Diffusion in Solids, Phase Diagrams, Growth Kinetics, Microstructure, Properties
Research methodologies, Automation tools like potentiostat programming, Latex and planning tools to do reseach efficiently, Nano grain sized metallic materials, Nano Nickel and Nano copper coatings, Nano composites, Nano ceramic metal matrix coating, Weldments, Corrosion protection of weldments, Electrocatalysis, Synthesis and characterization of an electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, Energy materials, Microporous coatings of Nickel for hydrogen evolution, Modelling and simulation, Simulation of iron and steel making processes
Aqueous corrosion, Solidification processing, Ultra fine grained materials
Metal Matric Composites, Nanocomposites, Machinability, Intermetallics, Sintering Kinetics, Mechanical Alloying, Powder Metallurgy
Metal Foam, Nanomaterials, Metal Matrix Composites, Metallic Glasses
Steel development for:, 1. Automotive application, 2. Armour, 3. Construction;, Study of phase transformation with the help of:, 1. ThermoCalc, 2. DICTRA, 3. Modelling;, Structure-property correlation of:, 1. Mechanical properties of steel (e.g. tensile, fatigue, impact etc), 2. Heat treatment;, Joining of materials, 1. Ferrous, 2. Non-ferrous joining
Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, Recycling, Microwave processing, Rare earth, Electronic waste recycling, CFL, Magnets, Lithium ion battery
Phase Transformations, Steel microstructure and properties, Alloy design, Thermo-Calc and Dictra Simulation
Advanced Thermomechanical Processing of Steels and Titanium Alloys, , Damage Evaluation of Metals and Alloys, , Fatigue Behaviour of Titanium Alloys, , Tailor and Design of Steel Microstructure and their Mechanical responses, , Electron Microscopy, Precipitation kinetics, Crystallographic texture,
Ceramics and tribology, Ultra high temperature ceramics, Research and teaching, Structural Ceramcis, Research and teaching, Tribology, Research and teaching, Metal Matrix Composites, Research and teaching, Friction Stir Processing, Research and teaching, Martensitic Stainless Steels
Physical Metallurgy, Physical & Industrial Metallurgy
Modeling and simulation of microstructure evolution and mechanical behaviour of materials, Phase field modeling, Crystal Plasticity, Multi-scale modeling of materials
(1) Biomaterials:, Developing Material systems for Implants, Tissue Engineering and Degradable Scaffolds, (2) Multiscale Mechanics and Tribology:, (i) For Structural Materials, (ii) Nanomechanics of Biological and 1D/2D Nanomaterials, (3) Composite Material Systems with Nanofillers:, For structural and biomedical applications with specific functionalities
Synthesis of Nanomaterials, Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and other nanomaterials and thin films, Electronic Applications of Nanomaterials, Field Emission - application of interface engineering and novel geometry, Energy Related Application of Nanomaterials, Carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials as Li-ion battery electrode
Preparation of Bulk Nanostructured metals and alloys and nanocomposites, Low stacking fault energy materials (Copper based alloys), high entropy alloys, Development of cast high entropy alloys, Development of High strength steel by controlled Thermo-mechanical processing, Thermomechanical simulation, multiaxial forging, controlled rolling of IF steels, Microalloyed steel, Thermodynamics, kinetics and thermal stability of nanostructured materials, Iron based and aluminium-based nanostructured alloys, Mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering, Wear and Corrosion resistance
Physical metallurgy, Alloy design and development, Tribology, Physical metallurgy, Alloy design and development, Tribology
High temperature deformation, Thermo-mechanical processing, High temperature deformation, Superplasticity and Superplastic Forming, High temperature deformation, Friction stir processing, Crystallographic Texture, Micro and Macro texture
Metallurgical Engineering, Powder metallurgy, steels, high temperature structural materials, intermetallics.
Extractive Metallurgy, High Temperature Oxidation & Corrosion, Extractive Metallurgy, High Temperature Oxidation & Corrosion
Surface Engineering, Thermochemical surface treatments for steels, powder metallurgy, second-phase dispersion strengthened metal alloys, Solid State Phase Transformation, internal precipitation in solids
Structure - property correlations, Electron Microscopy, Crystallographic Texture, Thermo-mechanical processing, Plasticity, Annealing, Advanced Manufacturing methods, Additive Manufacturing, Smart Materials, Shape memory alloys, Strutural Materials, Metallic multilayers, Ti alloys, Ni base superalloys, Al alloys
Computational Materials Science, Phonon Transport, Interface Engineering, Solid State Diffusion, Materials Informatics, Data Driven Materials Selection and Design, Energy Storage Materials, Oxide Thermoelectrics, Battery Materials
Retired Faculty
Welding Metallurgy, Fatigue & Fracture mechanics, Met. matrix composites, Innovation & IP Management, Welding & adhesive joining, Nano filler polymer composite, Life & Safety Analyses of Eng. Structure