Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., Aug 2009 – July 2014

Dept of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science.

(Thesis: “New insights into the Design and Functioning of TiN and TiC coatings”)

Advisor: Prof. G, Mohan Rao,

M.Sc.,(Physics) June 2006- May 2008

Sri Venkateswara University, AP, India

(Major: Thermal and photovoltaic aspects of solar energy)

Work experience

Principal Research Scientist, Society for Innovation and Development, IISc, Bangalore.

September 2022 - Present

Jan 2017 - August 2022

Integrated Program Lead at Centre of Excellence at Additive Manufacturing IISc, Bangalore.

Jan 2018 – Present

Visiting researcher to Wipro3D as a part of AM-CoE (Weekly two days)

June 2016 – Present

Chief Technology officer, Plasma coaters private limited.

August 2014 – June 2016

Post doctoral fellow

Dept. of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science

August 2009 – July 2014

Graduate Research Student

Dept. of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science

Oct 2008 - June 2009

Project Associate, Dept.of Instrumentation and Applied Physics,

Indian Institute of Science

Research experience and contributions

1. Low voltage and power selective electron beam melting powder bed AM prototype as part of AM-CoE (Funded by DHI and Wipro 3D – Ongoing)-Project funding of INR 1050 Lakhs

2. Development of high-temperature strain gauges for aero engine turbine blades (AR&DB-DRDO)- Highest scored project in GATET-93/100

3. Development of thin film solid state micro batteries with a specific capacity of 100μAh/cm2-μm(RCI, DRDO)

4. Development of packaging methodologies for thin film micro batteries considering the issues related to long-term stability and retention of capacity for 5,000 cycles (MEITY, GoI) –Solid state battery with long cylibility

5. Fabrication of Anisotropic Magneto Resistance SAW based wireless sensors for Aerospace Application (Funded by Honeywell Technology Solutions, India).

6. Development of pilot production for coating high aspect ratio micro tools or sewing needles using Oblique Angle Ionized PVD at low temperature (part of Ph.D. thesis).

7. High-temperature oxidation behavior of CrN and AlCrN coatings deposited on Aero engine components (Funded by Honeywell Technology Solutions, India)

Awards

1) MHRD Graduate research student fellowship 2009

2) International travel grant from DST 2014

3) International travel grant from CSIR 2014

4) Best Paper award in AMSI 2017

Other professional activities

1) Reviewer for Thin solid film, MRS proceeding, Vacuum, JVST, and Applied Surface Science, Surface and coatings technology.

2) Workshop and symposium organizer

3) Technology evaluation committees

4) Interacting with industries, defining projects and fundraising.

5) Talent search, recruitment, and team building

6) Research students and intern guidance

7) Teaching experimental methods, at the Talent development center, IISc Challekere campus.

Non-academic activities

1) Martial arts practicing: Kung-fu green belt holder and Tai Chi own composing

2) Farming