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Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Cellphone: +91-9431760676, Landline: +91-5122596908
Email: [email protected]
Webpage: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~sudhanss/
EDUCATION
PhD , Materials Science & Engineering
2011-2015 (GPA 4.0/4.0)
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Bachelors of Technology, Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering
2004-2008 (GPA 9.02/10)
Department rank : 1
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
Graduate Research Assistant
(Dec, 2015 - Present)
(Aug, 2015 - Dec, 2015)
(Aug, 2011 - Aug, 2015)
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India (July, 2008 - June, 2011)
Manager, Operation, Hot Strip Mill (HSM) (July, 2010 - June, 2011)
Total Quality Management (TQM) Executive (March, 2010 - June, 2010)
Safety Executive (Nov, 2009 - Feb, 2010)
Project Executive (July, 2009 - Oct, 2009)
Management Trainee Technical (July, 2008 - June, 2009)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (May, 2007 - July 2007)
Undergraduate Research Student
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles: 79, Book Chapter: 3, Patent: 2, Conference Proceedings: 5, Industrial Reports: 2,
Conference Presentations: 85
Total citations: ~ 1108 (as per google scholar), h-index: 19, i10-index: 36
Journal Articles: Under review/submitted (10)
1. E-Wen Huang, Wen-Jay Lee, S. S. Singh, P. Kumar, Chih-Yu Lee, Tu-Ngoc Lam, Hsu-Hsuan Chin,
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Bi-Hsuan Lin, P. K. Liaw, Machine-Learning and High-Throughput Studies for High-Entropy
Materials, Materials Science and Engineering R, (2021)
2. N. Ansari, Soo-Yeol Lee, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Effect of rolling routes on the microstructure, texture
and mechanical properties of Mg-5Y binary alloy, Metals and Materials International (2021)
3. P. Setia, T. Venkateswaran, K. T. Tharian, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, S. Shekhar, Influence of Si content on
the microstructure and mechanical properties of silicon stainless steel, Materials Science and
Engineering A (2021)
4. A. Kumar, J. Bhagyaraj, A. Prasad, J. Jain, S. Mukherjee, K. Biswas, S. S. Singh, Microstructural and
Mechanical Characterization of Tungsten Containing Lanthana Based Ferritic ODS Steel, Materials
Science and Engineering A (2021).
5. K. Kadali, R. Sarvesha, A. Gokhale, E-Wen Huang, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Effect of Aging on
Indentation-induced Creep and Scratch Behavior of Al7075 Aluminum Alloy, Transaction of the
Indian Institute of Metals (2021).
6. V. Nandal, B. Harun, R. Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, E-Wen Huang, Y-Jen Chang, A-Chou Yeh, S.
Neelakantan, J. Jain, Revealing the precipitation sequence with aging temperature in a non-
equiatomic AlCoCrFeNi high entropy alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, (2021).
7. V. Nandal, K. Hariharan, R. Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, E-Wen Huang, Y-Jen Chang, A-Chou Yeh, J.
Jain, S. Neelakantan, Aging temperature role on precipitation hardening in a non-equiatomic
AlCoCrFeNiTi high-entropy alloy, Materials Science and Technology, (2021).
8. N. Ansari, S. Y. Lee, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Unpinning the significance of {11-21} extension twinning
in recrystallization behavior of Mg-Y binary alloys, Journal of Materials Science, (2021).
9. A. Prasad, S. Y. Lee, S. S. Singh, N. N. Gosvami, J. Jain, Texture weakening and enhanced
recrystallization kinetics in a La containing Mg-Dy alloy, Materials Chemistry and Physics (2021)
10. N. Ireddy, Neetu, S. S. Panda, U. Reddy, J. Jain, K. Mondal, S. S. Singh, Effect of Aluminum
Content on the Crevice Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium Alloys, Metals and Materials International
(2021)
Journal Articles: Accepted/Published (69)
11. R. Sarvesha, D. Chalapathi, M. Yadava, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, In-situ studies on deformation and
fracture characteristics of AZ91 Mg alloy, Materialia, Accepted (2021)
12. U. Reddy, D. Dubey, S. Sanket Panda, N. Ireddy, J. Jain, K. Mondal, S. S. Singh, Effect of
Machining Parameters on the Surface Integrity and Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium Alloys,
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Accepted (2021).
13. V. Mandal, S. Sharma, S. S. Singh, J. Ramkumar, Laser Surface Texturing in Powder Bed Fusion
(PBF): Numerical Simulation and Experimental Characterization, Metals and Materials International,
Accepted (2021).
14. R. Sarvesha, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Ghori, G. Thirunavukkarasu, Y. L. Chiu, I. P. Jones, J. Jain, S. S.
Singh, A study on the phase transformation of γ2-Al8Mn5 to LT-Al11Mn4 during solutionizing in
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AZ91 alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 873 (2021) 159836.
15. A. Prasad, Y. L. Chiu, I. P. Jones, S. S. Singh, N. N. Goswami, J. Jain, Role of La addition for
enhancing the corrosion resistance of Mg-Dy alloy, Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology,
Accepted (2021)
16. A. Gokhale, R. Sarvesha, T. S. Guruprasad, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Tailoring the surface microstructure
and texture in pure zinc, Materials Science and Engineering A, 816 (2021) 141258.
17. R. Sarvesha, J. Bhagyaraj, S. Bhagavath, S. Karagadde, J.Jain, S. S. Singh, 2D and 3D characteristics
of intermetallic particles and their role in fracture response of AZ91 magnesium alloy, Materials
Characterization, 171 (2021), 110733
18. V. Nandal, R. Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, E-Wen Huang, Y-J Chang, A-C Yeh, S. Neelakantan, J. Jain,
Influence of pre-deformation on the precipitation characteristics of aged non-equiatomic
Co1.5CrFeNi1.5 high entropy alloys with Ti and Al additions, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 855
(2021) 157521
19. C‐Chieh Huang, Tu‐Ngoc Lam, L. Amalia, K‐Hung Chen, K‐Yi Yang, M. R. Muslih, S. S. Singh,
P‐I. Tsai, Y‐Tzu Lee, J. Jain, S. Yeol Lee, H‐Jen Lai, W‐Chin Huang, S‐Yuan Chen, E‐Wen Huang,
Tailoring grain sizes of the biodegradable iron‐based alloys by pre‐additive manufacturing
microalloying, Tailoring grain sizes of the biodegradable iron‐based alloys by pre‐additive
manufacturing microalloying, Scientific Reports (2021)
20. A. Zindal, H. Vashishtha, S. S. Singh, R. Prasad, J. Jain, Effect of cooling rates from solution
treatment temperature on aging response and fracture behavior of a Mg-8Al-0.5Zn alloy, Metals and
Materials International (2021).
21. R. Sarvesha, A. Gokhale, K. Kumar, N. K. Sharma, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Effect of crystal orientation
on indentation-induced deformation behavior of zinc, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 776
(2020) 139064.
22. D. Dubey, K. Kadali, S. S. Panda, A. Kumar, J. Jain, K. Mondal, S. S. Singh, Comparative Study on
the Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of AZ80 and AZ31 Magnesium Alloys, Materials
Science and Engineering A, 792 (2020) 139793.
23. N. Ansari, R Sarvesha, S. Y. Lee, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Influence of yttrium addition on
recrystallization, texture and mechanical properties of binary Mg-Y alloys, Materials Science and
Engineering A, 793 (2020) 139856.
