[September 2020 — November 2025]
Current Designation: Manager (CCM), Aarti Steel International Limited, Ludhiana
Thesis Title: Enhancing Hydrodynamic Performance of Gas-Shrouded Tundish: A Physical and Mathematical Modelling Study
Research Area: CFD in Steel Making, Process Metallurgy
[January 2021— January 2026]
Current Designation: Deputy Manager (R&D), JSW Steel, Bellary.
Thesis Title: On-Site Sustainable Ferrous Slag Recycling Approach using Arc Furnace: Carbothermic Reduction, Recovery and Simulations
Research Area: Steel Making, Extractive Metallurgy, Slag Valorization, Decarbonization
🔶 Gunjeet Narkhede:
Thesis topic: “Temperature-Dependent Phase Evolution in Steel Slag Pellets Reduced by Coke and Aluminum Dross”
🔶 Modi Prashanth:
Thesis Topic: “Changes in Physical Characteristics of Mud Bricks with Respect to Temperature and Time”
🔶 Pratik Patil:
Thesis Topic: “Image Analysis of Iron Droplet Coalescence During Smelting Reduction Using Computer Vision”
🔶 Pranjal:
Thesis Topic: "Ensemble machine learning-based algorithm for prediction of hydrogen reduction during the steelmaking process."
🔶 Sugam:
Thesis Topic: "Solid state reduction of Electric Arc Furnace slag used for internal industrial application"
🔶 Suyash Vanshne:
Thesis Topic: "Thermochemical Model Development to assess the efficiency of EAF"
🔶 Charwak B. Ambade:
Thesis Topic: "Recycling of steel slag from different stations in steel plant for potential application"
🔶 Vedant:
Thesis Topic: "Development of a thermochemical model for assessing EAF performance"
🔶 Gaurav Maurya:
Thesis Topic: " Estimation of grade intermixing time in tundish during ladle changeover operation"
🔶 K. Balakrishna:
Thesis Topic: "Design optimization of tundish using residence time distribution data"