NIT Silchar (April, 2024-Till date).  
  • External Member of Departmental Undergraduate Program Committee (DUPC), Department of Physics, NIT Silchar (March, 2024-Till date).   
  • Member of Ph.D. Research Advisory Committee (RAC), Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, India (January, 2025-Till date).   
  • External Examiner for PG (Mathematics) Examination, Assam University Silchar (November, 2023).   
  • Faculty Advisor to PhD Students of the Department of Mathematics (July-December, 2023). 
  • Faculty Advisor to 1st Semester M.Sc. (Mathematics) Students (August-December, 2022), and 2nd Semester and 4th Semester M.Sc. (Mathematics) Students (January-June, 2024).   
  • Faculty Advisor for Modules “Terrain Trader and Robosoccer” in Tecnoesis-2024, NIT Silchar (February 01-04, 2024).

INVITED TALKS                        

  • Delivered a Webinar on “Wave Motion in Structures: Modeling to Applications” organized by Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Sikhsa ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) Bhubaneswar, Odisha on August 28, 2021.
  • Delivered a Motivational Talk (Offline) on the Theme entitled “Mathematical Innovation for Science and Technology” organized by Department of Mathematics, NIT Silchar on International Day of Mathematics 2022.      
  • Delivered an Invited Talk (Offline) on “Biomimetic Waveguides: A Mathematical and Engineering Perspective” in International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Its Applications to Artificial Intelligence (ICMSAAI-24) organised by the Department of Mathematics, SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana, India during January 17-19, 2024. 
  • Delivered Invited Lectures (Offline) as a Resource Person for “Mathematical Nurture Program for Undergraduates” organised by the Department of Mathematics, Gurucharan College, Silchar sponsored by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai with support from National Board for Higher Mathematics during October 21 to 25, 2024.

