Dr. Chetan Singh
Assistant Professor
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
Research Interests:
Microstructure-guided design of metallic materials for extreme and functional applications, including reactive metal alloy powders, cryogenic deformation, and biodegradable magnesium alloys for biomedical applications.
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Academic Background
Academic Background
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Jayant Jain
Thesis: Development of novel Mg–Ca–Sc alloys as potential biodegradable implant material (funded through the Prime
Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF))
Thesis Committee: Prof. Jayant Jain, Prof. Rajesh Prasad, Prof. Suresh Neelakantan, Prof. Deepak Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Gajanan P. Chaudhari
Thesis: Nanofluid spray cooling for heat-transfer enhancement of high-temperature steel surface and its effect on microstructural properties
2018-2022
2014-2018
Awards & Recognitions
Awards & Recognitions
Second Prize: Electron Microscopy Image Contest, Materials Characterization and Processing Facility, Johns Hopkins University, 2025.
American Society of Metals (ASM International): Acknowledged advanced microscopy skills and featured SEM work in Microstructure–MicroArt, published in Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis (MMA), 2023.
Invited Workshop Speaker: Delivered a research workshop at Hindu College, University of Delhi on ”Stepping into the World of Research: Literature Review & Research Methodology.”, 2022.
JEOL USA: Recognized for advanced microscopy skills and publication of ”Heart of Magnesium” micrograph in their annual microscopy issue, 2021.
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF): Awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India, for pursuing Ph.D. directly after B.Tech (top 0.7% of research scholars selected nationally), 2018-2023.
Merit-cum-Means Scholarship: Awarded a scholarship of 100,000 by IIT Roorkee to pursue a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), 2015.
National Rank (JEE–Advanced): Among the top 0.5% of candidates (AIR 5463) out of approximately 1.2 million applicants, 2014.
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