Education

2022- Ph.D., in friction stir welding and forming from University of Ulsan, South Korea under supervision of Dr. Sung-Tae Hong

2015- M.Tech, in Material engineering obtaining first-class from Jadavpur University, India under supervision of Dr. Tapan Kumar Pal

2013- B.Tech, In Mechanical engineering from West Bengal University of Technology, India

Publications

SCI(E) indexed Journals

1. An experimental investigation of laser scabbling on cement‑based materials using nanosecond fiber laser, Tam Van Huynh, Mounarik Mondal, Dongkyoung Lee, Scientific reports 12:12202, (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16301-4

2. Unraveling the heterogeneous evolution of the microstructure and texture in the thermomechanically affected zone of commercially pure titanium during friction stir processing Abhishek Kumar Singh, Lalit Kaushik, Saurabh Pawar, Jaiveer Singh, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal. Sung-Tae Hong, Shi-Hoon Choi, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 239, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107894

3. Electrically assisted pressure joining of thin bi-layer aluminum-clad aluminum sheets, Thi Anh Nguyet Nguyen, Soumyabrata Basak, Shengwei Zhang, Thanh Thuong Do, Mounarik Mondal, Sung-Tae Hong, Moon- Jo Kim & Heung Nam Han, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-09687-y

4. Friction stir welding of AA3003-clad AA6013 thin sheets: microstructural changes related to tensile properties and fatigue failure mechanism, Kun Gao, Soumyabrata Basak, Mounarik Mondal, Shengwei Zhang, Sung- Tae Hong, Stephen Yeboah Boakye, Hoon-HweCho, Journal of Materials Research and Technology doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.02.073.

5. Friction stir butt-welding of roll cladded aluminum thin sheets: effect of microstructural and texture changes on mechanical properties, Soumyabrata Basak, Mounarik Mondal, Kun Gao, Sung- Tae Hong, Sam Yaw Anaman, Hoon-Hwe Cho, Materials Science & Engineering A 832, (2022) 142490. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.142490

6. Evolution of microstructure and texture in the stir zone of commercially pure titanium during friction stir processing, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Lalit Kaushik, Jaiveer Singh, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung-Tae Hong, Shi-Hoon Choi, International Journal of Plasticity, 103184. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2021.103184.

7. Manufacturing of magnesium/aluminum bimetallic ring components by friction stir assisted simultaneous forging and solid-state joining, Mounarik Mondal, Soumyabrata Basak, Hrishikesh Das, Sung‑ Tae Hong, Howook Choi, Ju‑Won Park, Heung Nam Han, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology 8, (2021), pp.1429–1438.doi.org/10.1007/s40684-020-00244-0. doi.org/10.1007/s12540-017-6845-z

8. Electron Beam Surface Treatment of 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel: Improvements in Hardness, Wear, and Corrosion Resistance, Soumyabrata Basak, Sumit K Sharma, Mounarik Mondal, Kisor K Sahu, Srikant Gollapudi, Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar, Sung-Tae Hong, Metals and Materials International 27, (2021), pp. 953-96. doi.org/10.1007/s12540-020-00773-y.

9. Friction Stir Spot Butt Welding of Dissimilar S45C Steel and 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy, Kun Gao, Shengwei Zhang, Mounarik Mondal, Soumyabrata Basak, Sung- Tae Hong, Hee-chan Shim, Metals 11, (2021), pp. 1252- 1265.doi.org/10.3390/met11081252.

10.Texture and precipitation behavior of friction stir welded Inconel 825 alloy, Hrishikesh das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung Tae Hong, Ji-WooLee, Hoon-Hwe Cho, Materials Today Communications 25, (2020), pp. 101295. doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101295.

11. Microstructure and mechanical properties evaluation of friction stir welded boron steel, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung- Tae Hong, Kwang-Jin Lee & Kinnor Chattopadhyay, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 34, (2020), pp. 2011-2017. doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-0422-y.

12. Local enhancement of the material properties of aluminum sheets by a combination of additive manufacturing and friction stir processing, Mounarik Mondal, Hrishikesh Das, Sung- Tae Hong, Byeong-Seok Jeong, Heung Nam Han, CIRP Annals 68, (2019), pp. 289-292. doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2019.04.109.

13. Comparison of microstructural and mechanical properties of friction stir spot welded ultra high strength dual-phase and complex phase steels, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung Tae Hong, Yeongseok Lim, Kwang Jin Lee, Materials Characterization 139 ( 2018), 428 436. doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.03.022.

14. Joining and Fabrication of Metal Matrix Composites by Friction Stir Welding/Processing, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung-Tae Hong, Doo-Man Chun, and Heung Nam Han. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology 5, (2018), pp. 151-172. doi.org/10.1007/s40684-018-0016-7.

