About Me
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Materials Science and Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU)
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) : 4/4
August 2011 - August 2015
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) : 9.02/10
Department Rank - 1
July 2004 - May 2008
Professional Experience
Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
January 2022 - Present
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
December 2015 - December 2021
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
August 2015 - December 2015
Graduate Research Assistant
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
August 2011 - August 2015
Manager, Operation, Hot Strip Mill (HSM)
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India
July 2010 - June 2011
Total Quality Management (TQM) Executive
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India
March 2010 - June 2010
Safety Executive
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India
November 2009 - February 2010
Project Executive
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India
July 2009 - October 2009
Management Trainee Technical
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India
July 2008 - June 2009
Undergraduate Research Student
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
May 2007 - July 2007
Awards / Honors
- ASM-IIM Lectureship award 2021 by Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
- Excellence in Teaching Award 2022 by IIT Kanpur
- P K Kelkar Young Fellowship (2022-2025) by IIT Kanpur
- Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) Member (2022-2026) by INYAS
- NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Awards 2020 by The National Academy of Sciences, India
- Reviewer Appreciation Certificate, Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals, Aug 2020, April 2021, June 2021, July 2021
- 2018 SMD JOM Best Paper Award by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
- Young Metallurgist of the Year Award 2017 in metal science divisionby IIM(Indian Institute of Metals)
- IEI Young Engineers Award 2017-2018 in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Discipline by The Institution of Engineers (India)
- Council Member, Indian Institute of Metals (2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020)
- Teaching Excellence Certificates for the following courses at IIT Kanpur
- MSE302A: Mechanical Behavior of Materials (SEM I, 2016-2017 and SEM I, 2017-2018)
- MSE661A: Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Materials and Models (SEM II, 2016-2017)
- MSE313A: Mechanical Behavior Laboratory (SEM I, 2017-2018)
- MSE617A: Mathematic and Computational Methods (SEM II, 2018-2019)
- MSE671A: Heat Treatment and Surface Hardening (SEM I, 2019-2020 and SEM I, 2020-2021)
- MSE676A: Materials Failure: Analysis and Prevention (SEM II, 2020-2021)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing (SEM II, 2021-2022)
- MSE616A: Thermodynamics of Materials (SEM II, 2022-2023)
- Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Dissertation in Materials Science and Engineering Department, Arizona State University (2016)
- ASU Student Travel Award (2014, 2015)
- Award for Best Contribution in “Study and Suggest Measures to Improve Billet Internal Quality for 36-40 mm Rebars”, Flat Product Technology Group (FPTG), Tata Steel, India (2011)
- Institute Silver Medal, IIT Kharagpur, India (2008).
- Best B. Tech Project Work, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur, India (2008)
- Indranil Award for Metallurgy, The Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, India (2008)
- Ramneek Sodhi Memorial Award, IIT Kharagpur, India (2008)
- 1st place in metallography and 2nd place in paper presentation in Congress of Metallurgical Professionals involving Students, Industry and Teachers (COMPOSIT), IIT Kharagpur (2008)
- J. B. Ghosh Memorial Award, IIT Kharagpur, India (2007)
- Pradeep Kumar ChakrabortyAward, IIT Kharagpur, India (2007)
- Smt. Ava Sanyal Memorial award, IIT Kharagpur, India (2007)
- Tata Scholarship by Tata Steel, India (2006-2008)
- Tata Steel Millennium Scholarship by Tata Steel, India (2004-2006)
- Certificate of Honour, Mrs. K. M. P. M. Inter College, India (2003)
Reviewer
- Materials Science and Engineering A (outstanding reviewer)
- Acta Materialia
- Materials and Design
- Materials Characterization
- Journal of Materials Processing Technology
- Philosophical Magazine
- Corrosion Science
- Scientific Reports
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds
- Scripta Materialia
- Advanced Engineering Materials
- KirkOthmer Encyclopedia
- Vacuum
- Transaction of Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
- Materials Research
- Engineering Fracture Mechanics
- Chemical Engineering Communication
- Sadhana
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Teaching
COURSES TAUGHT
- TA211: Introduction to Manufacturing, Instructor (Aug 1 - Nov 2023)
- MSE661A: Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Materials and Models, Instructor (Summer 2023)
- MSE616A: Thermodynamics of Materials, Instructor (Jan 1 - April 2023)
- MSE311A: Physical Metallurgy Laboratory, Instructor (Aug 1 - Nov 2022)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing, Tutor (Aug - Nov 2022)
- MSE671A: Heat Treatment and Surface Hardening, Instructor (Summer 2022)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing, Instructor (Jan – April, 2022)
- MSE313A: Mechanical Behaviour Laboratory, Instructor (Aug – Nov 2021)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing, Tutor (Aug – Nov 2021)
