Dr. Vishwanath Nagarajan is a Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur. His broad area of research is Ship and Fluid Dynamics. He is involved in teaching the subjects of Resistance and Propulsion, Marine Design, Ship Maneuvering, Hydrodynamics Lab and Marine Design Lab. Dr. Vishwanath graduated from IIT Kharagpur, B.Tech (Naval Architecture), in 1995. After graduation, he joined as a Naval Architect in The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai. Here he was involved in Ship building and Ship Construction supervision work. He supervised construction of ships at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Cochin Shipyard Ltd and Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea. During this time, he got Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho) to do Masters and PhD at Osaka University, Japan. After completing PhD, he worked for a short time as a Post Doctoral researcher in Pusan National University, South Korea. Thereafter, he joined IIT Kharagpur in 2009 as faculty. He has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, besides guiding Ph. D. students. He has published several papers in peer reviewed international journals and international conferences. He is involved in several sponsored research and consultancy projects of government agencies and public/ private sector. Dr. Vishwanath is a reviewer for internationally reputed journals like Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering, JEME and Defence Science Journal. He has been invited for reviewing PhD thesis and conducting PhD viva examination. He has been in the organizing committee of several international conferences. He is the member JASNAOE. Apart from research and teaching, he is also involved in departmental and institutional activities.

All Publications

Robust control design based on uncertainty and disturbance estimation for a thruster-actuated axisymmetric AUV with a four quadrant propulsion model by Gurung D., Jagadale S. L., Kumar C. S., Nagarajan V. Proc IMechE Part M: J Engineering for the Maritime Environment IMechE 242 1-30 (2025)
Vibration analysis of cycloidal propeller blade during ship maneuvering by J J. P., Dash A. K., Nagarajan V. , Sunny M. R. Journal of Marine Science and Technology 27 1-28 (2022)
Steady and dynamic load measurements over a generic submarine hull form with various appendage configurations by Khan M. K., Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P. Proc IMechE Part M: J Engineering for the Maritime Environment 1 1-31 (2025)
Experimental and theoretical study on underwater biomimetic propulsion using piezoelectric actuation by Bhamra N.S., Vijayan K., Nagarajan V. Ocean Engineering 295 - (2024)
Hydrodynamic characteristics of an Asian sea bass-inspired underwater body by Jagadale S. L., Bhattacharyya A. , Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P., Kumar C. S. Applied Ocean Research 141 1-21 (2023)
Measurements of steady manoeuvring forces and moments over an axisymmetric body with appendages in a wind tunnel by Khan M.K., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. Ship Technology Research 72 23-34 (2025)
Longitudinal strength of high block coefficient merchant ships in irregular waves by Chelladurai S. P., Dash A. K., Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P. Ocean Engineering 283 1-17 (2023)
Design of catamaran type fish feeder for aquaculture applications by Prem R., Nagarajan V., Tewari V.K. Ocean Engineering 278 - (2023)
Steady velocity measurements in the stern wake of submarine hull form at high angles of incidence by Kareem Khan M., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. Ocean Engineering 277 - (2023)
Design optimization of an AUV for performing depth control maneuver by Patil P.V., Khan M.K., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. Ocean Engineering 266 - (2022)

Completed Projects

Principal Investigator

Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology - CICMT Ministry of Shipping
Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology - CICMT Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Development Wing)
Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology - CICMT Ministry of Shipping
Exploring Mixed-Autonomy at Sea Multi-site Simulations and Collaborative Learning (EXPLORER) Research Council of Norway
Maneuvering Studies for Inland and Coastal Vessels Ministry of Shipping
Service for CFD Analysis and Model Manufacturing Model Test of Hull form GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS and ENGINEERS LTD
Technical Services in respect of operation of Lock Gates at Netaji Subhas Dock (NSD) and Khidderpore Dock(KPD) of Syama Prasad Mookharjee Port. SYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE PORT, KOLKATA

Co-Principal Investigator

CFD Analysis and Model testing of a 30m Aluminium catamaran NIRMON MARINE SOLUTIONS LLP
Consultancy service for repairing of existing sea worthy high speed boat and construction of a new multipurpose work boat Mangrove Forest Division(Wildlife)
Hydrodynamic and structural design and analysis of underwater towed bodies Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory
OTEC Platform Model Testing OEDEC ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED
Structural Health Monitoring and Shipbuilding Technology for Inland and Coastal Vessels Ministry of Shipping

Alumni members