Dr. S. Kumaran

Qualification

• Ph.D. (Titanium Aluminides through Powder Metallurgy), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
• M.E. (Industrial Metallurgy), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
• B.E. (Metallurgy), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Areas of Interests

• Powder Compaction and Sintering, Non-equilibrium Materials (Nano, amorphous, etc), Shape Memory Alloys, Mechanical Alloyin

• Alloy Development, Hydrogen Storage Alloys, Non-Ferrous Alloys Intermeallics, Severe Plastic Deformation (structure-property correlation), Bimodal Structured Alloys,Bulk Metallic Glasses.
  

Experience

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Journals/ Conference (Both National and International)

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Awards / Honors / Recognition

1. Your Scientist Fast Track Project received from the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

2. BOYCAST Fellowship from the Depasrtment of Science and Technology, New Delhi, to carry out research at University of Central Florida, Orinado, USA from 2005-2006 on Hydrogen Storage Alloys

3. Best Paper presentation award at 11^th Electrochemist Convention, Madurai

4. Best Poster Presentation award MRS-I, Kolkotta, 2008

Facilities Developed in the Department

• Planetary Ball Mills
• Glove Box
• Controlled atmosphere furnaces
• Vacuum Pump
• Powder Canning  and Glass Blowing Facilities
• Hydraulic press
• Cold Rolling Mill with Cryobath set up
• Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity Meter
• Extrusion set up
• Servo-Hydraulic UTM
• Induction Sintering Furnace
• Laser Particle Sizer
• Microwave sintering furnace
• ECAP Dies
• Thermal Analyser
• Stir Casting Furnace
• Fabrication of Solidification Set up

 

Membership in Professional Bodies

• Life Member – PMAI (Powder Metallurgy Association of India)
• Life Member  - ISTE  (Indian Society for Technical Education)
• Life Member – IIM (Indian Institute of Metals)
• Life Member – IWS (Indian Welding Society)
• Life Member – MRS-I (Materials Research Society of India)

 

University Visited at USA

1. Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

2. Centre for Innovative Sintered Product, Pennstate University, Park, PA

3. Surface Engineering Laboratory, Stony brooke University

 

Interaction with Research Laboratories in India

1. Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad

2. International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad

3. SPIC, Tuticrin

 

Personal Details

Date of Birth	:3rd, April 1975
Gender	: Male
Nationality	: Indian
Marital Status	: Married
Contact Address	: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   National Institute of Technoogy   Tiruchirappalli - 620015   Tamilnadu, India
E-mail	:
Mobile No.	: 0-9944434705