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T.A. Abinandanan
Professor
+91-80-22932676
abinand_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1991), Carnegie Mellon, USA
B.Tech. (1985), BHU
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Award: Young Metallurgist of the Year Award from Indian Institute of Metals
Research Interests: Phase transformations, Microstructural evolution, Computational modelling
Selected Recent Publications:
F. Haider, R. Kozubski and T.A. Abinandanan, Simulation techniques, Chapter 12 in Alloy Physics edited by W. Pfeiler (John Wiley 2007).
M.P. Gururajan and T.A. Abinandanan, Phase field study of precipitate rafting nderr a uniaxial stress, Acta Materialia, 55, 5015 (2007).
Subhradeep Chatterjee, T. A. Abinandanan and K. Chattopadhyay, Phase-Field Simulation of Fusion Interface Events during Solidification of Dissimilar Welds: Effect of Composition Inhomogeneity, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 39 A, 1638 (2008)
Total Publications: 47
Teaching: Phase transformations, Thermodynamics
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Aloke Paul
Associate Professor
+91-80-22933242
aloke_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (2004), Eindhoven Univ. Tech., The Netherlands
M.E. (1998), IISc, Bangalore
B.Tech (1996), NIT(REC), Durgapur
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Research Interests:
Phenomenological models in solid state interdiffusion, growth mechanism of A15 intermetallic superconductors, materials in electronic packaging, bond coats for jet engine applications, silicides for high temperature applications
Selected Recent Publications:
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S. Prasad and A. Paul, Growth mechanism of the Nb(X)Si2 and [Nb(X)]5Si3
phases by reactive diffusion in Nb (X=Ti, Mo, or Zr).Si systems,
Intermetallics, 22 (2012) 210.
- S. Prasad and A. Paul, Growth mechanism of phases by interdiffusion and
diffusion of species in the Nb-Si system, Acta Materialia 59 (2011) 1577.
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T. Laurila, V. Vuorinen A.K. Kumar and A. Paul, Diffusion and growth
mechanism of Nb3Sn superconductor grown by bronze technique, Applied
Physics Letters, 96 (2010) 231910.
Total publications:61
Teaching: Diffusion in solids
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Ashok M. Raichur
Professor
+91-80-22933238
amr_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1995), Univ. of Nevada, USA
M.S. (1992), Univ. of Kentucky, USA
B.E. (1990), MREC, Jaipur
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Awards: Metallurgist of the Year Award, Ministry of Steel; Biotech Process Development Award, Dept. of Biotechnology; Humboldt Research Fellowship; Satish Dhawan Young Engineers Award; MRSI Medal
Research Interests: Polyelectrolyte thin films and capsules for
drug delivery and biosensors; Surface and colloid chemistry in
nanoparticle processing.
Selected Recent Publications:
M. Biswas and A. M. Raichur, Electrokinetic and rheological properties of nano zirconia in the presence of rhamnolipid biosurfactant, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91 (2008) 3197-3201.
S. S. Tripathy and A. M. Raichur, Enhanced adsorption capacity of activated alumina by impregnation with alum for removal of As(V) from water, Chemical Engineering Journal, 138 (2008) 179-186.
A. Tripathi, N. Chandrasekaran, A. M. Raichur, A. Mukherjee, Antibacterial applications of silver nanoparticles synthesized by aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaves, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 4(2008), 1-6.
Total Publications: 70
Teaching: Biomaterial processing, Advanced surface chemistry.
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Dipankar Banerjee
FASc, FNA, FNAE, FNASc
Professor
+91-80-22932558
dbanerjee_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1979), IISc Bangalore
B.Tech. (1974), IIT Madaras
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Award: National Metallurgist Day Award of the Ministry of Steel, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award, Technology Leadership Award of the DRDO, Padma Shri.
Research Interests: The relationship between processing-structure-properties and application engineering in materials and advanced structural characterisation techniques.
Selected Recent Publications:
D.Banerjee ,Ti3Al and its Alloys, Intermetallic Compounds - Principles and Practice. Eds.: JH Westbrook and RL Fleischer, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England, 2, 91 (1995)
D.Banerjee, The Intermetallic Ti2AlNb, Progress in Materials Science, 42, No.1, 135, Pergamon, (1997).
D.V. Sridhara Rao, K. Muraleedharan, S. Bysakh, R. Balamuralikrishnan, T.K. Nandy R. Muralidharan, T. Srinivasan, P. Mishra, P. Sen, V.D. Vankar and D. Banerjee, Characterisation of GaAs-based Multilayer Semiconductor Device Structures, Frontiers in the Design of Materials, Eds: Baldev Raj, S. Ranganathan, K. Bhanu Sankara Rao, M.D. Mathew, P.Shankar, Universities Press(India) Limited, 2007.
Total Publications: >100
Emerging R&D Projects:
1. Structural characterisation of wide bangap semiconductors such as GaN
2. Structure and Properties of high temperature materials
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K. Chattopadhyay
FASc, FNASc, FNAE, FNA, FIIM
Professor
(Divisional Chairman, Mechanical Sciences)
+91-80-23601991/22932262
kamanio_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1978), Banaras Hindu Univ.
M.E. (1973), Banaras Hindu Univ.
B.E. (1971), Univ. of Burdhwan
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Awards:
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award; National Metallurgists Day Award from Govt. of India; MRSI Medal, G.D. Birla Gold Medal, J.C. Bose National Fellow, Alumni award of excellence in research in engineering
Research Interests: Non-equilibrium processing of materials, Synthesis and phase transformation behavior of nanocomposites, Joining of dissimilar metals, Quasi crystals and complex alloys
Selected Recent Publications:
- S. Chithra , S. Lele and K. Chattopadhyay ; Structure evolution and phase change in Ag–5.1 at.% Bi alloy during mechanical alloying ; Acta Materialia , Volume 59, Issue 5 , March 2011, Pages 2009-2019
- D. Prabhu , A. Narayanasamy , K. Shinoda , B. Jeyadeven , J.-M. Greneche , and K. Chattopadhyay ; Grain size effect on the phase transformation temperature of nanostructured CuFe 2 O 4 ; Journal of Applied Physics. 109 , 013532 (2011).
- Mithun Palit, S. Banumathy, A.K. Singh, S. Pandian, K. Chattopadhyay; Crystallography of solid–liquid interface and evolution of texture during directional solidification of Tb 0.3 Dy 0.7 Fe 1.95 alloy ; Intermetallics , Volume 19, Issue 3 , March 2011, Pages 357-368
- Duraisamy Sivaprahasam , A. M. Sriramamurthy , M. Vijayakumar , G. Sundararajan and Kamanio Chattopadhyay ; Synthesis of FeCu Nanopowder by Levitational Gas Condensation Process ; Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B , Volume 41, Number 4 ,Aug. 2010, 841-856
- P.Sharma, Krishanu Biswas, A.K.Mondal and K.Chattopadhyay; Size Effect on Lattice Parameter of KCl during Mechanical Milling; Scripta Mater.,61, 2009, 600-603
Total Publications: 270
Teaching: Solidification processing
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Atul H. Chokshi
Professor
FASc, FNASc, FNA, FNAE
+91-80-22932684
achokshi_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1984 ), USC, USA
M.S. (1981), USC, USA
B.Tech. (1980), IIT, Madras
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Awards: Swarnajayanti Presidential Young Investigator Award; MRSI Medal; Metallurgist of the Year Award (Ministry of Steel & Mines); Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, G.D. Birla Gold Medal (IIM); Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Madras
Research Interests: High temperature deformation and fracture of metals, ceramics, composites and nanocrystalline materials, Processing of nanomaterials, ceramics and composites, Creep and superplasticity
Selected Recent Publications:
S. Swaroop, M. Kilo, C. Argirusis, G. Borchardt and A.H. Chokshi, Analysis of Lattice and Grain Boundary Cation Diffusion in 3YTZ using SIMS, Acta Materialia, 53 (2005) 4975-4985.
R.S. Kottada and A.H. Chokshi, Low Temperature Compressive Creep in Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Nickel, Scripta Materialia, 53 (2005) 887-892.
A.H. Chokshi, Triple Junction Limited Grain Growth in Nanocrystals, Scripta Materialia, 59 (2008) 726-729.
Total Publications: 135
Teaching: Deformation and Failure Mechanisms at Elevated Temperatures, Materials Design and Selection, Advanced Topics in Mechanical Behavior of Materials.
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G.S. Avadhani
Principal Research Scientist
+91-80-22933246
gsa_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D.(2002), IISc
M.Sc.(Engg) (1997), IISc
M.Phil. (1983), Nagpur University
M.Sc. (1981), Nagpur University
B.Sc. (1979), Poona University
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Research Interests: Processing Science, Electron Microscopy, Electronics
Selected Recent Publications:
Techniques for Characterization of Nano Materials, G.S.Avadhani , Proc. The Sixth International Conference on Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation of Material Technologies,(MMT-2010), Ariel, Israel, Aug.23-27, 2010. p.1-211-244.
Optimization of Warm Workability of Armco Iron and some binary Alloys: A study using Processing Maps, G.S.Avadhani, Proc. International Conference on Automotive Materials & Manufacturing-2010(AM&M-2010), 6-8 Oct.2010, Pune, India.019, p. 215-220.
Microwave Assisted Synthesis and UV-Vis Spectroscopic Studies of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Vanillin as a Reducing Agent B. Aswathy, G.S. Avadhani, I.S. Sumithra, S. Suji, G. Sony, Journal of Molecular Liquids (2011), (in press).