24. A. Prasad, S. Si, U-ur-Rehman Ghori, G. Thirunavukkarasu, Y. L. Chiu, I. P. Jones, S. Y. Lee, S. S.
Singh, N. N. Gosvami, J. Jain, Effect of La addition on precipitation hardening in Mg-10Dy alloy,
Materialia (2020), 14 (2020) 100898.
25. R. Sarvesha, Y. L. Chiu, I. P. Jones, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Mechanical property evaluation of second
phase particles in a Mg–8Al-0.5 Zn alloy using micropillar compression, Materials Science and
Engineering: A, 775 (2020) 138973.
26. N. Ansari, B. Tran, W. J. Poole, S. S. Singh, K. Hariharan, J. Jain, High temperature deformation
behavior of Mg-5wt.% Y binary alloy: Constitutive analysis and processing maps, Materials Science
and Engineering: A, 777 (2020) 139051.
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27. P. Setia, A. Anand, T. Venkateswaran, T. Tharrian, S. S. Singh, K. Mondal, S. Shekhar, Effect of
heat-treatment on the microstructure evolution and sensitization behavior of high-silicon stainless
steel, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 29 (2020) 6014-6024.
28. V. Nandal, R Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, E-Wen Huang, Y-Jen Chang, An-Chou Yeh, S. Neelakantan, J.
Jain, Enhanced age hardening effects in FCC based Co1.5CrFeNi1.5 high entropy alloys with varying
Ti and Al contents, Materialia (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2020.100823.
29. D. Dubey, K. Kadali, H. Kancharla, A. Zindal, J. Jain, K. Mondal, S. S. Singh, Effect of Precipitate
Characteristics on the Corrosion Behavior of a AZ80 Magnesium Alloy, Metals and Materials
International (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-020-00764-z.
30. R. Yuan, S. S. Singh, J. Oswald, N. Chawla, Fracture Analysis of Particulate Metal Matrix
Composite using X-ray Tomography and Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM), Journal of
Composites Science 4(2) 62 (2020).
31. A. S. S. Singaravelu, J. J. Williams, H. D. Goyal, S. Niverty, S. S. Singh, T. J. Stannard, X. Xiao, N.
Chawla, 3D time-resolved observations of fatigue crack initiation and growth from corrosion pits in
Al 7XXX alloys using in situ synchrotron x-ray tomography, Metallurgical and Materials
Transactions A 51 (1) (2020) 28-41.
32. K. Kadali, D. Dubey, Sarvesha R, H. Kancharla, J. Jain, K. Mondal, S. S. Singh, Dissolution kinetics
of Mg17Al12 eutectic phase and its effect on corrosion behavior of as-cast AZ80 magnesium alloy,
JOM, 71 (2019) 2209-2218.
33. Sarvesha R, W. Alam, A. Gokhale, Guruprasad, S. Bhagavath, S. Karagadde, J. Jain, S. S. Singh,
Quantitative assessment of second phase particles characteristics and its role on the deformation
response of a Mg-8Al-0.5Zn alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 759 (2019) 368-379.
34. A. Gokhale, Sarvesha R, E-W Huang, S. Y. Lee, R. Prasad, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Quantitative
evaluation of grain boundary sliding and its dependence on orientation and temperature in pure Zn,
Materials Letters, 246 (2019) 24-27.
35. A. Gokhale, Sarvesha R, R. Prasad, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, A novel approach to refine surface grains in
pure Zinc using indentation scratch, Materials Letters, 247 (2019) 151-154.
36. R. Sonkusare, A. Swain, M. R. Rahul, S. Samal, N. P. Gurao, K. Biswas, S. S. Singh, N. Nayan,
Establishing processing-microstructure-property paradigm in complex concentrated equiatomic
CoCuFeMnNi alloy, MSEA, 759 (2019) 415-429.
37. S. Singh, H. Li, S. S. Singh, J. Williams, T. Stannard, X. Xiao, Y. Jiao, N. Chawla, Microstructural
characterization and mechanical property prediction of a polymer matrix composite by X-ray
synchrotron tomography and spatial correlation functions, SN Applied Sciences, 1 (10) (2019) 1302.
38. Gaurav, Sarvesha R, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, R. Prasad, Study of static recrystallization behavior of a Mg-
6Al-3Sn alloy, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 28 (2019) 3468-3477.
39. A. Gokhale, Sarvesha R, R. Prasad, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Effect of grain orientation on indentation
induced creep in pure zinc, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 141(4) (2019) 041014-
1:6.
40. T. J. Stannard, J. J. Williams, S. S. Singh, A. S. S. Singaravelu, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, 3D time-
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resolved observations of corrosion and corrosion-fatigue crack initiation and growth in peak-aged Al
7075 using synchrotron X-ray tomography, Corrosion Science, 138 (2018) 340-352.
41. A. Zindal, J. Jain, R. Prasad, S. S. Singh, R. Sarvesha, P. Cizek, M. R. Barnett, Effect of heat
treatment variables on the formation of precipitate free zones (PFZs) in Mg-8Al-0.5 Zn alloy,
Materials Characterization, 136 (2018) 175-182.
42. C. S. Kaira, V. De Andrade, S. S. Singh, C. Kantzos, A. Kirubanandham, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla,
Probing novel microstructural evolution mechanisms in aluminum alloys using four-dimensional
nanoscale characterization, Advanced Materials, 29 (41) (2017) 1703482.
43. S. S. Singh, T. J. Stannard, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, In Situ X-ray microtomography of stress corrosion
cracking and corrosion-fatigue in aluminum alloys, JOM, 69 (2017) 1404-1414.
44. A. Zindal, J. Jain, R. Prasad, S. S. Singh, P. Cizek, Correlation of grain boundary precipitate
characteristics with fracture and fracture toughness in an Mg-8Al-0.5Zn alloy, Materials Science and
Engineering A, 706 (2017) 192-200.
45. C. S. Kaira, V. De Andrade, S. S. Singh, C. Kantzos, A. Kirubanandham, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla,
Understanding nanoscale 4D microstructural evolution in aluminum alloys using transmission X-ray
microscopy (TXM), Microscopy and Microanalysis, 23 (2017) 2220-2221.
46. R. Vallabhaneni, E. Ezadi, C. R. Mayer, C. S. Kaira, S. S. Singh, J. Rajagopalan, N. Chawla, In situ
tensile testing of tin (Sn) whiskers in a Focused Ion Beam (FIB)/Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM), Microelectronics Realibility, 79 (2017) 314-320.
47. X. Wang, S. S. Singh, T. Ma, C. Lv, N. Chawla, H. Jiang, Quantifying electrochemistry reactions
and properties of amorphous silicon in a conventional lithium-ion battery configuration, Chemistry of
Materials, 29 (2017) 5831-5840.
48. S. Chakravarty, K. Sikdar, S. S. Singh, D. Roy, C. C. Koch, Grain size stabilization and
strengthening of cryomilled nanostructured Cu-12at. % Al alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,
716 (2017) 197-203.
49. A. Zindal, J. Jain, R. Prasad, S. S. Singh, Effect of pre-strain and grain size on the evolution of
precipitate free zones (PFZs) in a Mg-8Al-0.5Zn alloy, Materials Letters, 201 (2017) 207-210.
