Rate My Professor Sukanta Roy

Professor Sukanta Roy is a distinguished academic in mechanical engineering, specializing in renewable energy and fluid dynamics. He held key positions at Curtin University Malaysia's Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, including Head of Department from March 2019 to December 2022, Associate Professor in 2022, Senior Lecturer from 2019 to 2021, and Lecturer from 2017 to 2019. He continues as Adjunct Associate Professor from 2023 to 2025. His academic journey includes a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Fluid and Thermal Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2010-2014), an MTech in Thermal Engineering from National Institute of Technology Silchar (2008-2010) where he was the institute topper, a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Agartala (2004-2007) with first class distinction, and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to Curtin, he served as Post-Doctoral Research Scientist at IRPHE, Aix Marseille University (2015-2017) and LHEEA, Ecole Centrale de Nantes (2014-2015).

Roy's research interests encompass experimental and computational fluid dynamics, wind turbine aerodynamics, hydro-kinetic turbines, solar energy, bio/hydrogen energy, and optimization in energy and heat transfer. Notable publications include "Wind tunnel experiments of a newly developed two-bladed Savonius-style wind turbine" (Applied Energy, 2015), "Review on the numerical investigations into the design and development of Savonius wind rotors" (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013), "Towards sustainable power generation: Recent advancements in floating photovoltaic technologies" (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024), and "Performance Enhancement of Solar PV using Octacosane phase change material: An Energy and Exergy analysis" (Physica Scripta, 2026). He has supervised PhD, MPhil, and undergraduate students. With over 2,175 citations on Google Scholar, his research has significantly influenced the field of renewable energy technologies. Roy has earned prestigious awards such as Curtin University's Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2019), Curtin Malaysia Learning and Teaching Excellence Award (2020), Curtin Malaysia Students' Choice Award (2022), Senior Fellow of Advance HE (2021), Fellow of Advance HE (2019), and Erasmus Mundus Post-Doctoral Fellowship. At Curtin, he taught courses including Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Introduction to Renewable Energy, and contributed to committees on accreditation, marketing, and industrial training.