- MSE671A: Heat Treatment and Surface Hardening, Instructor (Summer 2021)
- MSE676A: Materials Failure: Analysis and Prevention, Instructor (Jan – April 2021)
- MSE671A: Heat Treatment and Surface Hardening, Instructor (Aug – Nov 2020)
- MSE661A: Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Materials and Models, Instructor (Jan – April 2020)
- MSE671A: Heat Treatment and Surface Hardening, Instructor (Aug – Nov 2019)
- ESO205A: Nature and Properties of Materials, Tutor (Aug – Nov 2019)
- MSE617A: Mathematic and Computational Methods, Instructor (Jan – April 2019)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing, Instructor (Aug - Nov, 2018)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing, Tutor (Aug - Nov, 2018)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing, Tutor (Jan - April, 2018)
- MSE690A/691A: Seminar Participation, Instructor (Jan – April 2018)
- MSE302A: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Instructor (Aug – Nov 2017)
- MSE313A: Mechanical Behaviour Laboratory, Instructor (Aug – Nov 2017)
- MSE661A: Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Materials and Models, Instructor (Jan – April 2017)
- MSE302A: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Instructor (Aug – Nov 2016)
- MSE313A: Mechanical Behaviour Laboratory, Instructor (Aug – Nov 2016)
- TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing, Tutor (Jan – April 2016)
- MSE315A: Manufacturing Process Laboratory, Co-Instructor (Jan – April 2016)
COURSES DEVELOPED
- MSE661A: Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Materials and Models
Professional Activities
Contributions To The Institute
- PMRF Institute Coordinator, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (April 2023 – To date)
- Vice Chairperson, Students Placement Office, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Oct 2022 – To date)
- Coordinator, PMRF nodal institute for Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering/Mining Engineering (Oct 2021 – March 2023)
- Warden In-charge, Hall 2, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Feb 2020 – To date)
- Warden In-charge, Hall 4, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Sep 2018 – Aug 2019)
- Warden, Hall 4, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (May 2016 – Aug 2018)
- Faculty In-charge, Materials Testing Lab and Workshop, Dept. of MSE, IIT Kanpur (Aug 2019 – to date)
- Convener, Mechanical Testing and Sample Preparation Lab, ACMS, IIT Kanpur (Oct 2020 – To date)
- Committee Member, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur
- IPDF committee (2021-2022)
- Covid committee; committee for return of students (2021-2022)
- Software labs + Departmental Website/Social Media committee (2019-2020)
- Awards committee (2019-2020, 2022-2023)
- Students Placement Committee (2018-2019, 2020-2021)
- Website committee (Content Management) (2017-2019)
- Department Post Graduate Committee (2020-2021, 2022 - 2023)
- MSES Adviser (UG and PG) (2016-2017)
- Core committee member, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, UBA (Sep 2017 – To date)
- Co-PI, Regional Coordinating Institute (RCI) UBA
- Co-PI, Ranjit Singh Rozi Siksha Kendra (2019 - to date)
- Co-PI, Rural Technology Action group (RuTAG) (Feb 2022 – to date)
- Member, Animal welfare committee (AWC), IIT Kanpur (Jan 2020 – To date)
- Member, NFAPT, IITK (Nov 2021 – To date)
- Faculty Advisory committee, UDGHOSH, IIT Kanpur, (2018 - 2019) (2019 - 2020)
- Institute Representative for JEE and GATE on several occasions
Contributions Outside The Institute
- Editor, IIM Metal News (2020 – April 2023)
- Member of Diamond Core and Waterwell Drilling Sectional Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), 2019 onwards
- Council Member, Indian Institute of Metals (2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2022 -2023)
- Secretary, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM-Kanpur Chapter: 2016-2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2023)
- Convener/Secretary, Chapter Relationship Committee (CRC, IIM) (2019-2021)
- Co-Chairman, Chapter Relationship Committee (CRC, IIM) (2021-2023)
- Subject Expert in Interview Panel, PhD admissions in Centre for Advanced Studies AKTU Lucknow (Sep 2019)
- Judge Poster Session (IIM-ATM 2021), Session Chair at ASME, Seattle (2015), Session Convener in Advances in Non-ferrous Metallurgy: Applications in Defense and Aerospace, NMD-ATM 2017, Goa (2017)
- Co-Convener: International Conference on Materials Engineering (ICME 2017)
- Chairman: Exhibition and Co-Chairman: Publicity and Communication (NMD-ATM 2016)
Other
- Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
- Life Member, Electron Microscopy Society of India (EMSI)
- Life Member, Society of Failure Analysis (SFA)
- Member, ASM International
- Member, TMS
- Member, Tau Beta Pi (USA)
- Member, Phi Kappa Phi (USA) (May 2015 – April 2018)
- Reviewer: Materials Science and Engineering A (outstanding reviewer), Acta Materialia, Materials and Design, Materials Characterization, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Philosophical Magazine, Corrosion Science, Scientific Reports, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Scripta Materialia, Advanced Engineering Materials, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia, Vacuum, Transaction of Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Materials Research, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Chemical Engineering Communication, Sadhana, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
