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Ajay Kumar

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2015
Innovative Energy Harvesting TechnologiesFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

Publications

15

Citations

53

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Ajay Kumar works on topics spanning fluid dynamics (such as how objects move and disperse in fluids), surface engineering, and mechanical vibrations, with more recent forays into applying deep learning and neural networks to problems like plant disease detection and structural (bridge) health monitoring. The work combines physics-based analysis of fluids and materials with data-driven computational tools, and includes development of open-hardware teaching equipment.

Fluid dynamics and particle/rod dispersionSurface coatings and biomaterialsMechanical vibrations and open-source lab equipmentMachine learning for engineering and agriculture applicationsEnergy harvesting and biomimetic mechanisms

Publication output has been irregular over the last decade, with several zero-output years followed by a recent uptick in 2024-2026, suggesting a modest but somewhat inconsistent pace of activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication18192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications22232024: 3 publications3242025: 1 publication252026: 3 publications326
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physical Review Fluids×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • Wireless Personal Communications×1
  • Current Science×1
  • Journal of Open Hardware×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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