Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD: IC Engines & Alternative Fuels, MNNIT Allahabad
Dr. Himanshi Gupta is a mechanical engineer specializing in internal combustion engines and alternative fuels, with research expertise in combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of diesel engines fueled with renewable biodiesel blends. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad. She holds an M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering from Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Gujarat. She is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at MAEER's MIT, Mumbai, in the Department of First Year Engineering.
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Alternative and Renewable Fuels
- Gupta, H.; Gangwar, J. N. A comprehensive review of algal biodiesel for compression ignition engines: Challenges, advances, and future prospects. Energy & Environment 2025. doi:10.1177/0958305X251354880.
- Gupta, H.; Gangwar, J. N. Numerical Analysis of Diesel Engine Using Different Algal Biodiesel Fuel Blends. In Advances in Clean Energy Technologies. ICET 2023. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Dwivedi, G., Verma, P., Shende, V., Eds.; Springer Nature Singapore: Singapore, 2025; pp 55–70. doi:10.1007/978-981-96-0009-0_6.
- Gupta, H.; Gangwar, J. N.; Vishwakarma, A.; Srivastava, S. Comparative Investigation of the Effect of Diethyl Ether and Nanoparticles as Fuel Additives in Diesel-biodiesel. NanoWorld Journal 2023, 249–254. doi:https://doi.org/10.17756/nwj.2023-s1-049.
- Gupta, H.; Thakkar, K.; Kachhwaha, S. S.; Kodgire, P. Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil Using Sequential Process Intensification Technique (Ultrasound and Microwave). IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2021, 1146(1), 012005. doi:10.1088/1757-899x/1146/1/012005.
- International Conference on Sustainable Research in Energy and Environment (SREE 2024, NIT Jalandhar), titled ‘Comparative Numerical Engine Simulation of Microalgae-Derived Biodiesel Cultivated from Industrial Wastewater’.
- International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2023, MANIT Bhopal), titled ‘Numerical Analysis of Diesel Engine Using Different Algal Biodiesel Fuel Blends’.
- International Conference on Energy Sources and technologies for Sustainable Development (ICERSTD 2023, IIEST Shibpur), titled ‘Numerical Analysis of Scenedesmus Obliquus Biodiesel-Diesel Blends on Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Mahindra Jeeto Diesel Engine’.
- International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IMME 2022, MNNIT Allahabad) titled, ‘Comparative Investigation of the Effect of Diethyl Ether and Nanoparticles as Fuel Additives in Diesel-biodiesel’.
- Advances in Thermal-Fluid Engineering (ATFE 2021, PDEU Gandhinagar), titled ‘Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil Using Sequential Process Intensification Technique (Ultrasound and Microwave)’.
- Best paper award for the paper titled ‘Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil Using Sequential Process Intensification Technique (Ultrasound and Microwave)’ at the conference on Advances in Thermal-Fluid Engineering (ATFE 2021, PDEU Gandhinagar).
- GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), 2018 – Qualified.