Total Publications: 20
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V. Babu
Technical Officer Gr-I
+91-80-22933247
vbabu_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
AMIIM (1988), IIM, Calcutta
B.Sc. (1974), Bangalore University
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Research Interests: Electroslag refining, Extractive metallurgy, Electronics, Vacuum hot press
Selected Recent Publication:
V. Babu and P. Padaikathan, Structure and hard magnetic properties of barium hexaferrite with and without La2O3 prepared by ball milling, J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 241 (2002) 85-88
C. Divakar, L. Rangaraj, P.M. Jaman, S. Usha Devi, M.A. Venkataswamy, V. Babu, Reactive Hot Pressing of Ceramic-Ceramic composites, Materials Science & Technology, 2000 (2004) 174-180 |
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R.J. Deshpande
Scientific Officer
+91-80-22933237
rjd_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
M.Sc.(Engg) (1988), IISc
M.A.Sc. (1983), Gulbarga University
B.Sc. (1980), Karnataka University
Awards: German Academic Exchange Fellowship (DAAD), 1991-92
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Awards: German Academic Exchange Fellowship (DAAD), 1991-92
Research Interests: Mineral Processing, Biomineral processing
Selected Recent Publications:
R.J. Deshpande and K.A. Natarajan, Studies on grinding media wear and its effect on flotation of ferrugenous phosphate ore, Minerals Engineering 12 (1999) 1119-1125
R.J. Deshpande, S. Subramanian and K.A. Natarajan, Effect of bacterial interaction with Thiobacillus ferrooxidans on the floatability of sphalerite and pyrite, Proc. Int. Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology (MPT 2001), February 15-17, (2001) Hyderabad, 159-161
R.J. Deshpande, S. Subramanian and K.A. Natarajan, Surface chemical studies on pyrite and arsenopyrite using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Proc. Mineral Processing Technology (MPT-2004), Editors. G.V. Rao and V.N. Misra, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2004, 668-675
Total Publications: 10
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Govind S. Gupta
Professor
+91-80-22933240
govind_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1991), Wollongong, Australia
M.Tech. (1987), IIT, Kanpur
B.E. (1985 ), VRCE, Nagpur
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Awards: Metallurgist of the Year, Ministry of Steel & Mines, Govt. of India
Research Interests: Process modeling/design of metallurgical and chemical processes (SiC & BC processes, Blast furnace, Induction furnace, carburizing, roasting), Transport phenomena and fluid particle interaction, Reaction kinetics and thermodynamics, Microwave heating and Iron and Steelmaking
Selected Recent Publications:
V. Singh, G.S. Gupta and S. Sarkar: Study of gas cavity size hysteresis in a packed bed using DEM, Chem Engg Sci, 62, (2007) 6102-6111.
V. Singh, G.S. Gupta and S. Sarkar: Modeling of liquid flow in a packed bed in presence of gas flow, Mater. and Metall. Trans. B, 38B (2007), 401-411.
S. Sarkar and G.S. Gupta: Two-Dimensional mathematical modelling of the pack carburising process, Mater. and Metall. Trans. A, 39A (2008), 2424-2434.
Total Publications: 80
Teaching: Modelling and computational methods in metallurgy, Process metallurgy
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K.T. Jacob
FASc, FNA, FNAE, FNASc, FIIM
Professor
+91-80-22932494
katob_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
D.Sc.(Engg) (1986), Univ. of London
Ph.D. (1970), Univ. of London
D.I.C. (1970), Imperial College
B.E. (1967), IISc
B.Sc. (1964), Univ. of Mysore
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Awards: International Hoffman Memorial Prize; National Metallurgists Day Award; MRSI Medal; Prof. Brahm Prakash Memorial Medal (INSA); Prof. Rustom Chokshi Award for Excellence in Research(IISc); Extraction and Processing Science Award(TMS); G.D. Birla Gold Medal (IIM), Materials Scientist of the Year Award(MRSI); Syed Husain Zaheer Medal(INSA).
Research Interests: Classical, Statistical and Irreversible Thermodynamics of Materials, Solid State Sensors, High Temperature Corrosion, Phase Equilibria, Materials Processing, Nano Science & Technology, Fuel cells
Selected Recent Publications:
K.T. Jacob, C. Shekhar, X. Li and G.M. Kale, Gibbs energy of formation of CaCu3Ti4O12 and phase relations in the system CaO-CuO/Cu2O-TiO2, Acta Mater., 56 (2008) 4798-4803.
Y. Waseda, H.S. Chen, K.T. Jacob and H. Shibata, On the glass forming ability of liquid alloys, Sci. Tech. Adv. Mater., 9 (2008) 023003.
K.T. Jacob, S. Singh and Y. Waseda, Refinement of thermodynamic data on GaN, J. Mater. Res., 22 (2007) 3475-3483.
