Research Group
Sourav Kumar
Sourav Kumar is pursuing Ph.D (Project titled: Mechanical Behaviour of Additively manufactured steels) in MOM lab. Apart from the PhD work , Sourav is actively engaged in the IKS project, which focuses on “investigating traditional iron monuments in central India”. During Ph.D, I am cultivating a holistic approach that spans the realms of material processing , microstructure analysis , and the study of mechanical properties.
Education:PhD (Aug 2022-Present) Indian Institute of Technology Indore, M.Tech (Aug 2020- June 2022) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Jodhpur B.E (2010- 2014) Mechanical Engineering, SDM CET DharwadWork Experience Junior Research Fellow, IKS Project July 2022-PresentFaculty of physics, Jul 2014- Dec 2018 Summer Trainee, NTPC, Farraka, Jun 2012 - Jul 2012Summar Trainee, IOCL Barauni, Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 Awards and Honours Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF), 20232nd Best oral presentation award (Inhouse symposium, MEMS, IIT Indore)GATE Qualified, Mechanical EngineeringJunkyard wars ,(Ist position)Master chef competition (2nd position)Plantation drive award. (Jointly with my father)HobbiesCycling and playing chessPlantation
Aman Kumar
I am Kumar Aman a graduate student working under Dr. Eswara Prasad Korimilli sir on the topic “Effect of Laser Shock Peening on the microstructural and mechanical properties of Inconel 718”. I am also working on the numerical analysis of the same using COMSOL Multiphysics and ABAQUS CAE. Being from mechanical background (B.Tech) I always had an interest of doing mechanical design and simulations. Thus, adding a metallurgical aspect to it helping me a lot to understand the behaviour of the material as a whole.Education:M.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT IndoreB.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, MIT Academy of Engineering, PuneAchievements: Recommended in NDA/NA GATE qualifiedHobbies and Interest:Love playing badmintonEnjoy listening to music and podcast
Vijay Muralidharan
I am a final year undergrad student and am currently working on my B.Tech project at the MoM Lab. My work is associated with improving the mechanical properties of Inconel 718 alloy via laser shock peening. By doing so, I would like to gain a better understanding of the various mechanisms & parameters influencing laser-material interaction. Education:B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials science, IIT Indore (2020-24)
Awards: Participated in the Guinness World Record for the largest keyboard ensemble (229 participants) conducted by M.S. Martin and organized by Mellifluous Melodies on Keyboard at Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai, India (2014)
Hobbies: Learning languages (Japanese, French), Swimming
Sanidhya Kumar
I am Sanidhya, pursuing my Bachelor in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from IIT Indore. I am passionate about Data Science and Machine Learning. Currently, I am working on developing machine learning techniques for wear mechanisms classification as a part of my B.Tech project under the supervision of Dr Eswara Prasad Korimilli. I also love to explore the vastness of space and learn about astronomical phenomena. Education BackgroundB.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science (2020-2024)Senior Secondary (2020)Awards & HonoursGold Medal, Inter Hostel Tournament, Badminton, IIT IndoreSilver Medal, General Championship, Badminton, IIT IndoreGroup Alumni
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Tulika Dixit
Tulika joined the group in the summer 2017 (she is the first student of the group) as a Master student. Later continued for PhD in the fall 2018. Tulika is trying to understand the mechanical behavior of as-cast, wrought and additive manufactured Ti6Al4V alloys.
Current position: Postdoc at X-STRM Lab with Prof. Leslie Lamberson at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Education:PhD (August 2018 - December 2022), IIT IndoreM. Tech (Aug 2016 - July 2018), Materials Science Engineering, IIT Indore B. Tech. (Aug 2010- May 2014), SGSITS IndoreWork Experience:Executive Engineer, Testing and Quality Audit Department, Shakti Pumps India Limited, Pithampur, India (June, 2014 - July, 2015)Lecturer, Mechanical engineering department, Medicaps Institute of Technology and Management. Indore (August, 2015 - May, 2016) Hobbies and interests:Painting, yoga, meditation, watching NatGeo and Discovery channel
Abhinav Sharma
Abhinav joined the group in August 2018 after the completing Masters from the Department of MEMS, IIT Indore. Abhinav is working on understanding the deformation behavior of Magnesium alloys under uni- and multi axial loading conditions.
