Rajesh Baby

1. Received financial assistance through the SERB-International Travel Scheme to attend the 17th International Heat Transfer Conference held at Cape Town, South Africa from 13^th  August, 2023 to 18^th  August, 2023.
2. Received financial assistance through the Scheme by the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India to attend the 17^th International Heat Transfer Conference held at Cape Town, South Africa from 13^th August, 2023 to 18^th August, 2023.
3. Received financial assistance for publication of paper in the SCIE indexed paper in 2023 from APJ Abdul Kalam Technological, University, Kerala.
4. Received financial assistance by International Center for Heat and Mass transfer to attend the international conference on Computational Heat transfer held at Napoli, Italy during 27^th May to 1^st June, 2027
5. Received the SERB TARE Fellowship in 2021

International Journals

1. “Improving the Performance of an Active Carbon–Nitrogen Adsorption Cryocooler by Thermal Regeneration” authored by Rajesh Baby and M. Jose Prakash, published in Carbon, 2005, 43(11).
2. “Experimental Investigations on Phase Change Material Based Finned Heat Sinks for Electronic Equipment Cooling” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012, 55(5).
3. “Thermal Management of Electronics Using Phase Change Material Based Pin Fin Heat Sinks” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2012, 395(1).
4. “Thermal Optimization of PCM Based Pin Fin Heat Sinks: An Experimental Study” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published in Applied Thermal Engineering, 2013, 54(1).
5. “Experimental Investigations on Thermal Performance Enhancement and Effect of Orientation on Porous Matrix Filled PCM Based Heat Sink” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013, 46.
6. “A Neural Network–Based Optimization of Thermal Performance of Phase Change Material Based Finned Heat Sinks – An Experimental Study” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published in Experimental Heat Transfer, 2013, 26(5).
7. “Thermal Performance of a PCM Heat Sink under Different Heat Loads: An Experimental Study” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published in International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2014, 79.
8. “Numerical Investigation of PCM Based Heat Sinks with Embedded Metal Foam / Crossed Plate Fins” authored by P.V.S.S. Srivatsa, Rajesh Baby, and C. Balaji, published in Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 2014, 66(10).
9. “Geometric Optimization of a PCM Based Heat Sink – A Coupled ANN and GA” authored by P.V.S.S. Srivatsa, Rajesh Baby, and C. Balaji, published in Heat Transfer Engineering, 2016, 37(10).
10. “Thermal Performance Evaluation of a Phase Change Material Based Heat Sink: A Numerical Study” authored by J. Thomas, P.V.S.S. Srivatsa, S. Ramesh Krishnan, and Rajesh Baby, published in Procedia Technology, 2016, 25.
11. “Recent Advances in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Review” authored by Tino Joe Tenson and Rajesh Baby, published in International Advanced Research Journal in Science, 2017, Vol. 4.
12. “Performance Studies on Serpentine Flow Channel of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell” authored by Antony Alex, Austin George, Bijo Thomas, Bonny Mathew Antony, and Rajesh Baby, published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018, 396, pp. 012059.
13. “Numerical Investigations on a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell of Active Area 50 cm²” authored by Tino Joe Tenson and Rajesh Baby, published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018, 396, pp. 012056.
14. “Enhancement of Thermal Performance of a Loop Heat Pipe Using Alumina–Water Nanofluid: An Experimental Investigation” authored by J. Akshay, Aswin J. Joseph, Jobin Jose, and Rajesh Baby, published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018, 396, pp. 012058.
15. “Recent Advances in Loop Heat Pipes: A Review” authored by Jobin Jose and Rajesh Baby, published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018, 396, pp. 012060.
16. “Implementation of an Origami Inspired Gripper Robot for Picking Objects of Variable Geometry” authored by Bevin Prakash Mathew, Felix Devassia, Arun Asok, P.R. Jayadev, and Rajesh Baby, published in Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 58, pp. 176–183.
17. “Thermal Efficiency Analysis of Buildings with Phase Change Materials” authored by Shabana M. Thaha, Bennet Kuriakose, and Rajesh Baby, published in Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, 2022, 10.
18. “Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Stack” authored by Angitha Susan Mathew, Boby Naigil, Edison George, Edwin Benny, and Rajesh Baby, published in Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 58, pp. 400–406.
19. “Phase Change Material Based Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Review on Thermal Performance of Various Thermal Conductivity Enhancers” authored by S. Babu Sanker and Rajesh Baby, published in Journal of Energy Storage, 2022, 50, 104606.
20. “An Experimental Investigation on Upward Solar Air Heater with Impinging Air Jets” authored by M. Harikrishnan, R. Ajithkumar, S. Ajithkumar, and Rajesh Baby, published in Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2023, 37(1), pp. 1–9.
21. “An Experimental Investigation to Assess the Thermal Performance of a Sensible Storage Based – Downward Solar Air Heater” authored by M. Harikrishnan, R. Ajithkumar, Rajesh Baby, and S. Ajith Kumar, published in Experimental Heat Transfer, 2024.
22. “An Experimental Investigation on Upward Solar Air Heater with Impinging Air Jets” authored by M. Harikrishnan, R. Ajithkumar, Rajesh Baby, Dani Percy, and S. Ajith Kumar, published in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2024, 44, 104104.

