Research Activities :

Areas of Specialization:

Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Semiconductor Technology, Non- equilibrium processing, Bulk Metallic Glasses and nanocrystals, Metal Matrix Composites

Projects:

• Co-investigator in Project titled “Characterization and Simulation of Nano Devices” Ministry of Communication and Information Technology sponsored (MCIT) in collaboration with Prof. R.M. Patrikar, Dept of Electronics & Computer Science Engineering, V.N.I.T., Nagpur.(Completed)

• Co-investigator in Project titled “Testing for Damage Evaluation of New composite Materials & Components” Under Grants-in-aid scheme of Aeronautics R & D Board in collaboration with Prof. R. K Paretkar, Prof. D.R. Peshwe(Completed).

• Principal Investigator in Project titled "To develop Biocompatabile materials with a wide supercooled liquid region in Bulk Metallic Glass systems" Science and Engineering Research Board, Co-Investigator: Dr. A K Srivastav (under Progress).

• Principal Investigator in Project titled "Evolution of Ductility of Bulk Amorphous Alloys Zr Based Subjected to Severe Plastic Deformation and other treatments" Department of Science and Technology, International Bilateral Cooperation division, Colloborator: Dmitry Gunderov-Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Russia. (Under Progress)

• Co-investigator in Project titled "Metal Additive Manufacturing using Laser Cladding" Department of Science and Technology, Principal Investigator: Dr. T.V. K Gupta -Department of Mechanical Engg. VNIT Nagpur (under Progress).

Collaborators:

• B.S. Murty, IIT Madras, India

• Chaung Dong, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China,

• Dmitry Gunderov, Ufa State Aviation Technical University,Russia

• Kallol Mondal, IIT Kanpur,India

• Joysurya Basu, IGCAR Kalpakkam,India

• Krishanu Biswas, IIT Kanpur, India

• Matthew J Kramer, Ames Laboratory, U.S.A.