50. E. Guo, S. S. Singh, C. Mayer, X. Meng, Y. Xu, L. Luo, M. Wang, N. Chawla, Effect of Gallium
addition on the microstructure and micromechanical properties of constituents in Nb-Si based alloys,
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 704 (2017) 89-100.
51. S. Jain, A. Gokhale, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, K. Hariharan, Fatigue behavior of aged and solution treated
AZ61 Mg alloy at small length scale using nanoindentation, Materials Science and Engineering: A,
684 (2017) 652-659.
52. E. Guo, S. S. Singh, C. S. Kaira, X. Meng, Y. Xu, L. Luo, M. Wang, N. Chawla, Mechanical
properties of microconstitents in Nb-Si-Ti alloy by micropillar compression and nanoindentation,
Materials Science and Engineering A, 687 (2017) 99-106.
53. R. Yuan, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, J. Oswald, Geometry segmentation of voxelized representations of
heterogeneous microstructures using betweenness centrality, Materials Characterization, 118 (2016)
553-559.
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54. C. S. Kaira, S. S. Singh, A. Kirubanandham, N. Chawla, Microscale behavior behavior of bicrystal
boundaries in pure tin (Sn) using micropillar compression, Acta Materialia, 120 (2016) 56-67.
55. S. S. Singh, J. J. Loza, A. P. Merkle, N. Chawla, Three dimensional microstructural characterization
of nanoscale precipitates in AA7075-T651 by Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Tomography, Materials
Characterization, 118 (2016) 102-111.
56. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, T. Stannard, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Measurement of localized
corrosion rates at inclusion particles in AA7075 by in situ three dimensional (3D) X-ray synchrotron
tomography, Corrosion Science, 104 (2016) 330-335.
57. S. S. Singh, M. A. Jansen, N. M. Franz, N. Chawla, Microstructure and nanoindentation of the
rostrum of Curculio longinasus Chittenden, 1927 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Materials
Characterization, 118 (2016) 206-211.
58. T. Lai, S. S. Singh, A. S. S. Singaravelu, K. S. Vadari, N. Chawla, M. L. Lind, Hydrogen
permeability and mechanical properties of NiNb-X(X=Sn,Ti and Zr) amorphous metallic membranes,
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 684 (2016) 359-365.
59. C. Mayer, Y, Lingwei, S. S. Singh, J. Molina-Aldareguia, Y. L. Shen, N. Chawla, Anisotropy, size
and aspect ratio effects in micropillar compression of Al-SiC nanolaminate composites, Acta
Materialia, 168 (2016) 129-133.
60. M. A. Jansen, S. S. Singh, N.M. Franz, N. Chawla, A multilayer micromechanical model of the
cuticle of Curculio longinasus Chittenden, 1927 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Journal of Structural
Biology, 195 (2016) 139-158.
61. S. Das, A. Maroli, S. S. Singh, T. Stannard, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, N. Neithalath, A microstructure-
guided constitutive modeling approach for random heterogeneous materials: application to structural
binders, Computational Materials Science, 119 (2016) 52-64.
62. C. Mayer, Y. Lingwei, S. S. Singh, H. Xie, Y.L. Shen, J. Llorca, J. Molina-Aldareguia, N. Chawla.
Orientation Dependence of Indentation Behavior in Al-SiC Nanolaminate Composites, Materials
Letters, 168 (2016) 129-133.
63. S. S. Singh, E. Guo, H. Xie, N. Chawla, Mechanical properties of intermetallic inclusions in Al 7075
alloys by micropillar compression, Intermetallics, 62 (2015) 69-75.
64. B. M. Patterson, N. L. Cordes, K. Henderson, J. J. Williams, T. Stannard, S. S. Singh, A. Rodriguez
Ovejero, X. Xiao, M. Robinson, N. Chawla, In situ X-ray Synchrotron Tomographic Imaging during
the Compression of Hyperelastic Polymeric Materials, Journal of Materials Science, 51 (2016) 171-
187. (cover image) (50th Anniversary Issue; also finalist for 2016 Cahn Prize).
65. S. Das, P. Yang, S. S. Singh, J. Mertens, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, N. Neithalath, Effective properties of a
fly ash geopolymer: synergistic application of x-ray synchrotron tomography, nanoindentation, and
homogenization models, Cement and Concrete Research, 78 (2015) 252-262.
66. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, M. Lin, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, In Situ investigation of high
humidity stress corrosion cracking of 7075 aluminum alloy by three-dimensional (3D) X-ray
synchrotron tomography, Materials Research Letters, 2 (4) (2014) 217-220.
67. S. S. Singh, C. Schwartztein, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, 3D microstructural
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characterization and mechanical properties of constituents particles in Al7075 alloys using x-ray
synchrotron tomography and nanoindentation, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 602(2014)163-174.
68. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, P. Hruby, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, In situ experimental
techniques to study the mechanical behavior of materials using x-ray synchrotron tomography,
Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, (2014) 3-9.
69. S. S. Singh, R. Sarkar, H. Xie, C. Mayer, J. Rajagopalan, N. Chawla, Tensile behavior of single
crystal tin whiskers, Journal of Electronic Materials, 43 (2014) 978-982.
70. P. Hruby, S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Fatigue crack growth in SiC
particle reinforced Al alloy matrix composites at high and low R-ratios by in situ x-ray synchrotron
tomography, International Journal of Fatigue, 68 (2014) 136-143.
71. R. Yuan, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, J. Oswald, Efficient methods for implicit geometrical
representation of complex material microstructures, International Journal for Numerical Methods in
Engineering, 98 (2014) 79-91.
72. E. Guo, H. Xie, S. S. Singh, A. Kirubanandham, T. Jing, N. Chawla, Mechanical characterization of
microconstituents in a cast duplex stainless steel by micropillar compression, Materials Science and
Engineering A, 598 (2014) 98-105.
73. E. Guo, S. S. Singh, H. Xie, J. J. Williams, T. Jing, N. Chawla, Microstructure-based modeling of
deformation in steels based on constitutive relationships from micropillar compression, Steel
Research International, 85 (2014) 946-953.
74. A. P. Merkle, L. Lechner, A. Steinbach, J. Gelb, M. Kienle, M. W. Phaneuf, D. Unrau, S. S. Singh,
N. Chawla, Automated correlative tomography using XRM and FIB-SEM to span length scales and
modalities in 3D materials, Microscopy and Analysis, 28 (7) (2014) S10-S13.
75. T. D. Prichard, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, B. D. Vogt, Flocculated carbon nanotube composites for
solvent resistant soft templated microfeatures, Polymer, 54 (2013) 1130-1135.
76. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, Y. Jiao, N. Chawla, Modeling anisotropic multiphase heterogeneous
materials via directional correlation functions: Simulations and experimental verification,
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 43 (2012) 4470-4474.
77. D. Roy, R. Mitra, O. A. Ojo, S. S. Singh, D. Kolesnikov, W. Lojkowski, R. O. Scattergood, C. C.
Koch, I. Manna, Evaluation of mechanical properties of partially amorphous and nanocrystalline
Al50Ti40Si10 composites prepared by mechanical alloying and hot isostatic pressing, Materials
Science and Engineering A, 555 (2012) 21-27.
