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Flash Sintering Laboratory

Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

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PEOPLE

Research Scholars

Pranav Rai

Ph.D. Scholar (Jan 2019)

Research Interests:
  • Reactive flash sintering of ceramics
Educational Background:
  • Ph.D., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Patna (Jan 2019-Till date);
  • M.Tech, Surface Science and Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur (2018);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology (2014)
Email: pranav_1921mm02@iitp.ac.in

Chandan Singh

Ph.D. Scholar (Aug 2019)

Research Interests:
  • Mechanical deformation in oxide ceramics through flash phenomenon
Educational Background:
  • Ph.D., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Patna (July 2019-Till date);
  • M.Tech, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Rourkela (2017-2019);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Maharshi Dayanand (2013-2017)
Email: cs683556@gmail.com

Vikas Mishra

Ph.D. Scholar (Jan 2022)

Research Interests:
  • Yet to be decide
Educational Background:
  • Ph.D, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Patna (Jan 2022-Till date);
  • B.Tech, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VNIT Nagpur (2017-2022);
Email: vikaskumar_2221mm05@iitp.ac.in

Ethena Sarkar

M.Tech (July 2022)

Research Interests:
  • Reactive flash sintering of ceramics
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Material science and Engineering, IIT Patna (July 2022-Till date);
  • M.Sc. Chemistry Honors, Raiganj University, West Bengal (2020-2022)
  • B.Sc. Chemistry Honors, Raiganj University, West Bengal (2017-2020)
Email: ethena_2211mm05@iitp.ac.in

Harshit Raj

M.Tech (July 2022)

Research Interests:
  • Yet to be decide
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Material science and Engineering, IIT Patna (July 2022-Till date);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, RVS college of Engineering and Technology, Jamshedpur
Email: erharshit429@gmail.com

Alumni

Sweety Sangwan

M.Tech (July 2021)

Research Interests:
  • Dezincification of blast furnace flue dust
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Material science and Engineering, IIT Patna (July 2021-Till date);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, DCRUST MURTHAL (2016-2020)
Email: sweetysangwan959595@gmail.com

Praful Panday

M.tech (July 2021)

Research Interests:
  • Reactive flash sintering - Analyzing the effect of phase reaction
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna (July 2021-Till date);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, BBD-NIIT (2015-2019);
Email: pandeypraful17@gmail.com

Kundan Kumar Yadav

JRF (March 2021)

Research Interests:
  • Flash sintering of 3YSZ-TiO2 composite
Current position: JRF, National Metallurgical Laboratory
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Nanotechnology, Central University of Jharkhand Ranchi (2018-2020);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, NM Institute of Engineering and Technology Bhubaneswar (2013-2017)
Email: kundannm333@gmail.com

Gaurav Vajapayee

M.Tech (July 2020)

Research Interests:
  • Effect of electrical parameters on the sintering behavior,
  • Electromechanical and dielectric properties of BaTiO3 processed by flash sintering.
Current position: Research Assistant at Fraunhofer IWM
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna (2020-2022);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (2015-2019)
Email: gaurav_2011mm06@iitp.ac.in

Sabyasachi Panda

M.Tech (July 2020)

Research Interests:
  • Study of Flash phenomenon on the single crystal and polycrystal SrTiO3
Current position: Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna (2020-2022);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Veer Surender Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha (2015-2019)
Email: sabyasachi_2011mm14@iitp.ac.in

Subhadip Bhandari

M.Tech (July 2019)

Research Interests:
  • Role of atmosphere during flash sintering: A study on 8YSZ ceramics and 8YSZ-NiO composites
Current position: Ph.D, Department of Industrial Engineering , University of Padova , Italy
Work Experience: Assistant Manager (Bake Oven- Refractory- Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO), Korba, Chattisgarh (2018-2019).
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna (2019-2021);
  • B.Tech, Ceramic Technology, Government College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology (2014-2018).
Email: subhadip.bhandari@phd.unipd.it

Rahul Singh

M.Tech (July 2019)

Research Interests:
  • High Entropy Alloy , Nano Pearlitic Steels
Current position: Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna (2019-2021);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, UCER Naini Allahabad (2013-2017)
Email: rahulme0108@gmail.com

Suraj Kumar

M.Tech (July 2019)

Research Interests:
  • Flash Sintering of Ceramic Material,
  • Advance Electron Microscope.
Current position: Ph.D, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Educational Background: M.Tech, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna (2019-2021)
Email: suraj_1911mm16@iitp.ac.in

Raghav Mundra

M.Tech (July 2018)

Role IITP: M.Tech Student
Research Interests:
  • Flash assisted sintering of 8YSZ-Ni
Current position: Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
Educational Background:
  • M.Tech, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Patna (2018-2020);
  • B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota (2012-2016)
Email: raghavmundratonu@gmail.com

Deepak Kumar

Research Associate (June 2019)

Role IITP: Research Associate
Research Interests:
  • Metallography Microstructure and Analysis
Current position: Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
Educational Background:
  • Ph.D, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee (2021-Till date);
  • RA, Indianv Institute of Technology Patna (2020);
  • MS, Material Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2019);
  • B.Sc, Material Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2018)
Email: deepak.iisc96@gmail.com

Sachin Pratap

Research Intern (May 2019)

Role IITP: Reasearch Intern
Research Interests: Flash Sintering of Ceramic material
Educational Background: Integrated M.Tech in Nanoscience and Technology, Central university of Jharkhand (2016-2021)
Email: sachinpratap399@gmail.com