ACADEMIC CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIUMS                         

  • Attended Symposium on “Engineering Applications of MATLAB” organized by Department of Fuel and Mineral Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad during Jan 9-17, 2010.
  • Attended “3rd International Conference on Frontiers of Mathematics and Applications (ICFMA) organized by Department of Mathematics, University of Burdwan during Jan 29-31, 2014 and presented a paper entitled “Crack Propagation due to Shear Wave in a Viscoelastic Medium”
  • Attended “Research Scholars Meet-2014” organized by Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad on Feb 28, 2014.
  • Attended NCM Workshop on “Conservation Laws with Applications to Continuum Mechanics” organized by Department of Mathematics, Panjab University, Chandigarh during Dec 2-7, 2014.     
  • Attended “80th Annual Conference of the Indian Mathematical Society (IMS) organized by Department of Applied Mathematics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad during Dec 27-30, 2014 and presented a paper entitled “Shear Wave Propagation in a Monoclinic Crystalline Medium Influenced by Smooth Moving Punch”.
  • Attended “International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP) organized by Department of Mathematics, Kakatiya University, Warangal during Feb 18-20, 2015 and presented a paper entitled “Torsional Wave in a Self-reinforced Layer Over a Viscoelastic Half-space”.
  • Attended “International Workshop on Computational Methods in Vibration & Acoustics” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad during Mar 16-21, 2015.
  • Attended Workshop on “Computational Techniques for Differential Equations with MATLAB” organized by Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand during July 2-6, 2015.
  • Attended Workshop on “High Performance Computing” jointly organized by Department of Applied Mathematics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune during July 29-31, 2015.
  • Attended “7th National Conference on Wave Mechanics and Vibrations (WMVC)organized by Department of Applied Mathematics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad during Dec 21-23, 2015 and presented a paper entitled “Mathematical Modelling of Surface Wave Propagation in an Anisotropic Layered Structure under Initial Stress”.
  • Attended Science Academy’s Lecture Workshop on “Fluid Flow through Porous Media and its Application” organized by Society of Applied Mathematics (SAM), Department of Applied Mathematics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad during Dec 25-27, 2015.
  • Attended “National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering (RASE)organized by Faculty Development Centre, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad during Mar 28-29, 2016 and presented a paper entitled Transverse Wave in a Piezoelectric Stratum with Non-Uniform Boundary Surfaces in Welded Contact to an Elastic Substrate
  • Attended “Sixth International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS) jointly organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Department of Structural Engineering, VJTI, Mumbai during June 27-July 1, 2016 and presented a paper entitled Impact of Irregularity on the Propagation Behavior of Surface Wave in a Layered Piezoelectric Structure.
  • Attended GIAN Course on “Fractals and Splines in Approximation and Interpolation Theoryorganized by Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu during July 15-29, 2016. (Course Instructor: Prof. PD Peter Massopust, Technical University of Munich, Germany)
  • Attended “40th Solid Mechanics Conference (SOLMECH)organized by the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research and Committee on Mechanics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland during Aug 29-Sept 2, 2016 and presented a paper entitled “Surface Wave in a Non-Planar FGPM Composite Structure having Imperfect Interface”.
  • Attended “International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and its Applications (RAMSA) organized by Department of Mathematics, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida during Dec 8-10, 2016 and presented a paper entitled Propagation of Love-type Wave in a Transversely Isotropic Piezoelectric Stratum Influenced by Rectangular and Parabolic Irregularities.   
  • Attended “5-Day Advanced COMSOL Multiphysics Online Training” organized by COMSOL during Jan 30-Feb 3, 2017.
  • Attended TEQIP-III Sponsored One Week Short-term Course on “Smart Materials and its Application in Engineering” organized by Department of Physics & Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur during Feb 12-16, 2018.
  • Contributor as a co-author for presented paper entitled Impact of Interfacial Irregularity on Polarised Shear Wave in an Electro-elastic Stratum over a Substrate” in10th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC) organized by the University of Trento and the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy during July 02-06, 2018. 
  • Attended Workshop on “Non-Classical Advanced Mechanics of Materials” organized by IISc-ISRO Centre of Excellence in Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru during July 09-11, 2019. 
  • Attended GIAN Course onMechanics of Mechanical Metamaterialsorganized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu during Nov 18-22, 2019. (Course Instructor: Prof. Changqing Chen, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
  • Attended “India-USA Lecture Series on Aging Aircraft” organized by Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru during Nov 27-29, 2019. 
  • Attended Workshop on “Experimental Strains in Biological Tissues and Biomaterials Using Digital Volume Correlation (DVC)” organized by Elsevier at the Marriott Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA in the 8th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues during Dec 15-19, 2019. (Course Instructor: Dr. Gianluca Tozzi, University of Portsmouth, UK and Dr. Enrico Dall’Ara, University of Sheffield, UK)
  • Attended “8th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues (ICMOBT) organized by Elsevier at the Marriott Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA during Dec 15-19, 2019 and presented two papers entitled “Design Optimization of Bioinspired Suture Waveguide Structures” and “Wave Motion in Woodpecker Beak-Inspired Structures”
  • Contributor as a co-author for presented paper entitled Design, development and the analysis of d31-mode and d33-mode multilayered surface bondable piezoelectric actuators, for actuation of large and stiff structures” inThe American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum) organized by AIAA SciTech 2020 Forum at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida, USA during Jan 06-10, 2020.
  • Attended Workshop on “Metamaterial and Metasandwich for Energy Harvesting and Vibration Control” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur during March 26-27, 2021.
  • Delivered a Webinar on “Wave Motion in Structures: Modeling to Applications” organized by Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Sikhsa ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) Bhubaneswar, Odisha on August 28, 2021.
  • Delivered a Motivational Talk (Offline) on the Theme entitled “Mathematical Innovation for Science and Technology” organized by Department of Mathematics, NIT Silchar on International Day of Mathematics 2022.   
  • Delivered an Invited Talk (Offline) on “Biomimetic Waveguides: A Mathematical and Engineering Perspective” in International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Its Applications to Artificial Intelligence (ICMSAAI-24) organised by the Department of Mathematics, SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana, India during January 17-19, 2024.
  • Delivered Invited Lectures (Offline) as a Resource Person for “Mathematical Nurture Program for Undergraduates” organised by the Department of Mathematics, Gurucharan College, Silchar sponsored by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai with support from National Board for Higher Mathematics during October 21 to 25, 2024.  
  • Attended Short-term programme (equivalent to one week faculty development programme) on “Classroom Management and Teaching-Learning & Evaluation in Higher Education” organized by National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India under the aegis of UGC-MMTTC, Assam University, Silchar during December 03-08, 2024.
  • Attended “Fourth International Conference on Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (ICMAMS 2024)organized by Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India, Texas A & M University, USA and Politecnico di Torino, Italy at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru during December 11-13, 2024 and presented a paper entitled “Modeling of Electro-Magneto-Elastic Composite Waveguides with Interfacial Imperfection”.
  • Contributor as a co-author for presented paper entitled “Shear wave propagation in flexo-piezo-magnetic composite stratified structure: Modeling and Analysis” in “Fourth International Conference on Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (ICMAMS 2024)” organized by Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India, Texas A & M University, USA and Politecnico di Torino, Italy at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru during December 11-13, 2024.
  • Contributor as a co-author for presented paper entitled Analysis of Non-homogeneity in Hyperelastic Curved Waveguide System: Modelling and Simulation” in 11th International Conference on Mathematics and Computing (ICMC 2025), January 9-11, 2025, IIT Bhilai, India. 
  • Contributor as a co-author for presented paper entitled Interplay between dynamic load and rough inhomogeneous almost incompressible system: A comparative analysis” in International Conference on Computational Mathematics and Applications (ICCMA 2025), January 16-18, 2025, NIT Silchar, India.

VISITS ABROAD                         

  • 40th Solid Mechanics Conference (SOLMECH)Warsaw, Poland in 2016.
  • Department of Automation, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland in 2018.    
  • 8th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues (ICMOBT)Hawaii, USA in 2019.
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