Sl No.

Name of the investigator

Title of project and duration

Approximate amount sanctioned (Lakhs)

Funding agency

Timeline

1.        

Dr. Santanu Mandal

Development of Magnesium Silicate-Based Bioceramic Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Regeneration: Optimizing Degradation, Bioactivity, and 3D Printability

50

ANRF-DST

2025-28

2.        

Dr. Miral Verma

Phase-field modeling of hydrogen segregation in polycrystalline iron

47

ANRF-DST

2025-28

3.        

Dr. Maya K. Kini

Twinning induced orientation relationships in alloy thin films

59

ANRF-DST

2025-28

4.        

Dr. R K Sabat

Effect of texture and grain size on mechanical and corrosion properties of Mg alloys

13

HRDG-CSIR

2023-26

5.        

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

Forging the Past: Investigating the Manufacturing of Iron Beams Used in Konarka Sun Temple and Analyzing Their Socio-Economic Impact on the Local Community

20

IKS-MOE

2023-25

6.        

Dr. Sarmishtha Sagar

Integrity of the Iron beams at Konarka temple

20

NML_DST

2023-25

7.        

Dr. Snigdha Ghosh

Mathematical Modelling of gas based MIDREX shaft reactor with experimental exploration of final stage reduction reaction of iron ore with Hydrogen

26

DST

2023-24

8.        

Dr. Animesh Mandal

Adapting Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) technique for additive manufacturing of aluminium alloys in the semisolid state: Design and development of a novel prototype

37

SERB

2023-26

9.        

Dr. Sivaiah Bathula

Conversion of natural mineral based tetrahedrite compoundsinto high performance thermoelectric devices used in the conversion of waste heat into electricity

23

Ministry of Mines

2023-25

10.    

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

Manufacturing of 2-wheeler Lithium-ion battery pack witth hard/soft carbon anode and the possibility of utilizing gamma-MnO2 in lithium-ion battery cathode

62

M/S Tata steel limited

2022-24

11.    

Dr. Amritendu Roy

Experimental and theoretical investigations into the local strucure and magnetic phases vis-à-vis transitions in and multicomponent AlcuFeMn

alloy using ab-initiodensity functional theory calculations, high energy synchrotron and neutron diffractional techniques

0.45

UGC-DAE CSR

2022-25

12.    

Dr. Rama Krushna Sabat

Enhancing the formability of Mg alloys by microstructural engineering using CPFEM approach

28

SERB-DST

2021-23

13.    

Dr. Sivaiah Bathula

Band and nanostructural engineering of doped Mg2Si composite for optimized thermoelectric and mechanical properties

15

SERB-DST

2021-23

14.    

Dr. Animesh Mandal

FIST program – SMMME, IIT Bhubaneswar

112

DST

2021-26

15.    

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

Evaluation of Coal Tar Derived Hard/Soft Carbon Anodes for Power Li-ion Batteries

17

Tata steel

2021-22

16.    

Dr. Amritendu Roy

Development of Piezoelectric ceramic – polymer flexible composite based energy harvester for smart automobiles

10

CSIR – HRDG

2021-24

17.    

Dr. Srikant Gollapudi

Employing metallurgical silicon to develop new class of silicon composites for structural applications

38

Ministry of mines

2021-23

18.    

Dr. Kodanda Ram Mangipudi

Computational alloy design and mechanical property study of complex concentrated alloys

12

Naval Research Laboratory, Ambernath

2021-23

19.    

Dr. Soobhankar pati

Fast charging high energy density lithium ion batteries with nanoporous silicon anodes

56

SERB

2020-23

20.    

Dr. Amritendu Roy

Designing of novel transition metal oxide based ferroelectric perovskites for visible light photovoltaic application

47

SERB, DST

2020-23

21.    

Dr. Partha Sarathi De

Design and Characterization of an Al-Ti based High-Entropy Alloy

37

DST-SERB

2020-24

22.    

Dr. Kodanda Ram Mangipudi

Mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured hierarchical micro-architected metamaterials and composites for structural and functional applications (PI)

47

SERB-DST

2019-22

23.    

