1st International Conference on Thermal, Manufacturing & Design

(iTMD 2026)

12–13 December 2026 • Hybrid Mode

Hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

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Awards

🏆 Best Paper Presentation Award will be given to the most outstanding presentation under different themes.

🏅 Best Session Award will be given to selected participants for each session.

🌟 Young Researcher Award for exceptional early-career contributions.

Important Dates

Conference Dates: 12–13 December 2026

Full Paper Submission: 15 September 2026
30 September 2026

Registration Deadline: 30 October 2026

Our Sponsors

iTMD 2026 is proudly supported by leading research organizations & industry partners

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Anusandhan National Research Foundation ANRF
Bruker
Bruker Sponsor
Industron
Industron Sponsor
SBRS
SBRS SBRS

About NIT Jalandhar

The Institute is named after Bharat Ratan Dr B. R. Ambedkar, founder of Indian Constitution. The institute came into existence in the year 1988 as Regional Engineering College on a beautiful campus of about 154 acres close to the heart of Jalandhar city. The institute obtained the status “Institute of National Importance” by Act of Parliament in 2007. The institute is located on the G.T Road Amritsar bye-pass at a distance of 15 km from Jalandhar Bus Stand, 12 km from Jalandhar City Railway Station, and 18 km from Jalandhar City Railway Station. The institute is well connected to the National Capital through rail and road link. The institute is ranked 55 in the NIRF ranking 2025.

About the Conference

The International Conference on Thermal, Manufacturing, and Design (iTMD 2026) is a premier global event scheduled to be held at NIT Jalandhar, India, bringing together researchers, academicians, industry professionals, and innovators to exchange ideas and advancements in core mechanical engineering domains. The conference aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration in the evolving fields of thermal sciences, manufacturing technologies, and engineering design. The conference will include plenary talks, technical paper presentations, panel discussions, and interactive workshops. It will provide an enriching experience for young researchers and students by offering insights into industrial applications, design thinking, simulation tools, and advanced manufacturing practices. The organizing committee welcomes original research contributions that address real-world challenges and innovative solutions in thermal, manufacturing, and design engineering—with the broader goal of supporting industrial competitiveness and academic excellence.

Programme Highlights

  • Expert-Led Technical Sessions
  • Research & Industry-Focused Presentations
  • Panel Discussions with Global Experts
  • Workshops & Skill Development Tracks
  • Networking with Industry & Academia
  • Career Development Insights

