About the Author

M. Thirumaleshwar graduated in mechanical engineering from Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal, in 1965. He obtained his M.Sc. (cryogenics) from the University of Southampton, U.K., and Ph.D. (cryogenics) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), and is also a Foundation Fellow of the Indian Cryogenics Council.

Prof. Thirumaleshwar has worked in India and abroad in the fields of heat transfer, fluid flow, vacuum system design and cryopumping. He has vast experience in the design and execution of large systems for the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy, and also in building and motivating a scientific team. He was associated with renowned universities, public sector industries, and government departments such as the Department of Science and Technology and ISRO.

Prof. Thirumaleshwar was the head of the cryogenics department at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, and Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore from 1966 to 1992. He worked as Guest Collaborator at the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory of the Universities Research Association, in Dallas, USA, from 1990 to 1993. He was also associated with the Institute of Cryogenics, Southampton, U.K. as a Visiting Research Fellow from 1993 to 1994.

Prof. Thirumaleshwar was Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi, for eight years. He is currently Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering, Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, Puttur, Karnataka.

Prof. Thirumaleshwar has more than 50 publications to his credit and has attended many national and international conferences and seminars.