About Me

Presently, I am a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. I am specializing in Hypersonic Aerodyanics and Propulsion. I recived Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineerign from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India in 2021. My PhD work was focused on numerical and experimental analysis on combustion of the multicomponent droplet.

I have received my masters (M. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Turbomachines from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat in 2013 and bachelors from The Aeronautical Society of India, New Delhi in 2011 in Aeronautical Engineering.

Contact Details

Syam S.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA- 44106

syam008sasidharan@gmail.com
syam007sasidharan@gmail.com

Education

Doctor of Philosophy 2013 - 2021

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal

PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Specialization: Propulsion

Master of Technology 2011 - 2013

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Master of Technology (M. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering
Specialization: Turbomachines

Bachelor of Engineering 2005 - 2011

The Aeronautical Society, New Delhi

Bachelor of Engineering (Equivalent) in Aeronautical Engineering
Specialization: Aeromechanical Stream

Awards

MHRD Fellowship

July 2013 - June 2018

Recipient of MHRD Fellowship during PhD

MHRD Fellowship

July 2011 - July 2013

Recipient of MHRD Fellowship during M. Tech

GATE-2011

2011

Secured All India Rank 58 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Aerospace Engineering (AE)

Projects

Masters Thesis

Design and Optimization of High-Pressure Ratio Airfoils for Axial Flow Compressors

Bachelors Project

A Review on Shock Wave Boundary Layer Interaction

Publications

Patent

Syam, S., Jou, J., Schmidt, B.E., & Howard, N. S. (2025). "Real-Time Measurement of Particulate Concentration: Laser Surgery with Jet Ventilation", Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (Submitted).

Journal Publications

Syam, S., Jou, J., Schmidt, B.E., & Howard, N. S. (2025). "Real-Time Measurement of Particulate Concentration: Laser Surgery with Jet Ventilation", Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (Submitted).

Jou, J., Syam, S., Marouf, A., Schroeder, A. N., Howard, N. S., & Schmidt, B.E. (2025). "Evaluation of Aerosol-Laden Plumes Generated by Jet Ventilation Using Background Oriented Schlieren", Laryngoscope, 135 (10), 3795–3803. doi:10.1002/lary.32354

Syam, S., Jassal, G. R., & Schmidt, B. E. (2025). "An experimental investigation on the effect of laser energy deposition in an over-expanded jet", Experiments in Fluids, 66, 82. doi:10.1007/s00348-025-04008-x

Joarder, R., Vellala, S. L., Singh, A. P., Syam, S., Padhi, U. P., & Choudhury, S. P. (2021). "On the radiative heat loss and axis-switching phenomena of a decaying laser spark", Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 30, 015011. doi:10.1088/1361-6595/abd381

Rao, D. C. K., Syam, S., Karmakar, S., & Joarder, R. (2017). "Experimental investigations on nucleation, bubble growth, and micro-explosion characteristics during the combustion of ethanol/Jet A-1 fuel droplets", Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 89, 284-294. doi:10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2017.08.025

Conference Proceedings

Syam, S., Brannigan, T. G., & Schmidt, B. E. (2025). "Bore-rider design of cone-flair-cylinder projectiles for hypersonic boundary layer transition studies.", In Division of fluid dynamics annual meeting 2025. APS, Houston, USA. https://archive.aps.org/dfd/2025/t15/5/

Syam, S., Jou, J., Schmidt, B. E., & Howard, N. S. (2025). "Using background oriented schlieren imaging to evaluate the risk of aerosol generating procedures.", In American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference 2025, ACS, San Diego, USA.

Syam, S., Jassal, G. R., & Schmidt, B. E. (2024). "An experimental investigation on the effect of laser energy deposition in an over-expanded jet.", In 21st international symposium on applications of laser and imaging techniques to fluid mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal. doi:10.55037/lxlaser.21st.200

Choudhury, S. P., Syam, S., & Joarder, R. (2025). "Optical measurement technique for thermo-acoustic pressure detection in a combustion chamber.", In Myong, r.s., kim, h.d. (eds) proceedings of the 34th international symposium on shock waves, volume 2: Applications 1 (pp. 561–571). ISSW34 2023. Springer, Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-96-4771-2_53

Ananthakrishnan, A., Choudhury, S. P., Syam, S., & Joarder, R. (2024) "Experimental Study of Acoustic Phenomenon in a Closed Combustion Chamber", In: Singh, K.M., Dutta, S., Subudhi, S., Singh, N.K. (eds) Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Volume 4 (pp. 279–287). FMFP 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2024. doi:10.1007/978-981-99-7177-0_23

Choudhury, S. P., Joarder, R., & Syam, S. (2022). "A study on capturing acoustic behaviour in confined tube combustion using optical technique.", In International combustion symposium (INCOS-2022), the combustion institute, Aydin, Turkiye.

Rao, D. C. K., Syam, S. Karmakar, S., & Joarder R. (2016). "Droplet Combustion Characteristics of Butyl Butyrate, Limonene, and their Blends with Jet A-1", In 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (SciTech 2016) (AIAA 2016-1682) AIAA. doi:10.2514/6.2016-1682

Syam, S., Rao, D. C. K., Karmakar, S., & Joarder R. (2016). "Puffing and Micro-explosion behaviour of Ethanol/Jet A-1 Fuel Droplets", In 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (SciTech 2016) (AIAA 2016-1682) AIAA. doi:10.2514/6.2016-1683

Syam, S., Karmakar, S., & Joarder, R. (2014). "An experimental study on droplet combustion of different fuels and biofuel blends in open atmosphere", In ICTACEM 2014 (Paper No. 335), IIT Kharagpur, India.

Syam, S., Salunke N., Shingare V. R., & Channiwala, S. A. (2013). "Optimization of CDA cascade using parameterization and Genetic Algorithm coupled with CFD", In 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2013) (Paper No. 30027), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Soft Skills

Working environment

Windows and also familiar with Linux

Application

MS Office and LaTeX/LyX

Software

CFD software’s GAMBIT and FLUENT, Ansys, SolidWorks, LabVIEW, and AX-Stream

Languages

FORTRAN and MATLAB

Roles

Socail Activity Chair

Postdoctoral Association, CWRU (2023-2025)

Member

Research Scholar Representatives Council, IIT Kharagpur (2017-2018)

Teaching Assistant

Aerospace Propulsion and Engineering Drawing

Research Scholar Representative

The Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kharagpur (2014-2015)

Volunteer

ICTACEM - 2014, IIT Kharagpur

Areas of Interest

Hypersonic Aerodynamics

Droplet Evaporation and Combustion

Alternative Energy Sources and Biofuels

Aircraft and Aerospace Propulsion

Gas Turbine Engines, Design of Axial Flow Compressor and Turbine

Fluid Mechanics, Multi-phase Flows, and Experimental Methods

Computational Fluid Dynamics and High Performance Computing

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