Conference Timeline

Full Paper Submission

30 August 2026
15 September 2026

Registration Deadline

30 October 2026

Conference Dates

12–13 December 2026

ITMD 2026 Core Team

Dr. Dushyant Singh

Dr. Dushyant Singh

NIT Jalandhar

Dr. Harpreet Singh

Dr. Harpreet Singh

NIT Jalandhar

Dr. Saurabh Kango

Dr. Saurabh Kango

NIT Jalandhar

Dr. Ravi Kant Ravi

Dr. Ravi Kant Ravi

NIT Jalandhar

Dr. Prashant Kumar

Dr. Prashant Kumar

NIT Jalandhar

Dr. UdayRaj

Dr. UdayRaj

IIT Bhilai

Dr. Ravi Pratap Singh

Dr. Ravi Pratap Singh

NIT Kurukshetra

Dr. Rajeev Rathi

Dr. Rajeev Rathi

NIT Kurukshetra

Thematic Areas

Track 1
  • Advanced and Fundamental Thermal Fluids
  • Bio-fluid Mechanics
  • CFD/Experimental Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Combustion, Reacting and Plasma Flows
  • Complex and MHD-EHD Fluid Flow
  • Cryogenic and High Temperature Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Enhancement Techniques
  • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
  • Multiphase and Multiphase Flow Dynamics
  • Spray, Atomization and Droplet Dynamics
  • Supersonic and Hypersonic Flows
  • Thermal Energy Storage Systems
  • Thermal Management Techniques
  • Thermal Radiation and Radiative Heat Transfer
  • Turbulence Modeling (RANs, LES & DNS)
Track 2
  • Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications
  • Ceramics and Glassy Materials
  • Composites Materials
  • Electronic and Semiconductor Materials
  • Materials Properties, Characterisation and Testing
  • Metallic and Polymer Materials
  • Micro/Nano Manufacturing
  • Micro/Nano Materials Processing
  • Microwave and Spark Plasma Processing of Materials
  • Processing of Advanced and High-Entropy Materials
  • Sintering Technologies and Densification Methods
  • Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems
  • Stealth Technologies
  • Surface Engineering and Thin Films
Track 3
  • Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Design
  • CAD/CAM/CAE
  • Human-Machine Interaction and Ergonomics
  • Machine Design and Dynamics
  • Mechatronics and Control Systems
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Optimisation Techniques and Engineering Tools
  • Product Design and Development
  • Reliability and Maintenance Engineering
  • Robotics, Automation and Industry 4.0
  • Simulation, FEM and Multiphysics Analysis
  • Sustainable and Green Manufacturing
  • Total Quality Management and Quality Engineering
  • Tribology and Surface Interactions
Track 4
  • Aerospace Structures and Propulsion
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Automobile Engineering and EV Technologies
  • Data-driven Modeling and Optimization
  • Energy and Environment Engineering
  • Energy Storage and Battery Technologies
  • Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
  • Internet of Things (IoT) for Manufacturing and Energy
  • Smart Materials and Thermal Applications
  • Solar thermal and Power Innovations
  • Thermal Management in Manufacturing Processes
  • Waste-to-Energy and Waste Management Innovations

Partners

More partners & sponsors coming soon…

Publications

Selected papers from iTMD 2026 will be recommended for publication in the following prestigious Wiley journals, subject to peer review.

Advanced Engineering Materials Cover

Advanced Engineering Materials

Wiley – Advanced
Physica Status Solidi (a) Cover

Physica Status Solidi (a) [PSS A]

Applications and Materials Science – Wiley
Global Challenges Cover

Global Challenges

Wiley
Advanced Sustainable Systems Cover

Advanced Sustainable Systems

Wiley – Advanced
Batteries & Supercaps Cover

Batteries & Supercaps

Chemistry Europe – Wiley
Solar RRL Cover

Solar RRL

Wiley
ChemNanoMat Cover

ChemNanoMat

Wiley – ACES
ChemistrySelect Cover

ChemistrySelect

Chemistry Europe – Wiley
Electrochemistry Cover

Electrochemistry

Wiley
Heat Transfer Research (Begell House, Inc.).

Heat Transfer Research

Begell House, Inc.
Springer

Springer Proceedings

  • It is planned to publish the peer-reviewed and selected papers of conference as proceedings with Springer. For detailed instructions for author and editors of conference proceedings, kindly visit the following link: https://www.springer.com/us/authors-editors/conference-proceedings.
  • Select papers from the conference will be published by Springer as a proceedings book volume. Springer will conduct quality checks on the accepted papers and only papers that pass these checks will be published.
  • Springer Nature does not charge any money for publication of Non-Open Access content. Abstracts/extended abstracts and short papers (less than 4 pages) are not considered for publication.

Invited Speakers

Prof. Anastasios Vassilopoulos

Prof. Anastasios Vassilopoulos

Projeter ensemble ENAC

Prof. Sumsun Naher

Prof. Sumsun Naher

Department of Engineering
CitySG London, UK

Prof. Arlindo Silva

Prof. Arlindo Silva

Singapore University of
Technology and Design

Prof. Manoj Gupta

Prof. Manoj Gupta

College of Design and Engg.
National University of Singapore

Prof. Bankim Chandra Ray

Prof. Bankim Chandra Ray

Metallurgical and Materials Engg.
NIT Rourkela

Prof. Kenneth Grattan

Prof. Kenneth Grattan

Department of Engineering
CitySG London, UK

Prof. J. Ramkumar

Prof. J. Ramkumar

Department of Mechanical Engg.
and Design, IIT Kanpur

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Prof. Maksim Pakhomov

RAS
Russia

Dr B. Suresh

Dr B. Suresh

Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)- DRDO - Bengaluru

Dr Deepak Kumar Agarwal

Dr Deepak Kumar Agarwal

Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - Trivandrum

Arjun Kumar

Arjun Kumar, Scientist F / Associate Director (TDF)

Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme Directorate of TDF, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi

Dr Shital Kumar Garg

Dr Shital Kumar Garg

Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL)- DRDO - Delhi

Prof Uday S Dixit

Prof Uday S Dixit

Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Prof Sai Ramudu Meka

Prof Sai Ramudu Meka

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Dr Lokesh Srivastava

Dr Lokesh Srivastava

Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) DRDO, Hyderabad-Telangana

Prof Sawan S Sinha

Prof Sawan S Sinha

Department of Applied Mechanics Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Dr Chennu Ranganayakulu

