Thermal Evaluation of Indoor Climate and Energy Storage in Buildings

Shailendra Kumar Shukla is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU). He is also Founder Coordinator of the Centre for Energy and Resources Development (CERD), IIT (BHU), and Coordinator of the CST UP Incubation Centre for Grass-Root Innovators at the Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT (BHU), Varanasi. He has developed research collaborations with different institutes in the UK and Japan in the field of thermal engineering and renewable energy technology. He has published more than 100 research papers in high-impact SCI/Scopus journals, five books, and many book chapters in books published by reputed publishers. He has been placed on the boards of editors and reviewers of highly reputed journals. As a writer and researcher, he is best known for his ability to put theoretical things in a practical way.

Recently he has been conferred FRSC, fellow of the Royal Society UK. He has been awarded a Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences JSPS Fellow Award 2014-15 for Visiting GIFU University, Japan. A recipient of the UGC-TEC Consortium Agreement Award 2010 in Sustainable Energy by University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India, he is also former Pro-Vice Chancellor of Ranchi University.