Dr. Siddharth is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering at Amity University Dubai with a specialization in experimental fluid mechanics and interfacial phenomena.  His research interests focus on developing and applying imaging techniques to quantify fluid flows relevant to engineering applications. Recently, his research group has incorporated imaging tools for enhanced wind tunnel experimentation.

He teaches thermal and fluid-related courses in the mechanical and aerospace programmes at Amity University Dubai. Before joining Amity University Dubai, he was actively involved in projects related to rocket propulsion applications at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).


  • Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India 
  • Master of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India
  • Bachelor of Technology, Government Engineering College Kozhikode, India

  • Faazil, A. B., Ann, M. E., and Siddharth, K. S. "An anomalous method of using a camera in determining the velocity distribution within a boundary layer." Flow Measurement and Instrumentation (2023): 102334.
  • Swaroop, R. M., Nithin, E., and Siddharth, K. S. "A low-cost portable mechanical ventilator—a conceptual design." In Advances in Engineering Design: Select Proceedings of FLAME 2020, pp. 633-643. Springer Singapore, (2021).
  • Faazil, A. B., Ann, M. E., and Siddharth, K. S. "Disintegration of liquid sheets and quantification of its dynamics." In 2020 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET), pp. 1-6. IEEE, (2020).
  • Siddharth, K. S., Mahesh V. Panchagnula, and T. John Tharakan. "Feature correlation velocimetry for measuring instantaneous liquid sheet velocity." Journal of Fluids Engineering 139, no. 9 (2017)
  • Siddharth, K. S., Mahesh V. Panchagnula, and T. John Tharakan. "Effect of gas swirl on the performance of a gas-centered swirl co-axial injector." Atomization and Sprays 27, no. 8 (2017).


  • AMUD internal funding (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)

  • Member - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Member - American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers
  • Member - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Member - National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, India

  • MAE217 Engineering Fluid Mechanics 
  • MAE318 Thermal and Fluid Machinery 
  • MAE201 Mechanics of Fluids 
  • ES101 Engineering Mechanics 
  • MAE214 Mechanics of Materials 
  • AERO206 Fluid Mechanics
  • MAE317 Principles of Mechanical vibrations 
  • MAE205 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines 

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