78. S. S. Singh, D. Roy, R. Mitra, R. V. Subba Rao, R. K. Dayal, Baldev Raj, I. Manna, Studies on laser
sintering of mechanically alloyed Al50Ti40Si10 composite, Materials Science and Engineering A,
501 (2009) 242-247.
79. D. Roy, S. S. Singh, B. Basu, W. Lojkowski, R. Mitra, I. Manna, Studies on wear behavior of nano-
intermetallic reinforced Al-base amorphous/nanocrystalline matrix in-situ composite, Wear, 266
(2009) 1113-1118.
80. D. Roy, S. S. Singh, R. Mitra, M. Rosiński, A. Michalski, W. Łojkowski, I. Manna, Synthesis and
characterization of precipitation hardened amorphous matrix composite by mechanical alloying and
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pulse plasma sintering of Al65Cu20Ti15, Philosophical Magazine, 89 (2009) 1051-1061.
Book Chapter (3)
1. S. S. Singh and N. Chawla, 3D/4D X-ray Tomography: Probing the mechanical properties of
materials, Handbook of Mechanics of Materials (Springer), 1-21 (2018).
2. R. Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, In-situ micromechanical testing in scanning electron microscopy, IITK
Directions, Springer (accepted) (2021)
3. S. S. Singh and N. Chawla, Fatigue deformation mechanisms in metals elucidated by in situ X-ray
microtomography, in Cyclic Loading & Fatigue, Comprehensive Structural Materials, Elsevier,
(2022), under preparation
Patent (1)
1. K. Vishwanath, S. S. Singh, K. Mondal, Simulated Marine Environment Device for Corrosion
Testing, IPA: 201911033731, Date of filing: 21/08/2019
2. S. Bajpai, A. Bhadauria, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, K. Balani, Joining of HfB 2 -ZrB 2 based
UHTCs using Ni-Interlayer, Filed
Conference Proceedings (5)
1. R. Sarvesha, W. Alam, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Role of second phase particles on in-situ deformation of
an AZ80 Mg alloy, Application of Microscopy in Materials and Life Sciences-Proceedings of 12th
Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference (AMPC12), Hyderabad, India (2020).
2. S. S. Singh, R. Yuan, J. Oswald, N. Chawla, Damage evolution in Al-SiC composites by X-ray
synchrotron tomography and extended finite element modeling (X-FEM), 20th International
Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM20), Copenhagen, Denmark, (2015).
3. S. Das, P. Yang, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, and N. Neithalath, Microstructure-based modeling of
effective properties of fly ash-based geopolymeric systems, Proceedings of the 2nd International ACI
India Chapter conference on Advances in Concrete, Mumbai, (2015).
4. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, P. Hruby, J. C. E. Mertens, A. Kirubanandham, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, F. De
Carlo, Image analysis of time-evolved x-ray microtomography data sets using Avizo Fire, Americas
Amira-Avizo user group Meeting (AAAUGM), (2014).
5. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, In situ three dimensional (3D) x-ray
synchrotron tomography of corrosion fatigue in Al7075 alloy, Fatigue of Materials II: Advances and
Emergences in Understanding, (2012) 17-25.
Industrial Reports (2)
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1. S. S. Singh, T. K. Roy, P. K. Pandey, J. Chakraborty, V. V. Mahashabe and T. Venugopalan, A study
on establishing centerline porosity index and effect of casting parameters in continuously cast billets,
Tata Search, 2 (2010) 269-272.
2. J. Chakraborty, P. N. Choubey, D. K. Singh, S. S. Singh, T. Venugopalan, Studies on correlation of
rim thickness of TMT re-bars with mechanical properties, Tata Search, 2 (2010) 333-336.
Conference Presentations (86)
1. P. Setia, K. Thomas Tharian, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, S. Shekhar, Tribological
characterization of silicon stainless steel alloys, MS&T 2021.
2. S. S. Singh, Microstructure property correlation in magnesium alloys, 2nd Golden Jubilee Webinar of
ARP of AR&DB, Advances in Aeronautical Materials, Systems & Technologies, Organized by AR &
DB, ASM International and DMSRDE (2021)
3. S. Bajpai, A. Bhadauria, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, K. Balani, Spark plasma joining of HfB2-
ZrB2-SiC composites using Ni as a filler, MS&T 2021.
4. P. Setia, T. Tharrian, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, S. Shekhar Micromechanical behavior of silicon
stainless steel alloys using in-situ EBSD, Euromat – 2021
5. S. Panda, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Deformation behavior of Ti-Ni-Fe based ternary B2 Pseudo Binary
intermetallic, MS&T 2021.
6. A. Kumar, J. Bhagyaraj, S. Mukherjee, K. Biswas, S. S. Singh, Development of nano (yttria and
lanthana) dispersed duplex stainless steel, Euromat – 2021
7. V. Nandal, R Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, S. Neelakantan, Precipitation coarsening behavior of γʹ
precipitates in non-equiatomic AlCoCrFeNiTi high entropy alloy subjected to different aging
temperatures” Metals 2021, Brno Czech Republic, Europe (2021)
8. G. Shit, S. S. Singh, Mariyappan K, S. Ningshen, Role of grain size and grain boundary
microstructure in controlling sensitization and intergranular corrosion of AISI type 304L stainless
steel, ASIA STEEL 2021
9. A. Kumar, K. Biswas, S. S. Singh, Processing and characterization of oxide dispersion strengthened
CoFeMnNiV high-entropy alloy, IWHEM 2020
10. P. Setia, R Sarvesha, A. Gokhale, T. Tharrian, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, S. Shekhar,
Microstructural and mechanical characterization of cast austenitic stainless steel alloyed with Si TMS,
San Diego (2020)
11. S. Bajpai, S. S. Singh, K. Balani, Effect of B4C addition on (Hf,Zr)B2 based Ultra high temperature
ceramics, TMS, San Diego (2020)
12. A. Sundar, J. Williams, H. Goyal, S. Niverty, S. S. Singh, T. Stannard, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, In-situ
X-ray microtomography to elucidate corrosion-fatigue mechanisms in aluminum alloys, TMS, San
Diego (2020)
13. H. Kancharla, G. K. Mandal, S. S. Singh, K. Mondal, Effect of strip entry temperature on the
development of interfacial layer and its correlation with corrosion properties of galvanized steel,
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NMD-ATM, IIT Bombay, India (2020).
14. R. Sarvesha, Ubaid-Ur-Rehman Ghori, Yu Lung Chiu, Ian P. Jones, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Al8Mn5 and
Mg17Al12 intermetallic particles in AZ80 (Mg-8wt.%Al-0.5wt.%Zn), Proceeding of 12th Asia-Pacific
Microscopy Conference, India (2020).
15. S. Bajpai, T. Venkateswaran, S. S. Singh, K. Balani, Study on sintering and oxidation resistance
of HfB2-ZrB2-B4C based Ultra High-Temperature Ceramics, NMD ATM, IIT Bombay, India (2020).
