Research Interests and Keywords:
Corrosion; High-Temperature Oxidation; Cavitation Erosion, Tribology; Alloys Development; Powder Metallurgy; High Entropy Alloys; Nanocrystalline Materials; Structure-Property Correlation
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Rajiv Kumar
Rajiv Kumar
Contact Info - krajiv [at] iitrpr.ac.in; Tel: + 91 1881-23-2411;
Office - B302, Super Academic Block
Professional Timeline
Dec. 2022 - till date Assistant Professor, IIT Ropar
May 2018 to Dec. 2022: Assistant Professor, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
July 2017 to March 2018: Assistant Professor, NIT Raipur
July 2012 to Dec. 2012: Assistant Professor, MANIT Bhopal
Education
PhD (2017): IIT Bombay and Monash University, Australia
MTech (2012): Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
BTech (2010) : National Institute of Technology Durgapur
Brief Bio: I am currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar from December 2022. I completed my B.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from NIT Durgapur in 2010. I received my M.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur with a specialization in powder metallurgy in 2012. After that, I joined IITB-Monash Research Academy (a joint venture of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Monash University, Australia) for my Ph.D. and completed my Ph.D. in November 2017 with a specialization in high-temperature corrosion. I worked as Assistant Professor (Temporary) in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at NIT Raipur from July 2017 to March 2018. After that, I joined as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh in May 2018 and worked till December 2022.
Life Membership:
1. Indian Institute of Metals (LM01 57548)
2. Materials Research Society of India (LMB3536)
3. Powder Metallurgy Association of India
Awards and Honors:
1. Best Faculty Award (Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh), 2022
2. Commendation certificate for research (Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh), 2022
3. Sub-Lieutenant (Associate NCC Officer, NCC Naval Wing), Oct. 2021 to Dec. 2022
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