Curriculum Vitae

NameSatyam Suwas
DesignationProfessor
Date of Birth30th September, 1969
Institution's Address
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012
Email: satyamsuwas@iisc.ac.in, satyamsuwas@gmail.com
Homepage: http://materials.iisc.ernet.in/~satyamsuwas/
Telephone: +91-(0) 80-2293 3245 (Office)
+91-(0) 80-2351 1242 (Residence)
+91-(0) 98 8023 3480 (Mobile)
Fax: +91-(0) 80-2360-0472
Education
- 1999, Ph. D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India.
- 1994, M. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India.
- 1991, M. Sc., Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India.
Current Research Interests
- Processing - texture relationship
- Light alloys (Titanium, magnesium, aluminium alloys, lighter steels)
- Deformation and thermo-mechanical processing
- Microstructure-mechanical property correlation
Professional Experience
- April-October 2018: Guest Professor as Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awardee from Humboldt foundation, Germany at Institut für Strukturphysik, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
- Sept. 2015 onwards: Professor, From Sept. 2010: Associate Professor, From June 2005: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- May-July 2015, April–June 2011: Humboldt Re-visiting fellow, April 2004–May 2005: Humboldt fellow, Germany
- July 2014, May-July 2013: Invited Professor, University of Lorraine, France
- June -August 2008: IUSSTF fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Honors
- Elected Fellow (2019), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
- Elected Fellow (2019), Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI)
- Elected Fellow (2017), National Academy of Sciences, India
- Frederich Wilhem Bessel Award (2017) from Humboldt foundation, Germany
- Eminent Engineering personality for the year (2014), from Institution of Engineers, India
- Metallurgist of the year (2012) from Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India
- Humboldt Fellow (2004-2005) from Humboldt foundation, Germany
- Young Engineer of the Year (2003) from Indian National Academy of Engineering
- President Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma Medal (1999) from IIT Kanpur, India
Professional Activities
- Chairman, Indian Institute of Metals, Bangalore Chapter
- Membership of Indian Societies: Indian Institute of Metals (currently Chairman, Bangalore Chapter), Materials Research Society of India, Electron Microscopy Society of India, Texture Society of India
- Membership of International Societies: The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), USA, American Society of Metals (ASM), Interrnational Committee on Texture of Materials (ICOTOM), International committee on Strength of Materials (ICSMA)
Other professional services
- Key Reader for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2005-2007, 2008-till date)
- Reviewer for,
Acta Materialia,
Materials Science and Engineering A,
Journal of Alloys and Compounds,
Journal of Materials Science,
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology,
Materials Characterization,
Texture Stress and Microstructure,
Bulletin of Materials Science,
Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
Transactions of Indian National Academy of Engineering
Current Science (Indian Academy of Sciences)

Academic duties

Teaching
- Teach the following post-graduate courses at Indian Institute of Science
- Science of Materials Processing
- Texture and Grain Boundary Engineering
Research Profile
- Supervision of research students:
- Graduated 21 Doctoral, 26 Master students and 2 M.Sc./M.Tech.(res) students
- Currently supervising 12 Doctoral and 3 Master students.

Publications

Books authored / edited
- Microstructure and Texture in Steels and Other Materials
A. Haldar, Satyam Suwas, D. Bhattacharjee, (Eds.), 2009, Springer, UK.
ISBN: 978-1-84882-453-9
- Textures of Materials - ICOTOM 16, Vols. 702 - 703
A. Tewari, Satyam Suwas, D. Srivastava, I. Samajdar and A. Haldar, (Eds.), 2012,
Trans Tech Publication, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-03785-294-1