16. R Sarvesha, W. Alam, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Role of second phase particles on in-situ deformation of an
AZ80 Mg alloy, Proceeding of 12th Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference, India (2020) (Poster)
17. Sarvesha R, W. Alam, A. Gokhale, Guruprasad T, S. Bhagavath, S. Karagadde, J. Jain, S. S. Singh,
Effect of second phase particles on the mechanical behavior of AZ80 magnesium alloy, MRSI,
Bangalore, India (2019) (Invited)
18. S. S. Singh, Quantitative assessment of second phase particles characteristics and its role on the
deformation response of a Mg-8Al-0.5Zn alloy, National Conference on the Advancement in
Materials Processing Technology (AMPT), (2019) (Invited)
19. V. Nandal, R Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, S. Neelakantan, Effect of pre-strain on the aging response
of non-equimolar AlCoCrFeNiTi high entropy alloy, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
(TMS) World Congress on High Entropy Alloys (HEA 2019), Seattle, Washington, USA (2019).
20. A. Kumar, N. Kumar, Sarvesha R, K. Biswas, S. S. Singh, Processing and characterization of
lanthana based ODS steel for nuclear reactor applications, ISMANAM 2019, Chennai, India (2019)
(Poster)
21. A. Gokhale, R. Sarvesha, R. Prasad, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, Grain scale creep response in Zinc through
nanoindentation, 27th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials (METAL 2018), Brno,
Czechia (2018)
22. V. Nandal, R. Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, J. Jain, S. Neelakantan, Precipitation hardening of non-
equiatomic CoCrFeNiTi high entropy alloy, Graduate Program for Mechanical Systems Innovation
and Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management, University of Tokyo (2018)
23. A. Kumar, N. Kumar, K. Biswas, S. S. Singh, Processing and characterization of 14YWT ODS
steel, ICAMPS 2018, Trivandram, India (2018) (Poster)
24. K. Kadali, D. Dubey, Sarvesha R, K. Harikrishna, J. Jain, K. Mondal, S. S. Singh, Effect of
solutionization on corrosion behaviour of as-cast AZ80 Mg alloy, NMD-ATM 2018, Kolkata, India
(2018) (Poster)
25. D. Dubey, K. Kadali, S. S. Singh, K. Mondal, J. Jain, Effect of aging on the corrosion behaviour of
AZ80 Magnesium alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution’ NMD-ATM 2018, Kolkata, India (2018) (Poster)
26. A. Kumar, N. Kumar, Sarvesha R, K. Biswas, S. S. Singh, Processing and characterization of
14YWT and 14LWT ODS steel: A Comparative Study, NMD-ATM 2018, Kolkata, India (2018)
(Poster)
27. P. Setia, A. Anand, A. Kumar, S. S. Singh, S. Shekhar, K. Mondal, T. Venkateswaran, S. T.
Tharrian, Effect of heat-treatment on the microstructure evolution of high-silicon stainless
steel, ICAMPS 2018, Trivandrum, India (2018) (Poster)
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28. P. Setia, S. Shekhar, S. S. Singh, T. Venkateswaran, S. T. Tharrian, Microstructural evolution of high
silicon stainless steel, NMD-ATM 2018, Kolkata, India (2018) (Poster)
29. S. S. Panda, D. Dubey, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Effect of aging treatment on the fatigue behavior of as
cast AZ80 magnesium alloy, NMD-ATM 2018, Kolkata, India (2018) (Poster)
30. R Sarvesha, S. S. Singh, Understanding the effect of second-phase particles on the mechanical
behavior of AZ80 magnesium alloy, Research Scholar Day (RSD), IIT Kanpur, India (2018)
31. P. Setia, A. Anand, K. Mondal, S. Shekhar, S. S. Singh, T. Venkateswaran, K. T. Tharian, Effect of
precipitates on mechanical and sensitization behavior of FeSi alloy, Microstructural engineering, IIT
Kanpur, India (2018).
32. A. Gokhale, Sarvesha R, S. S Singh, R. Prasad, J. Jain, Investigating grain scale creep response in
zinc through nano-indentation, 55th National Metallurgists’ Day and 71st Annual Technical Meeting,
BITS Goa, India (2017) (Best Poster).
33. A. K. Gupta, Sarvesha R, A. Kumar, G. Telasang, G. Padmanabham, I. Manna, S. S. Singh, Laser
processing of Ni-Cr alloys, NMD-ATM 2017, Goa, India (2017) (Short Presentation)
34. Sarvesha R, A. Gokhale, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Microscale study of magnesium alloy AZ80, NMD-
ATM 2017, Goa, India (2017) (Poster)
35. S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, Understanding deformation behavior of materials by in situ X-ray
synchrotron tomography, IUMRS International Conference in Asia, Taipei, Taiwan (2017) (Invited)
36. S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, In situ synchrotron tomography to understand deformation behavior
of materials, Theme meeting on X-ray micro-imaging using synchrotron radiation and its application,
RRCAT, Indore, India (2017) (Invited)
37. C. S. Kaira, V. De Andrade, S. S. Singh, C. Kantzos, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Probing 4D
microstructural evolution in aluminum alloys using transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM), 3rd
International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS2017), Lund, Sweden
38. S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, 4D materials science: understanding deformation behavior using in
situ X-ray tomography, International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials
(ICYRAM), Banglore, India, (2016) (Invited)
39. C. S. Kaira, S. S. Singh, C. Kantzos, A. Kirubanandham, V. De Andrade, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, 3D
microstructural characterization of aluminum alloys using transmission X-ray
microscopy (TXM), MRS Spring Meeting, PHX, AZ, (2017).
40. C. S. Kaira, S. S. Singh, C. Kantzos, A. Kirubanandham, V. De Andrade, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla,
Nanoscale 4D microstructural evolution of precipitates in aluminium alloys using transmission X-ray
microscopy (TXM), TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA (2017).
41. T. J. Stannard, S. Niverty, S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, P. Kenesei, J. Almer, F.
De Carlo, Microstructural and Environmental Effects on Stress Corrosion and Corrosion-Fatigue of
7075 Aluminum Alloy, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – International Mechanical
Engineering Conference and Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, (2016).
42. S. S. Singh, T. Stannard, S. Niverty, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Microstructural
and environmental effects on stress corrosion and corrosion fatigue of 7075 aluminum alloy,
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Environmental Damage in Structural Materials, Cork, Ireland, (2016).
43. X. Wang, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, H. Jiang, Direct measurements of Li-Si composition, volume
expansion and modulus variation of amorphous Si after electrochemical lithiation, ASME IMECE,
PHX, AZ, (2016).
44. T. Stannard, S. S. Singh, A. S. S. Sundar, J.J. Williams, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, In situ
synchrotron x-ray tomography investigation of corrosion-fatigue crack behavior of 7075 aluminium
alloys, International conference on fatigue damage of structural materials XI, Hyannis, MA, (2016).
45. T. Stannard, S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, A. S. S. Singaravelu, C. Mayer, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N.
Chawla, 4D in situ study of fatigue crack initiation and growth from corrosion pits in 7075 aluminum
alloys, International Materials Research Congress XXV, Cancun, MX, (2016).
46. T. Stannard, S. S. Singh, A. S. S. Sundar, S. Niverty, J.J. Williams, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, F. De
Carlo, In situ three dimensional study of corrosion fatigue crack initiation and growth of corroded
7075 aluminum alloys, Environmental Damage in Structural Materials, Cork, Ireland, (2016) (poster).
47. T. Stannard, S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, A. S. S. Singaravelu, C. Mayer, X. Xiao, D. De Carlo, N.
