DST Faculty Fellows
Dr. Bibhu Prasad Sahu
Designation: DST Ramanujan Faculty Fellow (Dec 2025 – Present)
Prior Experience: Reseach Engineer, Texas A&M University, USA (Jan 2024-Oct 2025) ; Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan, USA (Feb 2021-Jan 2024)
Prior Education: Ph.D., IIT Kharagpur
Research Topic: Additive Manufacturing of Superalloys
Email: bibhuprasads@iisc.ac.in
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Dileep Pathote
(jointly with Prof. Kaushik Chatterjee, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Associate (Jan 2024 – Present)
Prior Education: Ph.D., IIT BHU, Varanasi
Research Topic: Magnesium alloys and additive manufacturing
Email: pdileep@iisc.ac.in
Dr. P S Manoranjan Jena
Designation: National Postdoctoral Fellow (NPDF-ANRF) (Jan 2026 – Present)
Prior Education: M. Tech and Ph.D. dual degree (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 2025), CSIR - National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur
Research Topic: Phase-Engineered Compositionally Complex Alloys for High-Temperature Applications
Email: manoranjanps@iisc.ac.in,
psmanoranjan@gmail.comDoctoral Students
Sureddy Tejanath Reddy
Designation: Research Scholar (Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Aug 2019 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech (Dual Degree), Metallurgical & Materials Engg., NIT Rourkela
Research Topic: Effect of 3D microstructure on fatigue properties of Titanium alloys
Email: tejanaths@iisc.ac.in
Jivan Kumar
Designation: Ph.D. (ERP GTRE, Bangalore, Aug 2019 – Present)
Prior Education: B.Tech, Metallurgy, BIT Sindri, Dhanbad
Research Topic: Additive Manufacturing of Ni-based Superalloys
Email: jivankumar@iisc.ac.in
Priti Ranjan Panda
(jointly with Prof. Koushik Viswanathan, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2019 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech, Manufacturing Engg., IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Research Topic: Investigation of Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Process using Experimentation and Finite Element Modelling
Email: pritipanda@iisc.ac.in
Gowtham VE
(jointly with Prof. Ramesh Chandra Mallik, ICER)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2019 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Sc Physics, Madras Christian College, Univ. of Madras
Research Topic: Effect of severe plastic deformation and texture on semiconductor Thermoelectric properties
Email: gowthamve@iisc.ac.in
Sudeepta Mukherjee
(jointly with Prof. B.S. Murty (IITH) & Prof. Surendra Kumar Makineni)Designation: Research Scholar (Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Jan 2020 – Present)
Prior Education: B.Tech, Metallurgical & Materials Engg., VNIT Nagpur
Research Topic: Design and Development of Low-Density, High-Strength Ni-Based Superalloys
Email: sudeeptam@iisc.ac.in
Sumit Kumar Gahlyan
Designation: Research Scholar, ERP scheme (PhD in Materials Engg., 2020 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech, Metallurgical and Materials Engg., IIT Kharagpur
Research Topic: Peripheral Coarse Graining (PCG) in AA2xxx alloys
Vamsi Krishna Pakki
(jointly with Prof. Subodh Kumar)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD in Materials Engg., Jan 2021 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech, Metallurgical and Materials Engg., NIT Jamshedpur
Research Topic: Processing of magnesium alloys through asymmetric rolling to control texture and enhance properties
Email: vamsikrishna@iisc.ac.in
Suryateja D
(jointly with Prof. Ravishankar Narayanan, MRC)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD in Materials Engg., Jan 2021 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech (Materials Engineering), IISc Bangalore
Research Topic: Microstructural stability and oxidation studies of Ni and Co-based alloys under ultra-supercritical conditions
Email: suryatejad@iisc.ac.in
Prasanth S
(jointly with Dr. N D Shivakumar, Principal Research Scientist, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Jan 2021 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech Metallurgical & Materials Engg., 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
