Prof. Indranil MANNA
Present Designation:
Vice Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, RanchiAreas of Interest:
Physical Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, Translational research projects, Science and society
Specialisation:
Structure-property Correlation, Materials Engineering, Phase Transformation, Surface Engineering, Bainitic Steel, Nanofluid
Major Professional Contributions:
MOST SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS:
Prof. Manna’s research endeavors concern the broad area of phase transformation and structure-property correlation in engineering materials including nanometric solids (metallic/ceramic) and nanofluids, surface engineered metallic and ceramic systems including steel, composites and coatings. The most significant contributions made by him in this direction are summarized below.
1. On Nanostructured and Amorphous Materials:
Prof. Manna’s interest lies in synthesis, phase transformation, properties and application of nano-structured materials prepared by mechanical alloying/milling. The major contributions:
• Al-alloy composites: Developed a new series of Al-based simple ternary Al-Cu-TM/Al-TM-Si alloys (TM = early transition metals = Ti, Nb, Zr) by mechanical alloying amenable to forming an amorphous phase dispersion in nanocrystalline matrix, or nano-intermetallic dispersion in amorphous or nanocrystalline matrix either during controlled milling or subsequent annealing. A number of other Al-based composites (AlNiTi, ACuCr and Al + stainless steel) have also been developed. A patent has recently been granted on the Al-Cu-Ti system. Recently, utilized ball milling to develop ultrafine fly ash for structural application.
• Nanofluid: Developed nanofluid (stable colloidal dispersion of nanometric metallic (Al-alloy) or ceramic (zirconia/titania) particles (< 1 vol.%) in water or ethylene glycol) by single- or two-step synthesis process and obtained 50-100% increase in thermal conductivity ratio, ideal for advanced heat transfer applications. Also, investigated role of aspect ratio, volume percent size and chemistry of nanoparticles on conductivity ratio.
• Size-dependent polymorphism: Discovered bccfcc (in Nb) and hcpfcc (in Zr, Ti) polymorphic transformation in early transition metals during mechanical attrition due to nanocrystallization and high degree plastic strain/strain-rate. Also, proposed a thermodynamic model based on isothermal equation of state to explain the genesis of such transformation upon nanocrystallization and proved that the said change is not impurity driven and could be reversible. Similar transformation has since been report in other ceramic and metallic alloys.
• Functional nanomaterials: Synthesized nanocrystalline superparamagnetic (Hc < 1 Oe) Mn-Zn spinel-ferrites, nano-oxides for memory devices, electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cell, polymers for photovoltaic packaging and most recently, ZnO+SnO2 hybrid with varying size, shape and morphology for gas sensors.
• Synthesis of nanoalloys: Developed several nanocrystalline aluminides (Nb-Al, Cu-Al, Ni-Al) and -brass at room temperature with metastable microstructure or composition from elemental powder blend by mechanical alloying.
2. On Surface Engineering:
Dr. Manna has made a number of noteworthy contributions in the area of laser or plasma assisted surface engineering to enhance surface dependent properties like wear, corrosion and oxidation resistance of metallic systems.
(a) Laser Surface Engineering (LSE): Majority of these efforts were based on various innovations and strategies based on laser surface alloying (LSA), cladding (LSC), melting (LSM), hardening (LSH) or composite surfacing (LCS) of different ferrous and non-ferrous metallic metals/alloys:
• Explored developing Fe-Cr-Mo-Y-B-C amorphous/glassy coating on steel substrate to enhance wear resistance and investigated the role of substrate in heterogeneous nucleation or epitaxial growth.
• Improved oxidation and wear resistance of Ti by laser surface alloying (LSA) with Si, Al or Si+Al forming Ti5Si3-rich layer and established the concerned mechanism and kinetics of oxidation and wear resistance due to Ti5Si3-rich layer.
• Developed a new strategy of laser assisted composite surfacing (LCS) (compositional grading of surfaces with varying degree of dispersion) to significantly enhance wear resistance of components based on Al/Al-alloys, Cu/Cu-alloys, Mg-alloys and mild/stainless steel.
• Enhanced wear and erosion resistance (both at room/high temperature) of Cu by LSA with Cr by solid solution and dispersion hardening. A process map on variation of surface microstructure, composition and hardness as a function of laser parameters has been established.