Chawla, 4D in situ study of fatigue crack initiation and growth from corrosion pits in 7075 aluminum
alloys, MRS Spring Meeting, PHX, AZ, (2016). (Best Poster Award)
48. C. S. Kaira, V. De Andrade, S. S. Singh, A. Kirubanandham, C. Kantzos, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla,
Nanoscale 3D microstructural characterization of aluminium alloys using transmission x-ray
microscopy (TXM), MRS Spring Meeting, PHX, AZ, (2016).
49. T. L. Burnett, S. S. Singh, S.A. McDonald, N. J. H. Holroyd, P. J. Withers, N. Chawla, Competition
of stress corrosion crack branches observed in-situ using time-lapse 3D synchrotron computed
tomography, Environmental Damage in Structural Materials 2016, Cork, Ireland, (2016).
50. S. Das, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, N. Neithalath, Nanoindentation to extract phase properties of fly ash
geopolymers for macroscale predictions, ACI Fall convention, Philadelphia, (2016).
51. P. Hruby, S. S. Singh, R. Yuan, J. Williams, J. Oswald, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, Characterization of
damage evolution in SiC particle reinforced Al matrix composites by x-ray tomography and extended
finite element modeling, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (2016).
52. C. S. Kaira, S. S. Singh, V. De Andrade, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, In situ characterization of
nanoscale precipitate nucleation and growth in aluminum alloys using transmission x-ray microscopy
(TXM), 3D Materials Science, St. Charles, IL, (2016).
53. A. Merkle, N. Chawla, S. S. Singh, L. Lechner, Multi-scale 3D Experimental Workflow of an
Aluminum 7075 Alloy, 3D Materials Science, St. Charles, IL, (2016).
54. J. Mertens, A. Kirubanandham, S. S. Singh, A. Merkle, X. Xiao, Y. Jiao, N. Chawla, Multi-scale,
multi-model analysis of deformation behavior in metallic materials by x-ray microtomography, FIB,
and EBSD, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (2016).
55. A. P. Merkle, L. Lechner, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, Automated correlative tomography of an
aluminum 7075 alloy spanning length scales and modalities, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN,
(2016).
56. C. S. Kaira, S. S. Singh, V. De Andrade, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, In situ characterization of
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nanoscale precipitate nucleation and growth in aluminum alloys using transmission x-ray microscopy
(TXM), TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (2016). (Poster)
57. C. Mayer, Y. Lingwei, S. S. Singh, Y-L Shen, J. Molina-Aldareguia, J. LLorca, N. Chawla,
Anisotropy, size, and aspect ratio effects in micropillar compression of Al-SiC nanolaminate
composites, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (2016).
58. T. Stannard, J. Williams, S. S. Singh, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, In situ corrosion-fatigue of 7075
aluminum in 3.5 wt% NaCl, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (2016).
59. I. Lujan-Regalado, A. Kirubanandham, C. Mayer, S. S. Singh, J. Williams, N. Chawla, Effect of
crystal orientation and microstructure on the nucleation and growth of Tin (Sn) hillocks by in situ
nanoindentation and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville,
TN, (2016).
60. R. Vallabhaneni, E. Izadi, C. Mayer, S. S. Singh, C. S. Kaira, J. Rajagopalan, N. Chawla, In situ
FIB/SEM tensile testing of Tin (Sn) whiskers, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (2016).
61. S. Singh, J. C. E. Mertens, C. Shashank Kaira, H. Li, S. S. Singh, Y. Jiao, N. Chawla, Effect of
spatial distribution of borosilicate particles in polypropylene matrix composites using X-ray
microtomography, TMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (2016).
62. C. Mayer, Y. Lingwei, S. S Singh, J. Molina-Aldareguia, Y.L. Shen, N. Li, N. Mara, N.
Chawla, Mechanical characterization of Al-SiC Nanolaminate composites using micromechanical
testing methods, SES, TX (2015).
63. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, T. Stannard, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, In situ materials science:
microstructural evolution of materials with time, ASME, Seattle, WA, (2015).
64. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, P. Kenesei, F. De Carlo, J. Almer, N. Chawla, Quantification of
fatigue crack closure using 3D synchrotorn x-ray tomography, ASME, Seattle, WA, (2015).
65. T. Lai, S. S. Singh, A. Sundaram, N. Chawla, M-L Lind, The hydrogen permeability of amorphous
NiNb-M (M=Sn,Ti and Zr) metallic membrane, North American Membrane Society (NAMS),
Boston, MA, (2015).
66. S. S. Singh, J. C. E. Mertens, J. J. Williams, P. Hruby, A. Kirubanandham, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N.
Chawla, Advanced noise-reduction and segmentation methods in x-ray computed micro-
tomography, 2nd International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS),
Quebec, Canada, (2015).
67. B. M. Patterson, N. Chawla, A. R. Ovejero, T. Stannard, S. S. Singh, X. Xiao, A. Ionita, D. Dalvit, D.
S. Moore, K. Henderson, N. Cordes, Understanding material structure and performance with 3D x‐ray
imaging, 64th Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis - Denver X-ray Conference,
Westminster, CO, (2015).
68. S. S. Singh, T. Stannard, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, N. Chawla, In situ investigation of stress corrosion
cracking of aluminum alloys by x-ray synchrotron tomography, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL,
(2015).
69. R. Yuan, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, J. Oswald, An extended finite element algorithm for the fracture
analysis of metal matrix composites with realistic SiC particle gerometeris obtaind from x-ray
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synchrotron tomography data, 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, San Diego,
CA, (2015).
70. X. Wang, S. S. Singh, T. Ma, N. Chawla, H. Jiang, Direct measurements of Li-Si composition,
volume expansion and modulus variation of amorphous Si after electrochemical lithiation, IMECE,
Houston, TX, (2015).
71. A. P. Merkle, L. Lechner, L. Hunter, J. Gelb, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, Automated correlative
tomography of an aluminum 7075 alloy spanning length scales and modalities, Microscopy and
Microanalysis (M&M), Portland, OR, (2015).
72. I. Lujan-Regalado, S. S. Singh, A. Kirubanandham, J. J. Williams, N. Chawla, Characterization of tin
whiskering and influence of microstructure on its formation, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL,
(2015). (Poster)
73. P. Hruby, S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Four dimensional synchrotron
tomography of fatigue crack growth and damage in metal matrix composites, International
Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM), Copenhagen, Denmark, (2015).
74. R. Vallabhaneni, E. Izadi, S. S. Singh, C. Mayer, J. Rajagopalan, N. Chawla, In-situ tensile behavior
of tin whiskers, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, (2015).
75. J. J. Williams, S. S. Singh, P. Kenesei, J. Almer, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Investigating the
plastic zone at the tip of a crack: A 3D diffraction and imaging study using synchrotron x-rays, TMS
Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, (2015).
76. B. M. Patterson, N. Chawla, S. S. Singh, M. F. Lin, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, M. Robinson, Z. Smith,
K. Henderson, N. Cordes, Dynamic in-situ compression with synchrotron 3D tomographic imaging of
cellular materials, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, (2015).
77. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, P. Hruby, J. C. E. Mertens, A. Kirubanandham, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, F. De
Carlo, Image analysis of time-evolved x-ray microtomography data sets using Avizo Fire, Americas
Amira-Avizo user group Meeting (AAAUGM), Boston, MA, (2014).
78. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, N. Chawla, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, Microstructural and environmental
effects on FCG in 7075 Al alloy, Environmental Effects on Damage in Materials, Bergamo, Italy,
(2014).
