Research

• Combustion kinetics of sustainable aviation fuels
• Low emission gas turbine combustors
• Gas turbines afterburner with aluminium rich fuels

Educational Background and Professional Career

• Senior Project Associate, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India (Apr-2021-Jan-2023).
• Senior Executive, Manufacturing Engineering, TATA Boeing Aerospace Limited, Hyderabad, India (July 2018-Mar 2021)
• Master of Technology, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India (July 2016-Jun 2018)
• Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering , Anna University, Chennai, India (Aug 2012-May 2016)

Publications

1. Pooja Nema, Anandu Bhadran, Sudhakar Shanmugham and P.A. Ramakrishna, “Investigation of Gas Turbine Afterburner with Aluminized Fuel-Rich Propellant”, National Aerospace Propulsion Conference (NAPC) -2022, 19-20 December 2022, IIT Bombay.
2. Abhishek Dubey, Pooja Nema and Abhijit Kushari. (May 13, 2021). “Investigation of Reverse Flow Slinger Combustor with Jet A-1 and Methanol.” ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. September 2021; 143(9): 091010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050916
3. Pooja Nema, Abhishek Dubey, Abhijit Kushari. (2021) Investigation of Reverse Flow Slinger Combustor with Methanol. In: Gupta A., Mongia H., Chandna P., Sachdeva G. Advances in IC Engines and Combustion Technology. NCICEC 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5996-9_38.
4. Pooja Nema, Abhishek Dubey and Abhijit Kushari,” Investigation of Reverse Flow Slinger Combustor with Jet-A”, National Aerospace Propulsion Conference (NAPC) -2018, 17-19 December 2018, IIT Kharagpur.