Books

• “Thermal Management of Electronics, Volume I: Phase Change Material Based Composite Heat Sinks – An Experimental Approach” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published by Momentum Press, New York, in 2019.

• “Thermal Management of Electronics, Volume II: Phase Change Material Based Composite Heat Sinks – An Experimental Approach” authored by Rajesh Baby and C. Balaji, published by Momentum Press, New York, in 2019.

Book Chapters published

• “A Review on Phase Change Material–Metal Foam Combinations for Li-Ion Battery Thermal Management Systems” authored by S. Babu Sanker and Rajesh Baby, published by Springer, 2022.

• “Predicting the Performance Enhancement of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell at Various Operating Conditions by Artificial Neural Network” authored by Tino J. Tenson and Rajesh Baby, published by Springer, 2022.

• “Review on Characteristic Features of Jet Impingement that Favours Its Application in Solar Air Heaters” authored by M. Harikrishnan, R. Ajith Kumar, and Rajesh Baby, published by Springer, 2022.

• “Design and Development of a Water-Cooled Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack for Domestic Applications” authored by J. Jose, R. Reji, and Rajesh Baby, published by Springer, 2022.

• “Soil Organic Carbon Estimation Using Remote Sensing Technique” authored by A. Francis, R. Kevin, G. Gopi, and Rajesh Baby, published by Springer, 2020.

• “Recent Trends in Use of Phase Change Materials for Sustainable Thermal Management of Buildings: A Review” authored by R. Sibi, Rajesh Baby, and B. Kuriakose, published by Springer, 2020.

• “Thermal Performance of Loop Heat Pipes Using Nanofluids” authored by Jobin Jose and Rajesh Baby, published by Springer, 2020.

• Completed an FDP on “Nanomaterials: Developments, Applications and Future Outlook” from 9th to 13th January 2023, sponsored by CERD-APJAKTU.

• Participated in an ISTE-sponsored five-day Induction Training Program for Teachers from 3rd to 7th January 2023, organized by ISTE Kerala Section.

• Completed the AICTE-ISTE STTP (Online) on “Outcome Based Education in Professional Institutions” from 27th December 2021 to 1st January 2022.

• Completed the AICTE (AQIS) STTP (Online) on “Guidance and Counselling – Series 3” from 8th to 13th February 2021.

• Completed the AICTE (AQIS) STTP (Online) on “Guidance and Counselling – Series 2” from 7th to 12th December 2020.

• Completed the AICTE (AQIS) STTP (Online) on “Guidance and Counselling – Series 1” from 12th to 17th October 2020.

• Attended an FDP on “Recent Advances in Fuel Cells” from 4th to 12th July 2019, sponsored by CERD, APJAKTU.

• Participated in an ISTE-sponsored five-day STTP on “Guidance and Counselling” from 4th to 8th December 2017, organized by ISTE Kerala Section.

• Attended the International Conference on Advances in Aerospace and Energy Systems (IAES-2024) from 4th to 6th April 2024, organized by ISHMT-RCT Chapter Thiruvananthapuram and Liquid Propulsion System Centre (LPSC), ISRO, Valiamala.

• Participated in a two-day workshop on “Thermal Management Techniques: Innovations and Insights” from 10th to 11th January 2024, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras under the auspices of the Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer.

• Attended the International Conference on Heat Transfer (IHTC17) from 13th to 18th August 2023 at Cape Town, South Africa, organized by the International Heat Transfer Committee.

• Participated in the International Conclave on Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation & Resilience – Engineering Perspectives on 23rd–24th March 2019, organized by Govt. College of Engineering, Kannur.

• Completed an FDP on “Recent Advances in Manufacturing Engineering” from 7th to 11th January 2019 at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai.

• Attended the KSCSTE Rural Innovators Meet-2018 from 14th to 16th May 2018, organized by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Wayanad.

• Participated in the 7th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer (CHT-17) Conference from 28th May to 1st June 2017 at Napoli, Italy, organized by International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT).

• Completed the STTP on Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling for Research from 25th to 30th July 2016 at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (Government Engineering College), Kottayam.

• Attended the STTP on Modern Trends in Energy, Environment and Green Technology from 21st to 25th April 2014, organized by the School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin.

• Participated in the FEEL Teacher, Learning and Development Intervention from 12th to 14th December 2013 at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai.

• Completed a short-term training programme on Self-Awareness and Higher Goals in Education from 12th to 16th June 2012 at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.

• Attended the Faculty Development Programme for Research Scholars on 20th–21st August 2011 at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.

• Participated in the National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning from 8th to 10th January 2009 at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.

• Attended a one-week workshop on “Energy Management – Challenges and Future Prospects” from 19th to 23rd January 2009 at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai.

• Participated in a two-day workshop on “Advances in Manufacturing and Production Management” from 23rd to 24th April 2009 at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai.