79. S. S. Singh, C. Schwartztein, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, 3D microstructural
characterization and mechanical properties of constituents particles in Al 7075 alloys using x-ray
synchrotron tomography and nanoindentation, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (2014).
80. S. S. Singh, R. Sarkar, H. Xie, C. Mayer, J. Rajagopalan, N. Chawla, Tensile behavior of Sn whiskers
by FIB lift-out and MEMS testing in SEM,” TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (2014).
81. P. Hruby, S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, H. Xie, R. Xu, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Quantitative
measurement of plastic zone size in Al 7075 using a combination of x-ray synchrotron laue
microdiffraction and microtomography, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (2014). (Poster)
82. S. Safarkhani, R.Yuan, S. S. Singh, J. Oswald, N. Chawla, Numerical modeling of damage in Al-SiC
composites by Extended Finite Element (XFEM), TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (2014).
83. P. Hruby, S. S. Singh, J.J. Williams, X. Xiao, R. Xu, P. Kenesei, F. Decarlo, J. Almer, N. Chawla,
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Investigating the plastic zone at the tip of a crack: A 3D diffraction and imaging study using
synchrotron x-rays, International Congress on 3D Materials Science 2014, Annecy, France, (2014).
84. B. M. Patterson, Z. Smith, K. Henderson, N. Cordes, N. Chawla, J. J. Williams, S. S. Singh, E. Guo,
X. Xiao, Dynamic compression imaging of syntactic foams using synchrotron x-ray computed
tomography, Syntactic and Composite Foams IV, Santa Fe, NM, (2013).
85. J. J. Williams, S. S. Singh, X. Xiao, P. Kenesei, F. Decarlo, J. Almer, N. Chawla, Investigating the
plastic zone at the tip of a crack: A 3D diffraction and imaging study using synchrotron x-
rays, Developments in X-Ray Tomography IX, SPIE Optics + Photonics 2014, San Diego, CA,
(2014).
86. R. Yuan, S. S. Singh, N. Chawla, J. Oswald, Efficient methods for implicit geometrical
representation of complex material microstructures, 12th U.S. National Congress on Computational
Mechanics, Raleigh, NC, (2013).
87. J.J. Williams, S.S. Singh, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Understanding fatigue and corrosion-
fatigue behavior by in situ 3D x-ray synchrotron tomography, PRICM-08, Waikaloa, HI, (2013).
88. S. S. Singh, J. J. Williams, X. Xiao, F. De Carlo, N. Chawla, Fatigue crack closure and corrosion
fatigue in Al 7075 alloy using in situ x-ray synchrotron tomography, TMS Annual Meeting, San
Antonio, TX, (2013).
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Creep Behaviour of Aluminium Alloys at Small Length Scale Using Nanoindentation, IIT Kanpur,
PI, (2016-2019) Completed
2. Laser Assisted Fabrication of Functionally and Microstructurally Graded Thermal Protection Systems
(TPS) for Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV), ISRO, PI, (2016-2019) Completed
3. Development of Lanthana (La2O3) Based ODS Steels for Nuclear Reactor Application, SERB, PI,
(2017-2020)
4. Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of High-Silicon Stainless Steel, ISRO, Co-PI (2017-
2021)
5. Synthesis and Characterization Al-B and Al-B4C alloys as Fuel in Solid Propellant, ISRO, PI (2020 –
2022)
6. Development of process map for additive manufacturing of Inconel alloys, DST-AMT, Co-PI (2018 –
2020)
7. Insitu Formed Metal Oxide Coated Inert Anode For Impressed Current Cathodic Protection of Steel
Structures, SERB, Co-PI (2020-2022)
TEACHING
TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing (UG): Instructor (Once)
MSE302A: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (UG): Instructor (Twice)
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MSE313A: Mechanical Behaviour Laboratory (UG): Instructor (Thrice)
MSE661A: Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Materials and Models (UG + PG): Instructor (Twice) – This
course was designed by me
TA201A: Introduction to Manufacturing (UG): Tutor (Twice)
MSE315A: Manufacturing Process Laboratory (UG): Instructor (Once)
MSE690A/MSE691A: Seminar Participation (PG): Instructor (Once)
MSE617A: Mathematic and Computational Methods (PG): Instructor (Once)
MSE671A: Heat Treatment and Surface Hardening (UG + PG): Instructor (Twice), summer (once)
ESO205A: Nature and Properties of Materials (UG): Tutor (Once)
MSE676A: Materials Failure: Analysis and Prevention (UG + PG): Instructor (Once)
THESIS SUPERVISION
M. Tech/Dual Degree: 10 completed (as per year of registration)
1. Ashish Kumar Gupta, Laser aided continuous alloying for metallic materials, Co-supervisor:
Prof. I. Manna (2016)
2. Aditya Narayan Shiv Shankar Swain, High Temperature Deformation Behaviour & Processing
Map of Equiatomic CuCoFeMnNi High Entropy Alloy, Co-supervisor: Prof. K. Biswas (2016)
3. Animesh Dutta, Development of Multilayered Steel Composite and the Effect of Heat Treatment
on Mechanical Properties, Co-Supervisor: Prof. K. Mondal (2016)
4. Kislay Kumar, Orientation dependent deformation in zinc using nanoindentation (2017)
5. Ayush Anand, Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of
High-Silicon Stainless Steel, Co-supervisor: Prof. S. Shekhar (2017)
6. Ireddy Nikhila, Effect of Aluminum Content on the Crevice Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium
Alloys (2018)
7. Lingareddygari Uttam Reddy, Effect of Milling Parameters on the Surface Integrity and
Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium Alloys (2018)
8. Saloni Rastogi, Modeling the Nanoindentation Response of Zinc Quasi Single Crystal using
Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method, Co-supervisor: Prof. P. Chakraborty (2018)
9. Kotte Vamshi Krishna, Laser Processing of SS316L Metal Matrix Composites, Co-supervisor:
Dr. Subrata Mukherjee (Tata Steel) (2019)
10. Mahesh Birle, Processing and characterization of TiC-reinforced Inconel 718 metal matrix
composites synthesized via spark plasma sintering (2019)
Note: Five students are currently pursuing M. Tech thesis. One of them will be graduating in
Aug/Sep 2021 and other four will be graduating in June 2022.
