PH.D.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
M.TECH.
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Materials Science and Engineering
B.TECH.
RGUKT – IIIT Nuzvid
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
OFFICE
MME / NAB / 106
EMAIL
umasankar [at] nitt [dot] edu
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Assistant Professor
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Research areas
Our research group addresses the processing–structure–property relationships in structural alloys, spanning experiments, advanced characterisation, and computational modelling.
- Deformation processing and sheet metal forming of structural alloys
- Thermal and thermo-mechanical treatment of automotive-grade steels
- Microstructure–property correlations through electron microscopy and in-situ mechanical testing
- Machine learning and AI-driven modelling of microstructural evolution under extreme conditions
Research group
PH.D.
Mr. Akash Raj A S
Jointly with Dr.-Ing. Prince Gideon Kubendran Amos
M.TECH.
Mr. Amar Bharti
Teaching
CURRENT · JULY – DECEMBER 2026
MTPE33 · Additive Manufacturing B.Tech. elective
MT641 · Foundry Technology M.Tech. core
MT649 · Microstructure Characterization and Material Testing Laboratory M.Tech. laboratory
PREVIOUS · JANUARY – MAY 2026
MT644 · Foundry Metallurgy M.Tech. core
MTPE25 · Metallurgical Failure Analysis B.Tech. elective
MTLR33 · Materials Testing and Inspection Laboratory B.Tech. laboratory
Experience
Dec 2025 – present · Assistant Professor, NIT Tiruchirappalli
Jan 2025 – Nov 2025 · Post-Doctoral Research Associate, IIT Madras
Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 · Research Associate, IIT Madras
Selected publications
- Umasankar, C., Prasad, K., Choi, Y. T., Lee, D. W., Kim, H. S., Sankaran, S., & Chakkingal, U. Role of direct quenching and partitioning processes in improving austenite stability and stretch flangeability in a low C steel. Metals and Materials International, 31, 84–99 (2025).
- Prasad, K., Umasankar, C., Kim, E. S., Rajanna, R., Hariharan, K., Jain, J., Chakkingal, U., & Kim, H. S. Elucidating the effects of interrupted loading on the stretch-flangeability of DP980 steel. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 924, 147717 (2025).
- Dixit, S., Dash, B. B., Gupta, S., Umasankar, C., Bhattacharjee, A., & Sankaran, S. Effect of microstructure and crystallographic texture on high-temperature dynamic deformation behavior of Ti–6Al–4V alloy. Philosophical Magazine, 105, 826–870 (2025).
- Umasankar, C., Sobti, A., Sankaran, S., & Chakkingal, U. Influence of quenching and partitioning times on austenite stability and tensile properties of CMnAlSi quenching and partitioning steel. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 33, 13311–13326 (2024).
Patent
A miniaturized stretch-flangeability testing device and thereof.
Indian Patent No. 551340, granted 27 September 2024.
With K. Prasad, K. Hariharan and U. Chakkingal.
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