Dr. Srikant Gollapudi

Improved surface hardness of Aluminum alloys for bus body panels: A simple route based on shot peening

17

NALCO

2019-21

24.    

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

Centre for H2 solutions – materials energy systems (H2- M & ES)

34

DST – NFTDC

2019-24

25.    

Dr. Srikant Gollapudi

Effect of laser shock peening on the fatigue behavior of Nitinol shape memory alloy

35

SERB-DST

2019-22

26.    

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

Low temperature electrorefining process for production of high purity aluminum (4N and above)

18

NALCO

2019-22

27.    

Dr. K. K. Sahu (PI)

Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) evaluation of materials for naval applications: New insights from Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) technique

19

NRB

2019- 21

28.    

Dr. K. K. Sahu (PI)

Development of stand-alone, cost-effective conversion coatings for Magnesium alloys

70

UAY (Volkswagen MHRD+IITBBS)

2019-22

29.    

Dr. Soobahnkar Pati

Online corrosion monitoring of Naval Structures

32

NRB, DRDO

2018-21

30.    

Dr. Partha Sarathi De

Improving damping capacity of cast Nickel aluminum Bronze (NAB) alloys (2 yrs)

19

NRB, DRDO

2018-21

31.    

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

Value added electrochemical Devices from zircon obtained from Beach Sands of Odisha

36

Ministry of Mines

2018-20

32.    

Dr. K. K. Sahu (PI)

Optimization of silos, bins and hoppers designs through modeling, primarily intended for iron ore storage

120

UAY (NMDC+MHRD+Ministry of Steel)

2017-21

33.    

Dr. Animesh Mandal

Recycling of cast aluminium alloy scraps to produce alloys with comparable microstructure and properties as that of primary alloys (Two Years)

38

MHRD, India

NALCO

Ministry of Mines

2016-19

34.    

Dr. Partha Sarathi De

Dissimilar joining of Al with Ti and steel using friction stir welding

10

NRB, DRDO

2016-19

35.    

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

9

2016-18

36.    

Dr. Kaushik Das

Study of Piezoelectric Nanomaterial Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposite Films for Applications in MEMS

23

DST-SERB

2016-19

37.    

Dr. Amritendu Roy

Designing of Novel Multiferroic Transition Metal Oxides for Memory and Energy Applications

26

SERB, DST

2015-18

38.    

Dr. Animesh Mandal

Optimization of HIP process conditions for 9Cr and 18Cr ODS steel powder (Two Years)

8

UGC-DAE CSR, IGCAR Kalpakkam

2014-17

39.    

Dr. Soobhankar Pati

Green production of hydrogen storage material from natural grade ilmenite

22

DST

2014-17

40.    

Dr. Animesh Mandal

Novel hypereutectic Al-Si-Mg alloys for automotive applications

11

DST

2012-15

41.    

Prof. Madhusudan Chakrabarty

Thematic partnership in low carbon materials technologies, innovation and application

14

UKIERI

2012

42.    

Prof. Madhusudan Chakrabarty

15

2010-13

43.    

Kaushik Das (co-PI)

Development of Atomistic, Phase-Field Modeling and Finite Element Method Based Multiscale Approach for Microstructure Simulation and Mechanical Property Prediction Software Package

8

MIETY-DST

44.    

Dr. Kodanda Ram Mangipudi

Portable augmented reality solution for Non-destructive testing and life time prediction for oil, natural gas and steel industries (PI)

20

VARCoE, IITBBS

45.    

Dr. Kodanda Ram Mangipudi

Mechanical behavior of nanoporous gold: Influence of morphology (Co-PI)

€352,545 = 289 lakhs approximately

DFG, Germany

46.    

Dr. Partha Sarathi De

Improving damping capacity of cast Nickel aluminum Bronze (NAB) alloys (2 yrs)

19

NRB, DRDO

47.    

Dr. Partha Sarathi De

Design and Characterization of an Al-Ti based High-Entropy Alloy

37

DST-SERB

48.    

Dr. Srikant Gollapudi

Virtual and Augmented Reality training modules for Metallurgical and Materials Science students

6

VARCoE, IIT BBS