Professional Activities

Administrative Responsibilities 

• Coordinator, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials Laboratory,  School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi (Jan 2025–Present)

• In-Charge, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) Facility, Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC), IIT Mandi (Aug 2025–Present)

• Member, Purchase Committee,  School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi (Aug 2024 – present).

• Advisor, Student Media Body Club, Literary Society, IIT Mandi (Aug 2025–Present)

• Organizing Committee Member, National Conference and Hands on Workshop on Advances in Electron Microscopy and its Applications (AEMA-2025), IIT Mandi & EMSI (Northern Zone),  9–12 December 2025. Link

• Reviewer, AICTE–Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) – Reviewed 30 funding proposals, Aug–Sep 2025.

• National Advisory Committee Member,  11th International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME - 2025), organized by Society of Materials and Mechanical Engineers (SOMME) & SRM University Delhi-NCR, 13–15 February 2025. Link

• Warden-In-Charge (Interim), Surajtaal Boys Hostel, IIT Mandi (12–27 December 2024).

• Co-Convenor, Hindi Seminar on Advancement in Science & Technology, One Week One Lab (24–30 June 2023), CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh.

• Organizing Team Member, International Conference on Materials Engineering (ICME-2017), IIT Kanpur.

• Organizing Team Member, NMD-ATM 2016, IIT Kanpur. 

• Organizing Committee, Research Scholars Day 2015, IIT Kanpur. 

• Organizing Team, International Conference on Automotive Materials and Manufacturing (2015), ARAI Pune. 

• Organizing Committee, Research Scholars Day 2014, IIT Kanpur. 

• Overall Coordinator, IIM Kanpur Chapter (2013–2014) – Organized multiple events & competitions.

• Organizing Committee, Padaarth 2014, IIT Kanpur.

• Member, NERD Magazine Team, IIT Kanpur (2012–2013).

• Co-Convener, COGNIZANCE 2011, IIT Roorkee.

• Paper Presentation, IDEAZ 2011, AHEC IIT Roorkee.

• Placement Representative, M.Tech (Metallurgical & Materials Eng.), IIT Roorkee (2011–12).

Invited Talks

15. EBSD for Mapping Grain Boundary Networks in Cast and Additively Manufactured Alloys

Invited talk during the National Conference on Advances in Electron Microscopy and Its Applications (AEMA 2025),

IIT Mandi, 11–12 December 2025 Link

14. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and its Applications

Lecture during pre-conference hands-on workshop of the Conference on Advances in Electron Microscopy and its Applications,

Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC), IIT Mandi, 9–10 December 2025 Link

13. Waste Minimization and Zero Waste Manufacturing: Green Manufacturing Initiatives in MSMEs
Invited lecture delivered during the Short-Term Training Program (STTP) on Sustainable Energy and Environment in Manufacturing,
NITTTR Kolkata, 30 October 2025.

12. Severe Plastic Deformation for Microstructure and Property Modification in Additive Manufacturing
Keynote lecture at INFRAMET BHARAT 2025 – Engineering the Atma Nirbhar Future,
International Conference, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, 13–14 October 2025.

11. Developing a Sustainable Product Model through Additive Manufacturing Processes
Invited lecture during the Short-Term Training Program (STTP) on Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Materials for Product Design,
NITTTR Kolkata, 13 February 2025.

10. Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing
Invited lecture during Short-Term Training Program (STTP) on Digital Manufacturing and Industry 5.0,
NITTTR Kolkata, 16 January 2025.

9. Mechanical strength and corrosion resistance enhancement in additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy via high-pressure torsion processing
Invited talk at ICAMC 2025, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 9–11 January 2025.

8. Post-processing in Additive Manufacturing
Invited lecture during short course Mastering 3D Printing: From Basics to Advanced Techniques,
IIT Mandi, 9 December 2024.

7. Additive Manufacturing
Invited lecture during short-term training program on State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Technologies,
NITTTR Kolkata, 26 November 2024.

6. Superalloys, Thermal Barrier Coatings and High-Temperature Materials for Aviation
Guest lecture at Air Force Technical College, Indian Air Force, Bangalore, 11 November 2024.

5. Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing
Expert lecture during E-STC on Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Operations: Applications and Practices (AIMOAP-23),
NIT Kurukshetra, 15–19 December 2023.

4. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Additive Manufactured and Severely Deformed Multi-Material Structures
International Guest Lecture (online), VIT Vellore, 17 November 2022.

3. Effect of Grain Boundary Structure on Carbide Precipitation in a Nickel-Based Superalloy
Invited lecture, Microstructural Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 30–31 March 2019.

2. An Introduction to EBSD
Invited lecture (online), National Conference on Emerging Issues in Research and Development,
JIET Jodhpur, 3 February 2019.

1. Introduction to EBSD and Case Studies
Invited lecture under Guest Lecture Series, UIET CSJMU Kanpur, organized by IIM Kanpur Chapter, 24 February 2016.

