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Uday N. Gaitonde

Faculty, Mechanical Engineering at IITBombay

IITBombay

About me

Professor Gaitonde received his BTech and PhD degrees from IIT Bombay. After a three-year stint in industry, he joined the faculty of IIT Bombay in 1980. His research interests are in heat transfer, power-plant dynamics, and safety studies.

He takes particular interest in teaching thermodynamics, has developed a neat teaching methodology, and has conducted two workshops for teachers in India using ICT.