• INAE Young Engineer Award
• Shell India Computational Talent Prize
• Ian Snook Prize 2015
• Ian Snook Prize 2014
• INSA Medal for Young Scientist

Book Chapter/Section
• ROLLING AND SLIDING RESISTANCE AS CARBON NANOTUBES ARE DRIVEN ON A GRAPHENE SHEET by Sircar A., Patra P. K. Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Volume-II: Nano to Macro - (Accepted/In-Press)
• THERMAL CONDUCTION IN ONE DIMENSIONAL 4 CHAINS WITH COLLIDING PARTICLES by Bhattacharyya S., Patra P. K. Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations, Volume-II: Nano to Macro - (Accepted/In-Press)
Journal
• Numerical estimation of elastic constants of hydroxyapatite at finite temperatures: A comparison of different force fields by Roy A., Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 2440001- (Accepted/In-Press)
• A combined DFT and molecular dynamics based study on structure and thermoelastic properties of carbonated fluorapatites by Roy A., Bhattacharya B. , Kanungo B. , Patra P. K. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 109 70418- (2026)
• A variational approach to deriving Hamiltonian functions under non-holonomic constraints the case of the Gaussian thermostats by Somanii D., Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 163 104738- (2024)
• Multi-scale modelling of fatigue crack propagation due to liquid droplet impingement by Ganesh K.V., Islam M.R.I., Kumar Patra P., Patrick Travis K. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 479 - (2023)
• Numerical modeling of interfacial cracking with soft and hard inclusions by Ganesh K. V., Islam M. I., Patra P. K. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 156 293-298 (2023)
• Load and resistance factor design for bamboo reinforced concrete beam in ultimate flexural limit state by Mondal B., Maity D., Patra P.K. Structural Safety 102 - (2023)
• A comparison of numerical stability for ESPH and TLSPH for dynamic brittle fracture by Islam M. I., Peng C. , Patra P. K. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 127 104052- (2023)
• Temperature effects on elastic constants and related properties of apatites by Roy A., Kanungo B. , Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Materials Today Communications 35 106223- (2023)
• A comparative investigation of shock response in high entropy Cantor alloys by MEAM and LJ type potentials by Sircar A., Patra P.K. Materials Today Communications 33 - (2022)
• A pseudo-spring based SPH framework for studying fatigue crack propagation by Ganesh K.V., Islam M.R.I., Patra P.K., Travis K.P. International Journal of Fatigue 162 - (2022)
• On the equivalence of Eulerian Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Total Lagrangian Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and molecular dynamics simulations for solids by Islam M.R.I., Ganesh K.V., Patra P.K. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 391 - (2022)
• Bond Behavior between Bamboo and Normal-Strength Concrete: Experimental and Numerical Investigation by Mondal B., Maity D., Patra P.K. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction 27 - (2022)
• Bond behaviour between bamboo and normal strength concrete - experimental and numerical investigation by Mondal B., Maity D. , Patra P. K. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction 27 - (2022)
• Multiscale modeling of impact through molecular dynamics and smooth particle hydrodynamics by Ganesh K.V., Patra P.K., Travis K.P. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 593 - (2022)
• Multiscale modelling of fracture in graphene sheets by Bhattacharyya S., Islam M.R.I., Patra P.K. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 122 - (2022)
• Temperature and its control in molecular dynamics simulations by Sri Harish M., Patra P.K. Molecular Simulation - (2021)
• Consistent evaluation of continuum scale properties of two-dimensional materials: A case study on graphene by Gandhi S.S., Patra P.K. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 33 - (2021)
• A simple generalization of Prandtl-Tomlinson model to study nanoscale rolling friction by Sircar A., Patra P. K. Journal of Applied Physics 127 135102- (2020)
• Thermal transport properties of one-dimensional 4 chains with colliding particles by Bhattacharyya S., Patra P.K. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 90 - (2020)
• Casimir force and its effects on pull-in instability modelled using molecular dynamics simulations: Modeling Casimir forces in MD Simulation by Sircar A., Patra P.K., Batra R.C. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 476 - (2020)
• Tensile characterisation of bamboo strips for potential use in reinforced concrete members: experimental and numerical study by Mondal B., Maity D., Patra P.K. Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions 53 - (2020)