Total Publications: 367
Teaching: Solid State Sensors, Advanced Thermodynamics of Materials
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V. Jayaram
Professor and Chairman
FASc
+91-80-22933243
qjayaram_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1984), Stanford
B.A. (Natural Sc.) (1978), Cambridge
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Research Interests:
Mechanical properties of small scale systems,
Processing of ceramic composites, Processing of non-equilibrium
oxides and thin films
Selected Recent Publications:
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Effect of Strain Rate on Ductile-to-Brittle Transition Temperature of a
Free-Standing Pt-Aluminide Bond Coat,
Alam MZ, Chatterjee D, Muraleedharan K, Nandy TK, Kamat SV, Jayaram V, Das DK,
Metall. Mater. Trans A 42(6), 1431-1434 (2011)
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Deformation and structural densification in Al2O3-Y2O3 glass,
Paul A, Jayaram V,
Acta Materialia 59 (1), 82-92 (2011)
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Severe Wear of a near-Eutectic Aluminium-Silicon Alloy
Anirban Mahato, Nisha Verma, Vikram Jayaram and S. K. Biswas
Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 6069-6082
Total Publications: 126
Teaching: Mechanical properties of Thin films & Interfaces, Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
Awards: National Metallurgists' Day Award, Alumni Award for Excellence in Engineering
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S. Karthikeyan
Associate Professor
+91-80-22932513
karthik_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (2003), The Ohio State University, USA
B.Tech. (1996), Banaras Hindu University
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Research Interests:
Kinetics of plasticity: creep and high-strain rate deformation, dislocation theory, electron microscopy, tribology of dry contacts, computational materials science.
Selected Recent Publications:
R.R. Unocic, G.B. Viswanathan, P.M. Sarosi, S. Karthikeyan, J. Li and M.J. Mills, Mechanisms of creep deformation in polycrystalline Ni-base disk superalloys, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 483 (2008) 25-32
S. Karthikeyan, M. Kolluri and U. Ramamurty, Effect of Lateral Constraint on the Mechanical Properties of a Closed-Cell Al Foam: II. Strain-hardening Models, Met. Mater. Trans. A. , 38A (2007) , 2014-2023
H.J. Kim, S. Karthikeyan and D. Rigney, The structure and composition of aluminum wear debris generated by unlubricated sliding in different environments, Wear, 263 (2007), 849-857
Total Publications: 27
Teaching: Defects in Materials, Advanced Topics in Mechanical Behavior of Materials
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Kaushik Chatterjee
Assistant Professor
+91-80-22933408
kchatterjee_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (2007) Penn. State Univ., USA
M.S. (2003) Univ. of Virginia, USA
B.E. (2001) Bengal Engineering College
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Awards:DST Ramanujan Fellowship 2011-'16, DAE Young Scientist Research Award 2012, NIST Distinguished Research Associate Award 2010.
Research Interests:
Biomaterials; Biomedical engineering; Tissue engineering; Regenerative medicine; Cancer; Stem cells; Medical implants.
Teaching: Biomaterials
Selected Recent Publications:
K. Chatterjee, L. Sun, L.C. Chow, M.F. Young, C.G. Simon, Jr. "Combinatorial screening of osteoblast response to 3D calcium phosphate/ poly(e-caprolactone) scaffolds using gradients and arrays" Biomaterials 2011, 32: 1361.
S.H. Parekh*, K. Chatterjee* (*equal contribution), S. Lin-Gibson, N.M. Moore, M.T. Cicerone, M.F. Young, C.G. Simon, Jr. "Modulus-driven differentiation of marrow stromal cells in 3D scaffolds that is independent of myosin-based cytoskeletal tension" Biomaterials 2011, 32: 2256.
K. Chatterjee, S. Lin-Gibson, W.E. Wallace, S.H. Parekh, Y.J. Lee, M.T. Cicerone, M.F. Young, C.G. Simon, Jr. "The effect of 3D hydrogel scaffold modulus on osteoblast differentiation and mineralization revealed by combinatorial screening" Biomaterials 2010, 31: 5051.
K. Chatterjee, J.L. Thornton, J.W. Bauer, E.A. Vogler, C.A. Siedlecki "Moderation of prekallikrein-factor XII interactions in surface activation of coagulation by protein-adsorption competition" Biomaterials 2009, 30: 4915.
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Kishore
UGC Emeritus Fellow
+91-80-22932683
balkis_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1974), IISc
M.E. (1967), IISc
B.E. (1965), IISc
B.Sc. (1963), Mysore University
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Awards: National Metallurgists' Day Award
Research Interests: Polymer composites, Friction and Wear, Structure property correlations
Selected Recent Publications:
P. Sampathkumaran, S. Seetharamu, C. Ranganathaiah, J. M. Raj, P. K. Pujari, P. Maheshwari, D. Dutta, Kishore.
Surface and Bulk Defects in Cr-Mn Iron Alloy Cast in Metal and Sand Moulds: Characterization by Positron Annihilation Techniques,
Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology, 2011, 1, 136-143
Doddamani, M.R., Kulkarni, S.M. and Kishore.
Sandwich beams with a graded rubber core under flexural loading,
Society of Plastics Engineers, (2012), Plastics Research Online, doi:10.1002/spepro.004104
Menezes, P.L., Kishore, Kailas, S.V., Lovell, M.R.
Analysis of Strain Rates and Microstructural Evaluation during Metal Forming: Role of Surface Texture and Friction,
Tribology Transactions, 55 (5) , (2012) 582-589
Menezes, P.L. , Kishore, Kailas, S.V., Lovell, M.R.
Tribological response of soft materials sliding against hard surface textures at various numbers of cycles
Lubrication Science, 25, (2), (2013), 79-99
Total Publications: 214
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B.V. Narayana
Principal Research Scientist
+91-80-22933236
bvn_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D.(1982), Sri Venkateswara Univ.
