Academic, Industrial & Research Experiences

Teaching and Research Experience

Assistant Professor  Tamil Nadu, India

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Oct 2020 – Present

  • Theoretical Metallurgy Group
  • Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Post-doctoral scientist  Karlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology  Dec. 2018 – Sep 2020

  • Institute for Applied Materials (IAM - CMS)
  • Multiphysics phase-field modelling

Scientist  Karlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Oct.  2017 – Dec.2018

  • Institute for Applied Materials (IAM - CMS)
  • Multicomponent phase-field simulation

Research Assistant  Karlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe University of Applied Science Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2017

  • Institute of Digital Materials (IDM)
  • Volume-preserved phase-field modelling

Research Awards

GraKo - 1483 fellowshipKarlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe University of Applied Science Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2017


DAAD scholarshipTamil Nadu, India

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Sep. 2014 – Mar. 2015

Research Grants

Start-up Grant SERB, India

SRG/2021/000092

  • Principal Investigator
  • 30 Lakhs INR
  • 2 Years

Plan Fund  NITT, India

Theoretical Research on Metallurgy Behaviour

  • Principal Investigator
  • 5 Lakhs INR
  • 1 Year

Seed Grant NITT, India

Understanding the influence of triple junctions on isotropic grain growth

  • Principal Investigator
  • 5 Lakhs INR
  • 1 Year

PhD and Research Students

SANKARGANESH P NITT, India

Doctoral Student

  • Institute Scholar
  • Since Jan 2021
  • Multiphase-field modelling chemo-mechanical microstructural

Manoj Prabakar D NITT, India

Junior Research Fellow

  • SERB Funded
  • Since March 2022
  • Using statistical data-mining techniques to understand the cumulative influence of geometrical and topological features on grain growth

Antony Prabhu T NITT & ISRO, India

MS Research

  • ISRO Scientist
  • External MS Researcher
  • Since Jan 2022
  • Data-driven analysis of cryogenic properties of aerospace materials