Sunit Gourav Mohanty

Dedicated educator and researcher with interdisciplinary expertise in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Science and Environmental Science focusing on Sustainability Studies. Current doctoral work focuses on Urban Heat Island effects in Odisha using Remote Sensing, GIS, and CFD to analyze land surface temperature, land-use change, thermal hotspots, thermal comfort, and mitigation strategies for sustainable city planning. Experienced in teaching at university level, conducting funded projects, publishing scholarly articles and mentoring students. Strong interest in applying engineering concepts to environmental challenges, especially urban heat island mitigation, climate-resilient planning and focuses on concept of waste to wealth/ energy.

· ArcGIS / QGIS- Remote sensing and GIS

· ANSYS Fluent / CFD- simulations and flow patterns

· AutoCAD/solid works- design of buildings and urban forms

· MS Office

· Research Data Analysis- SPSS, origin pro, X'Pert HighScore Plus

• Certified training taken on AutoCAD from Autodesk.
• Completed 3 days training workshop on Automotive design and Analysis by Codex Design services and IIT Delhi.
• Participated in Human powered Vehicle Challenge by ASME E-fest Asia Pacific
• Participated in Mega ATV design challenge by Autosport India
• completed 1 month internship at Shema electric as a research and development engineer.
• Attended National conference on Environment and Sustainable Development by R.S.U University Raipur and CGCOST.
• Completed training course on local ground water related issues and ground water management by center ground water board, S.E region Bhubaneswar
• Certification course on Research methodology by HRDC, Sambalpur university
• Attended and got 1st position in poster presentation in national conference on Environment Development and Society Sambalpur University.
• Training on remote sensing and GIS, disaster management by National Remote Sensing center, Hyderabad
• Training on basic principles of CFD simulation by UDEMY
• Certification on Cities, Climate and Change: Pathways and Opportunities by LUND university, Sweden
• Attended one-day national seminar on Unknown aspects of freedom struggle; cultural heritage and sustainable management in western parts of Odisha.
• Certification Course On GIS And Remote Sensing By Ecospatial Lab Pvt Limited.

1. PANDA, A., DAS, K. K., KAJA, K. R., GANDI, V., MOHANTY, S. G., & PANIGRAHI, B. K. (2025). Low-cost high performance sustainable triboelectric nanogenerator based on laboratory waste. Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals, 35(1), e2226-e2226.

2. Mohanty, S. G., Nayak, M., & Singh, S. Feasibility study of Machine Learning based Renewable Energy Applications.

3. Subrat, B. H. O. L., SAHU, N. C., MOHANTY, S. G., MADDALA, V. R., PANIGRAHI, B. K., & Bhosale, P. (2026). A top-electrode-based liquid-solid triboelectric nanogenerator for energy harvesting and ethanol detection. Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals, 36(1), e2600-e2600.