Research Areas
My research interests span the broad area of Manufacturing. The specific research interests include:
Testing of Materials
Welding and joining
Heat treatment of metals
Processing of materials
Residual stress
Characterization
Sponsored Research/ Ongoing Projects
Jan 2019-April 2022: Mitigation of weldability issue and residual stresses in dissimilar welded joints of ultra-super critical power plants.
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
Amount: INR 25, 26, 980.00. (Completed)
April 2022-March 2025: Study on weldability issues, diffusible hydrogen, and residual stresses in dissimilar welds joint of Ni-based superalloy (IN617) and ferritic/martensitic grade P92 steel.
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India.
Amount: INR 23.50 Lakhs. (Ongoing)
Consultancy Project: Measurement of diffusible hydrogen and residual stresses in welded P91 steels, BHEL Haridwar, India; December 2016-September 2017. (Completed)
Feb 2023-April 2026: Heat resistant weld joints of Inconel 617 superalloy and austenitic grade SS304H steel for Indian Advanced Ultra-Supercritical (AUSC) boiler program
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
Amount: INR 33, 66, 000 (Ongoing)
Jan 2024- Dec 2026: Development of Graphene and HfO2 Doped Nd2Ce2O7 as a Novel Thermal Barrier Coating Material for Ultracritical High Temperature Applications
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
Amount: INR 120,00,000 (Ongoing)
March 2024- April 2026: Empowering Indigenous Bastar Art for Socio-economic Upliftment of ST Communities of Chhattisgarh
Funding Agency: IIT Bhilai.
Amount: INR 74,87,040 (Ongoing)
Jan 2024- April 2027: An investigation on Activated-TIG dissimilar welded joint of creep strength enhanced ferritic/martensitic P91 steel and Inconel 617 superalloy for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical (A-USC) power plant application
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
Amount: INR 40,00,000 (Ongoing)