2. DOCTORAL STUDENTS

	Shubhendu Anupam Dutta (jointly with Prof. Satish V. Kailash)
	Designation: Research Scholar ( PhD in Materials engineering, Aug 2018 -)
	Prior-education: B.Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), IIT Kharagpur; M. Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), IIT Kharagpur
	Research Topic:Creep-fatigue interaction in Superalloys in Advanced ultra supercritical conditions
	email: shubhenduanupam@gmail.com

	Himanshu Gupta (jointly with Prof. S. Gopalakrishnan )
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Jan 2019- )
	Prior-education: B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), NIT Srinagar; M. Tech. (Materials Science & Engineering), NIT Tiruchirapalli
	Research Topic: Propagation of elastic waves in textured metallic structures
	email: ghimanshu@iisc.ac.in

	Shreshtha Ranjan (jointly with Prof. Gopalan Jagadeesh )
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Materials Engineering, Aug 2019- )
	Prior-education: B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), NIFFT Ranchi; M. Tech. (Materials Science and Engineering), IIT Patna
	Research Topic: Study on Shock wave response of textured materials
	email: shreshthar@iisc.ac.in; shreshtharanjan95@gmail.com

	Priti Ranjan Panda (jointly with Prof. Koushik Viswanathan)
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Materials Engineering, Aug 2019- )
	Prior-education: M. Tech., Manufacturing Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
	Research Topic: Investigation of Wire and Arc Additive manufacturing Process using Experimentation and Finite Element Modelling
	email: pritipanda@iisc.ac.in

	Sanika Paranjape (jointly with Prof. Satish Vasu Kailash)
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Materials Engineering, Aug 2019- )
	Prior-education: B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune
	Research Topic: Polymer Derived Ceramic
	email: sanikap@iisc.ac.in

	Govind Kumar (jointly with Prof. Satish Vasu Kailash)
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Materials Engineering, Aug 2019- )
	Prior-education: M. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
	Research Topic: Manufacturing metal matrix composite in-situ polymer derived ceramic (PDC) using friction stir process (FSP)
	email: govindkumar@iisc.ac.in

	Gowtham VE Physics(jointly with Prof. Ramesh Chandra Mallik)
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Materials Engineering, Aug 2019- )
	Prior-education: M.Sc, Physics, Madras Christian College, University of Madras
	Research Topic: Effect of severe plastic deformation and texture on semi-conductor Thermoelectric properties
	email: gowthamve@iisc.ac.in

	Prasanth S (jointly with Dr.Thulasi Raman, Integrated Program Lead, Center of excellence for Additive Manufacturing)
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Jan 2021- )
	Prior-education: M. Tech., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, MNIT Jaipur
	Research Topic: Design Development and characterization of TiAl manufactured through laser and e-beam based AM Process
	email: sprasanth@iisc.ac.in

	Sreelekshmi Soman G CPDM(jointly with Prof. Koushik Viswanathan)
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD Jan. 2021- )
	Prior-education: M. Tech., Manufacturing and Automation, College of engineering Trivandrum, ApJ Abdul Kalam Technological university.
	Research Topic: Metal Additive Manufacturing
	email: sreelekshmis@iisc.ac.in

	Anand Kumar CPDM(jointly with Prof. Koushik Viswanathan)
	Designation: Research Scholar (PhD Aug 2021- )
	Prior-education: M. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
	Research Topic: Direct Energy Deposition in Additive Manufacturing
	email: anandk2@iisc.ac.in