• Improved corrosion and wear resistance of Mg-alloys by laser surface melting (LSM), LSA with Al+Mn or thermal oxidation, and studied the defect structure and its influence on corrosion and wear resistance.
• Enhanced oxidation resistance of 2.25Cr-1Mo ferritic stainless steel by LSA with Cr, nimonic superalloy with Si+Al and pitting and general corrosion resistance and wear resistance of AISI 304/316 austenitic stainless steel by LSA with Mo.
• Developed high specific surface area neural stimulation electrode material by LSA of Ti with Ir and mimic the spatio-temporal profile of neuronal activation to cure neuronal disorders (like tinnitus, cardio-vascular stimulation, etc.).
• Demonstrated for the first time that laser surface hardening (LSH) is more appropriate for enhancing wear and fatigue resistance of austempered ductile iron than that by LSA or laser surface melting due to a residual compressive stress on the surface.
• Proved that LSH of plain carbon and ball bearing steel could provide equivalent hardening of surfaces as that in bulk hardening operations.
• Explored laser assisted deposition of Co, surface melting, oxidation or laser nitriding of Ti6Al4V based bio-implants for developing prosthesis with enhanced surface functionality.
• Investigated laser bending steel and residual stress associated with it.
• Published several invited review articles on different aspects of LSE.
(b) Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE):
• Enhanced wear and corrosion resistance of ball bearing steel by different surface engineering approaches (gas and plasma nitriding, plasma ion implantation) to enhance hardness and corrosion resistance of stainless and ball bearing steel. Prof. Manna installed a plasma-immersion-ion-implantation (PIII) facility in 2000 with a DST project, which has now been upgraded to an indigenously designed/developed plasma assisted implantation and deposition (PAID) unit (a new hybrid deposition and implantation technology) through another DST funding in 2005. This is the first university based PIII/PAID laboratory in India (for metallic/ceramic components).
(c) Supplementary Studies on Surface Engineering:
• Earlier Prof. Manna developed a novel technique of enhancing diffusion coating kinetics by increasing specific boundary area on surface through controlled surface deformation and diffusion annealing. A similar method, called SMAT, has now been commercialized.
• Developed a co-deposition technique to apply nano-aluminides on surfaces of copper to enhance wear resistance without deteriorating electrical conductivity. This is the first time that co-deposition of nano-aluminide/intermetallic has been possible.
• Achieved laser assisted bending of stainless steel (for automobiles) and laser assisted fabrication of stainless steel.
• Initiated a new program on laser assisted transmission lap welding (transparent sheet on translucent substrate) of polymeric sheets.
• Initiated a program on electron beam assisted welding of dissimilar nuclear grade metals/alloys (Nb, Zr alloys, stainless steel, Cu), and thermal spray deposition on steel.
• A new initiative is being undertaken to develop plasma assisted jet vapor deposition (PEJVD) as a new Zn-free coating technology for steel in collaboration with Tata Steel and FCIPT-Gandhinagar.
3. On Moving Boundary (Discontinuous or Invariant) Reactions:
Prof. Manna has made a commendable contribution in furthering the knowledge concerning discontinuous reactions, particularly, discontinuous precipitation (DP) and coarsening (DC) including publishing three review articles and numerous papers in specific areas of mechanism and kinetics like:
• Reported occurrence of DP/DC in several new binary systems for the first time: Cd-Ag, Zn-Al, Zn-Ag, Zn-Cu.
• Established that the dynamic properties (diffusivity, mobility, etc.) of the grain vis-à-vis interphase boundaries are comparable in moving boundary reactions and proved that grain boundaries undergo no structural transformation to attain mobility from static condition in moving boundary reaction (hence static/dynamic boundaries have same structure). In this regard, a generalized criterion for selection of the initiation sites for DP and DC from among different types of natural and/or synthetic grain and phase boundaries, including the necessity or otherwise of maintaining Livingston-Cahn relation was proposed. Indeed, it was shown that initiation of DP is feasible from interphase boundaries and a new mechanism of DP initiation from interphase boundaries was formulated for the first time
• Proposed a new resistometric method of determining metastable solvus for DP], and detecting a clustering reaction (Dv-controlled) preceding DP in Pb-Sn for the first time.
