Brief Biography

Dr. Sandeep Sahu is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at IIT Mandi. His research spans additive manufacturing, severe plastic deformation, and grain boundary engineering, with a focus on designing processing pathways that tailor microstructures and improve the mechanical and corrosion performance of advanced metallic alloys. 

He leads the Advanced Materials Processing Laboratory (AMPL) at IIT Mandi, where his group investigates process–structure–property relationships in stainless steels, Ni-based superalloys, Al and Mg alloys, Cu alloys, and multi-material AM components. His work combines high-pressure torsion, thermomechanical treatments, laser powder bed fusion, and advanced characterization tools such as EBSD/TKD, SEM/EDS, and XRD. He also established the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials UG Laboratory at IIT Mandi.

Prior to joining IIT Mandi, he served as a Scientist and Assistant Professor at CSIR–CSIO Chandigarh, as a Royal Society Newton International Fellow at the University of Southampton, UK, as a Research Associate at DRDO-DMSRDE Kanpur, and IIT Kanpur.

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
August 2024 – Present

Visiting Researcher
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
April 2023 – Present
Funding Agency: The Royal Society, London

Scientist & Assistant Professor
Department of Manufacturing Science and Instrumentation
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
CSIR–Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh
Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
April 2023 – July 2024

Royal Society Newton International Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
April 2021 – April 2023
Project: Grain Boundary Engineering in Severely Deformed and Additively Manufactured Advanced Alloys
Funding Agency: The Royal Society, London

Research Associate
Directorate of Nanomaterials
Defence Materials & Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE)
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Kanpur

Ministry of Defence, Government of India

August 2020 – April 2021

Senior Project Associate
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
June 2020 – July 2020
Advisor: Dr. Shashank Shekhar

Senior Student Research Associate
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
August 2018 – March 2020
Advisor: Dr. Shashank Shekhar