Surendra Kumar Makineni

Dr. Surendra Kumar Makineni is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. He leads the Max Planck Society-IISc Partner Group and heads the Alloy Design, Deformation, and Degradation (A3D) Group. His primary affiliation is with the Department of Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design within IISc's Materials Engineering division.

Education:

• B.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela (2003-2007)
• Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (2010-2015)

Research Focus: Investigates creep deformation behavior of superalloys and magnesium-based alloys, designs high-temperature aluminum-based alloys, and studies environmental degradation of superalloys at elevated temperatures. His work integrates advanced characterization techniques like Atom Probe Tomography.

Awards & Fellowships:

• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2017-2019)

Professional Experience:

• Postdoctoral Researcher, MPIE Germany (2016-2017)
• Visiting Research Scientist, University of Michigan, USA (2015-2016)

Labs & Groups: Directs the A3D Group, a multidisciplinary team focused on alloy development and material behavior under extreme conditions.