M.Sc.(1972), Sri Venkateswara Univ.
B.Sc.(1970), Sri Venkateswara Univ.
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Research Interests: Metallurgical Analysis, Corrosion of metals
Selected Recent Publications:
B.V. Narayana, S. Subramanian and K.S. Raman, Analysis of Al and Al-base alloys with emphasis on the application of inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry- A review, Aluminium India 2 (2002) 3-14.
J R Mudakavi, S M Annigeri, B V Narayana and E S Dwarakadasa, Development of evaluation of Air purifying respirators "Parisara 2002" Symposium, HAL, Bangalore, May 2-3, 2002
J R Mudakavi, S M Annigeri, B V Narayana and E S Dwarakadasa, Development and evaluation of activated carbon fiber: a new engineering Millenium : A Satellite image on various applications, Bangalore November 2002 pp 58-63
Total Publications: 19
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K.A. Natarajan
FASc, FNAE, FNASc, FIIM
Honorary Professor
Raja Ramanna Fellow
+91-80-22932679/23600120
kan_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
D.Sc. (1992), IISc
Ph.D. (1971 ), Minnesota, USA
M.S. (1969), Minnesota, USA
B.E. (1964), IISc
B.Sc. (1962), University of Kerala
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Awards: National Metallurgists' Day Award; Hindustan Zinc Gold Medal; National Mineral Award (Ministry of Mines); Alumni Award for Excellence in Research (IISc); Mineral Beneficiation Award (IIME); Biotech Product and Process Development & Commercialisation Award (DBT), Raja Ramanna Fellow (DAE), National Metallurgist Award.
Research Interests: Biometallurgy, Hydrometallurgy, Mineral Processing, Corrosion, Environmental Control
Selected Recent Publications:
Judy Gopal, P. Muraleedharan, H. Sarvamangala, R.P. George, R.K. Dayal. B.V.R. Tata, H.S. Khatak and K.A. Natarajan, Biomeneralisation of manganese on titanium surfaces exposed to seawater, Journal of Biofouling, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2008, pp 275-282.
Partha Patra and K.A. Natarajan, Role of mineral specific bacterial proteins in selective flocculation and flotation, Int. J. Miner. Process, 88 (2008) pp 53-58.
K.A. Natarajan and S.N. Ambika, Biological aspects of arsenic speciation and remediation, Hydrometallurgy 2008.Proceedings SME, Littleton, Colorado, Eds: C.A. Young, P.R. Taylor, C.G. Anderson and Y. Choi, pp 108-116.
Total Publications: 350
Teaching: Biomaterials Processing, Biocorrosion
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P. Padaikathan
Scientific Officer
+91-80-2293 2677
padai_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
M.Sc.(Engg.) (2005), Bangalore
AMIIM (1995), IIM, Kolkatta
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Research Interests: Rapid (Far-of from equilibrium) solidification processing, Thermal Analysis, Electron Microscopy, Mechanical behavior of Materials
Selected Recent Publications:
K. Srinivasan, George Thomas, P. Padaikathan, Fluorine Doping effect in the New Superconducting Y3Ba5Cu8Oy Compound, Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization & Engineering, Vol. 10, No.14, pp. 1277-1283, 2011
Synthesis of High temperature Aluminum alloys for aerospace applications (In progress)
Microstructural evolution and impression-creep properties of laser welded dissimilar metals welding of Fe-Ni (in preparation)
V. Babu and P. Padaikathan, Structure and hard magnetic properties of barium hexaferrite with and without La2O3 prepared by ball milling, J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 241 (2002) 85-88
Total Publications: 5
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Praveen C Ramamurthy
Assistant Professor
+91-80-2293 2627
praveen_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (2004), Clemson University, USA
M.Sc. (1995), University of Mysore
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Research Interests: Electroactive polymers, Nanocomposite, Organic nanoelectronics, and sensors. Area of polymer electronics like Schottkey diode, FET, OPVD, sensors, with current focus on elucidation of structure property relationship of polymers to the performance of the devices and functionalization of nanocomposites.
Selected Recent Publications:
Ramamurthy, P.C., Harrell, W.R., and Gregory, R.V. (2007). Synthesis and characterization of high molecular weight polyaniline for organic electronic application, in communication, Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
Ramamurthy, P.C., Harrell, W.R., Gregory, R.V., Rao, A.M., (2007) Integration and Distribution of Carbon Nanotubes in Solution Processed Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Composites, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 154 (6), H495-H499.
Ramamurthy, P.C., Malshe, A.M., Harrell, W.R., Gregory, R.V., McGuire, K., and Rao, A.M. (2004). Polyaniline / single-walled carbon nanotube composite electronic device. Solid-State Electronics, 48, 2019 - 2024.
