Faculty

Prof. B. S. Murty

Professor

Research Interests: Nanocrystalline materials, High entropy alloys, Bulk metallic glasses, Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations, Transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography


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.


Prof. Janaki Ram G. D.

Professor

Research Interests: Welding and Additive Manufacturing,          


Prof. Suhash Ranjan Dey

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)


Prof. Ranjith Ramadurai

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.


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.


Dr. Atul Suresh Deshpande

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


Prof. Saswata Bhattacharya

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.


Dr. Mudrika Khandelwal

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.


Dr. Subhradeep Chatterjee

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).


Dr. Rajesh Korla

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.


Dr. Sairam K Malladi

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


Dr. Shourya Dutta Gupta

Associate professor

Research Interests: Nanoplasmonics and nano photonics, Alternative nanofabrication techniques and chemical synthesis, Optical sensors and modulators, Nanophotonic opto-electronic devices


Dr. Chandrasekhar Murapaka

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


Dr. Mayur Vaidya

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


Dr. Deepu Babu

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.


Dr. G. Suresh Kumar

Assistant professor

Research Interests: printed and flexible electronics, oxide semiconductors, electrolyte gating, organic electronics, gas sensors, and memristors


Dr. Ashok Kamaraj

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


Dr. Anuj Goyal

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).


Dr. Suresh Perumal

Assistant professor

Research Interests: Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Magnetic Refrigeration, Thermoelectric Metrology, and Powder Metallurgy.


Dr. Hemam Rachna Devi

Assistant professor

Research Interests: Advancing Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Technologies, Green Hydrogen Generation, Catalysis (electrocatalysis,photocatalysis,photoelectrocatalysis & photothermal catalysis) and Photothermal Sensors.


Dr. N.R. Munirathnam

Adjunct professor

Research Interests: Experimental Matter Physics, Material Science.


Dr. Dheepa Srinivasan

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)


Prof. Bhanu Sankara Rao

Professors of Practice

Research Interests: Nuclear & Aerospace Materials Development, Mechanical Behavior, Welding Science and Technology.


Prof. Tata Narasinga Rao

Adjunct professor

Research Interests: Semiconductor photo-electrochemistry, Photocatalysis, Dye-sensitised & perovskite solar cells, Nanomaterials, Li-ion battery materials and devices, Supercapacitors, Translational materials research,