Collaborator: Prof. Ravi Sankar Kottada (IITM)

Research Interests

• Creep

• High temperature deformation 

• Deformation processing maps

• Nanocrystalline materials

• Superalloys

• High entropy alloys

• Magnesium alloys

• Thermal barrier coatings and high oxidation-resistant bond coat development

• Additive manufacturing

Educational background: ME, PhD (IISc-Bangalore)

Collaborator: Prof. MJNV Prasad (IITB)

Research Interests

• Mechanical behaviour of materials including Indentation, Fatigue, Creep and Superplasticity

• Thermo-mechanical processing of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

• Electrodeposition and Alloy development

• Material joining (Diffusion bonding)

• Severe plastic deformation (HPT, FSP)

• Protective coatings and Oxidation behavior

Educational Background: ME, PhD (IISc-Bangalore)

Publications with Prof. Prasad

1. M.P. Phaniraj, M.J.N.V. Prasad, A.H. Chokshi, Grain size distribution effects in plastic flow and failure, Materials Science and Engineering A, (2007) 463(1-2), 231-237 

Collaborator : Prof. Rajesh Korla (IITH)

Research Interests

• Deformation behavior of materials at room temperature and high temperature

• Additive Manufacturing

• Materials Processing

Educational Background: ME, PhD (IISc-Bangalore)

Collaborator:  Dr. Shivkumar Khaple
Advanced Melting Technologies Group, Defense Metallurgical Research Lab

Area of research: Light weight steels

Educational Background: ME (IISc-Bangalore), PhD (NIT-Warangal)

Collaborator:  Prof. Hari Gopalan (IIT Ropar)
Area of research: High Temperature Deformation, Grain Growth, Ceramic and Composite Processing, Nanoindentation, Plasticity, and Fracture Mechanisms of Materials in Extreme Environments.  

Educational Background: ME (IISc-Bangalore), PhD (IISc- Bangalore)

Collaborator:  Prof. Pardhu Yella (MGIT)
Research Interest: 

• Applied Physics

• Nanoindentation

• High Entropy alloys 

Educational Background: MSc Physics (Acharya Nagarjuna Univ.), PhD (University of Hyderabad)

1. Nanoindentation Studies on Ordered and Disordered Iron Aluminides, Pardhu Yella, Javed S. Ibrahim, Shivkumar Khaple, M.J.N.V. Prasad, M.P. Phani Raj
presented at Materials at Extreme Conditions MAX 2025 conference March 27th To 29th 2025, at IGCAR Kalpakkam.

2. Nanoindentation Studies on Ordered and Disordered Iron Aluminum alloys, Pardhu Yella, Shivkumar Khaple, M.J.N.V. Prasad, M.P. Phani Raj,
presented at at IIM -ATM Indian Institute of Metals - Annual Technical Meet. December 4-6, 2025.

3. Data-Driven Prediction of Cyclic Oxidation in Fe–Cr–Ni Alloys and Mechanical Properties of Refractory High-Entropy Alloys held on August 7–8, 2026, M.P. Phaniraj & Pardhu Yella at Intl Conf. on Disruptive Innovations for a Sustainable Future (ICDISF-2026)

Collaborator: Dr. Sairam

Presently: post-doc at NCBJ Poland
Areas of Research

•Alloy design

•Structural materials for extreme environments

•Experimental mechanics:

•Macro, micro, nano - mechanical testing, tensile & compression (DIC), creep, fracture behaviour across temperatures

•Microstructural characterization:

• FESEM+EDS+EBSD (Correlative imaging with orientation mapping)

•S/TEM + EDS

Awards: Best poster (IIM 2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)

Student name: Mr. Srinivas

Areas of Research

Improving strength of light weight steel Fe-7Al

1. Fe-7Al-xTi

2. Fe-7Al-TiB2, ZrB2

3. Creep of boride alloyed light weight steel

Awards: Best oral presentation (IIM 2024) 

Student Name: Mr. Irshad

Education

●      Ph.D. (Interdisciplinary), 2023 – Present

●      B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar 2018–2022

Research Interests

●      SFE-Based Alloy Design

●    Deformation Behavior of Materials

●    Strain-Rate & Temperature Effects

Mechanical Testing

●      Quasi-Static & High Strain Rate Testing

Materials Characterization

●      SEM–EDS–EBSD

●      S/TEM

●      X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

Modeling & Thermodynamics

●      Finite Element Analysis (ABAQUS), Thermo-Calc 

Awards Best Poster