Total Publications: 12
Patents: 9
Teaching: Polymer Engineering & Science
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Praveen Kumar
Assistant Professor
+91-80-2293 3369
praveenk_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
PhD (2007): USC, Los Angeles , USA
MS (2005): USC, Los Angeles , USA
BTech (2003): IIT Kanpur , India
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Awards: Dean's fellowship for graduate studies at University of Southern California , Best paper award in Materials & Mechanics track at ITherm - 2008
Research Interests: Electromigration in solid film systems and liquid metals, Effects of thermo-electro-mechanical excursions on short and long term reliability of microelectronic packages, Mechanical Properties of Materials
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Selected Recent Publications:
- P Kumar, I Dutta I. and M S Bakir M. S., “ Interfacial Effects during Thermal Cycling of Cu Filled Through-Silicon Vias (TSV) ”, J. Elec. Mater. (under review)
- P. Kumar and I. Dutta, “ Interaction between Electromigration and Diffusionally Accommodated Sliding at Hetero-Interfaces ”, Acta Mater 59(2011) 2096
- Dutta and P. Kumar, “Electric current induced liquid metal flow: Application to coating of micro-patterned structures” , App. Phys. Lett. 94 (2009) 184104.
- P. Kumar and M. E. Kassner, “ Theory for very low Stress ("Harper - Dorn") creep ”, Scripta Mater 60 (2009) 60
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P. Kumar, M. E. Kassner , W. Blum, P. Eisenlohr and T. G. Langdon, “ New observations on high temperature creep at very low stresses” Mater. Sci. Eng. A 510-511(2009) 20
Total Publications: 22
Teaching:
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Rajeev Ranjan
Assistant Professor
+91-80-2293 2989
rajeev_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (2000), BHU, Varanasi
M.Tech (1994), IIT, Kanpur
M.Sc. (1992), BHU, Varanasi
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Awards: Humboldt Fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt foundation, Germany
Research Interests: Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, Relaxor ferroelectrics, Magnetic materials, Multiferroic materials, Powder diffraction (x-ray and neutron), Structural phase transition, , Ab-initio calculation of material properties.
Selected Recent Publications:
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Lalitha K V, Andy Fitch and Rajeev Ranjan
Correlation between enhanced lattice polarizability and high piezoelectric response in BiScO3-PbTiO3
Phys. Rev. B, (2013) in press
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Badari Narayana Rao, Andy Fitch and Rajeev Ranjan
.Ferroelectric-ferroelectric coexistence in Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3.
Phys. Rev. B (Rap Com) (2013) in press
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Badari Narayana Rao and Rajeev Ranjan
.Electric-field-driven monoclinic-to-rhombohedral transformation in Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3.
Phys. Rev. B 86 (2012) 134103
Total Publications: 68
Teaching: Structure and characterization of materials,
Elements of materials physics
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U. Ramamurty
FASc, FNAE, FNA
Professor
+91-80-2293 3241
ramu_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1994), Brown Univ., USA
M.E. (1991), IISc
B.E. (1989), Andhra University
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Awards: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award; Swarnajayanti Fellowship; Metallurgist of the Year Award; Scopus Young Scientist Award.
Research Interests: Mechanical Behavior of Materials, with current focus on bulk metallic glasses, shape memory alloys, Ti-B alloys, nano-composites, and metal foams. Nanoindentation of organic and inorganic crystals.
Selected Recent Publications:
R.L. Narayan, P.S. Singh, D.C. Hofmann, N. Hutchinson, K.M. Flores, and U. Ramamurty, .On the microstructure - tensile property correlations in bulk metallic glass matrix composites with crystalline dendrites, Acta materialia. Vol. 60, pp. 5089-5100, 2012.
S. Varughese, M.S.R.N. Kiran, U. Ramamurty, and G. R. Desiraju, "Nanoindentation in Crystal Engineering: Quantifying Mechanical Properties of Molecular Crystals," Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 52, pp. 2701-2712, 2013.
Parag Tandaiya, R. Narasimhan, U. Ramamurty, .On the mechanism and the length scales involved in the ductile fracture of a bulk metallic glass,. Acta materialia, vol. 61, pp. 1558-1570, 2013.
Total Publications: 158
Teaching: Mechanical behaviour of materials, Fatigue and fracture, Microstructural design.
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S. Ranganathan
FASc, FNA, FNAE, FNASc, FIIM
Honorary Professor
& Senior Homi Bhabha Fellow
+91-80-22932558, 23601198
rangu_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1965), Cambridge, UK
B.E. (1962), IISc
B.Sc. (Hons) (1960) Univ. of Madras
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Awards: National Metallurgists' Day Award, Govt. of India; Distinguished Material Scientist of the Year 2001, MRSI; Platinum Medal, IIM, 2005;.INAE Professor Jai Krishna Memorial Award, 2006
Research Interests: Nanostructured materials, Mesoporous materials, Metallic glasses, Quasicrystals, Metallurgical heritage of India
Selected Recent Publications:
E A Lord, A L Mackay and S Ranganathan, New Geometries for New Materials, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
J Basu B S Murthy and S Ranganathan, Glass forming ability: Miedema approach to (Zr, Ti, Hf)(Cu, Ni) binary and ternary alloys, J Alloys and Compounds, 54, 3637 (2006)
S. Ranganathan and E.A. Lord, Parallelohedra and topological transitions in cellular structures, Phil Mag Lett 88, 703-713, 2008.
