Presentation title: Controlled Thermomechanical Processing of Steel and Elastic-Plastic Strain Gradients

Academic Background

Ph.D. : Drexel University, USA, 1994.

MS: University of Texas at El Paso, USA, 1991.

B.E.: Jadvpur University, India, 1987.

Research Interests

Crystallographic Texture, Microstructural Engineering, Thermomechanical Processing

Patents

1. "A Randomized Grain Boundary Austenitic Stainless Steel and a Process Thereof"; Application no. 1090/MUM/2002 dt 6-12-02.  (Names: V. Kain, P.K. Dey, D.N. Wasnik and I. Samajdar). – Indian Patent

2. “Development of a very high resistance to sensitization in austenitic stainless steel through special heat treatment resulting in grain boundary structure modification”; Application no. 893/MUM/2008 dt 21-April-08. (Names: R.K. Dayal, Parvathanandini, Baldev Raj, S. Mulke  and I. Samajdar).– Indian and US Patent.

3. “A System for Conducting Formablity Test of a Sample”; Application Number. 202331034968, 2023/05/18. (Names: Sarbari Ganguly, Monojit Dutta (TSL), Soudip Basu, Nagamani Jaya Balila, Indradev Samajdar (IITB)). Indian Patent filed by Tata Steel.

Awards & Recognitions

1. H.H. Mathur Award of Research Excellence, IIT Bombay, 2016.

2. Institute Chair Professor (2014-2017, 2017-2020), Prof. TRR Mohan Chair Prof. (2021-Cont.).

3. Adjunct Professor: Monash University.

3. Fellow of INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineers) and EMSI (Electron Microscopy Society of India).

4. Metallurgist of the year: IIM-NMD (Indian Institute of Metals – National Metallurgist Day), 2011.

5. MRSI (Materials Research Society of India) Medal Lecture