(jointly with Prof. Koushik Viswanathan, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Jan 2021 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech Manufacturing & Automation, CET Trivandrum
Research Topic: Metal Additive Manufacturing
Email: sreelekshmis@iisc.ac.in
Sita Choudhary
Designation: Research Scholar (PhD in Materials Engg., Aug 2021 – Present)
Prior Education: B.Tech, Metallurgical and Materials Engg., MNIT Jaipur
Research Topic: Process-structure-mechanical property correlation of directed energy deposited Ti6242 alloy
Email: sitac@iisc.ac.in
Anand Kumar
(jointly with Prof. Koushik Viswanathan, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2021 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech Mechanical Engg., IIT Roorkee
Research Topic: Direct Energy Deposition in Additive Manufacturing
Email: anandk2@iisc.ac.in
Pranjal Singh
(jointly with Prof. R Narasimhan, Mechanical Engg.)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2021 – Present)
Prior Education: Mtech Indutrial Metallurgy (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), IIT Roorkee
Research Topic: Fracture Behavior of TWIP Steel
Email: pranjalsingh@iisc.ac.in
Nikhil T G
(jointly with Prof. Satish V Kailas, Mechanical Engg.)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2022 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech Materials Engg., NIT Warangal; B.Tech Mechanical Engg., Govt Engg College Thrissur
Research Topic: Severe plastic deformation of Mg and Al
Email: nikhilt@iisc.ac.in
Prasadinee Maharana
Designation: Research Scholar (PhD in Materials Engg., Aug 2023 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engg.), IIT Bhubaneswar (2021–23); B.Tech (Mechanical Engg.), CET Bhubaneswar
Research Topic: Microstructure–texture–property relationship of additively manufactured Ti alloy
Email: prasadineem@iisc.ac.in
Rendla Pruthvi
(jointly with Prof. T.A. Abhinandan)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD in Materials Engg., Aug 2024 – Present)
Prior Education: B.Tech (Mechanical Engg.), Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal
Research Topic: Determination of the role of microstructure, texture,and residual stress on the threshold stress for hydride reorientation in Zr alloy
Email: pruthvir@iisc.ac.in
Saurav Ranjan Sahay
(jointly with Prof. Kaushik Chatterjee, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2024 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech Mechanical Engg., IIT (ISM) Dhanbad; B.Tech NIT Calicut
Research Topic: Design and Development of biodegradable implants
Email: sauravsahay@iisc.ac.in
Rishad A R
(jointly with Prof. Bikramjit Basu, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2024 – Present)
Prior Education: M.Tech APJ Abdul Kalam Tech Univ; B.Tech Calicut Univ
Research Topic: Additive Manufacturing and Fatigue properties of Ti6Al4V alloys
Email: rishadr@iisc.ac.in
Anshul Ajay Tembhurkar
Designation: Research Scholar (PhD in Materials Engg., Aug 2025 – Present)
Prior Education: B.Tech & M.Tech (Dual Degree) Metallurgical and Materials Engg., IIT Kharagpur
Research Topic: Titanium Alloys
Email: anshult@iisc.ac.in
Mamaru Wutabachew
Designation: Research Scholar (PhD in Materials Engg., Aug 2025 – Present)
Prior Education:Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Design AASTU, Addis Ababa
Research Topic: Magnesium alloy system
Email: mamaruy@iisc.ac.in
Asmamaw Mulaw Feleke
(jointly with Prof. Satish V. Kailas, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2025 – Present)
Prior Education:MSc. in Mechanical Design, Bahir Dar university, Ethiopia
Research Topic: Processing of secondary Aluminium
Email: asmamawf@iisc.ac.in
K. V. Hari Shankar
(jointly with Prof. Satish V. Kailas, Design and Manufacturing)Designation: Research Scholar (PhD, Aug 2025 – Present)
Prior Education:M.Tech in Manufacturing Engineering, NIT Warangal; B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, SMVDU- Jammu and Kashmir
Research Topic: Severe Plastic Deformation of Silicon Steel
Email: kharishankar@iisc.ac.in
Masters Students
Mokalla Uday
Designation: MTech in Materials Engineering, 2025-27
Prior Education: B.Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Research Topic: Microstructral design and mechanical properties corelation of WAAM printed Al-5xxx series alloy