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Akash Dhotre

PhD Candidate
University of Minnesota

Changing the world, one experiment at a time.

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Akash Dhotre

Akash Dhotre

PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering

About Me

PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering with 6+ years of experience in mechanical and thermal system design, advanced combustion, and plasmas. Experienced in optical & laser diagnostics, CFD/FEA simulations, CAD design, and development of custom experimental platforms. Proven track record of publications, presentations, and collaborations across national labs, industry, and academia. Passionate about applying thermodynamics and heat transfer fundamentals to design and optimize high-performance thermofluidic & reacting flow systems and next-generation technologies.

Thermo-fluidsCombustionPlasmasOptical & Laser DiagnosticsPLIFSchlierenSpectroscopyCFD (Fluent, Converge, Fortran)SolidWorksMATLABSimulinkImage ProcessingDesign of Experiments
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Collaborators

Academia and industry collaborations.

Department of Energy
LCCMR
Sandia National Laboratories
KAUST
Colorado School of Mines
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Minnesota
Augusta University
Cummins
Transient Plasma Systems
Old Dominion University

My Journey

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Education

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Research Projects

Explore my research work in combustion and sustainable energy applications.

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