Dr Chennu Ranganayakulu

Department of Mechanical Engineering BITs Pilani

Dr Udayraj Professor

Dr Udayraj Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai

Organizing Committee

Chief Patron

Prof. Binod Kumar Kanaujia

Director, NIT Jalandhar

Patron

Prof. Srinivas Tangellapalli

Head, Mechanical Engineering

Co-Patron

Prof. Subhash Chander

NIT Jalandhar

Chairman

Prof. Raman Bedi

NIT Jalandhar

General Secretary

Dr. Dushyant Singh

NIT Jalandhar

Organizing Secretary
Dr. Harpreet Singh

Dr. Harpreet Singh

NIT Jalandhar

Organizing Secretary

Dr. Saurabh Kango

NIT Jalandhar

Organizing Secretary

Dr. Ravi Kant Ravi

NIT Jalandhar

Advisory Committee
  • Prof. Maksim Pakhomov, RAS, Russia
  • Prof. Kenneth Grattan, CitySG London
  • Prof. Manoj Kumar, NUS, Singapore
  • Prof. Prasad Yarlagadda, QUT, Australia
  • Prof. Sumsun Naher, City SG University of London
  • Prof. Arakere Puttaswamy Harsha, IIT BHU
  • Prof. Uday Shanker Dixit, IIT Guwahati
  • Prof. Bankim Chandra Ray, NIT Rourkela
  • Prof. Chennu Ranganayakulu, BITS Pilani
  • Prof. Himansu Sekhar Nanda, IIITDM Jabalpur
  • Prof. Inderdeep Singh, IIT Roorkee
  • Prof. Meka SaiRamudu, IIT Roorkee
  • Prof. Niranjan Sahoo, IIT Guwahati
  • Dr Lokesh Srivastava, DRDO
  • Prof. P M V Subbarao, IIT Delhi
  • Prof. Prabal Talukdar, IIT Delhi
  • Prof. Prabhat K. Agnihotri, IIT Ropar
  • Prof. Prashant Kumar Jain, IIITDM Jabalpur
  • Prof. Rahul Goyal, IIT Delhi
  • Prof. Raj Kumar Pandey, IIT Delhi
  • Prof. Sai Ramudu Meka, IIT Roorkee
  • Prof. Santosh Kumar Sahu, IIT Indore
  • Prof. Sawan S. Sinha, IIT Delhi
  • Prof. Sushanta Dutta, IIT Roorkee
  • Prof. Uday, IIT Bhilai
  • Prof. Qasim Murtaza, DTU Delhi
  • Dr. Chennu Ranganayakulu, BITS Pilani
  • Dr. Shital Kumar Garg, DRDO
Convener
  • Prof. Joseph Anand Vaz
  • Prof. D. K. Shukla
  • Prof. Pramod Kumar
  • Er. Ajay Trehan
  • Dr. R. S. Bharj
  • Dr. Rajeev Kukreja
  • Dr. S. K. Tiwari
  • Dr. Sarbjot Singh Sandhu
Joint Secretary
  • Dr. Ranchan Chauhan
  • Dr. Ashok Kumar
  • Dr. Dwesh Kumar Singh
  • Dr. Manoj Kumar
  • Dr. Nitin Sharma
  • Dr. Rajan Kumar
  • Dr. Sanjay
  • Dr. Satyender Singh
  • Dr. Sumit Sharma
  • Dr. Parnika Shrivastava

Pre-Conference Workshops

📅 Friday, 11 December 2026

🎉 FREE Registration for All Offline Participants!

iTMD 2026 offers three parallel pre-conference workshop tracks giving participants hands-on exposure to industry-relevant tools, techniques, and academic publishing practices.

Track A: CFD Simulation for Thermal Management & Thermal Energy

  • Hands-on CFD training using ANSYS Fluent® — geometry, meshing, solver setup & post-processing
  • Modeling turbulent flow, conjugate heat transfer & thermal energy storage (PCM) systems
  • Applying CFD for thermal-system design optimization

Track B: Material Characterization – Demonstration & Hands-on Session

  • Hands-on exposure to Optical Profilometer, NMR Spectroscopy, Nanohardness Tester & FESEM
  • Sample preparation, instrumentation setup, calibration & measurement procedures
  • Surface topography, molecular/structural & morphology characterization

Track C: Cureus Journals & Springer Nature – Publishing & Research Integrity Masterclass

  • Masterclass by Mr. Ompakash Tumhurne, Executive Publisher, Springer Nature & Cureus Journals
  • Manuscript submission, peer review, publishing workflow & ethical research practices
  • Introduction to the RISE (Research Integrity in Science & Education) initiative
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Our Sponsors

Sponsorship Opportunities

We invite companies, research organizations, and academic institutions to become sponsors of the International Conference on Thermal, Manufacturing & Design (iTMD 2026), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India, during 12–13 December 2026.