15. Characterization of Friction Stir Welded Joint of Low Nickel Austenitic Stainless Steel and Modified Ferritic Stainless Steel Mounarik Mondal, Hrishikesh Das, Eun Yeong Ahn, Sung -Tae Hong, Moon Jo Kim, Heung Nam Han, and Tapan Kumar Pal, Metals and Materials International 23 (2017), pp. 948 957

16. Simultaneous friction stir joining and forging for manufacturing of aluminum/copper bimetallic ring components. Mounarik Mondal, Soumyabrata Basak, Kun Gao, Sung‑Tae Hong, Siwhan Lee, Howook Choi, Heung Nam Han ( Ready to communicate)

17. Characterization of friction stir spot welded dissimilar ultra high strength dual-phase (DP) and complex phase (CP) steels. Mounarik Mondal, Hrishikesh Das, Soumyabrata Basak, Gao Kun, Sung-Tae Hong, Sam Yaw Anaman, Hoon- Hwe Cho (Ready to communicate)

KCI and Scopus indexed journal

1. Friction Stir Dissimilar Butt Welding of Mild Steel and Aluminum 5052-O Alloy, Mounarik Mondal, Hrishikesh Das, Shengwei Zhang, Kun Gao, Sung- Tae Hong, Kyu Yeol Park, Journal of Korean Society for Precision Engineering 36, pp. 675-680. dx.doi.org/10.7736/KSPE.2019.36.7.675.

2. Microstructural and Mechanical Analysis of a Friction Stir Welded Joint of Dissimilar Advanced High-Strength Steels, Ji-Wo Lee, Hoon- Hwi Cho, Mounarik Mondal, Hrishikesh Das, Sung- Tae Hong, Processing of Materials; Transactions 29, (2020), pp. 11-19. https://doi.org/10.5228/KSTP.2020.29.1.11.

Presentation at International conferences

1. Evaluation of Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of friction stir spot welded dissimilar ultra-high-strength steel, Mounarik Mondal, Hrishikesh Das, Soumyabrata Basak, Sung-Tae Hong, Ji-Woo Lee, Hoon-Hwe Cho, International Symposium on Precision Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing (PRESM 2020)

2. Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of friction stir butt-welded nickel superalloy 825, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung-Tae Hong, Jiwoo Lee, Hoon-Hwe Cho, International Symposium on Precision Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing (PRESM 2019)

3. Investigation of mechanical and microstructural properties of friction stir spot welding of dissimilar ultra-high-strength steels, Mounarik Mondal, Hrishikesh Das, Sung- Tae Hong, Young Jin Yum, Kwang-Jin Lee, The 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2019 Honolulu)

4. Microstructural study of friction stir spot welded ultra-high-strength steel, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung- Tae Hong, Kwang-Jin Lee, Asia steel international conference 2018 (ASIC 2018)

5. Friction stir welding of boron steel, Hrishikesh Das, Mounarik Mondal, Sung Tae Hong, Kwang-Jin Lee, Challenges in welding and joining technology for smart manufacturing (IWJC 2017)

Conference Presentation in Korea

1) Variation of Laser Welding parameters for Dissimilar Laser welding of Aluminum and Copper , Mounarik Mondal, Dongkyoung Lee, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers fall conference 2022 (KSME International fall 2022)

2) Laser Welding of Dissimilar Thickness of Aluminum and Copper: Mechanical and Microstructural Property analysis, Mounarik Mondal, Dongkyoung Lee, Korean Society of Laser processing (KSLP fall 2022)

Patents registered

1. Friction stir forging apparatus and method, Patent: 10-2041853-0000, University of Ulsan, Sung- Tae Hong, Mounarik Mondal, Shengwei Zhang, Kun Gao, Hrishikesh Das, Heung Nam Han, Ju-Won park, Hye-Jin Jeong, dx.doi.org/10.8080/1020180141776?urlappend=en

2. Frictional mechanical sintering apparatus and method, Patent: 10-2000187, University of Ulsan foundation for industry cooperation, Seoul National University R&DB foundation Sung-Tae Hong, Mounarik Mondal, Shengwei Zhang, Kun Gao, Dinh Thi Kieu Anh, Viet Tien Luu, Heung Nam Han, Hye-Jin Jeong. doi.org/10.8080/1020190003326?urlappend=en

3. Apparatus for friction stir welding, Patent: 10-22833780000, University of Ulsan foundation for industry cooperation, Sung- Tae Hong, Kwon Yong Jai, Mounarik Mondal, Soumyabrata Basak. dx.doi.org/10.8080/1020200056012?urlappend=en