• Developed a novel technique of determining the Arrhenius parameters of boundary diffusion through kinetic analysis of DP and DC. Utilizing this, he has determined boundary diffusivity through kinetic analysis in many systems in which reliable data on the same were not available. This approach is proven applicable in principle to all moving boundary reactions.
• Resolved the controversy about the effect of ternary addition on DP kinetics and proving that ‘solute drag’ exerted by the ternary atoms, neither atomic size difference nor valence electron difference constitutes the main mechanism of retarding the DP kinetics.
• Reported that volume diffusion controlled metastable decomposition (say, clustering) precedes boundary diffusion controlled eutectoid reaction in Cu-In or DP in Zn-Al or Pb-Sn for the first time.
4. On Mathematical/Thermodynamic Modeling:
Prof. Manna has utilized mathematical modeling as a tool for investigating the mechanism and simulating the kinetics of several phase transitions.
• Moving Boundary Phase Transition: Contributed significantly towards developing analytical/numerical models of peritectic and peritectoid transformation kinetics that showed better insight into the transformation mechanism and better agreement with experimental data.
• Synthesis and Properties of Nanostructured Materials: Proposed a numerical model of mechanical alloying kinetics capable of considering the concentration dependent diffusivity, interface shift, and introducing the idea of an ‘effective temperature’ of diffusion in mechanical alloying for the first time. Correlated the excess free volume or volume per atom in nanocrystals with grain size and accounted for the “inverse Hall-Petch” relation, “enhanced diffusivity” and “polymorphism” in terms of negative hydrostatic pressure generated due to nanocrystallization (crystallite size reduction beyond a critical level). Proposed a mathematical model of milling dynamics to predict the optimum conditions of mechanical alloying to develop nanocrystalline alloys.
• Heat Transfer in LSE: Developed transient or steady state models of LSA (under pre-deposition scheme) based on explicit finite difference technique to predict the temperature profile, thermal history and microstructure of the alloyed zone. This has been the maiden effort to model LSH or LSA involving transient melting and solidification of a bi-metallic layer. A similar model is applied to model the effect of laser assisted austenitizing on degree/uniformity of martensitic change in LSH by self-quenching.
• DP Kinetics: Modified the Cahn’s equation to analytically predict the solute distribution profile in solute depleted matrix behind the reaction front in DP that shows excellent agreement with experimental data.
• Frictional Heating: Modeled the heat transfer process during a pin-on-disc wear-testing operation to demonstrate that accumulation of frictional heat may irreversibly degrade the microstructure.
• Solid State Amorphization: Applied empirical thermodynamic model of Miedema to predict phase evolution including the genesis of solid state amorphization in mechanically alloyed Al-alloys.
• Austempering: Analyzed heat transfer in engineering components of complex shape during austemepering by finite element modeling.
5. Physical Metallurgy of Steel and Cast Iron:
• Studied microstructural stability of FeCrB or FeCrNiCoB glassy alloys subjected to simulated high stain rate deformation (milling).
• Developed bainitic microsructure in SAE 52100 steel in order to explore the possibility of developing tougher bearing material by austempering instead of conventional practice of achieving tempered martensitic microstructure by hardening and tempering.
• Proposed an innovative combination of creating martensitic surface by laser surface hardening on bainitic core (developed by austemepring) in SAE 52100 steel for bearing applications].
• Modeled the heat transfer condition of austenitizing and austempering of spheroidal graphitic iron to optimize bainitic transformation and microstructure.
• Studied the effect of environmental on fatigue strength (crack growth retardation) of HSLA 80A steel and effect of thermal cycling on Fe-Ni-Mn maraging steel.
6. On Texture:
Dr. Manna developed an optimum routine of cold rolling followed by recrystallization and magnetic annealing for two indigenously developed Ti and Ti+Cr added soft magnetic Ni-Fe-Cu permalloys and correlated the microstructural evolution with texture/process parameters. He has recently utilized texture analysis to throw new insight into improvement in wear resistance of SAE 52100 steel by gas nitriding.
