Dr. Prosenjit Das 

Assistant Professor

Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing Laboratory (AMMPL)

Department of Materials Engineering, IISc, Bengalure-560012

Email: prosenjitdas@iisc.ac.in   prosenjit.iisc@gmail.com

Mob: +91-9531590074, +91-7908593077

Opportunities

1. Post Doctoral Researchers

Interested candidates are encouraged to send an email to the principal investigator with your updated CV, two-page research proposal, and details of three references. Below are a few fellowship opportunities for post-doctoral researchers:

1. CV Raman postdoctoral fellowship

2. Institute of Eminence (IoE) postdoctoral fellowship

3. Dr DS Kothari postdoctoral fellowship

4. National Post Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF)

5. CSIR Research Associateships (RA)

6. DST Women Scientist Scheme (WOS-A) 

2. Ph.D Scholars

Candidates who have been offered admission to Ph.D programs at IISc are welcome to email PI and discuss research opportunities in the group. Below are a few fellowship opportunities for PhD scholars:

1. GATE Fellowship

2. CSIR-NET JRF/SRF fellowship

3. INSPIRE Fellowship

4. PMRF 

3. M.Tech. Students

Candidates who have been offered admission to M.Tech. programs at IISc are welcome to email PI and discuss research opportunities in the group.

4. Undergraduate Students

Candidates currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering are encouraged to apply through the fellowship programs of JNCASR and/or Science Academies.

5. Project Assistants/Associates

We have an opening for a Project Assistant/Associate. Candidates with one or more of the following skills are encouraged to email PI with their CVs:

• Lightweight alloys and composites

• Ceramic Injection Molding

• Materials characterization

• Modeling and FEA simulation.

• Mechanics of Materials

Current projects opening

Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Processing Group in the department of Materials Engineering at IISc, Bengaluru is looking for a no. of Project Associates to work on below mentioned projects;

1. Design, analysis and development of Rheo gravity die cast Al-15Mg2Si-4.5Si composite brake disc for automobile application (Funded by DST-SERB) (No. of positions: 1)

2. Design and Development of Tooth colored Ceramic Dental Braces set by Micro-Ceramic Injection Moulding (Funded by DST-SEED) (No. of positions: 1)

3. Design, Analysis and development of Rheo gravity die cast Al-15Mg2Si-4.5Si composite based light weight Bucket links for Mining Excavators (Funded by Ministry of Mines) (No. of positions: 2)

4. Development of Finite Element models to simulate deformation and wear behaviour of bottom roller/pins of SME in mines (Funded by Ministry of Coal) (No. of positions: 1)

5. Setting up of “Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing” laboratory at Dept. of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (Funded by IISc) (No. of positions: 1)

Project Associate-I:

Qualification: M.E./M.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering/ Production Engg./ Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Thermal / Aeronautical Engineering or Ph.D. in Physics/Materials/Metallurgy with a good academic record

Remuneration: Rs. 31,000/- per month for scholars who are selected through GATE/CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) else Rs. 25,000/- per month + HRA (According to IISc norms)

Age limit: 35 yrs.

Duration: 1 year and subsequently renewable based on performance

Desirable skills: Experience in working with Computational Fluid Dynamics based Multi-Phase Flow simulation/ Finite Element modelling/ CAD and Solid modelling / Casting & Solidification/Additive Manufacturing/Injection Moulding/ Powder Metallurgy/ Bio-ceramics/ Material Characterisation/ Atomistic modelling/ Computer languages such as “C” or “Fortran”/Mechanical Metallurgy/Mechanical testing/Ability to conduct experiments and analyse data (microstructure analysis, mechanical testing’s such as monotonic tensile testing, nano-indentation etc.)/ Ability to learn and operate SEM, EBSD, FIB, and TEM.