Faculty
Professor
Research Interests: Nanocrystalline materials, High entropy alloys, Bulk metallic glasses, Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations, Transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography
- Office: A-202
- bsm@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Prof. Pinaki Prasad Bhattacharjee
Professor
Research Interests: Bulk ultrafine and nanostructured materials produced by severe plastic deformation processes and structure-property relationship in such materials, Crystallographic texture, Electron microscopy, Recrystallization behavior of metallic materials, Mechanical behavior of materials, Development of Light metals (e.g. Al, Mg, Ti) alloys for novel applications.
- Office: MSME-303
- pinakib@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Professor
Research Interests: Welding and Additive Manufacturing,
- Office: MSME-403
- jram@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Professor
Research Interests: Advanced Multi-Functional Nanostructured Materials/High Entropy Alloys, Combinatorial Alloy Design of Emerging Materials (Co-Cu-Fe-Ni-Zn Alloys, CIGS & CZTSSe solar photovoltaics, Additive manufactured binary & ternary Ti-based Biomaterials, IFHS steel) through combined computational (DFT) and experimental techniques (electrodeposition, powder metallurgy, inkjet printing)
- Office: MSME-304
- suhash@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Professor
Research Interests: Multiferroic oxide thin films for fundamental science and functional device applications. High-k dielectric thin films for CMOS technology and memory device applications.Surfaces and Interfaces of oxide hetero structures on silicon and single crystalline oxide substrates.Influence of process conditions, strain engineering and interface engineering on domains and domain dynamics of multiferroic thin films utilizing scanning probe microscope.
- Office: MSME-401
- ranjith@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Prof. Bharat Bhooshan Panigrahi
Professor
Research Interests: Powder Metallurgy & Sintering Mechanisms, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Nanostructures, High Entropy Alloys, MAX Phases and MXene, Advanced ceramics & composites, High temperature materials, Biomaterials, Microstructure-Mechanical Properties of Steels, Surface modification by Electro-Spark Deposition, Wear & Tribology.
- Office: MSME-305
- bharat@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Nanostructured carbon materials for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors; Synthesis of novel multicomponent oxide (high entropy oxide) and high entropy alloy nanoparticles. ; Biomimetic approaches for superhydrophobic surfaces and coatings
- Office: MSME-405
- atuldeshpande@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Professor & Head of the Department
Research Interests: Phase transformations in alloys and oxides, phase-field modeling of microstructural evolution, microstructure-property correlations, modeling deformation of materials using discrete dislocation dynamics and continuum crystal plasticity.
- Office: MSME-402
- saswata@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Bacterial cellulose and other natural materials- understanding structure, mechanism and applications, high performance green composites,liquid crystals and self-assembly of rod-like entities, fibre spinning, strategies for developing anti-fouling and anti-microbial materials,materials for tissue scaffolding.
- Office: MSME-404
- mudrika@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Associate professor
Research Interests: Phase Transformations and Microstructure Development, Laser and Electron Beam Processing, Welding and Surface Treatment, Modelling and Simulation,(Phase Field/FEM/CVM).
- Office: MSME-301
- subhradeep@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Associate professor
Research Interests: Mechanical Behavior of Materials both at room temperature as well as at high temperature, creep and superplasticity, micro mechanical deformation, molecular dynamic simulations, nano indentation, light weight alloys.
- Office: MSME-406
- rajeshk@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Assistant professor
Research Interests: In situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, In situ characterization and technique development using MEMS devices (lab on chip), Phase transformations in materials,Electrochemsitry and Corrosion, Graphene based super capacitors, Materials for Energy Applications
- Office: MSME-207
- srkm@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Associate professor
Research Interests: Nanoplasmonics and nano photonics, Alternative nanofabrication techniques and chemical synthesis, Optical sensors and modulators, Nanophotonic opto-electronic devices
- Office: MSME-206
- shourya@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Associate professor
Research Interests: Spintronic based memory and logic devices, Nanomagnetic materials,Domain wall dynamics in ferromagnetic networks,Spin torque nano-oscillators for RF applications,Spin-orbit torque induced magnetization switching and dynamics,Magnetic tunnel junctions, Micro and Nanofabrication techniques
- Office: MSME-302
- mchandrasekhar@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Assistant professor
Research Interests: Diffusion controlled processes in deformed and nanocrystalline materials; Phase growth and interdiffusion kinetics in thermoelectric materials; Diffusion in multicomponent alloys; Processing, characterization and stability of nanocrystalline alloys
- Office: MSME-306
- vaidyam@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Assistant professor
Research Interests: Nanoporous materials, Adsorption, Membranes, Active separations, Defect engineering, Carbon nanomaterials, Metal-organic frameworks, Plasma functionalization, Phase inversion, Chemical vapor deposition, Nanofluidics.
- Office: MSME-407
- deepu.babu@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Assistant professor
Research Interests: printed and flexible electronics, oxide semiconductors, electrolyte gating, organic electronics, gas sensors, and memristors
- Office: MSME-307
- gsuresh@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Assistant professor
Research Interests: Process Modeling & Simulation; Extraction & Molten Metal Treatment; Continuous Casting, Inclusion Engineering & alloy steel development; Hot-slag engineering, Metal Recycling & Life Cycle Analysis of Metallurgical Processes
- Office: MSME-201
- ashokk@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Assistant professor
Research Interests: Computational Material Science, Multiscale modeling, Electronic structure theory, Defects thermodynamics, Point defects, Dislocations and interfaces, Metals and semiconductors (oxides, nitrides, chalcogenides, halides).
- Office: MSME -204
- anujgoyal@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Assistant professor
Research Interests: Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Magnetic Refrigeration, Thermoelectric Metrology, and Powder Metallurgy.
- Office: MSME -205
- suresh@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Adjunct professor
Research Interests: Experimental Matter Physics, Material Science.
- Office: Office Location
- rathnam@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Adjunct professor
Research Interests: Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, including advanced characterization and mechanical testing, Additive manufacturing, Thermal spray and Cold spray coatings and Component lifing (including Non-destructive evaluation)
- Office: Office Location
- dheepa.srinivasan@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Professors of Practice
Research Interests: Nuclear & Aerospace Materials Development, Mechanical Behavior, Welding Science and Technology.
- Office: Office Location
- bhanu@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link
Adjunct professor
Research Interests: Semiconductor photo-electrochemistry, Photocatalysis, Dye-sensitised & perovskite solar cells, Nanomaterials, Li-ion battery materials and devices, Supercapacitors, Translational materials research,
- Office: Office Location
- tata@msme.iith.ac.in Profile Link