During his 7-year stay at Purdue University, he collaborated with his colleagues and students on research activities relevant to next-generation energy efficient fuel-flexible ultra-low emissions gas turbine engines for propulsion and power generation. Mongia continues to provide services in gas turbine combustion science and technology innovation since May 2011.
He has co-authored over 250 journal papers, 500 plus conference papers, 3 books, and 12 edited books.ĭr. At the University of Maryland, he received President Kirwan Research award and College of Eng. He is the recipient of AIAA Energy Systems, Propellants & Combustion, Air Breathing Propulsion, and Pendray awards ASME George Westinghouse Gold, James Harry Potter Gold, James Landis, Worcester Reed Warner, Holley medal, Honda Medal, and Melville Medal awards ASME-AIM Percy Nicholls award ASEE Ralph Coats Roe award.
He is the founding co-editor of the Energy Engineering and Environment Series published by CRC Publishers.
His research interests include swirl flows, combustion, air pollution, sprays, high intensity distributed combustion, fuel reforming, waste and biomass to clean fuels, pyrolysis and gasification, acid gas treatment for sulfur recovery, and laser diagnostics for high speed flows He is Honorary Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), UK. He received Honorary Doctorates from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, the University of Derby, UK, and KMUTNB, Thailand, bestowed by the Princess of Thailand. He obtained his PhD and higher doctorate (DSc) from the University of Sheffield, UK, and also DSc from the University of Southampton, UK. Gupta is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.