Lokesh Malik

Lokesh Malik
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- BTech: Kalasalingam University, Tamil Nadu, 2012
- MTech: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2015
- PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2024
Website : https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/lokesh-malik
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Recent Publications
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L. Malik, A. Nath, S. Nandy, T. Laurell, and A. K. Sen, “Acoustic particle trapping driven by primary radiation force in shaped traps”, Phys. Rev. E 105, 035103 (2022). DOI: 10.1103/Phys- RevE.105.035103 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.105.035103)
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L. Malik, S. Nandy, N. S. Satpathi, D. Ghosh, T. Laurell, and A. K. Sen, “Ultrasound reforms droplets”, Lab on a Chip 24, 4649-4658 (2024). DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00507D (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LC00507D)
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S. Hazra, L. Malik, T. Sujith, and A. K. Sen, [ Authors with equal contribution ], “Interfacial instability in a viscoelastic microfluidic coflow system”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1000, A96 (2024). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2024.993 (https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.993)
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T. Sujith, L. Malik, and A. K. Sen, “Fluid viscoelasticity affects ultrasound force field-induced particle transport”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1000, A75 (2024). DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2024.965 (https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.965)
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N. S. Satpathi, L. Malik, S. Nandy, T. Sujith, L. Y. Yeo, and A. K. Sen, “Surfing droplets on nanoscopic films driven by surface acoustic waves”, Phys. Rev. E 110, 065108 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.110.065108 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.065108)
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Work Experience
- Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Joining Soon)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, , Aalto University, Finland, (Dec 2024 - Present)
- Visiting doctoral researcher, Aalto University, Finland, (Oct 2024 - Nov 2024)
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Awards
- Recipient of prestigious PMRF fellowship (highest scholarship at the post-graduate level) inthe year 2020 during my PhD tenure
- Secured a full 10 out of 10 CGPA during my PhD. tenure.
- Secured an All India Rank of 411 in GATE 2013 with a percentile score of 99.75
- Received International Travel Grant for attending conference (2023), DST-SERB, Govt. of India
- Won best oral presentation award at the ICOM 2023 conference