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Dr. Aparna Zagabathuni
Dr. Aparna Zagabathuni
Assistant Professor
Office Address:
Room 302, Materials Science and Engineering National Institute of Technology Calicut Calicut - 673601 Kerala, India
PhD, 2018, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
M.Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), 2011, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), 2008, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India.
Educational Qualifications
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PhD, 2018, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
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M.Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), 2011, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
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B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), 2008, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India.
Journals
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A Zagabathuni, S Ghosh and S K Pabi, “The difference in the thermal conductivity of nanofluids measured by different methods and its rationalization”, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2016, 7, 2037-2044.
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Z Aparna, S Ghosh and S K Pabi, “Influence of container material on the heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids”, Experimental Heat Transfer, 2017, 30, 4, 302-315.
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Z Aparna, M M Michael, S K Pabi, and S Ghosh, “Diversity in thermal conductivity of aqueous Al2O3 − and Ag− nanofluids measured by transient hot-wire and laser flash methods”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2018, 94, 231-245.
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M Michael, A Zagabathuni, S Ghosh, S K Pabi, “Thermo-physical properties of pure ethylene glycol and water-ethylene glycol mixture based boron nitride nanofluids”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2019, 137, 369-380.
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Z Aparna, M M Michael, S K Pabi, and S Ghosh, “Thermal conductivity of aqueous Al2O3 /Ag hybrid nanofluids at different temperatures and volume concentrations: An experimental investigation and development of new correlation function”, Powder Technology, 2019, 343, 714-722.
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M Michael, A Zagabathuni, S Sikdar, S Ghosh, S K Pabi, “Effect of dispersion behaviour on the heat transfer characteristics of alumina nanofluid: an experimental investigation and development of a new correlation function”, International Nano Letters 10, 2020, 207- 217.
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M Michael, A Zagabathuni, S K Pabi, S Ghosh, “Effect of particle concentration and temperature on the thermos-physical properties of ethylene glycol-water mixture based boron nitride nanofluids”, SN Applied Sciences 2, 2020, 1595.
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M Michael, A Zagabathuni, S K Pabi, S Ghosh, “An experimental study on the rheological behaviour of carbon black-boron nitride hybrid nanofluids and development of a new correlation”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2021, 21, 6, 3283-3290.
Conferences
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Aparna Zagabathuni, S. Kanagaraj, " Comparative analysis on mechanical characteristics of different topologies of the cantilever beam to mimic the function of the cochlea", Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020, 33, 8, 4927-4932.
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Synthesis, stability of ultrafine Ag nanoparticles and the effect of charge on the thermal conductivity of water based Ag nanofluid”, 53rd National Metallurgists’ Day (NMD ATM2015); 13 – 16 November 2015, Coimbatore, India
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Thermal conductivity measurement of iron oxide nanofluids”, 53rd National Metallurgists’ Day (NMD ATM2015); 13 – 16 November 2015, Coimbatore, India
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The effect of nanofluid sample holder on the measured thermal conductivity”, 4th International Conference on Advances in Materials & Materials Processing (ICAMMP-IV), 5 – 7 November 2016, IIT Kharagpur, India.
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Resolving apparent anomalies in data of thermal conductivity of nanofluids based on collision mediated heat transfer model”, 4th International Conference on Advances in Materials & Materials Processing (ICAMMP-IV), 5 – 7 November 2016, IIT Kharagpur, India
Books (Refereed)
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Zagabathuni A, Kanagaraj S, " Development of piezoelectric nanogenerator based on micro/nanofabrication techniques and its application on medical devices" in Advanced micro and nano manufacturing technologies, Springer, Print ISBN: 978-981-16-3644-8.
Professional Experience
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Assistant Professor (July 2022 – present), School of Materials Science & Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India.
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Adhoc-Faculty (August 2021 – May 2022), School of Materials Science & Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India.
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Associate Project Engineer (May 2021 –July 2021), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam India.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (April 2018 – April 2021), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India.
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Nanofluids
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Metamaterials
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Artifical cochlea
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Biomaterials
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One of the top five finalists in Tata Steel’s Open Innovation Event ‘MaterialNEXT’ and won Rs. 1 Lakh cash prize, 2021
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Aparna Zagabathuni, Ragdeep Raj, Subramani Kanagaraj, “A self-powered straight cochlea basilar membrane set to replace the function of damaged inner ear”, Indian Patent, application no. 202131031545, date: 14/07/2021, IIT Guwahati
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Kishore Kumar Padi, Aparna Zagabathuni, Subramani Kanagaraj, “Multi-phase auxetic metamaterial composite”, Indian Patent, application no. 202131056082, date: 03/12/2021, IIT Guwahati
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Preservation of residual hearing using ceria nanofluids”, QIP Short Term Course - Current status and Requirements of Biomedical Devices, 25 – 29 March 2019, IIT Guwahati, India.