Academic Qualifications

Degree

Name of University

Year

Ph.D

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

1999

M.Tech

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

1994

AMIIM

Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkatta

1991

D.Met.E

Govt. Polytechnic College, Vizianagaram, AP

1989

PhD Thesis: Microstructural evolution and life assessment under fatigue loading in two ferrite-pearlite microalloyed steels

Professional Experience

 

Period

Position

Name and Place of Institution

March 2018 onwards

Professor

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

July 2010-March 2018

Associate Professor

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

August 2009–July 2010

IUSSTF Fellow

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

July 2004-June 2010

Assistant Professor

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

Aug 2001 – June 2004

 Staff Scientist

Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Germany

Feb 2000- July 2001

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow

Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Germany

Oct 1998 – Dec 1999

Research Associate

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

Aug 1994 - Aug 1998

Direct Ph.D. scholar

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Mar 1994 - July 1995 

Project Associate

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Awards and Recognitions

1.               First prize in the category ‘theory’ for the poster titled “Phase field modeling of annealing twin nucleation, growth and interactions during grain boundary migration" at the 7th International conference on Recrystallization and grain growth held at Ghent, Belgium from August 4-8, 2019.

2.               Institute Research and Development Award (IRDA) (Mid-career) for the year 2018-19 (awarded by IIT Madras)

3.          Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from 01-05-2018 to 30-06-2018 to carry out research at the Institute for Material Physics, University of Muenster, Germany and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

4.          Best reviewer award by Springer for the Journal “Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals” for the year 2017

5.          Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from 01-06-2012 to 30-07-2012 to carry out research at the Institute for Material Physics, University of Muenster, Germany

6.          Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Fellowship to carry out research at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA from 1-8-2009 for 1 year

7.               Best poster award for the poster titled "Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of A356/TiB2 in-situ Composites" authored by Kumar, S. Subramanya Sarma. V. Murty B.S. Presented at the International Conference on Advanced Materials and Composites (ICAMC-2007), October 24-26, 2007, Trivandrum, India

8.               ASM International Chennai Chapter Young Metallurgist Award for the year 2006-2007.

9.               Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Fellowship for a research visit to the Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany from 15-6-2007 to 10-7-2007.

10.            Best technical paper award for the paper titled "Optimisation of grain boundary character distribution in a 15Cr-15Ni-2.2Mo-Ti modified austenitic stainless steel through thermomechanical processing: Grain boundary engineering approach" authored by Sumantra Mandal, V. Subramanya Sarma, V. Maduraimuthu, P.V. Sivaprasad, Presented at the International Symposium of Research Scholars (ISRS-2006), December 18-20,2006, IIT Madras, Chennai, India

11.            Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from 15-05-2006 to 12-7-2006 to carry out research at the Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.

12.            Second prize for the poster presentation titled "Development of Ultra fine Grained High Strength 2219 Al alloy by Cryorolling and Low Temperature Annealing" authored by T. Shanmugasundaram, B.S.Murty and V. Subramanya Sarma at the National Metallurgists Day Annual Technical Meeting (NMD-ATM-2005) of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Nov. 14-16 2005, IIT Madras, Chennai, India

13.            Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from 15-05-2005 to 14-7-2005 to carry out research at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research  (IFW) Dresden, Germany.

14.            Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from 01-02-2000 to 31-7-2001 to carry out research at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research  (IFW) Dresden, Germany.

15.            Visiting scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden, Germany, from June -August, 1997. The above visit was funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, Germany.

16.            Nalin Behari Sen Memorial Medal for topping Associate Membership examination (part II) of the Indian Institute of Metals held in December 1990 (awarded by the Indian Institute of Metals, Calcutta, India).

Key Reader:

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2014 onwards)

Reviewer for the following journals:

Acta Materialia

Bulletin of Materials Science

Current Science

Intermetallics

International Journal of Fatigue

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Journal of Materials Science

Journal of Materials Science & Technology

Materials Characterization

Materials and Design

Materials Letters

Materials Science and Engineering A

Materials Science and Technology

Mechanics of Materials

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Philosophical Magazine

Rare Metals

Scientific Reports

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals

Membership of Professional Bodies 

1.                  Life Member of the Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkatta, India

2.         Member of the ASM International,

3.       Member of the TMS