Research Group Members

Ashoktaru Chakraborty

Course registered: Ph.D (July 2017 onward)

Research area: Shear banding in materials (metals, alloys and composites)

Previous Education: M.Tech in Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur

Contact:  ashoktaru@iitkgp.ac.in                                                                               Complete CV

Samarendra Roy

Course registered: Ph.D (July 2017 onward)

Research area: Design and development of high temperature high strength Aluminum alloys

Previous Education: M.Sc. in Physics, Presidency University, Kolkata

Contact:  samarendra@iitkgp.ac.in                                                                              Complete CV

Samar Mondal

(Scienctist E in ASL, DRDO, Hyderabad, External registration)

Course registered: Ph.D (July 2019 onward)

Research area: Design and development of ultra high temperature ceramics composites 

Previous Education: B. Tech in Ceramic Technology,  Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata

Contact: samarmondal@iitkgp.ac.in                                                                         Complete CV

Saumya Gupta

Course registered: PhD (September 2020 onward)

Research area: Spheroidization response and macro-zone formation of two phase Titanium alloys

Previous Education: M. Tech from Materials Science Center, IIT Kharagpur 

Contact: saumyag@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in                                                                 Complete CV

Arjun Mahato

Course registered: PhD (January 2021 onward)

Research area: Microstructure evolution and processing response of (alpha+beta) Titanium alloys

Previous Education: M. Tech from Materials Science Center, IIT Kharagpur 

Contact: mahatoarjun244@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in                                                         Complete CV

Mahtab Alam

Course registered: PhD (January 2025 onward)

Research area: Thermo-mechanical processing of Titanium alloys

Previous Education: MSc in Physics from Birla Institute of Technology, BIT Mesra, Ranchi

Contact: mahtab.alam.24@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in                                                        Complete CV

Dr. Pankaj Rawat

N-PDF from December 2025 onward

Previous Education: PhD from Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Research area: Heterogenous microstructure in dual-phase FeMnCoCr medium entropy alloys

Contact: prawat@matsc.iitkgp.ac.in                                                      Complete CV

Dr. Julie S.

Institute PDF from July 2026 onward

Previous Education: Ph.D. Physical sciences from Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.

Research area: Microstructural engineering and advanced characterization 

Contact: julies5050@gmail.com                                                      Complete CV