Academic Qualification:
Exprience:
Group: Molten Metal Processing (MMP) Group
Position: Scientist (From 2017)
Research:
Molten metal processing and solidification of Aluminum Alloys.
Group: Prof. Keyna O'Reilly and Prof. Patrick Grant
Position: Research Fellow (2011-2017)
Research:
(a) Solidification behaviour of wrought Al alloys.
(b) Fe bearing intermetallic phase selection in Al alloys (sponsored by EPSRC and SAPA)
(c) In-situ real time synchrotron X-Ray radiographic imaging of solidification (collaborated with Dr Enzo Liotti).
Group: Prof.Z. Fan and Dr.N. Hari Babu
Position: Research Fellow (2008-2011)
Research:
(a) Recycling AA5754 alloy with high impurity content (REALCAR project collaborated with JLR, Novelis, Stadco, Innoval Technology).
(b) Twin roll casting of wrought Al alloys.
(c) Influence of liquid Intensive shearing on the scrap Al-Mg alloys (sponsored by Technology Strategy Board, UK)
Group: Prof.B.S. Murty and Dr.V. Subramanya Sarma
Position: Research Scholar (2004-2008)
Research:
(a) Solidification behaviour of functionally graded Al based in-situ composites.
(b) Mechanical and tribological behaviour of Al-4Cu alloy and Al-7Si alloy based in-situ composites reinforced with TiB2 and TiC particles (sponsored by Indian Navel Research Board).
(c) Grain refinement of A356 alloy using Al-Ti-B master alloy (collaborated with India Pistons, Chennai, India).
(d) Tribological behaviour of Bulk Metallic Glass and its composites (collaborated with Dr. Jatin Bhatt and Dr. K.G. Prasanth).
Group: Prof.V. Balasubramanian
Position: Graduate Student (2002-2004)
Research: Tribological behaviour of AA7075/SiC and AA7075/Al2O3 composites fabricated by powder metallurgy route
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