Total Publications: 300
Teaching: Engineering Materials, Design of Materials , Imaging Nanomaterials
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R. Ravi
Principal Research Scientist
+91-80-2293 3244
rravi_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D.(2005), IISc
M.A. (1997), Annamalai Univ.
M.E. (1994), Anna Univ.
B.E. (1992), T.N.A. Univ.
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Research Interests: Diffusion in solids, Materials in electronic packaging. Growth of the TCP phases.
Selected recent publications:
R. Ravi and A. Paul, Interdiffusion in gold-copper systems, Available online Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2012).
R.Ravi and A.Paul, Diffusion and growth mechanism of the phases in the Pd-Sn system (2012) Accepted, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics.
R.Ravi and A.Paul, Interdiffusion study in the Co(W) solid solution and the topological close packed µ phase in the Co-W systems, Intermetallics, 19 (2011) 426-428.
Total Publications: 21
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Satyam Suwas
Associate Professor
+91-80-2293 3245
satyamsuwas_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1999), IIT Kanpur
M.Tech. (1994), IIT Kanpur
M.Sc. (1991), B.H.U, Varanasi
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Research Interests: Processing - texture relationship in structural and functional materials, Deformation and thermo-mechanical processing, Ultra-fine grain / nano-structured materials by Severe Plastic Deformation, High temperature structural materials for aerospace and other applications.
Selected Recent Publications:
- N.P. Gurao and Satyam Suwas (2011), Texture evolution and operative mechanisms during large-strain deformation of nanocrystalline nickel., Philosophical Magazine, Volume 91, Number 5, pp. 798-817.
- S. Biswas, S.S. Dhinwal and Satyam Suwas (2010), Room Temperature Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Magnesium., Acta Materialia, Volume 58, Issue 9, pp. 3247-3261
- S. Roy, A. Sarkar and Satyam Suwas (2010), On characterization of deformation microstructure in Boron modified Ti-6Al-4V Alloy., Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume A 528, pp. 449-458.
Total Publications: 98
Teaching:
Texture and Grain Boundary Engineering, Science of Materials Processing, Advanced Topics in Mechanical Behavior of Materials.
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Chandan Srivastava
Assistant Professor
+91-80-22932834
csrivastava_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D.(2009),Univ.of Alabama,USA
M.S.(2006),Univ.of Alabama,USA
B.Tech.(2003),IIT,Roorkee,India
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Awards:
Awarded Outstanding Dissertation award by the College of Engineering, The
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA for the year 2009.
Awarded Materials Science Fellowship for entire period of the graduate studies.
Research Interests:
Role of size and surfaces in phase transformations for nanoscale systems, Chemical synthesis and synthesis engineering of alloyed nanoparticles, Structural and compositional characterization of materials using transmission electron
microscopy (TEM) technique.
Selected Recent Publications:
C.Srivastava, D. E. Nikles, J. W. Harrell and G. B. Thompson, Composition
Distribution in FePt(Au) Nanoparticles, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, in press.
J. W. Harrell, S. Kang, D. Nikles, G. Thompson, S. Shi, C. Srivastava, FePt and
Related Nanoparticles, in Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Applications, editors J.
Ping Liu, Eric Fullerton, OliverGutfleisch, and David Sellmyer, Springer, 2009.
C. Srivastava, D. E. Nikles and G. B. Thompson, Compositional Evolution during the
Synthesis of FePt Nanoparticles, Journal of Applied Physics 104, 064315 (2008).
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Subodh Kumar
Professor
+91-80-22933239
skumar_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1993), Imperial College, London
M.Tech. (1986), IIT, Kanpur
B.Tech. (1983), IIT, Kanpur
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Awards: Binani Gold Medal award, Overseas Research Scholar Award.
Research Interests: Processing, characterization and properties of light metals and composites
Selected Recent Publications:
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Wear behavior of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) and hybrid coatings
of PEO and laser on MRI 230D magnesium alloy: G. Rapheal, S. Kumar, C.
Blawert and N. B. Dahotre, Wear 271, 1987-1997, 2011.
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Microstructure and texture evolution during accumulative roll bonding of
aluminium alloy AA5086: S. Roy, S. Singh, S. Suwas, S. Kumar and K.
Chattopadhyay, Materials Science and Engineering A 528, 8469-8478, 2011.
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Improving corrosion resistance of MRI 230D Mg alloy by hybrid coating of
laser surface alloying and plasma electrolytic oxidation: G. Rapheal, S.
Kumar, C. Blawert and N. B. Dahotre, Materials Science Forum, 706-709,
1209-1214, 2012.
Total Publications: 85
Teaching: Mechanical behaviour of materials; Light metals, alloys and composites; Microstructural design and development of engineering materials.
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S. Subramanian
Professor
+91-80-22932261
ssmani_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1987), Univ. of Mysore
M.Sc. (1976), Univ. of Roorkee
B.Sc. (1974), Univ. of Madras
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Awards: Mineral Beneficiation Award from Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers; Kamani Gold Medal from Indian Institute of Metals.
