
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
SMVD University, Katra (2013–Present)
Assistant Professor & HOD, Mechanical Engineering Department
Samalkha Group of Institutions (2011–2013)
Hostel Warden – SMVD University, Katra (2013-2016)
Examination Co-ordinator (School Level) – SMVD University, Katra (2018–2023)
Postdoctoral Fellow – University Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia (2023–2025)
Nano-Enhanced PCM Integrated Hybrid Solar Air/Water System for Colder Regions of India, funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (2023–Present)
Solar Thermal/Photovoltaic Hybrid Collector System for Efficient Utilization in Rural Buildings for Heating and Electrification” funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency Project for ASEAN University Network/ Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/ SEED-Net) (2022–Present)
Presented paper on “Recent Advancement in Heat Pipe for Stationary Solar Collectors” 5th IET International Conference on Clean Energy and Technology (CEAT) 2018 Organized by University of Malaya, Malaysia from 5-6 September, 2018.
Presented paper on “Application of Phase Change Materials in Solar Water Heating Systems for Thermal Energy Storage” International Scientific Forum (ISF 2019) Organized by the University of Malaya, Malaysia from 16-17 December, 2019.
Presented paper on “Recent Advancements in Design of Flat Plate Solar Collectors” International Scientific Forum (ISF 2019) Organized by the University of Malaya, Malaysia from 16-17 December, 2019.
Presented paper on “Heat Pipes in Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors: A Review” National Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment: Challenges and Remedies Organized by School of Energy Management, SMVD University, Katra (J&K) from 24-25 April, 2018.
Presented paper on “Energy, Exergy, and Sustainability Investigation of Waste Heat Recovery Vapour Compression Refrigeration System with Silver Nanofluid” International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment: Challenges and Remedies Organized by School of Energy Management, SMVD University, Katra (J&K) from 20-21 March, 2017.
Presented paper on “Solar Thermal Energy Systems for Low/Medium Temperature Applications” International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Allied Sciences, 2018 Organized by School of Mechanical Engineering, SMVD University, Katra (J&K) from 14-15 September, 2018.
Presented paper on “Energy and Exergy Analysis of Multiple Evaporators and Compressors with Individual or Multiple Expansion Valves Vapour Compression Refrigeration System using Ecofriendly Refrigerants” International Conference on Smart Technologies for Mechanical Engineering, 2013 Organized by Delhi Technological University, Delhi from 25-26 October, 2013.
Presented paper on “Thermodynamic Analysis of a Multi-evaporators Vapour Compression Refrigeration System using Ecofriendly Refrigerants (R1234YF, R1234ze, and R134a)” International Conference on Smart Technologies for Mechanical Engineering, 2013 Organized by Delhi Technological University, Delhi from 25-26 October, 2013.
Presented paper on “Updated Review on Heat Storage Material Loaded Solar Vacuum Collector System for Water Heating” International Conference on Mathematics, Engineering, and Management Sciences (ICMEMS) Organized by Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur from 21-22 May, 2023.
Sharma, Mriduta, Vineet Tyagi, Rubia Kouser, Krishma Kumari, Chopra, and Richa Kothari. “Green Hydrogen and Climatic Change: Current Status and Future Outlook.” In Green Hydrogen Economy for Environmental Sustainability. Volume 2: Applications, Challenges, and Policies, pp. 31-54. American Chemical Society, 2024.
Kumar, Amit, Vibhushit Gupta, Sanjay Sharma, Yatheshth Anand, and Kapil Chopra. “Analysis of fracture in a receiver tube of parabolic trough collectors by extended finite element method.” In Enriched Numerical Techniques, pp. 393-407. Academic Press, 2024.
Pathak, Atin K., Kapil Chopra, Har Mohan Singh, V. V. Tyagi, Richa Kothari, Sanjeev Anand, and A. K. Pandey. “Role of solar energy applications for environmental sustainability.” In Environmental biotechnology: for sustainable future, pp. 341-374. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018.
Ph.D. Students Supervised – SMVD University (2023–Present)
Master’s Thesis Advisor – University of Texas at Austin (2015–2017)
Patent Published at Indian Patent Office with Provisional Application No. 202211014084 on March 15, 2022, Title: “STEARIC ACID BASED ANNULUS FINS TYPE SERPENTINE EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR COLLECTOR”
Organized SMVDU-Technology Business Incubation Center sponsored National Seminar Innovation/Prototype Validation-Converting Innovation into a Start-Up on 30th August, 2022 at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J&K), India SMVD University, Katra, India.
Organized SMVDU-Directorate of Quality Assurance sponsored National Seminar Mentorship Support Regarding Patent Filling and Startup on 24th Februry, 2023 at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J&K), India SMVD University, Katra, India.
Expert lecture on “Economic and Exergy Analysis of Solar Water Heating Systems in Commercial Sectors” One Week Short Term Course on Exergy Analysis in Industrial Applications Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, Faridabad (Haryana) from 25-29 October, 2021.
Expert lecture on “Introduction, Types of Solar Collectors, Comparison Between Different Solar Collectors” DST-NIMAT Sponsored Entrepreneurship Development Program Organized by Entrepreneurship Development Cell, SMVD University, Katra (J&K) from 27th November to 23rd December, 2017.
Expert lecture on “Thermal Modeling of Solar Water Heating Systems Using EES” Faculty Development Program on Energy Simulation Organized by School of Energy Management, SMVD University, Katra (J&K) from 4-8 November, 2019.
Expert lecture on “Economic & Energy Analysis of Low/Medium Temperature Solar Collectors” Faculty Development Program on Energy and Power Systems Organized by School of Energy Management, SMVD University, Katra (J&K) from 5-9 August, 2019.
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Postdoctoral Fellow – UNITEN, Malaysia (2022–2025)
Category I: Research paper in a reputed journal with an impact factor of more than 1.
Category II: Cumulative impact factor of publications more than 15.
Category III: More than 2.5% of cumulative citations of the university in the SCOPUS database.