Manjesh Kumar Singh

Manjesh Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He holds a PhD in Polymer Science from ETH Zurich and has postdoctoral experience at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and ETH Zurich.

Education:

• PhD (2016) - ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• ME (2011) - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• BE (2009) - IIEST Shibpur

His research focuses on Tribology, Soft Matter, and Rheology, with expertise in molecular dynamics simulations, AFM techniques, and polymer brush systems. Key projects include studying cross-linked polymer brushes under shear, solvation behaviors of elastin-like polypeptides, and tribological responses of disentangled polymer melts.

Recent publications highlight his work in polymer tribology, solvation mechanisms, and shear dynamics. He has received multiple scholarships for international conferences and a Best Oral Presentation award at IndiaTrib-2019.

Awards & Fellowships:

• Thailand 2020 International Nanotribology Forum Scholarship
• IndiaTrib-2019 Best Oral Presentation
• Kerala 2014 International Nanotribology Forum Scholarship
• 2012 Gordon Research Conference Travel Grant
• 2011 Vietnam International Nanotribology Forum Scholarship

He works in the Himanshu Hatwal Nonlinear Mechanics Lab at IIT Kanpur.