Dhātu-yantra-pravartaṇa 

Laboratory for Multi-scale Mechanical Behavior of Materials

The group works on understanding the mechanical behavior at multiple length scales of advanced structural metallic materials, such as 3D printed metals and alloys, Metallic glasses, Superalloys with special emphasis on fatigue, fracture and indentation behavior. 

 Latest Updates


Dr. Priyanka Saini has Defended her thesis on December 29th 2023


Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Dr. Vighnesh Waran and Dr. Yashwant Koli have joined the group in December 2023

Ms. Simran Nath is selected for the highly competitive PMRF fellowship in October 2023


Ms. Priyanka Saini has submitted her thesis in August 2023


Prof. Lakshmi Narayan has been appointed as an editor of IIM Metal News (youngest editor in the journal)


Mr. Karthik Kumar is selected for the highly competitive PMRF fellowship in March 2023


Ms. Priyanka Saini has secured 1st position in the 3-minute Thesis competition conducted by TRYST IIT Delhi, 2023


Ms. Priyanka Saini has secured 2nd position in the SARANSH Thesis competition conducted by INYAS, 2022


Prof. Lakshmi Narayan has been awarded the Veena Arora Early Career Award by IIT Delhi 2022


Ms. Priyanka Saini has secured 1st position in 3-minute thesis conducted by INAE-SERB youth conclave at IIT Jodhpur in September 2022


Mr. Amey Raghuvir Parnaik is selected for the highly competitive PMRF fellowship in April 2022


Mr. Swagat kumar Pani is selected for the highly competitive PMRF fellowship in April 2022


Ms. Priyanka Saini has won the Best Oral presentation award at the  International Conference on Advanced Materials and Mechanical Characterization (ICAMMC-2021) in December 2021


Ms. Priyanka Saini has won the best "Scanning Electron Microscopy" metallography award at the  75th Annual Technical Meeting (ATM) of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) in November 2021


Ms. Priyanka Saini is selected for the highly competitive PMRF fellowship in October 2021


Prof. Lakshmi Narayan Ramasubramanian has received the INSA Medal for Young Scientist in October 2021