• Zeroth law investigations on the logarithmic thermostat by Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Scientific Reports 11670- (2018)
• Coaxial Boron-Nitride/Carbon Nanotubes as a Potential Replacement for Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for High Strain Applications by Chandra A., Krishnan N. , Patra P. K., Ghosh D. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 5252-5260 (2017)
• Nonequilibrium temperature measurement in a thermal conduction process by Patra P. K., Batra R. C. Physical Review E 95 - (2017)
• Stress wave propagation in Boron-Nitride nanotubes by Patra P. K., Batra R. C. Computational Materials Science 130 - (2017)
• Heat pump without particle transport or external work on the medium achieved by differential thermostatting of the phase space by Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Physical Review E - (2016)
• The equivalence of dissipation from Gibbs entropy production with phase-volume loss in ergodic heat-conducting oscillators by Patra P. K., Hoover W. G., Hoover C. G., Sprott J. C. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos - (2016)
• Thermomechanical buckling of boron nitride nanotubes using molecular dynamics by Chandra A., Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Materials Research Express - (2016)
• Equilibrium free-energy differences at different temperatures from a single set of nonequilibrium transitions by Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Physical Review E - (2016)
• Deterministic time-reversible thermostats: chaos, ergodicity, and the zeroth law of thermodynamics by Patra P. K., Sprott J. C., Hoover W. G., Hoover C. G. Molecular Physics 379 - (2015)
• Thermal vibration characteristics of armchair Boron-Nitride Nanotubes by Chandra A., Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Journal of Applied Physics 118 234503- (2015)
• An ergodic configurational thermostat using selective control of higher order temperatures by Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Journal of Chemical Physics 142 194103- (2015)
• Ergodic time-reversible chaos for Gibbs' canonical oscillator by Hoover W. G., Sprott J. C., Patra P. K. Physics Letters A - (2015)
• Approximating the entire spectrum of nonequilibrium steady-state distributions using relative entropy: An application to thermal conduction by Patra P. K., Melendez M. , Bhattacharya B. Physical Review E 92 023304- (2015)
• A deterministic thermostat for controlling temperature using all degrees of freedom by Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. The Journal of Chemical Physics 140 - (2014)
• Nonergodicity of the Nose-Hoover chain thermostat in computationally achievable time by Patra P. K., Bhattacharya B. Physical Review E 90 - (2014)
Edited Volume
• Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol I by Maity D., Patra P. K., Afzal M. S., Ghoshal R. , Mistry C. S., Jana P. , Maiti D. K. Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol I - (2022)
• Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol II by Maiti D. K., Jana P. , Mistry C. S., Ghoshal R. , Afzal M. S., Patra P. K., Maity D. Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol II - (2022)
Conferences
• Effect of Collisions on Properties of Nonequilibrium Steady State of Harmonic Chains with Alternating Masses by Bhattacharyya S., Patra P.K. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 189-198 (2022)
• Effect of Corrections in Smoothed Particle Applied Mechanics and Its Comparison with Molecular Dynamics Simulations for a Parkes Cantilever Beam by Ganesh K.V., Patra P.K. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 435-447 (2022)
• Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Copper/CNT Nanocomposites by Sircar A., Patra P.K. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 337-347 (2022)
• Rolling and Sliding Resistance as Carbon Nanotubes are Driven on a Graphene Sheet by Sircar A., Kumar Patra P. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 27-39 (2021)
• Thermal Conduction in One-Dimensional 4 Chains with Colliding Particles by Bhattacharyya S., Kumar Patra P. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 429-441 (2021)
Educational Package
• A primer on atomistic simulation techniques by Patra P. K. - (2018)
Symposium
• Frontiers of Mechanics Colloquium by Patra P. K. Frontiers of Mechanics Colloquium - (2017)

Principal Investigator

• A Multiscale Approach to Understanding Water Droplet Erosion (ICG_2017)
• Dissipation in Nanomechanical Systems
• Thermodynamics of Atomistic Scale Classical Heat Engines

Co-Principal Investigator

• Developing Swarm Robotic System and Hybrid Construction Method to Facilitate Concrete 3D Printing for Building Construction
• Modeling and Simulation of Bird Impact on PEEK Prepreg Composites and Stretched Acrylate for Aerospace Applications