• Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Regents Professor
  • James J. Cain ’51 Professor III
N.K. Anand

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University –1983
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University – 1979
  • B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore University – 1978

Research Interests

    • Finite volume techniques for heat transfer and fluid dynamics
    • Physics informed neural networks
    • Reduced order modeling
    • Aerosols

Awards & Honors

  • James Harry Potter Gold Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – 2020
  • University Level Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Administration, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students – 2018
  • Regents Professor, Texas A&M University System – 2014
  • Inducted to Kansas State University Engineering Hall of Fame, Manhattan, Kansas – 2011
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, , the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University – 2009
  • Distinguished Alumni, B. M. S. College of Engineering, Bangalore, India – 2008
  • Charles W. Crawford Service Award – 2006
  • Faculty Distinguished Achievement in Teaching Award, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students – 2001
  • TEES Fellow, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University – 98-99, 99-00

Selected Publications

  • Smruti Shah and N. K. Anand "Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Periodic Flows" Physics of Fluids, 2024, Vol. 36, Issue 7, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0216266 , selected as Editor’s Pick.
  • Saykat Kumar Biswas and N. K. Anand, "Interfacial Conditioning in Physics Informed Neural Networks" Physics of Fluids, July 2024, Vol. 36, 077125 (1-13), Issue 7, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0220392 , Selected as a Featured Article.
  • Saykat Kumar Biswas and N. K. Anand, “Three Dimensional Laminar Flow Using Physics Informed Deep Neural Networks,” Physics of Fluids, November 2023, Vol. 35, 121703 (1-6), Issue 12, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0180834 2023 Selected as a Featured Article.
  • Daniel Orea, N. K. Anand, and Yassin Hassan, “Experimental Analysis of Temperature and Vapor Core Pressure for an Annular Heat Pipe,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 35, 092117, (1-45), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0156589 , 2023.
  • Khoi Ngo, N. K. Anand, and Yassin Hassan, “Particle Deposition Model for A Fully Developed Turbulent Channel Flow,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 414, 112580, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112580, 2023.
  • Reddy, J.N., Anand, N.K., and Roy, P., “Finite Element and Finite Volume Methods for Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics,” Cambridge University Press, Hard Back: January 2023, ISBN: 9781009275484; Digital Publication Date: September 2022, ISBN: 97810009275453.