Diamond Sponsor

₹4,00,000
  • Publicity: Pre-recorded video at session start (05 Min)
  • Co-Host Recognition & Stage Sharing
  • Logo appearance in iTMD2026 webpage
  • Advertisement (Brochure/Webpage) – Full page
  • Expert Talk Invitation
  • Branding (Selfie Point & Main Backdrop)
  • Web link on iTMD2026 webpage
  • Acknowledgment in Closing Session

Platinum Sponsor

₹3,00,000
  • Publicity: Pre-recorded video at session start (03 Min)
  • Logo appearance in iTMD2026 webpage
  • Advertisement (Brochure/Webpage) – 3/4 page
  • Expert Talk Invitation
  • Branding (Selfie Point & Main Backdrop)
  • Web link on iTMD2026 webpage
  • Acknowledgment in Closing Session

Gold Sponsor

₹2,00,000
  • Publicity: Pre-recorded video at session start (01 Min)
  • Logo appearance in iTMD2026 webpage
  • Advertisement (Brochure/Webpage) – 1/2 page
  • Web link on iTMD2026 webpage
  • Acknowledgment in Closing Session

Silver Sponsor

₹1,00,000
  • Logo appearance in iTMD2026 webpage
  • Advertisement (Brochure/Webpage) – 1/4 page
  • Web link on iTMD2026 webpage
  • Acknowledgment in Closing Session

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities

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Invited Speakers & Panel Honorarium

Honorarium towards Invited speakers and session panel members.

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Awards & Prizes

Institute Best Research Award, Best Oral Presentation, Best Research Work Demonstration, Best Poster Presentation.

🎁

Customized Support

Any other customized support as specified by the sponsors.

Sponsoring iTMD 2026 gives your organisation unparalleled visibility among 400+ researchers, academics, and industry leaders from across the globe — boosting brand presence, fostering meaningful connections, and associating your name with cutting-edge research in thermal, manufacturing, and design engineering.

Full-Length Paper Submission & Registration Guidelines

Full-Length Paper Submission

Last Date: 30 September 2026

Submission Link: Click here to submit

Template: Click here to download

Scan the QR code to submit.

Registration Fees

Category Online (1st Paper) Online (2nd Paper) Offline (1st Paper) Offline (2nd Paper)
Student (Indian)₹25001500₹35001500
Other Indian Delegates₹4500₹2000₹6000₹2500
Student (International)USD 50USD 35USD 100USD 35
Other International DelegatesUSD 100USD 70USD 125USD 70
Accompanying Person--₹1500-

Last Date: 30 October 2026

•18% GST need to pay for Indian delegates

•The above fee includes all the instructional materials, internet facility and refreshments. The boarding and lodging will be provided on payment basis subjected to availability.

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Closest Tourist Attractions

Attraction 1

Golden Temple

Attraction 2

Wagah Border

Attraction 3

Science City

Attraction 4

Devi Talab Mandir

Attraction 5

Jang-e-Azadi Memorial

Contact Us

Email: itmd2026@nitj.ac.in

Dr. Dushyant Singh

Email: dushyants@nitj.ac.in  |  Ph: +91-181-5037926

Dr. Harpreet Singh

Email: singhh@nitj.ac.in  |  Ph: +91-181-5037922

Dr. Saurabh Kango

Email: kangos@nitj.ac.in  |  Ph: +91-9882728386

Dr. Ravi Kant Ravi

Email: ravirk@nitj.ac.in  |  Ph: +91-7830605240

Address:

Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Grand Trunk Road, Barnala - Amritsar Bypass Rd,
Jalandhar, Punjab 144008, INDIA

Website: https://www.nitj.ac.in/

How to Reach

By Air

Adampur Airport:
Nearest airport (~25 km)

Amritsar International Airport:
(~90 km) provides broader connectivity

By Train

Jalandhar City Railway Station
Approximately 5 km from the campus
Excellent rail connectivity

By Car

Easily accessible via national highways
Well-connected by road from major cities in Punjab

Join us at the 1st International Conference on Thermal, Manufacturing & Design at NIT Jalandhar on 12–13 December 2026.

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