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PhD: 10 Ongoing (as per year of registration)
1. Sarvesha R. (2016)
2. Ashwani Kumar, Co-supervisor: Prof. K. Biswas (2017)
3. Subha Sanket Panda (2017)
4. Prince Setia, Supervisor: Prof. S. Shekhar (2017)
5. Shipra Bajpai, Supervisor: Prof. K. Balani (2017)
6. Kancharla Harikrishna, Supervisor: Prof. K. Mondal (2016)
7. K. Vishwanath, Co-supervisor: Prof. K. Mondal (2017)
8. Gaurav Gupta (2019)
9. Poresh Kumar (2020)
10. Vikas Tiwari (2020)
Others who worked in our lab
1. B. Tech Students (UGP): Avi Gupta, Wasim Alam, Nikhil Bansal, Ved Prakash Mishra
2. Surge student: Rajesh Layek, NIT Jamshedpur (2019), Aditya Sharma, VNIT Bhopal (2021)
3. TEQIP Summer Visiting Researcher: Abshishek Kumar, Assistant Professor, Jabalpur
Engineering College (2018)
4. Dhananjay Dubey, Kadali Kondababu
KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION
Talk on “Materials for Additive Manufacturing” in ATAL online course on Advances in Metal and
Multimaterial 3D Printing (July 2021)
Guest lecturer for short professional course on Lightweight Materials for Transportation by Indian
Institute of Metals (IIM) (July 2021)
Co-organizer, QIP short term course on Mechanical Behavior of Materials (March, 2021)
Organizer, QIP short term course on Corrosion Failure and Protection of Engineering Materials
(March, 2021)
Organizer, IIM National Workshop on New Horizons in Metallurgy, Materials, and Manufacturing,
Indian Institute of Metals (Dec 2020)
Talk on “Materials aspects in additive manufacturing” in KIT online FDP on Introduction to Additive
Manufacturing (Dec 2020)
Talk on “Understanding Deformation Behavior of Particulate Reinforced MMCs using X-ray
Tomography” in TEQIP sponsored short term course on Research and Development in composite
materials at J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YCMA, Faridabad (July 2020)
Talk on 3D/4D Characterization of Aluminum Alloys Using X-ray Tomography in High-temperature
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performance of Al-alloys (HTPAA-2020) workshop at MANIT Bhopal (Dec 2020)
Talk on “Continuous stiffness measurement and micromechanical testing” in Nanomechanics and
Biotribology Workshop, ACMS, IIT Kanpur (Sep 2019)
Co-organizer, QIP short term course on Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Corrosion (June, 2019)
Co-organizer, QIP short term course on 3D and 4D Microscopy in Materials Science (Oct, 2018)
Co-organizer, QIP short term course on Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Oct, 2018)
Talk on “Microstructure and grain size analysis” in QIP short term course on Mastering Advanced
Techniques of Characterization for High-end Research (Aug 2018)
Talk on “Materials in additive manufacturing” in QIP short term course on Fundamental of Laser
Material Processing (Feb 2018)
Talk on (a) X-ray micro-tomography: fundamentals and applications, (b) Rolling contact fatigue, and
(c) Additive manufacturing at Eaton Technologies Private Limited (2018)
Talk on “Materials aspects in additive manufacturing” in QIP short term course on Additive
Manufacturing (March 2017)
Talk on “Continuous stiffness measurement and micromechanical testing” in Instrumented
Indentation Workshop, ACMS, IIT Kanpur (Jan 2016)
AWARDS/HONORS
NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Awards 2020 by The National Academy of Sciences,
India
Reviewer Appreciation Certificate, Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals, Aug 2020, April
2021, June 2021
2018 SMD JOM Best Paper Award by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Young Metallurgist of the Year Award 2017 in metal science division by IIM (Indian Institute of
Metals)
IEI Young Engineers Award 2017-2018 in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Discipline by
The Institution of Engineers (India)
Council Member, Indian Institute of Metals (2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020)
Teaching Excellence Certificates for the following courses at IIT Kanpur
MSE302A: Mechanical Behavior of Materials (SEM I, 2016-2017 and SEM I, 2017-2018)
MSE661A: Fracture, Fatigue and Creep: Materials and Models (SEM II, 2016-2017)
MSE313A: Mechanical Behavior Laboratory (SEM I, 2017-2018)
MSE617A: Mathematic and Computational Methods (SEM II, 2018-2019)
MSE671A: Heat Treatment and Surface Hardening (SEM I, 2019-2020 and SEM I, 2020-
2021)
Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Dissertation in Materials Science and Engineering
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Department, Arizona State University (2016)
ASU Student Travel Award (2014, 2015)
Award for Best Contribution in “Study and Suggest Measures to Improve Billet Internal Quality for
36-40 mm Rebars”, Flat Product Technology Group (FPTG), Tata Steel, India (2011).
Institute Silver Medal, IIT Kharagpur, India (2008).
Best B. Tech Project Work, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur,
India (2008)
Indranil Award for Metallurgy, The Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, India
(2008).
Ramneek Sodhi Memorial Award, IIT Kharagpur, India (2008)
1st place in metallography and 2nd place in paper presentation in Congress of Metallurgical
Professionals involving Students, Industry and Teachers (COMPOSIT), IIT Kharagpur (2008).
J. B. Ghosh Memorial Award, IIT Kharagpur, India (2007)
Pradeep Kumar Chakraborty Award, IIT Kharagpur, India (2007)
Smt. Ava Sanyal Memorial award, IIT Kharagpur, India (2007)
Tata Scholarship by Tata Steel, India (2006-2008).
Tata Steel Millennium Scholarship by Tata Steel, India (2004-2006).
Certificate of Honour, Mrs. K. M. P. M. Inter College, India (2003)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Editor, IIM Metal News (since 2020)
Member of Diamond Core and Waterwell Drilling Sectional Committee, Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS), 2019 onwards
Warden In-charge, Hall 2, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Feb 2020 – To date)
Secretary, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM-Kanpur Chapter: 2016-2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2020,
2020-2021)
Convener/Secretary, Chapter Relationship Committee (CRC) (2019-2021)
Faculty In-charge, Materials Testing Lab and Workshop, Dept. of MSE, IIT Kanpur (Aug 2019 –
to date)
Convener, Mechanical Testing and Sample Preparation Lab, ACMS, IIT Kanpur (Oct 2020 – To
date)
Committee Member, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Software labs + Departmental Website/Social Media committee (Aug 2019 – Aug 2020)
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Awards committee (Aug 2019 – Aug 2020)
Students Placement Committee (Aug 2018 – Aug 2019, Aug 2020 – To date)
Website committee (Content Management) (Aug 2017 – Aug 2019)
Department Post Graduate Committee (Oct 2020 – To date)
MSES Adviser (UG and PG) (2016-2017)
Core committee member, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, UBA (Sep 2017 – To date)
Member, Animal welfare committee (AWC), IIT Kanpur (Jan 2020 – To date)
Warden In-charge, Hall 4, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Sep 2018 – Aug 2019)
Warden, Hall 4, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (May 2016 – Aug 2018)
Faculty Advisory committee, UDGHOSH, IIT Kanpur, (2018 - 2019), (2019 - 2020)
Subject Expert in Interview Panel, PhD admissions in Centre for Advanced Studies AKTU
Lucknow (Sep 2019)
Institute Representative for JEE and GATE on several occasions
Co-Convener: International Conference on Materials Engineering (ICME 2017)
Chairman: Exhibition and Co-Chairman: Publicity and Communication (NMD-ATM 2016)
Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
Life Member, Electron Microscopy Society of India (EMSI)
Life Member, Society of Failure Analysis (SFA)
Member, ASM International
Member, TMS
Member, Tau Beta Pi (USA)
Member, Phi Kappa Phi (USA) (May 2015 – April 2018)
Reviewer: Materials Science and Engineering A (outstanding reviewer), Acta Materialia, Materials
and Design, Materials Characterization, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Philosophical
Magazine, Corrosion Science, Scientific Reports, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A,
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Scripta Materialia, Advanced Engineering Materials, Kirk-
Othmer Encyclopedia, Vacuum, Transaction of Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Materials Research,
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Chemical Engineering Communication, Sadhana, Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences
Session Chair at ASME, Seattle (2015), Session Convener in Advances in Non-ferrous Metallurgy:
Applications in Defense and Aerospace, NMD-ATM 2017, Goa (2017)