International Expert Lectures Organized at IIT Mandi

2. Applying the High-Pressure Torsion Technique to Make Immiscible Alloys and Metal Matrix Composites
Speaker: Dr. Yi Huang, Bournemouth University, UK
Organized at SMME, IIT Mandi on 28 August 2025.

1. Applications of Friction Stir-Based Material Processing in Modern Manufacturing
Speaker: Dr. Mounarik Mondal, Dong-Rui University, South Korea
Organized at SMME, IIT Mandi on 23 October 2024.

Awards and Grants 

• Senior Individual Membership, INAE (2025–2030) – Prestigious selection into India’s top engineering academy.

• Newton International Fellowship 2020, The Royal Society, London (Grant: £120,967).

• Research Associateship – DRDO–DMSRDE, 2020.

• Outstanding Reviewer Award 2020, Materials Research Express (IOP Publishing).

• IOP Trusted Reviewer Status, awarded to top ~15% reviewers, 2020.

• Certificate & Student Cash Award, IIT Kanpur (2018).

• International Travel Support (ITS), SERB-DST (2018).

• IIM SJEF Travel Grant, 2018 and 2015.

• CCSTDS International Travel Fellowship, 2018 and 2015.

• DORA Student Research Award, IIT Kanpur (2018).

• Second Prize, Artistic Micrography Contest, IIM Kanpur Chapter & Material Advantage (2015).

• MHRD, Govt. of India Fellowships, IIT Roorkee & IIT Kanpur (2010–2018).

Professional Memberships 

Present Memberships

• Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) — Membership ID: LM01-58350

• Life Member, Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI) — Membership ID: LM-1147 

• Life Member, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) — Membership ID: LMB-3324

• Life Member, Indian Thermal Analysis Society (ITAS) — Membership ID: LM-650

• Life Member, Indian Carbon Society (ICS) — Membership ID: LM-574

• Life Member, Society for Failure Analysis (SFA) — Membership ID: FLM-SFA-0950

Past Memberships

• Materials Advantage (MA) — Membership ID: 526177 

• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) — Membership ID: 526177 

• Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) — Membership ID: 205854

• The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) — Membership ID: 2001356 

• ASM International – The Materials Information Society — Membership ID: C-06054507

Editorial Services

• Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio) — https://www.nature.com/srep/

Scientific Reviewer Services 

Active reviewer for leading international journals across materials science, additive manufacturing, metallurgy, and advanced manufacturing. 

Total number of manuscripts reviewed: 193 Source

Nature Portfolio

• Scientific Reports — 1

Elsevier

• Journal of Magnesium and Alloys — 4

• Materials Letters — 3

• Materials Science and Engineering A — 3

• Materials & Design — 3

• Journal of Materials Research and Technology — 3

• Journal of Alloys and Compounds — 2

• Materials Chemistry and Physics — 2

• Journal of Materials Science & Technology — 2

• Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids — 2

• Heliyon (Cell Press) — 2

• Journal of Manufacturing Processes — 2

• Materialia — 2

• Manufacturing Letters — 1

• Mechanics of Materials — 1

Springer Nature

• Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance — 53

• International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials — 6

• International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology — 2

• Shape Memory and Superelasticity — 2

• Progress in Additive Manufacturing — 2

• Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis — 2

• Journal of Materials Science — 1

• Discover Sustainability — 1

Wiley

• Journal of the American Ceramic Society — 3

• Polymers for Advanced Technologies — 2

• Journal of Food Process Engineering — 1

• Engineering Reports — 1

• Advanced Engineering Materials — 1

Taylor & Francis

• Materials Science and Technology — 4

• Materials Research Letters — 3

• Philosophical Magazine — 2

• Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly — 2

• Materials and Manufacturing Processes — 1

• Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies — 1

• Journal of Thermal Stresses — 1

• European Journal of Materials — 1

• Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition — 1

• Journal of Taibah University for Science — 1

• International Journal of Food Properties — 1

De Gruyter

• Reviews on Advanced Materials Science — 2

• Nanotechnology Reviews — 1

American Chemical Society (ACS)

• ACS Omega — 2

• ACS Applied Engineering Materials — 1

ASTM International

• Materials Performance and Characterization — 1

Hindawi

• Advances in Materials Science and Engineering — 1

IOP Publishing

• Engineering Research Express — 6

• Engineering Research Express (additional) — 5

• Materials Research Express (additional) — 5

• International Conference on New Material and Chemical Industry — 4

• International Workshop on Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering — 3

• International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing — 3

• Materials Research Express — 2

• Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering — 2

• Journal of The Electrochemical Society — 2

• Nanotechnology — 2

• Physica Scripta — 2

• Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties — 1

SAGE

• Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science — 2

• Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology — 1

World Scientific

• International Journal of Modern Physics B — 1

KeAi Publishing

• Nano Materials Science — 2

Other International Journals

• Materials Research (Ibero-American Journal of Materials) — 8

• Facta Universitatis – Series: Mechanical Engineering (University of Niš, Serbia) — 2

• Materials (MDPI) — 1

• Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) — 1

• Engineering and Applied Science Research (Khon Kaen University, Thailand) — 1

• Advanced Materials Letters (VBRI Press) — 1