Principal Investigator: Dr. Rahul Sarkar

Welcome to the little corner of my web!

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at IIT Kanpur. Prior to this, I was a Research Fellow on Casting Powders at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick. I graduated with my Ph.D in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Utah in 2019, working with Prof. H.Y.Sohn. I received my Master of Technology (M.Tech) from IIT Bombay in 2013 and my Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) from Jadavpur University in 2011. I work in the broad area of process metallurgy with an emphasis on ferrous extraction. My current areas of interest include alternative (H₂ - based) ironmaking, mould fluxes in continuous casting of steel, refractory interactions and process modelling. Please find my most recent CV here.

I am always on the lookout for motivated students interested in process metallurgy research. If you are a prospective student and interested to join our research group, please feel free to write me an email at rsarkar@iitk.ac.in with a copy of your CV attached.

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, IIT Kanpur, (September 2021 - Present).




Research Fellow, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick, UK, (November 2019 - May 2021).




Researcher, Tata Steel Research and Development, (July 2013 - August 2015).

Education

PhD in Metallurgical Engineering, 2019
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA




Masters in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, 2013
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India




Bachelors in Metallurgical Engineering, 2011
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India