Research Interest

• Basic and Applied Combustion
• Modeling of Combustion and Flames
• Energy based Rural Technologies
• Gasification of Biomass and Petroleum Residues

Work Experience

Senior Principal Scientist	CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun	July 2023 – Present
Principal Scientist	CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun	July 2018 – July 2023
Senior Scientist	CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun	July 2015 – July 2018
Senior Scientist	CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun	July 2012- July 2015
Scientist	CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun	July 2012 – July 2015
Junior Scientist	CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun	July 2009 – July 2012
Graduate Engineer Trainee	Kirby, Alghamin Group	June 2007 – May 2008

Awards and Honours

• National CAIRD Award: The undersigned has been conferred with CAIRD Award (CSIR Award for S&T Innovations for Rural Development) for the development and wide implementation of Improved Jaggery Makin Plants in the rural areas of India.

Patents

• “Burner Device for Cooking System Using Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas and Associated Method Thereof”, Patent No.:202511115601 Dated 22.11.2025.
• “An Improved Burner for Piped Natural Gas”, Indian Patent No.: 461166, Dated 20.10.2023.
• “An Improved Burner for Piped Natural Gas”, Nigeria Patent. PCT/IN2019/050482, Dated: 05.05.2022.
• “An Improved Burner for Piped Natural Gas”, Bangladesh Patent 1006383, Dated: 14.02.2022.

Publications

• Singh, Sarvjeet, Pankaj K. Arya, Prodyut R. Chakraborty, and Hardik B. Kothadia. “Insight into the evaporation characteristics of vacuum environment describing the different zones.” Vacuum 232 (2025): 113837.
• Arya, P. K., Tupkari, S., Satish, K., Thakre, G. D., & Shukla, B. M. (2016). DME blended LPG as a cooking fuel option for Indian household: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,53, 1591-1601.
• Kumar, A., Thakre, G. D., Arya, P. K., Konathala, L. N. S., Saran, S., Singh, R., & Jain, A. K. (2016). Experimental study on the efficacy of MoS2 microfluids for improved tribological performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 1350650116647306.
• Singh, E., Thakre, G. D., Arya, P. K., & Shukla, B. M. (2014, January). Prediction of Useful Life of Rolling Contact Bearings Using Monte Carlo Simulation Technique. InProceedings of International Conference on Advances in Tribology and Engineering Systems (pp. 369-373). Springer India.
• dasgupta, P Arya, D. Ghosh, “A process integration to valorize lignocellulosic biomass: generation of fuel and chemical with a biorefinery approach” Energy & Fuels
• Jayashree Biswal, G D Thakre, H J Pant, J S Samantray, P K Arya, S C Sharma, A K Gupta: Investigation of anti-wear performance of automobile lubricants using thin layer activation analysis technique. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Vol. 399, May 2017, Pg. 69-73. org/10.1016/j.nimb.2017.03.143
• Ajay Kumar, Gananath D Thakre, PK Arya, AK Jain, “Influence of operating parameters on the tribological performance of Oleic acid functionalized Cu nano-fluids” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 56 (13), March 2017, Pg. 3527-3541. DOI:1021/acs.iecr.6b04375
• Kumar Ajay, Thakre, G.D, Arya, Pankaj, Konathala LNS, Saran S, Singh Raghuvir, Jain, A.K, “Experimental study on the efficacy of MoS2 microfluids for improved tribological performance”, IMechE Part J: J Engineering Tribology, Vol. 231 (1), Pg. 107-124, Jan. 2017 (DOI: 10.1007/s12649-016-9557-6).
• Prashant Thapiyal, Ajay Kumar, Gananath D Thakre, PK Arya, AK Jain, “Experimental evaluation of lubrication performance of Cu nano-fluids in elastohydrodynamic contacts” Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 22: 11, Pages 3726-3732, Nov. 2016. org/10.1166/asl.2016.8034
• Ajay Kumar, Gananath D Thakre, PK Arya, AK Jain, “Experimental investigation of MoS2 micro-particles as additive for Bearing oils” Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 22: 11, Pages 3719-3725, Nov. 2016. org/10.1166/asl.2016.8014
• Pooja Garg, Ajay Kumar, G. D. Thakre, K. Arya, A.K. Jain, “Influence of temperature on the tribological behavior of bio-ester based lubricant” Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 22: 11, Pages 3805-3809, Nov. 2016. doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.8033