Pramod Kuntikana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad. He completed his Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Mechanical Engineering at LBS College of Engineering, Kasaragod, Master of Technology - M.Tech in Thermal Engineering at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D in Thermal And Fluids Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology. His research areas in Experimental heat transfer, fluid flow and combustion, Renewable and conventional energy sources, Thermo physical property measurements and instrumentation, Appropriate technology.