Consultancy Areas:
Sector Associated With:
Academia
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
Educational / Academic institutions, Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), R&D Organizations, Government (including funding agencies), Entrepreneurs, Consultancy Firms, Private Agencies
Professional Experience
Director, IIT Kanpur (Since Nov 7, 2012) Vice President and Chairman of Metal Science Division, Indian Institute of Metals Vice President, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (Fellowship, Awards & Corporate Communication) Director, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata (2010-October 31, 2012) HAG Professor (2007-present), Professor (2003-present), Associate Professor (1997-2003), Assistant Professor (1990-1997), Lecturer (1985-1990) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kharagpur
Keywords
Physical metallurgy, Phase transformation, Laser/plasma assisted surface engineering, Laser assisted direct manufacturing, Bainitic steel, Nanofluid; Sensors; Microstructure-property-process parameter correlation, Engineering education, Materials design and development, Steel, Amorphous alloy.
Education
Ph.D., DSc(h.c.), P.R.S.
Awards and Recognitions
ACADEMIC / PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
[A] Election to Fellowship/Membership of Scientific Peer Body/Society/Academy:
1. JC Bose Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, 2012-17 and 2017-present
2. Honorary Member, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) awarded on Nov 14, 2017 (NMD award) as the immediate past President (2016-17)
3. Member of the Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 2016
4. Member (Fellow), Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM), 2014
5. Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, (INSA), New Delhi, 2010
6. Fellow, Electron Microscopy Society of India (EMSI), Kolkata, 2011
7. Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology (WAST), Kolkata, 2010
8. Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Bangalore, 2008
9. Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad, 2005
10. Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), New Delhi, 2005
11. Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India), (IE(I) Kolkata, 2005
12. Life Fellow, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Kolkata, 2005
13. Fellow, Indian Ceramic Society (ICS), Kolkata, 2012
14. Member, National Academy of Sciences (NASI), Allahabad, India, 2003
[B] Awards, Prizes and Distinctions (National / International):
1. Conferred with Honorary Doctor of Science Degree by University of Kalyani, West Bengal (September 2017)
2. Awarded MRSI Distinguished Lecture prize 2017 at the MRSI-AGM at IIT Bombay on 15.02.2017
3. Conferred with Honorary Doctor of Science Degree by Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal (January 2017)
4. Distinguished Alumnus Award, IIT Kharagpur, 2016 (62nd Convocation).
5. Gopal Tripathy Memorial Lecture Award, Banaras Hindu University (Chemical Engineering), 2015
6. TWAS Prize for Engineering Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, 2014
7. Distinguished Alumnus Award from Bengal Engineering and Science University (formerly, Bengal Engineering College and presently converted to Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, IIEST), Shibpur, Howrah, India in Feb 2014.
8. J C Bose Fellowship of Department of Science & Technology, India (2012-2017).
9. Platinum Jubilee Medal Lecture, 98th Session of the Indian Science Congress (held in Chennai, 2011).
10. INAE Visvesvarya Chair Professor (2009-2011) – Awarded by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), New Delhi.
11. G D Birla Gold Medal, 2008 (Awarded by the Indian Institute of Metals for outstanding contributions in Materials Science and Engineering).
12. INAE-AICTE Distinguished Industry Professor (2007-2009), awarded by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) jointly with Tata Steel, Jamshedpur.
13. Metallurgist of the Year Award, 2002 (Awarded by the Ministry of Steel and Mines, Government of India through the Indian Institute of Metals).
14. Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Germany, 2001(Awarded by the AvH Foundation, Germany for independent research).
15. Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal, 2000 (Awarded by the Materials Research Society of India).
16. Binani Gold Medal, 1999 (Awarded by the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) to the co-author of the best paper published in the Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals in a calendar year).
17. Mouat Medal (Calcutta University) - 1999 (Awarded for the successful completion of the Premchand Roychand Studentship, a post-doctoral research scheme of the Calcutta University)
18. Outstanding Referee Citation and Prize of Acta Materialia 1999 (Awarded to 10 out of 900 referees for Acta/Scripta Materialia journals, Elsevier Science)
19. Research Grant, GTZ-Germany 1997-1999 (Awarded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Zussamenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH).
