AKP Research Group

We welcome applications from highly motivated candidates for graduate and post-doctoral positions. Please contact Dr. Ajay Kumar with any queries into our research or positions available within the group.

Our current research interests are in the following areas:

• Friction Stir Welding and Processing

• Light Weight Nano Metal Matrix Composites

• Mechanics of Solders for Electronic Applications

• Metallic Foams for Marine Applications

• Self-Healing and Self-Cleaning Materials

• Shape Memory Materials

• Materials Development for Alternative Energy Systems

• Materials for Reducing Embodied Energy and Emissions

• Bio-enabled, Chemically-Tailored, Hierarchically-Structured Materials

• Tribology

We are looking for motivated postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, undergraduate students and project interns having good academic records throughout with some previous project experience in the following research areas:

• Mechanical Testing

• Micro-structure characterization using using Optical/SEM/EDS/TEM/EBSD Techniques

• Acquainted with different Metal Casting techniques and workshop equipment

• Experience in interfacing instruments for data acquisition and control through LABVIEW, etc

• Mechanical engineering design (AUTOCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS, MAGMA, Solid Cast)

• Programming skills in LabView, Python, Mathematica, Matlab

• Design of experiments

PhD candidates should have B.E./BTech/MTech, valid GATE score or similar independent fellowships. Applications can be considered through institute advertisement, generally March and October every year. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me for project details. Candidates with experience in any of the above areas are preferred.

We would be happy to host postdoctoral fellows through the NPDF (SERB) fellowships. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me with CV. Kindly visit IIT Tirupati Admissions web-page for further details on undergraduate and graduate (PhD) admissions.