I am an assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at IIT Madras. I earned my B.Tech from JNTU Hyderabad (2013), MS and PhD (dual degree) from IIT Madras (2019). I worked as a postdoc at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2019-2023) and UC Berkeley, USA (2024) before joining IITM as a faculty. My research is at the intersection of fluid physics, materials, and manufacturing involving both fundamental and applied aspects.
Leidenfrost droplets, condensation heat transfer, soft anti-icing materials, nanoscale 3D printing, and superhydrophobic surfaces.
Kartik Regulagadda, Shamit Bakshi, and Sarit Kumar Das. Droplet ski-jumping on an inclined macro-textured superhydrophobic surface. Applied Physics Letters 113, (2018).
Gustav Graeber, Kartik Regulagadda, Pascal Hodel, Christian Küttel, Dominic Landolf, Thomas M. Schutzius, and Dimos Poulikakos. Leidenfrost droplet trampolining. Nature Communications (2021).
Kartik Regulagadda, Julia Gerber, Thomas M. Schutzius, and Dimos Poulikakos. Microscale investigation on interfacial slippage and detachment of ice from soft materials. Materials Horizons 9, (2022).
Shuai Li, Cheuk Wing Edmond Lam, Matteo Donati, Kartik Regulagadda, Emre Yavuz, Till Pfeiffer, Panagiotis Sarkiris, Evangelos Gogolides, Athanasios Milionis, Dimos Poulikakos, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Michael Kappl. Durable, ultrathin, and antifouling polymer brush coating for efficient condensation heat transfer. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 16, (2024).