20. DAAD Re-Invitation Fellowship, 1995-1996 (Awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany).
21. Career Award for Young Teachers, 1995 (Awarded by the All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi).
22. International Exchange and Scientific Collaboration Fellowship, 1994 (Awarded by Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and Royal Society, London).
23. INSA Medal for Young Scientist, 1992 (Awarded by the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi).
24. Premchand Roychand Scholarship (PRS), 1992 (Awarded by the Calcutta University for post-doctoral research).
25. Young Metallurgist Award, 1991(Awarded by Ministry of Steel and Mines, Government of India through Ind. Inst. of Metals).
26. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD Fellowship, 1988-90 (Awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service for postdoctoral research).
27. Rai Bahadur J. N. Ghosh Memorial Scholarship, 1986 (Awarded by the Calcutta University for higher research in overseas).
28. National Scholarship, 1977 (Awarded by Ministry of Culture, Government of India for Securing 43rd position in Secondary Examination among more than 120000 students in the state of West Bengal).
[C] Leader or Member of Delegation (National / International):
1. Leader of INAE Delegation, led a 12 member delegation of experts as the Vice President of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) to Republic of Korea for collaboration and exchange in the 2nd thematic workshop on “High Temperature Materials” with the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) at Changwon, Korea during May 14-15, 2018.
2. Chairman, International Review Committee for the Herbert Gleiter Institute at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), China on May 22-23, 2017
3. Member of MHRD Delegation, visited Iran during November 26-29, 2016 as part of Directors of IITs delegation for meeting with Heads of highly reputed Universities and National Research Institutions in Iran for academic collaborations and agreements to promote Science and Education between Iran and India.
4. Leader of the Delegation, a 10 member delegation of experts from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) to USA for scientific collaboration and exchange in the area of “Technology Domains and Grand Challenges” with the National Academy of Engineering, Washington DC, USA during Dec 18-19, 2014.
5. Member of CEO Delegation, visited Australia during the visit of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on November 15-20, 2014. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and University of Melbourne agreed upon and signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration in academic and research activities.
6. Expert Member from Academia, visited Norway and Finland as part of the official delegation during the State visit of the Hon’ble President of India from 12 October to 17 October 2014. During the visit besides various collaborative meetings various MoUs were exchanged between IIT Kanpur and various institutions of Norway and Finland. The Director, IIT Kanpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Consortium of Finnish Higher Education Institutions, Finland and IITs, India.
7. Leader of INSA Delegation, a 15 member scientific delegation (senior and young) of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) to Germany for scientific collaboration and exchange in the area of “NanoSciences” with the National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, Halle, Germany during Nov 25-26, 2013
[D] Professional Recognition, Election and Distinctions (National / International):
1. Member, Academic Council, Homi Bhaba National Institute, HBNI (Deemed University) of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) during 2018-present.
2. Chairman, International Review Committee for the Herbert Gleiter Institute at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), China on May 22-23, 2017
3. Chairman of the Engineering and Technology Section of the INSA INSPIRE Faculty Award Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (2016-present). Earlier, Expert Member of the Section (2014-15).
4. Member, Research Advisory Council (RAC) of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) during 2014-present.
5. Elected President, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) (2016)
6. Elected Expert member on the Governing Board of Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) constituted by Ministry of Steel, Government of India
7. Elected Vice President, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), New Delhi, India (2015-2018).
8. Elected the Chairman, Metal Sciences Division and Vice President, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), India (2013).
9. Chairman, Selection Committee of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to select the research scholars (JRF/SRF/RA) in Engineering Sciences (ENG-41), 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
10. Member, Expert Committee for the special schemes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to select projects for funding under NMITILI scheme and select companies for CSIR Foundation Day award.
11. Member, Research Board, H R Johnson Ltd. (Prism Cement), Mumbai, 2010-2012.
12. Member, Senate, West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), Kolkata, India, 2010-2012.
13. External Expert, Study Circle, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 2010-2012.
14. Member, Board of Studies, Dept of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, Bengal Engineering & Science University (BESU), Shibpore, Howrah 721103, 2010-2012.
15. President, Materials Science Section, 97th Indian Science Congress (held in Trivandrum, Jan. 3-7, 2010) of the Indian Science Congress Association, 2009-10.
16. Co-Chairman, 63rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) held in Science City, Kolkata during Nov 13-17, 2009.
