Dr.Katakam Siva Prasad

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Qualification

Ph.D. (Metallurgical & Materials Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, 2007
M. Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, 2002
AMIIM (Metallurgical Engineering), The Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkatta, India, 1999

Specialization

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
Welding

Academic Qualifications

1. 2003 – 2007, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, Doctor of Philosophy (Metallurgical & Materials Engineering). CGPA – 8.5 / 10.00
2. 2000 - 2002, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. Master of Technology (Metallurgical Engineering). CGPA – 8.97 / 10.00
3. 1997 – 1999 Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata, India. AMIIM (equivalent to Graduation in Metallurgy, recognized by All India Council for Technical Education)
4. 1993-1997 Government Polytechnic, Visakhapatnam, AP, India. Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering (D.Met.E.), Percentage – 72.17

Industrial Training

1. 6 weeks: International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, India
2. 6 months: Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels (BHPV) Limited, Visakhapatnam, India
3. 6 months: Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), Visakhapatnam, India

Experience

1. Assistant Professor, Dept of Metallurgical & Materials Engg, NIT Trichy, since June 2007 (Appointed as Lecturer and later re-designated as Assistant Professor during the implementation of VI central pay).
2. Visiting Fellow, Dept of MME, IIT Madras, Chennai, India during May 25 to July 24, 2009. Selected for INAE fellowship to undergo mentoring with Prof.B.S.Murty, FNAE,
3. Visiting Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, June 1-30, 2008. (Host: Prof. K. Hono, NIMS Fellow)
4. Project Officer, Research project at IIT Madras sponsored by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India, Dec’2002 – Sep’ 2006.

Research Interests

1. Mechanical behavior of metallic materials and their weldments
2. Structure-Property correlations of superalloys
3. High temperature materials (superalloys and intermetallics)
4. Studies on welding aspects of novel materials for improved weld properties
5. Fatigue behavior of metallic materials
6. Wear of composites
7. Cryorolling of Cu and Al based alloys and composites

Projects done by me

1. Study on cryorolling of Cu based alloys (with Dr.V.S. Sarma, IIT Madras)
2. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Gas Tungsten Arc and Electron Beam Welded Alloy 718 (Doctoral thesis)
3. Development of Functionally Graded Biomterials by Microwave Processing (Master’s Project)

Awards & Achievements

1. Invited to participate in Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (INDOGFOE) 2010, held during June 24-27 2010, Potsdam, Germany, sponsored by DST, India and Alexander von Humboldt foundation, Germany.
2. Selected under INAE mentoring scheme-2009 to work with a fellow of INAE.
3. Metallography award, NMD-ATM 2005.

Research group

1. MR. N. NAGA KRISHNA – Doctoral Student: “Development of ultra high strength ultrafine grained Al-alloy composites by cryorolling”, registered in 2009
2. MR. M.S. SENTHIL SARAVANAN – Doctoral Student: “Development of CNT reinforced Al-alloys and their workability and mechanical property” along with Dr. S.P. Kumaresh Babu, MME
3. MR. S. SIVASANKARAN – Doctoral Student: “Workability studies of nanocrystalline Al-alloy composites” along with Prof. R. Narayanasamy, Dept of Production Engg.
4. MR. S. SRINIVASAN – Junior Research Fellow (NRB project)

UG & PG Students

1. Eight M.Tech student projects – 4(2008) + 4(2009) + 4(2010) total 12 completed and 04 on-going
2. Six B.Tech student projects – 2(2008) + 4(2009) total 06 completed

Professional memberships

1. Associate Member of IIM, Kolkata, India, (M26457)
2. Life Member of Indian Welding Society, New Delhi, (L00177)
3. Life Member of Materials Research Society of India (LMB985)
4. Life Member of Powder Metallurgy Association of India (LM64407)
5. Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi (LM58516)
6. Life Member of The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (LM14343)

Invited Lectures

1. Invited lecture on “Cryorolling: an overview”, The Institute of Engineers, Tiruchirappalli Chapter, August 04, 2010.
2. Invited lecture on “High Temperature Materials – An overview”, AICTE-QIP program on Metallurgy and Materials”, February 11-15, 2008, organized by Dept of MME, NIT Trichy, India
3. Invited lecture on “Advanced High Temperature Materials and Thermal Barrier Coatings”, AICTE-QIP program on Advanced Materials and Processing”, June 1-15, 2009, organized by Dept of MME, NIT Trichy, India
4. Invited lecture on “Introduction to Smart Processing of Materials”, AICTE-QIP short-term course on Smart Processing of Materials”, August 10-14, 2009, organized by Dept of MME, NIT Trichy, India

Additional responsibilities

1. Chairman, Class Committee, I year MTech Welding Engg., 2009, 2010
2. Faculty In-charge, Department Library, Dept of MME, NITT
3. PhD admissions committee member, NITT
4. M.Tech Admissions committee member, NITT

Collaborators

1. Prof. B. S. Murty, Professor, Dept of Metallurgical and Materials Engg., IIT Madras, Chennai, India
2. Dr. G.D. Janaki Ram, Asst Prof., Dept of Metallurgical and Materials Engg., IIT Madras, Chennai, India
3. Prof. Karthikeyan, Asst Prof., Dept of Materials Engg., IISc, Bangalore, India
4. Prof. Satyam Suwas, Asst Prof., Dept of Materials Engg., IISc, Bangalore, India
5. Prof. K. Hono, NIMS Fellow, Magnetic Materials Group, NIMS, Japan
6. Prof. Martin Heilmaier, Physical Metallurgy Professor, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.

Research Publications - In Journals

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Research papers - In Conferences

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Contact Address

Dr.K.Sivaprasad
Assistant Professor
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli 620 015
Tamil Nadu, India

Phone : +91-(0)431-250 3466 (Office)