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Department of Metallurgy

Department of Metallurgy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, INDIA

UGC Centre for Advanced Study



HISTORICAL MILESTONES


August 2006 – July 2007 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

UGC – CAS (Phase-III)2003UGC - SAP1983

M.E.(Mfg.) Programme1998Silver Jubilee1972

UGC – CAS (Phase-II)1997First Ph.D. Conferment1971

Golden Jubilee1996-97M.E. Programme1964

100th Doctoral Degree1996B.E. Programme1957

First D.Sc. Conferment1992First AIISc Conferment1951

UGC – CAS (Phase-I)1990DIISc Programme1947

M.E.(I) Programme1987Establishment1945

UGC – COSIST 1986Conception1915



PERSONNEL


4Supporting Staff 2Principal Research Scientists

3Administrative Staff 4Assistant Professors

4 Technical Staff 4Associate Professors

1 Technical Officer Gr. I1CSIR Emeritus Scientist

2Scientific Officers2Honorary Professors

1Senior Scientific Officer7Professors



Prof. Brahm Prakash Visiting Professors


2005University of California, Berkeley, USAProf. R. Ramesh

2004MIT, Cambridge, USAProf. Subra Suresh

2003Penn State University, USAProf. Subhash Chander

2001University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAProf. Brij M. Moudgil

2000National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, IndiaProf. T.R. Anantharaman

2000Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia, USAProf. R.R. Tummala

1996Penn State University, USAProf. S. Ashok

1994University of California, Davis, USAProf. A.K. Mukherjee

1992Purdue University, Lafayette, USAProf. M.A. Dayananda

1990Columbia University, New York, USAProf. P. Somasundaran



ACADEMIC PROGRAMMESas of June 2006


* Includes QIP Scholars and External Registrants

78Total

37*ResearchPh.D.

10*ResearchM.Sc. (Engg.)

312 YearsM.E. (Met.)

On RollDurationProgram



GRADUATES: 1945 - 2005


707D.I.I.Sc. + B.E

552M.E.(I) +*M.E. (Met.)+ M.E. (Mfg.)

* Programmes currently offered

1565Total

1*D.Sc.

164*Ph.D.

141A.I.I.Sc.+*M.Sc. (Engg.)

Research Programmes

Course Programmes



RESEARCH PROFILE


Bio-Metallurgy & Mineral ProcessingSurface chemistry, Environmental Biotechnology

and Bio-Processing

Metallurgy

Extractive MetallurgyThermodynamics, Process Modeling

and Solid State Sensors

Physical MetallurgyMetallic Glasses, Quasicrystals,

Nanostructured Materials, Computational

Modeling and Non-equilibrium Processing

Mechanical Metallurgy Deformation Processing, Impression Creep,

Metal Joining & Structure Property Correlation

Advanced MaterialsStructural Ceramics, Metal-Matrix,

Ceramic-Matrix & Polymer-Matrix Composites



MAJOR FACILITIES - II


• Heat treatment furnaces

• Ultra low load microhardness tester

• Particle size analyzer and zeta sizer

• Vacuum induction melting and casting unit

• Vacuum hot press

• Oxygen-nitrogen analyzer

• X-ray diffractometers

• Hot extrusion press

• EG & G corrosion measurement

console

• Computation facilities

• Thin film stress measurement system



DIVISIONAL FACILITIESHoused at the Department of Metallurgy


• Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer

• Differential Scanning Calorimeter



Interdepartmental Collaboration


Aerospace Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Science and Automation

Digital Information Services Centre Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

Materials Research Center

Mechanical Engineering

Microbiology and Cell Biology Physics

Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit



Major Sponsored Projects - I


• DRDO-IISc collaborative project

• Mechanical property characterisation of metallic foams (ARDB)

• Synthesis of oxide films by combustion pyrolysis of precursors (ARDB)

• Fatigue testing of Gr/Ep composite used in LCA aircraft (ADA)

• Development of Zr, Ti and Hf based bulk metallic glasses and bulknano crystalline alloys (DAE)

• Mathematical and physical modelling of boron carbide manufacturingprocess (DAE)

• Development of newer materials for electrical applications (CPRI)

• Developing and characterising thermoplastic / thermoset-fly ashcomposites (CPRI)

• Environmental impact of metal mining (IFCP)



Major Sponsored Projects - II


•Computational study of phase transformations in ternary alloys (DST)

• Densification characteristics of nanocrystalline ceramic composites (DST)

• Swarnajayanthi project (DST)

• Studies on bioprocessing of Indian ocean nodules with reference to

extraction of valuable metals (DST)

• Enhanced dewatering of fine coal using microorganisms and their by-products as surface modifying agents (DST)

• Friction and wear behaviour of aluminium MMC brake disc/brake padduring sliding wear (DST)

• Mathematical modelling of the Acheson process (DST)

• Synthesis and properties of nanomaterials (DST)



Scientific and Industrial Consultancy


Biohydrometallurgy and Mineral Processing

Hutti Gold Mines Ltd.

Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd.

Process Modelling

RDCIS, SAIL, Tata Steel

Characterization of processed carbon

DRDL



SID Projects


Indo-Norwegian ALTECH Programme

Hydro Aluminium, Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

COREX Process

Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd., Hospet

GM-IISc Labs

General Motors, Warren, Mi, USA

Aluminium / Titanium alloys

Boeing, USA

Lead-free solders

Cookson Electronics, Bangalore

Aluminium Alloys

Alcoa, USA



International Sponsored Projects


♦ US Airforce, Washington (DC), USA

(Titanium Composites and Structural Modelling)

♦ Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

(Ceramic Composites)

♦ Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) France

(Indo-French Water Science Cell)

(Environmental Impact of Mining on water quality)

♦ University of Mexico, Mexico (Composites)

♦ University of Augsburg, Germany (Modeling of phase transformations)

♦ Columbia University, USA (Bio-Mineral Processing)



Research Conferments


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Ph.D.

M.Sc.(Engg.)



PUBLICATIONS


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Journals

Books

Conferences



Awards & Fellowships


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Swarnajayanthi Fellowship

S.S. Bhatnagar Award

National Mineral Award

H.J Bhabha Award (UGC)

National Metallurgist Award

Metallurgist of the Year Award

Young Metallurgist of the Year Award

G.D. Birla Award (IIM)

Hindustan Zinc Medal (IIM)

Kamani Medal

Binani Medal

Distinguished Materials Scientist (MRSI)

MRSI Medal

Indranil Award

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Fellows of IIM

Fellow of TWAS

Fellows of INSA

Fellows of IASc

Fellows INAE

Fellows of NASc

Materials Science Prize (INSA)

Brahm Prakash Medal (INSA)

KSIIDC/Tata Chem Chairs

D.Sc.

Alumni Award for Excellence inEngineering Research

TMS Extraction and

Processing Science Award



Research Profile - I


BIO-MATERIALS PROCESSING

• Bio-mineral processing including beneficiation and leaching

• Biological templates for materials synthesis• Environmental Engineering, including heavy metal ion and toxic element removal

THIN FILMS AND JOINING

• Synthesis by laser ablation, decomposition of precursors

• Mechanical characterisation and interfacial fracture

• Laser welding/alloying of dissimilar materials

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

• High temperature creep and superplasticity

• Bulk metallic glasses, foams and composites

• Smart materials including shape memory alloys

COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND LIGHT ALLOYS• Fabrication of new composites based on light metals, polymers and ceramics

• Development of applications in low density structures, electronic packaging,brakes, wear plates

• Al and Mg based alloys for automotive applications



Research Profile - II


METASTABLE MATERIALS

• Quasicrystalline phases in novel systems

• Metastable ceramics from precursors by templating pyrolysis

• Mechano-chemical routes to metastability in metallic alloys• Synthesis of bulk Fe and Al based bulk metallic glasses

THERMODYNAMICS

• Experimental measurements, Development of models for thermodynamic data in semi-conductors and ceramics with applications in microelectronics, sensors and batteries

NANOSCALE SYSTEMS• Nanometric dispersions of Fe-based compounds for use as soft and hard magneticmaterials

• Wear properties of embedded soft metals

• Consolidation and high temperature deformation of metastable ultrafine grainedceramics

• Biological and organic template route to the synthesis of nano and meso porousmaterials

• Combustion synthesis of nano particles

MODELLING

• Numerical modelling of fluid flow through porous media, novel metal refiningprocesses

• Monte Carlo simulations of phase transformations and coarsening

• Solidification, mass and heat transfer modelling of laser processing of materials



New Initiatives in Materials at IISc


Nano materials

• Acquisition of state-of-the- art TEM, lithography, AFM

• New clean laboratory for electron and ion beam characterisation,

AFM/STM, Squid magnetometer

Micro-electromechanical Systems & Smart materials

• Coordinating institution for nation-wide effort on Smart materials

• New laboratory for design of MEMS



GOALS / SPIN-OFFS

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Cross-disciplinary Initiative on Advanced Materials at IISc

Multi-disciplinary programmes spanning newly emerging fields that are

interdisciplinary among Materials, Chemistry, Engineering, Biology and Physics

Our Vision of the Role of the Department of Metallurgy

To take the lead in identifying materials systems for the future

(processing, properties, technology development)

To develop State-of-the-Art characterisation facilities

(Microstructural, mechanical, thermal, analytical)

To develop new methods for computer modelling of complex behaviour To train post-graduates who can initiate materials activities at the

cutting edge in industries and research laboratories

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