17. Member, Research Council, NML, Jamshedpur (2007-2009 and 2010-2012); National Physical Laboratory (NPL) New Delhi (2010–2012, 2012-present), and Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Durgapur (2010-2012).
18. Member, National Organizing Committee of the Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals in 2005 (Chennai), 2006 (Jamshedpur), 2007 (Mumbai), 2008 (Jamshedpur), 2009 (Kolkata), 2010 (Bangalore), 2011 (Hyderabad), 2012 (Jamshedpur, 2013 (Varanasi), and 2014 (Pune).
19. Honorary Advisor, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) 2006-2009.
20. Member, Program Advisory Board, NANO-2006 (An International Conference in Bangalore in Aug. 2006).
21. Council Member, Indian Institute of Metals for 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12. Also, In-charge for IIM web site.
22. International Advisory Committee Member and Session Chair, Interfaces in Advanced Materials (IAM-03), held in Chernogolovka, Russia during May 26-30, 2003 (an international conference on interfaces).
23. Session Chair, Nano-2002 International Conference on Nanomaterials (Held in Orlando, USA during Jun. 16-21, 2002).
24. Session Chair, TMS Annual Meeting on Surface Engineering (Held in Nashville, USA during Mar. 13-16, 2000).
25. Recorder, Materials Science Section, I.S.C.A., 1998-99 and 1999-2000 (Elected by the Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta).
26. Key Note Addresses in the 50th (1996) and 51st (1997) Annual Technical Meetings of the Indian Institute of Metals held in New Delhi and Jamshedpur.
27. Member, Materials Science Sectional Committee, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), 1997-98, 1995-96 and 1992-94 (Elected by the Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta).
28. Institute Scheme for Innovative Research and Development (ISIRD) 1992-93 (Awarded by IIT, Kharagpur to young faculty members as research seed money).
29. Partial Travel Assistance, 1991 and 2000 (Provided by DST, AICTE and CSIR to attend International Conferences abroad).
[E] Awards / Prizes in National/International Conferences:
1. Best Paper Award at the Annual Technical Meeting of Indian Institute of Metals, 2008 [Paper: “Nano-intermetallic dispersed amorphous Al-alloy”: D Roy, I Manna]
2. Best Paper Award for our work on ‘Nanofluid’ presented in:
(a) International Conference on Advanced Materials Design and Development (ICAMMD-06), December 14-17, 2005, Goa, India.
(b) International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT-2006), March 16-18, 2005, New Delhi, India
(c) National Seminar on Advanced in Nano, Metallic and Ceramic Composite, February 23-24, 2006, Trivandrum, India
3. Best Paper Award, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Division, 18th Indian Engineering Congress, (held in Lucknow, Dec. 19, 2003) (Awarded by the Institution of Engineers (India) for the best paper in their Journal).
4. Best Paper Award, 51st Annual Technical Meeting of the I. I. M., 1997 (held at Jamshedpur) (Awarded by the Indian Institute of Metals for the best poster paper - as a co-author).
[F] Editorial and Reviewer Assignments in National/International Journals:
1. Editorial Board Member, High Temperature Materials and Processes (Editor-in-Chief: Fukuyama, Hiroyuki); Publisher: DeGruyter, Germany (2010-2017).
2. Member, Editorial Board, Indian Ceramic Society; Indian Inst of Ceramics (2012).
3. Vice President, Millennium Institute of Engineering and Management (MIEEM), Kolkata (2011-12).
4. Associate Editor, Bulletin of Materials Science (Springer) – 2010-2012, appointed by the Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore.
5. Editorial Board Member, Lasers in Engineering, Published by Old City Publishing Co. USA (2010).
6. Key Reader, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, The ASM flagship Journal, 2009-present (Appointed by the Metall. & Mater. Trans Board).
7. Member, National/International Advisory Committee, ASIA STEEL 2009 (organized by POSTECH, South Korea); MATS-2008 and ISCS-2008 (organized by Tata Steel); ICAMT-2008, ICONSAT-2008 organized by IGCAR+INAE.
8. Member, Editorial Board of STEEL TECH, a bi-monthly bulletin on Steel published by Tata Steel (2000-2008).
9. Guest Editor, Special Issue on Nanoscience and Technology, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals [Vol. 58(6), 2005].
