M Sabat, S Maharana, MA Faridi, T Laha, High temperature deformation characteristics and dynamic microstructural evolution in an oxide dispersion strengthened Ni-rich high entropy alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A, 2026, 972, 150640, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2026.150640

We are delighted to share Mr. Sudhansu Maharana, from LAMP research group, participated in the 15th Research Scholars' Day, held at the department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur on May 2, 2026. He secured best oral presenter award for his presentation on "Deciphering the role of stacking fault energy on TWIP-TRIP interplay in Ni-rich high entropy alloy with tailored Ti content" along with first prize in the Metallography contest. 

N Mohammad, C O Bapanapalle, L K Pillari, L Bichler, T Laha, S Roy, Effect of Y2O3 and graphite additives on the microstructure, mechanical properties and wear resistance of B4C reinforced Al2O3 composites for cutting tool applications, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2026, 109, e70666 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.70666

S Maharana, S Biswal, M Sabat, DKVD Prasad, T Laha, Deciphering the role of stacking fault energy on TWIP-TRIP interplay in Ni-rich high entropy alloy with tailored Ti content, International Journal of Plasticity, 2026, 199, 104642 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2026.104642

We are pleased to share two PhD research scholars "Ms. Akankshya Rout and Mr. Ajit Kumar Naik" from LAMP research group, participated in the “FSEAM 2026", held from January 21st to 23rd at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur under the theme “Surface Engineering and Additive Manufacturing” and were honoured with gold citation award for their respective oral and poster presentation on "Process property interplay in Fe-based metallic glass coatings by HVOF spraying: A focus on wear and corrosion" and “Effect of gradient composition on the structural, mechanical, thermal and ablation properties of spark plasma sintered ZrB2-B4C-SiC-LaB6".

We are delighted to announce that Ms. Akankshya Rout a PhD research scholar participated in the “IIM-ATM 2025", held from December 4 to 6th at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad under the theme “Secondary Materials Processing”. She was honoured with the best poster presenter award for her poster presentation on “Electrochemical performance and passivation behavior of atmospheric plasma sprayed Fe-based metallic glass coatings: Role of process parameters". 

M Sabat, MA Faridi, S Maharana, DKVD Prasad, T Laha, Insight into the micro-mechanisms of wear in oxide dispersion strengthened Ni-rich high entropy alloy, Tribology International 214 (2026) 111224,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2025.111224