Current position: Postdoc at Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University
Education:PhD (August 2018- October 2022), Department of MEMS IIT IndoreM.Tech in Material science and Engineering, IIT Indore (July 2016-July 2018)B.E in Mechanical Engineering, RGPV, Bhopal (September 2011 — May 2015)Achievements and Extracurricular activities:Two times chancellor award received from the governer of M.P for securing top rank in the universityRunner up in Cricket Tournament in "SHRISHTI" 2013Served as a coordinator of college fest SHRISHTI 2013-2015Successfully qualified GATE 2016 with a gate score of 543Hobbies and interests:Swimming, Gymming, Badminton
Vaibhav Kathavate
Vaibhav joined the group in December 2017 as a graduate student and completed his PhD in August 2021. He worked on understanding the mechanical behavior of piezoelectric materials using nano and micro-indentation.
Current position: Adhoc Faculty at COEP, Pune
Education:Ph.D. (Dec 2017 to August 2021), Department of MEMS IIT IndoreM.Tech. Metallurgical Engineering (Process Metallurgy), COEP (Distinction) Gold Medalist.B.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, (Distinction) Topper of the Department.Work Experience:Project Scientist - I (Mechanical), National Institute of Ocean Technology (April 2016 to December 2017)Postdoc at the Department of MAE, NCSU USAAwards and Honours:Recipient of Late Prof. R.D.Chaudhary Memorial Gold Medal award for overall topper in M.Tech. Metallurgy CSIR - SRF fellowship Best oral presentation award in NMD 2020 held @ IIT BombayHobbies and interests:He is eager to explore various fields related to cultural and linguistic activities and knows more than 10 languages including Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada and Rajasthani as well. He has visited almost 19 states in India and traveled along length and breadth of countryM.Tech
Ayush Pathak
I introduce myself as Aayush Pathak, a graduate student in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department at IIT-Indore. Currently I’m working under Dr Eswara Prasad Korimilli on the topic ‘Dynamic Behavior and High Strain Analysis of Ceramics like SiC used in Armor Plates’ in the Mechanics of Materials Lab at IIT-Indore. Being from a Mechanical Background in my Bachelors influenced me to be a part of this Research Area and to work with full dedication on the same. I’m looking forward to pursue a PhD on the same Research Area from a Foreign University in near future.Education:MTech in Metallurgy Engineering, IIT Indore (Aug 2021- May 2023)B.E in Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Jabalpur [JEC Jabalpur] (2016-2020)ACHIEVEMENTS:\GATE Qualified: AIR 3935 (GATE Score: 614) (Mechanical Engineering)State Level Basketball Player
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:Playing BasketballHip-Hop Music Producer (Music Composer)
Lekhana Chandran
Lekhana completed my Bachelors in 2019 and is currently pursuing my Masters in Metallurgy Engineering. Coming from a mechanical background, she is interested in understanding the mechanical aspects of metallurgy and materials and thus is excited to be a part of the MoM. She is working on understanding the strength and failure of armor ceramics.Education:M.Tech in Metallurgy Engineering, IIT Indore (August 2020-)B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode (2015-2019)
Venkat Sandeep
Sandeep joined the group in April 2021 for his Masters project and he is working on understanding the ultra high strain rate deformation response of additively manufactured metallic alloys.
Education:M.Tech. in Metallurgy Engineering, IIT Indore (Aug. 2020 - May 2021)B.Tech. In Mechanical Engineering, VNR VJIET, Hyderabad (2014-2018)Work Experience:Graduate Apprentice Trainee - Production Engineer at Body shop, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Automotive Division (Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2019)
Raineesh Babu KP
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Raineesh has worked on understanding the deformation behavior of Mg during indentation. He has developed mathematical model to characterize the plastic flow under a Berkovich and Spherical indenter.
Current position: PhD student in Prof. Praveen Kumar's group, Department of Materials Engineering, IISc BangaloreEducation:M.Tech in Metallurgy Engineering, IIT Indore (August 2019- July 2021)B.Tech in Mechanical Production, TKMCE, Kollam (2014-2018)Achievements:B.Tech – Kerala University Topper (1st Rank)Best poster presentation award - SICE 2020 held @ IIT BombayHobbies and interests:Teaching, YouTube content creation, reading political writings, volunteering and community involvement, watching movies, listening to music
Janmejai Sharma
Janmejai joined the group in the summer 2019 as Master's student and he is working on understanding the plastic flow underneath the indentation.