10. Deputy Managing Editor, Metal News, A bi-monthly bulletin of the Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata – 2005 to 2010.
11. Guest Editor, Special volumes on ‘Surface Engineering of Steel’ (2 special issues) in STEEL TECH, a quarterly journal on Steel Technology, Editor: Dr Amit Chatterjee (August and October 2008).
12. Member, Board of Editors, Computers, Materials and Continua – A new Tech Science Press international journal (ISSN 1546-2218), California, USA.
13. Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Trans. Indian Institute of Metals, 2003-.
14. Guest Editor, Special Issue on ‘Nano Science and Technology’ of the Trans. Indian Institute of Metals, vol. 58(6) (2005) pp. 939-1227 (27 articles, 288 pages).
15. Reviewer, Acta/Scripta Mater, Surf Coat Technol, Appl Surf Sci, Langmuir, Mater Sci Engg A/B, Wear, Mater Chem Phy, Appl Phy Lett, J. Appl. Phy., J.Mater. Res, Philos Mag, Metall Mater Trans A, Trans Ind Inst Met, Bull Mater Sci .
[G] Contribution to National Mission Projects:
• IMPRINT India – Round I and II: The ambitious program of the Government of India called IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT) is a first of its kind Pan-IIT + IISc joint initiative to develop a Roadmap for Research to solve major engineering and technology challenges in selected domains needed by the country. This is a national initiative steered by MHRD to translate research and innovation in engineering and technology into viable technology through collaboration among various engineering institutions, R&D organizations, government agencies and industry. This unique initiative to address major engineering challenges faced by the nation and distributed in 10 carefully defined domain, was launched by Hon’ble President, Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Human Resource Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 05 Nov 2015. Each of the 10 domains is coordinated by one of the IITs or IISc and IIT Kanpur has been vested with the responsibility of National Coordinator. Each domain is served by a Domain Expert Committee (DEC) who in turn report their overall progress to the National Apex Committee chaired by Secretary, Higher Education, MHRD. Detail of this initiative is available at (http://imprint-india.org/). In the first round of this noble initiative 259 proposals were selected after several rounds of rigorous evaluation for funding by MHRD and partner ministries out of 2612 initially submitted projects against ‘National Call for Proposal’ in 2016. At the moment, 142 out of 259 projects approved in principle are under progress with 50% funding from MHRD and remaining 50 % from one of the partner ministries with a total plan outlay of about Rs 400 crore in 3 years.
Subsequently, buoyed by the tremendous enthusiasm generated in academic institutions and realizing the enormous potential of this unique initiative, the 2nd version of IMPRINT, called IMPRINT II, is now under progress, which is jointly sponsored by MHRD and Department of Science and Technology (DST), steered through SERB and administered by an Apex, Steering and 10 Program Advisory Committees (PACs) with a much larger financial outlay and greater participation of industry. Currently, 475 (actually 458) final proposals shortlisted from 2145 preliminary proposals are being reviewed. Professor Manna has been made the National Coordinator of both IMPRINT I and II.
• GIAN Initiative: IIT Kanpur has been an active participant of the GIAN initiative (Global Initiative for Academic Networks) of Government of India with 19 approved courses. Professor Manna was responsible for administering GIAN projects at IIT Kanpur as the Director of the Institute.
• GRBMP: IIT Kanpur is among the consortium of ‘seven Indian Institutes of Technology’ formed to prepare comprehensive River Basin Management Plan for Ganga with the objectives of taking comprehensive measures for restoration of the wholesomeness of the Ganga ecosystem and improvement of its ecological health with due regard to the issue of competing water uses in the river basin. The present project named Namame Gange was administered by Professor Manna in his capacity as the National Coordinator (ex officio, Director IIT Kanpur).
[H] Academic Distinctions in University and School:
1. Topper in M.Tech. Final Exam. (1984) - I.I.T., KANPUR.
2. 2nd Topper in B.E. Final Exam. (1983) - B.E.College (Calcutta University).
3. 43 rd Rank in the Madhyamik Pariksha (secondary examination (class X).
INAE Section Affiliated
VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2005
Year of Birth
1961
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