Ishwara Gowda V Patil is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Shree Devi Institute of Technology, Mangalore. He takes a keen interest in the field of Aircraft Propulsion and is an enthusiast at core areas of Aeronautical Engineering. After completing his Masters from the Hindustan University, Chennai, he had worked at ACE College of Engineering for four years in the capacity of Assistant Professor.