Current position: PhD student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT IndoreEducation:M.Tech in Metallurgy, IIT Indore (July 2018 - July 2020)BE in mechanical engineering from RGTU Bhopal (September 2012 — May 2016)Achievements: Gate qualified 2016, 2017,2018
Hobbies and interests:Hobbies - Cricket, Reading AndGymming
Chaitanya Viswakarma
Chaitanya joined the group in the summer 2019 as Master's student and he is working on understanding Corrosion behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloys.
Current position: working for MEDTech start-up @ IIT KanpurEducation:M.Tech in Metallurgy, IIT Indore (July 2018 - July 2020)BE in mechanical engineering from RGTU Bhopal (September 2012 — May 2016)Achievements: Gate qualified 2017,
Hobbies and interests:Hobbies -
Mohit Deshpande
Mohit joined the group in the summer as Master's student and he is working on understanding the wear behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloys.
Current position: Tata Steels, JamshedpurEducation:M.Tech in Material science and Engineering, IIT Indore (2017-2019)B.E in Mechanical Engineering, RGPV, Bhopal (September 2012 — May 2016)Achievements: Gate qualified 2016, score - 667
Hobbies and interests:Hobbies - Football fanatic, gardening, playing piano, violin
Tulika Dixit
Tulika, for her Master's degrees, worked on understanding the wear behavior of Boron modified as cast Ti6Al4V alloys.
Current position: Postdoc at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, USAEducation:M. Tech (Aug 2016 - July 2018), Materials Science Engineering, IIT Indore B. Tech. (Aug 2010- May 2014), SGSITS IndoreWork Experience:Executive Engineer, Testing and Quality Audit Department, Shakti Pumps India Limited, Pithampur, India (June, 2014 - July, 2015)Lecturer, Mechanical engineering department, Medicaps Institute of Technology and Management. Indore (August, 2015 - May, 2016) Hobbies and interests:Painting, yoga, meditation, watching NatGeo and Discovery channel
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Rama Edlabadkar
Rama is an undergraduate student interested in computational modeling, machine learning, and materials informatics to drive the design of new materials. Currently, she is working on the Inverse Design of Novel Halide Perovskites with Targeted Properties using Artificial Intelligence. Education:B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials science, IIT Indore (2019 - 2023). 
Sonakshi Gupta
Sonakshi is an undergraduate student who is interested in accelerating materials discovery and design using data-driven models. Currently, she is working on extracting elastoplastic properties of materials by solving the inverse indentation problem using deep learning techniques towards her B.Tech Project
Education:BE in Metallurgy engineering and Materials science, IIT Indore (2018- 2022)Current position: Joining as a graduate student at the Department of Materials Science Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Yash Kothekar
I am an undergraduate student, interested in the application of machine learning in material science. I am currently working on Understanding the deformation and fracture of materials using machine learning methods.
Education:BE in Metallurgy engineering and Materials science, IIT Indore (2018-2022 )Current position: Joining at ACCENTURE, India
Vartika Pathak
Vartika is an undergraduate student and is enthusiastic about the role Artificial Intelligence can play in Materials Science. She is currently working on fracture analysis of Ti6Al4V alloys using machine learning methods.
Current position: Fractal analytics, IndiaEducation:
BE in Metallurgy engineering and Materials science (August 2017 — May 2021)
Chaitanya Shah
Chaitanya is an undergraduate student working in the lab since 2018 and continuing for his BTP from this year.
Here is what he says about himself "I, Chaitanya Shah, am an undergraduate student majoring in Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science at IIT Indore. Currently, I am working in the direction of Deformation modelling and simulation. I worked on a research project on the topic, ‘Understanding the Mechanical Behavior of Ti64 alloy’, with Prof. Eswara and Ms. Tulika at the MoM lab. My association with the MoM lab has brought me closer to many interesting fields of study such as Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 3-D printed metals, Sub-Surface analysis, etc. I look forward to keep learning from this amazing group of people and give my best to the research work. Education:BE in Metallurgy engineering and Materials science (August 2017 — May 2021)Current position: IOCL India
Yashwant Sontakke
Yashwant is an undergraduate student working for his BTP. He is trying to understand the corrosion behavior of materials using both experiments and simulations.
Education:BE in Metallurgy engineering and Materials science (August 2017 — May 2021)Current position: TCS, India
Harshal Sonagara
Harshal is an undergraduate student working on his final year project. He has worked on understadning the indentation response of soft and hard PZT materials.
Current position: Graduate student at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCLAWork experience: Nippon Arcelor steel (1 year)Education:BE in Metallurgy engineering and Materials science (August 2016 — May 2020)