Dr. Srikant Gollapudi

Biography

Education Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering Jan 2005 – Jul 2007 Minor: Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University, USA M.E., Metallurgy Aug 2002 - July 2004 First Class with Distinction Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India B.E., Metallurgy Aug1998 - May2002 Honors National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India Professional Experience Summary Materials engineer with experience in processing, characterization and structure-property correlations of different materials as used by aerospace, automotive, construction and nuclear industry. Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar July 2017 onwards Assistant Professor, School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Saint-Gobain Research India, Chennai, India Oct 2012 – June 2017 Team Leader/Senior Research Engineer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA June 2010-Aug 2012 Post-doctoral associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, India Aug 2008-May 2010 Scientist, Titanium Alloy Group General Motors Technical Centre India, Bangalore, India Nov 2007-May 2008 Research Associate Publications/Patents/Conferences  14 publications in peer reviewed international and national journals.  5 patent filings  1 book chapter  14 presentations in national and international conferences  Invited talks at IIT Madras and University of Hyderabad

Research Interest

Creep behavior of titanium, zirconium, magnesium and aluminum alloys and solders; Mechanical alloying of amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys; Small scale testing techniques with special emphasis on impression creep and indentation testing; Corrosion behavior of nanocrystalline and amorphous alloys; Aging and durability analysis of materials/products.