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Pinaki Prasad BhattacharjeeView profile

Professor

• High entropy alloys
• Thermo-mechanical processing
• Crystallographic texture
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Dr Pinaki Prasad Bhattacharjee is a full-time Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H), India. He has been on the faculty since 2010 and previously served as Scientist at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, and as JSPS Post-doctoral Fellow at Osaka & Kyoto Universities, Japan. Education: Ph.D. – Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India M.Tech. – Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India B.Tech. – Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India Research Interests: His research centres on crystallographic texture evolution , thermo-mechanical processing , and structure–property relationships in advanced metallic materials. He investigates high-entropy alloys , severe plastic deformation routes to bulk ultrafine/nanostructured materials, additive manufacturing , catalysis & energy materials , and employs high-resolution EBSD and TEM for detailed microstructural characterisation. Publication Trends: Bhattacharjee’s recent publications (2015-2019) demonstrate a strong focus on high-entropy alloys —especially AlCoCrFeNi₂.₁ eutectic and CoCrFeMnNi FCC systems—processed via cryo-rolling , warm deformation , and strain-path controlled routes . Studies on nickel-base superalloys , porous copper , and duplex steels complement his alloy portfolio, consistently addressing microstructure–texture–mechanical property correlations. Scientific Awards & Recognition: Young Scientist Award, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Kolkata Chapter, 2009 JSPS Post-doctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2007-2009 Top-25 Most Downloaded Article, Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 2015 Regular reviewer for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A , Journal of Materials Science , Materials Science and Engineering A , and others. Research Supervision & Funding: Dr Bhattacharjee currently mentors two PhD scholars (Jagga Rao Gatti, Mohammed Zaid Ahmed) and five M.Tech students . He has secured ₹24 lakh from the Department of Science & Technology (DST) for a three-year project on continuous recrystallisation in ultrafine-grained aluminium alloys and an additional ₹3.87 lakh DST-JSPS Indo-Japan project on nanostructured Al-Mg-Sc/Zr alloys. Laboratory & Facilities: He heads research activities within the Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering block at IIT Hyderabad, leveraging facilities for high-resolution EBSD , TEM , severe plastic deformation (ARB, HPT), and thermo-mechanical processing to advance next-generation structural and functional materials.

Nilesh Prakash GuraoView profile

Professor

• Crystallographic texture
• Thermo-mechanical processing
• Mechanical Behaviour of materials
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Nilesh Prakash Gurao is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He is based in office FB-408 and his laboratory work is conducted at the Electroceramics Laboratory in 109 Western Labs. His academic journey includes a PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2010) and a BE from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (2005). Dr. Gurao's research focuses on crystallographic texture, thermo-mechanical processing, and mechanical behavior of materials. His specific interests span length and time scale effects in plasticity, in-situ deformation studies, micro-Laue diffraction using synchrotron radiation, and crystal plasticity simulations. His work bridges experimental characterization with computational modeling to understand fundamental deformation mechanisms in metallic materials. His publication record shows a consistent research trajectory focused on texture-property relationships in various metallic systems including stainless steels, titanium, aluminum alloys, and high entropy alloys. His recent work demonstrates expertise in advanced characterization techniques and statistical analysis of microstructural features. INSA Medal for Young Scientist 2015 Young Metallurgist of the Year 2015 from Ministry of Steels, GOI INSA-DFG Bi-lateral exchange fellowship 2015 Teaching Excellence Certificate from Director IIT Kanpur Dr. Gurao teaches courses on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials and Crystallographic Texture and Microstructural Engineering, for which he has received special recognition from the Director of IIT Kanpur. His laboratory work at the Electroceramics Laboratory supports both his research and teaching activities.