Research Interests: Surface and colloid chemistry, Mineral processing, Extractive metallurgy, Bio-processing and environmental control
Selected Recent Publications:
Evvie Chockalingam and S. Subramanian, Studies on removal of metal ions and sulphate reduction using rice husk and Desulfotomaculum nigrificans with reference to remediation of acid mine drainage, Chemosphere 62 (2006) 699-708.
K. Hanumantha Rao and S. Subramanian, Bioflotation and bioflocculation of relevance to minerals bioprocessing Invited Chapter in Microbial processing of metal sulphides, (Eds.) E. Donati and W. Sand, Springer Verlag, Germany (2007) 267-286.
Evvie Chockalingam and S. Subramanian, Studies on removal of metal ions and sulphate reduction using rice husk and Desulfotomaculum nigrificans with reference to remediation of acid mine drainage, Chemosphere 62 (2006) 699-708.
K. Hanumantha Rao and S. Subramanian, Bioflotation and bioflocculation of relevance to minerals bioprocessing Invited Chapter in Microbial processing of metal sulphides, (Eds.) E. Donati and W. Sand, Springer Verlag, Germany (2007) 267-286.
Evvie Chockalingam and S. Subramanian, Studies on removal of metal ions and sulphate reduction using rice husk and Desulfotomaculum nigrificans with reference to remediation of acid mine drainage, Chemosphere 62 (2006) 699-708.
K. Hanumantha Rao and S. Subramanian, Bioflotation and bioflocculation of relevance to minerals bioprocessing Invited Chapter in Microbial processing of metal sulphides, (Eds.) E. Donati and W. Sand, Springer Verlag, Germany (2007) 267-286.
Total Publications: 115
Teaching: Interfacial phenomena in materials processing.
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M.K. Surappa
FNAE, FNA
Professor
Presently Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (Punjab)
+91-80-22932697
mirle_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (1980), IISc
M.Sc.(Engg.) (1976), IISc
B.E. (1973), IISc
B.Sc. (1970), Mysore University
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Awards: Prof. Rustom Choksi Award for Excellence in Research in Engineering for the year 2007; MRSI-ICSC Super Conductivity and Materials Science Annual Prize; Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, Government of Karnataka; National Metallurgists Day Award from Govt. of India; MRSI Medal
Research Interests: Solidification, Processing and characterization of metal-matrix composites, Tribology
Selected Recent Publications:
Sudarshan, M. K. Surappa, Dongjoon ahn, and Rishi Raj (2008), Nanoceramic Metal Matrix Composites by in-situ pyrolysis of organic precursors in a liquid melt, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.
M. K. Surappa, R. K. Uyyuru and S.Brusethaug, Tribological behavior of Al-Si-SiCp composites / automobile brake pad system under dry sliding conditions, Tribology International, 40(2007) 365.
M. K. Surappa, Aluminium Matrix Composites: Challenges and Opportunities, Sadhana, 28 (2003) 319.
Total Publications: 120
Teaching: Inorganic Matrix Composites
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Suryasarathi Bose
Assistant Professor
+91-80-2293 3407
sbose_at_materials.iisc.ernet.in
Ph.D. (2008), IIT Bombay
M.Tech (2004), UICT, Mumbai
B.Tech (2002), Andhra Univ. Visakhapatnam
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Awards: Postdoctoral fellowship, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Elsevier recognized ‘top 25 articles’ in the field of Materials Science: Polymer, 2010, 51, 975; Compos. Sci. Tech. 2008, 69, 365 and Chem. Phys. Lett. 2006, 432, 480. IOP journal highlight article in 2008: Nanotechnology 19, 335704. Best paper award in Polymer Nanocomposites at Humboldt Meeting, Jaipur-2007.
Research Interests: Polymer processing, Polymer Blends, Carbon nanotubes and Graphene based polymer nanocomposites, Structure-property relationships.
Selected Recent Publications:
Suryasarathi Bose, C. Özdilek, J. Leys, J. W. Seo, M. Wübbenhorst, J. Vermant, P. Moldenaers, “Phase separation as a tool to control dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes in polymeric blends”, ACS Applied Mat. Intf., 2010, 2, 800.
Suryasarathi Bose, Rupesh A. Khare, P. Moldenaers, “Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of various type of pre-treatments of carbon nanotubes on the properties of polymer/carbon nanotubes composites: a critical review”, Polymer, 2010, 51, 975.
Suryasarathi Bose, A. R. Bhattacharyya, Rupesh A. Khare, S. Kamath, A. R. Kulkarni,“The role of specific interactions and selective localization of multiwall carbon nanotubes on the electrical conductivity and phase
morphology of multicomponent polymer blends”, Polym. Engg. Sci. 2010, DOI: 10.1002/pen.21998
Suryasarathi Bose, A. R. Bhattacharyya, Rupesh A. Khare, A. R. Kulkarni, T. U. Patro, P. Sivaraman, “Tuning the dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes in co-continuous polymer blends: a generic approach” Nanotechnology 2008, 19, 335704.
Total Publications: 29
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