Mr. Seshraj Pratihari is a research scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, specializing in Thermal and Fluid Engineering. His research focuses on High Heat Flux Thermal Management, particularly through the use of heat pipes. Mr. Pratihari works with a team of dedicated scholars in the Miniature Thermal Systems Laboratory (MTS Lab) at IIT Guwahati, where he is working on advancements in miniature loop heat pipes (mLHPs) and Cryogenic loop heat pipes (CLHPs). He holds an M.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Cryogenic and Vacuum Technology from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Lovely Professional University, Punjab. 

In addition to his research, Mr. Pratihari has nearly four years of teaching experience. He has worked as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Nilachal Polytechnic and has also taught many intermediate students. Furthermore, he gained valuable practical experience as a project intern at VECC Kolkata, where he contributed to the installation of a new helium liquefier.