Ph.D Alumni
Dr. Rahul Mitra
Thesis Submitted 2026“Multicomponent Diborides and Carbides for Ultra-high Temp. Applications”
Research Assistant at ARCI Hyderabad, India
Dr. Abhinav Dixit
Thesis Submitted 2026“Development of Equimolar HfTiZr Medium Entropy Alloy and the Effect of Minor Additions of Dy, Nd, Al, Nb and V on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the Alloy”
Assistant Professor at Pune Engineering College
Dr. Manoj Yadav
Thesis Submitted 2026“Mechanistic Understanding of the Fracture Behavior of CoCrFeMn and CoCrFeMnSi High Entropy Alloys”
FARE Fellow at IIT Kanpur
Dr. Saumya Ranjan Jha
Thesis Submitted 2026“Processing–Microstructure–Mechanical Behaviour Paradigm for FeMnNi Medium Entropy Alloy with Heterogeneous Microstructures”
Postdoctoral Researcher at IIT Kharagpur
Dr. Swati Mahato
Thesis Submitted 2026“Design and Deformation Mechanisms of Low Stacking Fault Energy FCC (CrFeNi)₉₉Si₁ Medium Entropy Alloy: a Machine Learning and Experimental Approach”
Postdoctoral Researcher at ESI Leoben
Dr. Anurag Bajpai
Thesis Submitted 2023“Processing–Microstructure–Mechanical Behaviour Paradigm for FeMnNi Medium Entropy Alloy with Heterogeneous Microstructures”
Group Leader, Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Germany
Dr. Abheepsit Raturi
Thesis Submitted 2023“Design and Development of Non-equiatomic MoNbTaVW Refractory High Entropy Alloys”
Postdoctoral Researcher at Tel Aviv University
Dr. Jitesh Kumar
Thesis Submitted 2022“Experimental and First Principle Simulation Study on the Effect of Minor Additions of Aluminium, Silicon, and Germanium on the Mechanical Behaviour of CoCrFeMnNi High Entropy Alloy”
Materials Scientist with expertise in DFT & alloy design
Dr. Khushubo Devi
Thesis Submitted 2021“Phase Transformation Behaviour of Multiphase Alloy Nanoparticles: Experimental Investigation and Thermodynamic Modeling”
Assistant Professor at IIT Indore
Dr. Fateh Bahadur
Thesis Submitted 2021“Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of FCC Equiatomic CoCuFeMnNi and (FCC + HCP) Non-equiatomic Fe50Mn30Co10Cr10 Dual-phase High Entropy Alloy”
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Taraknath Maity
Thesis Submitted 2019“Evaluation of the Critical Role of ZrO₂ on Processing, Microstructure, Mechanical, High Temperature Erosion and Shock Resistant Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered NbB₂ and B₄C-based Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Composites”
Senior Scientist at Aditya Birla Science and Technology
Dr. Reshma Sonkusare
Thesis Submitted 2019“Deformation Behaviour of Single Phase CoCuFeMnNi and Dual Phase AlCoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy”
Scientist at Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany
Dr. Surekha Yadav
Thesis Submitted 2018“Study of the Effect of Dispersoid (Pb/Bi/Sn/TiB₂) Addition on the Tribological Behavior of Single and Dual Phase High Entropy Alloys”
Senior Materials Engineer at Schneider Electric, United States
Dr. Nirmal Kumar
Thesis Submitted 2017“Ultra Pure Free Standing Metallic Nanoparticles via Cryomilling: Formation and Stabilization”
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at UPES Uttarakhand
Dr. Sutanuka Mohanty
Thesis Submitted 2016“Synthesis, Stability and Mechanical Properties of High Entropy Alloys via Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering”
Project Associate at IIT Bhubaneswar
Dr. M. Manolata Devi
Thesis Submitted 2016“Synthesis, Characterization and Phase Transformation Behaviour of Alloy Nanoparticles via Chemical Route”
Assistant Professor at Manipur University
Dr. Yousaf Patan Khan
Thesis Submitted 2014“Phase Transformation Behaviour of Multiphase Embedded Alloy Nanoparticles and Multilayered Thin Films”
Dr. Sumanta Samal
Thesis Submitted 2014“Microstructural Development and Mechanical Properties of Ti-based Multicomponent Alloys”
Associate Professor at IIT Indore
Dr. Amit S. Sharma
Thesis Submitted 2013“Microstructure Development and Wear Resistance of Spark Plasma Sintered Cu-based Nanocomposites”
Scientist at Yeungnam University, South Korea
Dr. Alok Kumar
Thesis Submitted 2013“Microstructure Development, Biomineralization and Osteoblast Cell Fate Processes on High Toughness Hydroxyapatite–Titanium Composites”
Instructor in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA