Shailesh R. Nikam is working as an Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai. He received his Ph.D. from Aerospace Engineering Department, at IIT Bombay. He has 26 years of academic experience. He has more than twenty five peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals and conference. His research area includes experimental aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, computational fluid dynamics, jet and wake flow control, cardiovascular fluid dynamics.