Faculty

The people who bring laurels to the department

Professors

 

Jai Prakash Gautam, Ph.D. – (TU-Delft, the Netherlands) (Dean)
Email id: jaiprakashgautam[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests: Texture control in metals and alloys

 

 

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Appa Rao Goudu, Ph.D. (IIT BHU),
Email id: apparao_sest@uohyd.ac.in
Research Interests: Powder Metallurgy, Hot Isostatic Pressing

 

 

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Dibakar Das, Ph.D. (IIT Bombay) 
Email id: dibakardas[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests:Functional Ceramics, Nanomaterials, Powder Metallurgy, Magnetic Materials, Chemical Mechanical Planarization

 

 

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Vadali V. S. S. Srikanth, Dr.-Ing. (Universität Siegen, Germany)
Email id: vvsssse[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests:Nano Science and Technology, Surface and Interface Engineering, Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Thin Films and Nano Materials, Non-Destructive Testing, Modeling and Simulation, Synthesis of Diamond, Si-C-B-N, and Nanocarbon Material Systems

 

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Koteswararao V. Rajulapati Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, USA)
Email id: kvrse[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests: Mechanical behavior at all length scales, Nanostructured materials, High-entropy alloys, Friction stir welding/processing, Next generation superalloys, Advanced high strength steels, Additive manufacturing

 

 

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Swati Ghosh Acharyya, Ph.D. (Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India)
Email id: sgase[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests: Surface engineering for improving the corrosion and wear resistance of implant materials.

 

 

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Sudharshan Phani Pardharsarathy, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee, USA) 
Email id: spphani@uohyd.ac.in
Research Interests: Mechanical behavior of bulk materials, thin films and thermal spray coatings, Mathematical modeling of physical systems and metallurgical phenomena, Nanoindentation testing, Small scale mechanical testing methodology development

 

 

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Associate Professors

 

Raj Kishora Dash, Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Email id: rajkishoradash[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests: Smart Materials, Carbon based Hybrid & Nanocomposite, Functional Materials, 1D, 2D Nanostructure, Structure-properties correlation at micro and nanoscale, Nanostructured Thermoelectric materials, Advanced Processing of Nanostructured Materials, Advanced Materials,Advanced Characterization of Materials at Nano/Micro Scale, MEMS, NEMS, Sensors, Bio-MEMS, Microfluidic devices and Nano/Micro fabrication.

 

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Assistant Professors

 

Venkata Girish Kotnur, Ph.D. (TU-Delft, the Netherlands)
Email id: vgk[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests: Structure process correlation in nano-structured PVD thin films

 

 

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K. Guruvidyathri, Ph.D. (IIT Madras and NTHU Taiwan)
Email id: guruvidyathri[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Research Interests: Computational Materials Thermodynamics, Calphad, Thermodynamic assessment, Alloy design, High-entropy alloys

 

 

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V. Ponnilavan, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University)
Email id:  ponnilavan@uohyd.ac.in
Research Interests: Electroactive biomaterials for Tissue Regenerative application, Nanomaterials for therapeutic applications, Bioceramics and composites, Bioimaging, Thermal barrier coating

 

 

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