CURRENT GROUP MEMBERS
Praveen Kumar
Professor| Ph.D.: | Mechanical Engineering(Major: Materials, Minor: Design), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2007 |
| M.S.: | Mechanical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials), University of Southern California, Los Angeles , 2005 |
| B. Tech.: | Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 2003 |
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Mainak Sen
Post-Doctoral Fellow| E-mail: | mainaksen@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | Ph.D. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Current Research: | Dwell-fatigue of Ti alloys |
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Sanjeev Singh Yadav
Post-Doctoral Fellow| E-mail: | sanjeevyadav@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar |
| Current Research: | Threshold fatigue behavior and high temperature mechanical testing |
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Poornachandra
Post-Doctoral Fellow| E-mail: | pbsatyam@gmail.com |
| Education: | Ph.D. (Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
| Current Research: | Residual life assesment of Ti alloys |
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Ratnakar Singh
Post-Doctoral Fellow| E-mail: | ratan.ims2011@gmail.com |
| Education: | Ph.D. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
| Current Research: | Hydogen storage and weld joints |
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Chandan Kumar
PhD Student (Jointly with Professor Gaurav Tomar )| E-mail: | chandankuma1@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna
M.Tech. (Energy Technology), Tezpur University, Assam |
| Current Research: | High temperature behavior of Ni-based superalloys |
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Shashwat Kumar Misra
PhD Student| E-mail: | shashwatk@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Odisha
M.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Current Research: | Effect of electric current on mechanical properties |
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Darshan C
PhD Student| E-mail: | darshanc@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru
M.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Karnataka |
| Current Research: | Creep of thin films |
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Raineesh Babu K P
PhD Student| E-mail: | raineeshkp@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.E. (Mechanical and Production Engineering) TKM College of Engineering, Kerala University
M.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Indore |
| Current Research: | Dwell fatigue in Ti alloys |
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Anjali Gawande
PhD Student| E-mail: | anjali17158@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) VNIT, Nagpur
M.Tech. (Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Current Research: | Indentation creep: Methdology and application to superalloys |
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Suraj Kumar
PhD Student (Jointly with Professor Vikram Jayaram )| E-mail: | surajkumar12@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia
M.Tech. (Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Patna and TU Darmstadt (DAAD) |
| Current Research: | Mechanical properties and deformation mechanism of refractory materials at elevated temperature |
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Nikhil Suman
PhD Student (Jointly with Professor Vikram Jayaram )| E-mail: | nikhilsuman@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) Cochin University of Science & Technology
M.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar |
| Current Research: | Bending creep: Handling dissimilar material joints with non-uniform spatial distribution |
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Ujjwal Kumar Sinha
PhD Student (Sponsored through a DRDO project)| E-mail: | ujjwalkumar@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
M.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Current Research: | Mechanical behavior of high-temperature materials |
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Noumaan Bin Nisar
PhD Student (Sponsored through Pratt & Whitney)| E-mail: | noumaanbin@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) National Institute of Technology, Srinagar |
| Current Research: | Fatigue behavior of AM Ti alloys |
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Bolla Mallika
M.Tech. (Project) Student| E-mail: | mallikabolla@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada |
| Current Research: | Mechanical behavior of superalloys |
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Sudhanshu Kumar
M.Tech. (Project) Student| E-mail: | sudhanshuk@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering) National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi (Now: National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology) |
| Current Research: | Residual life assesment |
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TVS Naveen Babu Naidu
M.Tech. (Project) Student| E-mail: | naveenbnvst@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgy and Materials Engineering) Indian Institute of Engineering science and Technology, Shibpur |
| Current Research: | High temperature mechanical behavior |
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Navajeevan Sagar Akepogu
M.Tech. (Project) Student| E-mail: | navajeevans@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies - R K Valley Campus |
| Current Research: | High temperature mechanical behavior |
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Vikhashini P Manoharan
Project Assistant| E-mail: | vikhashinim@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | MSc Physics St Joseph's University Bangalore |
| Current Research: | Development of W-ELG |
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ALUMNI
PhD Students
Santanu Talukdar
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Rudra Pratap ),(Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | santanu.809@gmail.com |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Electronics and Instrumentation), B.Sc. (Physics (Hons.)) Jadavpur University, Kolkata ,
Ph.D. (Nano-Science and Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Study and control of electromigration driven material transport for applications in nano-fabrication and patterning |
| Currently at: | Assistant Professor at IISER Bhopal / Profile |
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Piyush Jagtap
Doctoral Student (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | piyushvj@gmail.com |
| Education: | B.Tech.(Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), VNIT, Nagpur,
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Major: Mechanics and materials science based study of whiskering in Sn coatings. Minor: Study of effect of electric field on the mechanical behavior of CNT foams |
| Currently at: | Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee / Profile | Previously at: | Brown University (Fulbright Post-Doctoral Scholar) |
