Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 721 302, West Bengal, INDIA
Email: somjeetbiswas_at_gmail.com; somjeetbiswas_at_metal.iitkgp.ac.in
Tele.: +91 - 3222 - 2-83264 / 83265
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Dr. Somjeet Biswas specializes in the mechanics of plastic deformation in ultra-fine and nanocrystalline materials through polycrystalline plasticity simulations with specific applications in aerospace, automobile and biomedical applications.
He has done his PhD in Engineering at IISc Bangalore. He has worked as a researcher in IMDEA Materials, Madrid, Spain and LabEx DAMAS, University of Lorraine, Metz, France. He was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt fellowship to work in Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany in 2013. He has used microstructure and texture engineering techniques like severe plastic deformation, thermo-mechanical processing and recrystallization to modify the morphological characteristics, texture and grain boundary to obtain ultra-fine grain metals and alloys that possess both improved strength and ductility and hold two patents.
His thrust areas of research include the development of advanced lightweight and high strength Mg, Ti, Al alloys and steels for automobiles, aircraft, bio-degradable and permanent bio-implants respectively.
Research Experience
Alexander von Humboldt Guest Professor (May - July 2022) Institut für Metallkunde und Materialphysik (IMM), RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
Alexander von Humboldt Guest Scientist (May - July 2018) Magnesium Innovations Center (MagIC), Institut für Werkstoffforschung, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany
Visiting Professor (Nov 2017) Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sasketchwan, Saskatoon, Canada
Alexander von Humboldt Researcher (December 2013 - June 2014) Department of Materials Science, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ww/en/index.php), Ruhr Universität Bochum GERMANY - Twinning-Induced Elasticity in NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
Postdoctoral Researcher (December 2012 - November 2013) Laboratory of Excellence - Design of Alloys Metals for Low mAss Structures (http://www.lem3.fr/labex/), LEM3 UMR, University of Lorraine, Metz, FRANCE - Evolution of microstructure and texture during shear deformation in Magnesium alloys
Postdoctoral researcher (January 2011 - December 2012) Madrid Institute of Advanced studies (IMDEA) - Materials, (http://www.materials.imdea.org/), Madrid, SPAIN - Fabrication of advanced Mg alloys for automotive applications
Ph.D. in Materials Engineering (January 2006 - May 2010) Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, INDIA.
Scientist Fellow (July 2006 - Dec 2010) National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India
M. Tech. in Materials Engineering (July 2003 - May 2005) Jadavpur University, Kolkata, INDIA
Reviewer
Acta Materialia
Scientific Reports, Nature
Materials and Design
Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A
Materials Science and Engineering A
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal of Materials Science, Springer
Materials Characterization
Journal of manufacturing Processes, SME
Materials Science and Technology
Journal of materials engineering & performance
Philosophical Magazine
Philosophical Magazine Letters
International journal of solids and structures
Crystals
Frontiers in Materials
Bulletin of Materials Science
Transaction of Indian Institute of Metals
Sadhna
Journal of Magnesium and alloys
Materials letters
Conference/Workshop/Short-term courses
1. Crystallographic texture and Crystal plasticity Modeling, 04-12-2017 to 27-12-2017, 72 Participants, GIAN, Principle Co-ordinator and Instructor
2. Structure and Properties of Polycrystalline Materials, 03-10-2016 to 31-10-2016, 46 Participants, SGRIP Principal Co-Ordinator and Instructor
3. Crystal plasticity modelling, 03-10-2016 to 21-10-2016, 54 Particiapnts, SGRIP Principal Co-Ordinator and Instructor.
4. ICAMMP-iv, 2016, IIT Kharagpur, 05-11-2016 to 7-11-2016, 550 Participants, Principal Co-Ordiantor.
5. NMD-ATM, 10-11-2016 to 14-11-2016, Organizing and Principal Co-Ordinator of the Symposium - Advanced Materials Processing
Subject no.: MT60150
TEXTURE IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING
M. Tech. and 8th Sem Dual degree students
Introduction: Definition, importance, principles of crystallography, concept of
crystal symmetry, and sample symmetry.
Description of orientations: the orientation matrix, stereographic projection, pole-figure, inverse pole figure, Euler space, and Rodrigues space.
Effect of texture on the properties: texture-based engineering design; effect of crystallographic texture on elastic modulus, strength, ductility, toughness, formability, fracture toughness, magnetic, electric, corrosion, thermal expansion, piezoelectric effect, thermoelectric effect, etc.
Determination of macrotexture: Bragg's law, pole figure measurement by texture goniometer, representation of macro-texture data; orientation distribution function (ODF), overview on texture measurement by different techniques.
Determination of microtexture: The Kikuchi diffraction pattern, pattern indexing and orientation determination by EBSD, representation of microtexture data, orientation imaging microscopy (OIM), measurement of strain distribution by OIM, overview on SAD and SAC.
Evolution of texture during processing: solidification, phase transformation, deformation, recrystallization texture; concept of fibre texture.
Typical textures in materials: BCC, HCP, and FCC metals, Grain oriented silicon steels, thin films and coatings, composite materials, ceramic, geological materials, and high temperature superconductors.
Fellowships and Awards
Early career Research Award (ECRA), DST - 2016 - 2019
Ramanujan Fellowship - 2015, Department of Science and technology, INDIA
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship - 2013 -2015, GERMANY
Scientist Fellow 2005, NML Jamshedpur, INDIA
Best poster award - NMD-ATM - 2009, Kolkata, INDIA
2nd best poster award - NMD-ATM - 2005, Chennai, INDIA
Fellowship from MHRD for Ph.D. - 2005-2010
Fellowship from MHRD for M.Tech. 2003-2005
Reviewer and Evaluator
GWIS - Graduate Women in Science Awards - USA
Memberships & Life Member
Materials Research Society of India
The Indian Science Congress Association
Teaching
Materials Engineering - (MT30001) - Autumn
Texture in Materials Engineering (MT60150, 3-0-0) - Spring
Mechanical Testing and Working of Materials (MT31009, 3-0-0) - Autumn
Mechanical Testing and Working Lab. (MT39009, 0-0-3) - Autumn
Materials Characterisation Lab. (MT39004, 0-0-3) – Spring
Engineering Laboratory (EN19003, 0-0-3) - Autumn
X-ray & Electron Metallography Lab. (MT69009, 0-0-3) - Autumn
