During ICoTMMB 2017 conference at IISc Bangalore. A great reunion with old colleagues, and exciting to meet the Indian texture community. Also paid homage to my great Guru Prof. R. K. Ray.
During TMS 2015 in Orlando, FL; if not the conference, I will surely remember the excitement to visit Disneyland
In serious discussion with Prof. Martin Wagner during ICFM 2016 conference @ IIT Kgp; meeting him after a while, but still enjoyed the enthusiastic exchange of idea
Presenting a poster during TMS 2015, out of my work from TU Chemnitz
ICFM 2016 Conference @ IIT Kgp, My first experience as a conference organizer .... time to change of roles
This was possibly sometime in the beginning of 2007 during my PhD; I had just finished course work and started doing research
After the dinner party with the Roy-Sen research group @ IIT Kgp on September 2016
The poster I presented in Gordon Research Conference based on my post-doc work at ORNL
Our combined research group on the eve of Teacher's day celebration
During ICSMA 2012 in Bangalore, my first poster from post-doc in TU Chemnitz, Germany
Delivering a presentation on Energy research in India as a part of my appointment to UT-Bredesen Center during the summer of 2016. My first experience on such a general topic outside my research area.
During EMSI 2013 in Damstadt, Germany. The car behind was an all-composite car, ultra light and fast pick-up
Invited seminar in Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute, 4th April 2016; compilation of my EBSD research so far
Presentation in MS&T 2014 at Pittsburgh
SCTIMST in Trvandrum: My first conference (as an M. Tech student from IITK; It was a workshop on "Evaluation of Biomaterials"; I still shiver to remember the 55 hours train journey from Kanpur to Trivandrum in a sleeper coach
Vedvyas, the first summer intern that I mentored during my PhD. Poster he had presented during NMD ATM 2009 in Kolkata
ICSMA 2012: It was a memorable conference for many reasons (the best one was: I could travel to India from Germany on business trip, ha ha)
Enjoying free food at the Pie day celebration in ORNL, 2014
MTS 2008 was possibly the first conference I attended during my PhD
My lab in IISc (Texture lab, as it used to be called) sometime during 2010
Gordon Conference on Physical Metallurgy 2015 in Biddeford, ME, USA, my first GRC and it was an wonderful experience.
Presentation in TMS 2009 at San Fransisco, my first trip to abroad and first experience of presenting in a formal attire
At the Indian consulate in Berlin attending a party thrown by the Indian consulate-general to the Humbolt fellows
During TMS 2014 in San Diego, CA outside the convention center (My first conference without any presentation, ha ha, what a fun)
Presentation for ISRS 2008 at IIT Madras, possibly my first presentation on my PhD work outside IISc
Presentation in TMS 2015, my first ever work on modeling, first ever presentation that contains ONLY equations and NO micrographs
Presentation in MS&T 2014 at Pittsburgh, my first presentation out of the post-doc work at ORNL
Materials Science and Materials Engineering department in TU Chemnitz, Germany
Enjoying coffee during the break in MS&T 2014 at Pittsburgh
Presenting a poster as a part of the Wigner lecture series, sometime during early 2014. My first ever compilation of ORNL work
My office at ORNL, the first time I started using two BIG monitors and I simply loved it
My office at TU Chemnitz, I simply love the view from that window behind me
Presentation in the departmental symposium at IISc, Bangalore
Presentation during WTK symposium 2013 at TU Chemnitz; my first presentation of post-doc work carried in Germany
Ti-2011 conference in Beijing, a must go conference for anyone working in the field of Ti metallurgy (I had never enjoyed any conference more than this one)
My working desk in TU Chemnitz, I miss the flowers
Presenting a poster on the Ti-Al work I carried with Segolene (another summer intern from France) during TMS 2009
Ceramic lab in IIT Kanpur where I first got my training in research during M. Tech (sometime during 2005)