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Deepak Sharma
Doctoral Student (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | dsharma7309@gmail.com |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering),NIT Hamirpur ,
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Major Effect of electric current loading and self-induced magnetic field on fracture and failure of pre-cracked metallic foils. Minor: Development of (CNT or rGO)-Cu-In based new generation thermal interface materials. | Currently at: | JNU as an Assistant Professor, School of Engineering / Profile |
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Varun Baheti
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Aloke Paul ) (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | iisc1909@gmail.com |
| Education: | M.E. (Materials Engineering) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore ,
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research@IISc: | Diffusion controlled growth of phases in metal-tin systems related to microelectronics packaging | Currently at: | IIT Roorkee as an Assistant Professor / Profile |
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Somaiah Nalla
Doctoral Student (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | somuyadav.dhp@gmail.com |
| Education: | B.Sc., M.Sc. and M.Tech. (Materials Engineering), University of Hyderabad
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research@IISc: | Effect of electromigration, thermomigration and thermal-cycling on mass transport in Cu films | Currently at: | Post-Doctoral Fellow at CeNSE, IISc/ Google Scholar Profile | Previously at: | Rice University (Post-Doctoral Scholar) |
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Devi Lal
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Vikram Jayaram ) (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | devilal@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) NIT Jamshedpur
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research@IISc: | Mechanical behavior of free-standing APS 7YSZ | Currently at: | Assistant Professor, IIT Jammu/ Profile | Previously at: | GE Global Research, Bangalore, and Stony Brook University |
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Sumit Kumar
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Rudra Pratap ) (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | sumitk@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Sc (Physics) Patna Science College, Patna ;
M.Sc (Physics) IIT-Bombay, Mumbai Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research@IISc: | Electric current induced flow on conducting and non-conducting substrate and its applications | Currently at: | Senior Research Fellow at IISc/ Researchgate Profile |
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Ali (Syed Idrees Afzal Jalali)
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Vikram Jayaram ) (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | syedjalali@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.E. (Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering) NIT, Srinagar
M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) IIT-Roorkee Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research@IISc: | Development of bending creep as a high throughput replacement of unixial creep tests | Currently at: | Assistant Research Professor at John Hopkins University/ Researchgate Profile |
| Previously at: | Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Colorado, Boulder |
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Dipali Shivaji Sonawane
Doctoral Student (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | dipalis@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) MKSSS'S Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Major: Effect of length-scale and geometry on relaibility of metal-Si systems; Minor: Mechanical behavior of polymer based composites | Currently at: | Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellow at Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf / Researchgate Profile |
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Shobhit Pratap Singh
Doctoral Student (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | shobhitsingh@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering), National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal ;
M.E. (Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Major: Creep behavior of high purity LiF single crystals; Minor(s): Severe plastic deformation; Creep of Cu-Bi | Currently at: | Post Doctoral Fellow at BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung), Berlin (Germany) / Google Scholar Profile |
| Previously at: | Post-Doctoral Fellow at The University of Manchester |
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Vijayendra Shastri
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Rudra Pratap ) (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | vijayendra@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Engg.(Mechanical Engineering) Sri Jaya Chamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Electric field induced flow in liquid metals | Currently at: | Post Doctoral Fellow, Delft University / Google Scholar Profile |
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Anwesha Kanjilal
Doctoral Student (Degree Awarded)| E-mail: | anweshak@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering), Jadavpur University, Kolkata;
M.E. (Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Effect of joint scale on creep of solder joints | Currently at: | Post-Doctoral Fellow at Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf / Researchgate Profile |
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Ananya Tripathi
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Vikram Jayaram ) (Thesis Defended)| E-mail: | ananyat@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials), National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), IISc, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc | Mechanical reliability of bond coats | Currently at: | Post-Doctoral Fellow at GE India / Researchgate Profile |
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Faizan Hijazi
Doctoral Student (Jointly with Professor Vikram Jayaram )| E-mail: | faizanh@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.E. (Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering) NIT, Srinagar
M.E. (Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Research @ IISc: | Effect of microstructure on creep under bending | Currently at: | Post-Doctoral Fellow at John Hopkins University (USA)/ Researchgate Profile |
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Swanand P. Telpande
PhD Student| E-mail: | swanandt@iisc.ac.in |
| Education: | B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering) VNIT, Nagpur |
| Current Research: | Electric current induced fracture of metals | Currently at: | Engineer at Applied Materials, Bangalore/ google scholar Profile |
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