• Completed the Workshop on Optimum Energy Utilization in Thermal Systems from 17th to 30th May 2009 at National Institute of Technology, Calicut.

• Attended the Workshop on Nanotechnology on 7th November 2008 at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai.

• Participated in the Upgradation Programme on First Aid Expertise on 11th November 2008 at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai.

• Attended the Workshop on Aerospace Engineering: Theory & Applications from 18th to 24th June 2008 at SAINTGITS College of Engineering, Kottayam.

• Completed the Continuing Education Programme on Cryocoolers: Theory, Design and Practice from 19th to 22nd February 2008 at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai.

• Participated in the Pre-International Conference Workshop on Advanced Finite Element Method and Computational Techniques on 29th August 2007 at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal.

• Attended the Workshop on Accreditation from 28th to 30th June 2007 at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Palai.

• Completed a short-term course on Matlab, Simulink and Labview for Engineering Applications from 19th to 23rd February 2007 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.

• Participated in the Refresher Course on Recent Trends in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems from 21st November to 10th December 2005 at Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu.

• Completed a short-term course on Teaching Excellence and Methodologies from 23rd to 28th May 2005, organized by the Indian Society for Technical Education, Kerala Chapter.

• “Experimental Investigations and Performance Optimization of the Bipolar Plates of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells” was a research project funded by APJAKTU, CERD. The project was led by Dr. Rajesh Baby as Principal Investigator, with a funding amount of ₹1,70,000 for the period 7th November 2017 to 2020, and has been completed.

• “Development of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Stack for Domestic Applications” was a research project funded by ANERT. Dr. Rajesh Baby served as Principal Investigator and Mr. Justin Jose as Co-Principal Investigator, with a funding amount of ₹6,00,000 for 12 months starting 19th October 2019. The project has been completed.

• “Experimental Investigations on Energy Efficient Buildings Using Phase Change Materials in Tropical Climate” was a research project funded by ANERT. Dr. Bennet Kuriakose was the Principal Investigator and Dr. Rajesh Baby served as Co-Principal Investigator, with a funding amount of ₹1,00,000 for 12 months starting 19th October 2019. The project has been completed.

• “Experimental Investigations on Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Latent Heat Storage Applications” was a research project funded by SERB under the TARE Fellowship. Dr. Rajesh Baby served as Principal Investigator with Prof. Dr. Sabu Thomas as Mentor. The project received ₹18,30,000 for 36 months starting 13th December 2021 and has been completed.

• “Design, Fabrication and Implementation of PCMs Based Passive Cooling System for Thermal Management of Electronics” is an ongoing research project funded by ANERT, led by Dr. Rajesh Baby as Principal Investigator, with a funding amount of ₹15,10,615 for 24 months starting 16th February 2023.

• “Design and Fabrication of Gasifier Stove” was funded by APJAKTU, CERD and led by Dr. Rajesh Baby as Principal Investigator, with a grant of ₹50,000 (UO No 218/2020/KTU dated 06.02.2020). The student team included S. Harish, Josevin Joseph, Sajo Mathew, and Sen Sabu. The project has been completed.

• “Emergency Ventilator Challenge” was funded by APJAKTU, CERD, supervised by Dr. V.P. Devassia and Dr. Rajesh Baby, with a grant of ₹10,000. The student team included Edwin S Pananthanam, Vineeth K, Clavin Rali, and Criss Shaji. The project has been completed.

• “Design and Development of an Origami-Inspired Gripper for Picking Objects of Variable Geometry” was funded by APJAKTU, CERD, and led by Dr. Rajesh Baby as Principal Investigator, with a grant of ₹32,000 (U.O. No. 933/2021/KTU dated 15-06-2021). The student team included Jayadevu P R, Bevin Prakash Mathew, Felix Devasia, and Arun Asok. The project has been completed.

• “Development of an Automatic Height Adjusting Pillow to Relieve Chronic Neck Pain (Cervicalgia)” was funded by APJAKTU, CERD, led by Dr. Rajesh Baby as Principal Investigator with Dr. George Tom Varghese as Co-PI, and had a grant of ₹45,000 (UO No 964/2022/KTU dated 27.04.2022). The student team included Bilbin Mathew, Paul Vargheson, and Alan Philip Rajan. The project has been completed.

• “Smart Bed: A Self-Adjustable Bed for Bedridden Patients to Prevent Bedsore” was funded by APJAKTU, CERD, led by Dr. Rajesh Baby as Principal Investigator with Dr. George Tom Varghese as Co-PI, and had a grant of ₹36,500 (U.O. No. 672/2023/KTU dated 18-03-2023). The student team included Jeswin Philip, Jinish K Reji, Rejoy George, and Diya Jose. The project has been completed.

• “Design and Development of an Assistive Device for Tremor Patients” was funded by APJAKTU, CERD, led by Dr. Rajesh Baby as Principal Investigator, with a grant of ₹37,750 (U.O. No. 1700/2024/KTU dated 11-06-2024). The student team included Albert Saju, Benison Benny, Ranil Joseph, and Jobin Johnson. The project has been completed.