Prof. Kota BHANU SANKARA RAO
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INAE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, IIT HYDERABADAreas of Interest:
Materials Development, Mechanical Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, Welding Science and Technology, High Temperature Materials, High Entropy Alloys, Additive Manufacturing
Specialisation:
Materials Development, Mechanical Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, Welding Science and Technology, High Temperature Materials, High Entropy Alloys, Creep, Fatigue, Creep-Fatigue Interaction, Thermomechanical Fatigue of Superalloys, Stainless Steels, Ferritic-Martensitic Steels, Friction Stir Welding, Life Prediction, Strengthening Mechanisms, Structure-Property Correlations
Major Professional Contributions:
Developed nitrogen Alloyed Stainless steels for structural applications, , Ferritic-Martensitic Steels for steam generator applications, Modified Austenitic Stainless Steels and dispersion strengthened steels for core applications of Fast reactors. Developed low activation Ferritic-Martensitic Steels for Indian test Blanket module of ITER. Expert in the fields of creep, fatigue, creep-fatigue interaction and thermomechanical fatigue of Stainless Steels and Superalloys, , Welding Science and Technology of Austenitic stainless steels, Ferritic-Martensitic steels, Superalloys, Friction Stir welding of High strength Steels, RAFM Steels, and Bainitic Steels. Strengthening Mechanisms in high temperature Materials, Development of High Entropy Alloys and their mechanical Behavior..
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Education
Ph.D.
B.E, METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING, VNIT NAGPUR, 1973
M.Tech, Physical Metallurgy, IIT Bombay, 1975
Ph.D, METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, 1989
Post Doctoral , MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, NATIONAL REEARCH COUNCIL (USA), NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER, CLEVELAND, 1993-1995
Awards and Recognitions
1. Platinum Medal, The Indian Institute of Metals, 2016
2. National Metallurgist Award, Ministry of Steel, 2012
3. G.D. Birla Gold Medal, The Indian Institute of Metals, 2004
4. SAIL Gold Medal, The Indian Institute of Metals, 2004 and 2000
5. NASA Appreciation, 1994
6. Materials Research Society of India Medal, 1997
7. Binani Gold Medal, The Indian Institute of Metals, 1990
8. Daya Swaroop Memorial Lecture Award, The Indian Institute of Metals, 2012
9. IT Mirchandani Memorial Research Award, The Indian Institute of Welding, 1990
10. H.D. Govindaraj Memorial Research Award, The Indian Institute of Welding, 1990
11. D&H Scechron Award, The Indian Institute of Welding, 1993
12. Nucor Award, , The Indian Institute of Welding
13. Best Metallurgist Award, Ministry of Steel, 1995
14. National Research Council Fellowship, USA, 1993
15. Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Senior Fellowship, 2005
16, Independent Director, MIDHANI, 2011-2014
17. Technical Expert, MIDHANI, 2017-
18. Chairman, DMRL LABORATORY REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2017-
19. President Nominee, Recruitment of Faculty for NITs, 2013-2017
20. Member, ARDB Project Review Panel, Mining, Metallurgy and Materials, 2017-
21. Member, Materials Panel, GTMAP, 2017-
22. Member, BRFST, 2008-2014
23. Member, BRNS Fuel Sub-Committee, 2008-2014
24. Member, Board of Studies, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, RGUKT Andhra Pradesh
25. Member, Executive Council, University of Hyderabad, 2010-2012
26. Member, Academic Council, IIT Hyderabad, 2021-
27. Chief Editor, Transactions, The Indian Institute of Metals, 2003-2017
28. Editor in Chief, Transactions of INAE, 2019- 2021 and INAE Publication
29. Editor in Chief, Metal News of IIM, 2023-2024
INAE Section Affiliated
VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2002
Year of Birth
1949
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