Micro-Mechanics of Materials Group
Nagamani Jaya Balila
Associate Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
CURRENT TEAM
Chayan Kosambia
PhD student, 2022-present
Fracture behavior of 3D printed Composites
Ratnesh K Yadav
PhD student, 2023-present
Effect of reverted austenite stability on deformation and fracture bevhavior of maraging steels
Kartikey Sharma
PhD student, 2023-present
Research Gate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kartikey-Sharma-8
Fatigue and fracture behavior of additively manufactured alloys
Adya Charan Arohi
IPDF, 2024-present
Microstructural and mechanical characterization of EBPVD thermal barrier coating
Banamali Kar
M.Tech+PhD Dual Degree student, 2024-present
Accelerated fatigue testing and hydrogen embrittlement to predict fatigue properties of metallic alloys
Rishi Subha
M.Tech, 2025-present
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishi-subha
Stress evolution and degradation mechanisms in TBCs
Suman Saurav
M.Tech student, 2025-present
LinkedIn ID: www.linkedin.com/in/sumansaurav1026
Hydrogen embrittlement in maraging steels
Bhumika
M.Tech student, 2025-present
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhumika-batra-47782222a
Microstructure-property correlation in additively manufactured maraging steels
Dileep Devarajan
B.Tech (BTP-I and II), 2025-26
Bulge test: Prototype design, testing and damage characterisation through DIC and FEM
PAST TEAM MEMBERS
Saim Abbas
PhD, 2019-2025 (graduated)
Interface fracture energy measurements of thermal spray coatings
Banty Kumar
M.Tech, 2024-2026 (graduated)
Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of EBM Inconel 718
Tanwesh Kumar
M.Tech, 2024-2026 (graduated)
Hydrogen embrittlement in maraging steel and ASS 316L
Deepesh Yadav
PhD, 2019-2025 (graduated)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deepesh_Yadav4
Designing Fracture Resistance of PMMA and PLA Through Architecturing
Deepshree Awale
Institute Post-doc, 2023-2025
Research Gate ID: www.researchgate.net/profile/Deepshree_Awale
Intrinsic and extrinsic size effects on mechanical behavior of metallic alloys
Soudip Basu
Ph.D, 2017-2024 (graduated)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Soudip_Basu2
Microstructural engineering for improved hole expansion ratio in Dual Phase steels
Kumari Shubham Chaudhary
M.Tech, 2022-2024
(graduated)
Fatigue Behaviour of Additively Manufactured IN939 Ni based Superalloy
Liza Doifode
M.Tech, 2022-2024
(graduated)
Effect of cold rolling on mechanical behavior of maraging steels
Rohit Kumar Yadav
DD, 2019-2023
(graduated)
Deformation and fracture mechanisms of Additively Manufactured Co based superalloy Mar-M 509
Akshaye Prasad
M.Tech, 2021-2023
(graduated)
Extrinsic size effects in metallic materials
Ravi Shankar Verma
M.Tech, 2021-2023
(graduated)
Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Particle Based Composite using Finite Element Analysis and Machine Learning
Pragyesh Bajpai
M.Tech, 2021-2023
(graduated)
Mechanical Behaviour of Interface-Dominated 3D printed Polymers
Sachin Sangode
M.Tech, 2021-2023
(graduated)
Optimization of Process Parameters of Liquid Fuel HVOF Sprayed WC-10Co-4Cr Coating
Aditya Viswanath
M.Tech, 2021-2023
(graduated)
Strain Partitioning Studies under Triaxial Stress States of
Dual Phase Steels
Vivek Pendharkar
Dual Degree, 2019-2023
(graduated)
Micromechanics of Fracture in Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel
Apoorv Verma
Dual Degree, 2020-2025
(BTP-1)
Role of crack offset and loading condition on fracture behavior of wire specimen
Shardul Kher
B.Tech, 2020-2024
(BTP-1)
Design and Finite Element Modelling of Stochastically Generated Composite Microstructures
Dr. Bikash Kumar
Institute Post-Doctoral fellow 2021-22
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OF78POYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Coupled thermo-mechanical modeling of additive manufacturing
Dr. Tushar Dandekar
Institute Post-Doc, 2022-2023
Mechanical and electrochemical behavior of Additively Manufactured SS316L
Maheesh Baijal
B.Tech, 2020-2023
(graduated -BTP-I, II)
Mechanical behavior of Additively Manufactured CM247LC
Dr. Nidhin George Mathews
Ph.D, 2016-2022
(graduated)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nidhin_Mathews
Damage tolerance studies on ferroelectric thin films and structures
Dr. Ashwini Kumar Mishra
M.Tech-PhD Dual Degree, 2016-2022
(graduated)
Institute Post-Doc, 2022-2023
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ashwini_Mishra3
Failure in interface dominated multilayer coatings and thin films
Dr. Kevin Jacob
Ph.D student, 2017-2022
(graduated)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin_Jacob3
Effect of deformation processing on precipitation and mechanical behaviour of maraging steels
Madapala Govind
M.Tech, 2020-2022
(graduated)
Thermomechanical behavior of HPT processed DP steels
Siba Sundar Sahoo
M.Tech, 2020-2022
(graduated)
Mechanical characterisation of Additively Manufactured Superalloys
Siddharth Pradhan
Dual Degree, 2017-2022
(graduated)
Design of damage tolerant architectures in brittle systems
Dr. Sujith Kumar
Institute Post-Doctoral fellow 2021-22
Nanoindentation and Micro-mechanics of thin films and coatings
Hrushikesh Sahasrabuddhe
DD 2016-2021 (graduated)
Extrinsic Size Effects on Fracture Behavior of Materials
Shreehard Sahu
Project Research Assistant
2021-22
Advanced characterisation of AM superalloys
Anilkumar Manapuram
M.Tech 2019-2021 (graduated)
Interface fracture energy measurements on coatings
Tejas Shailesh Chaudhari
DD 2021
(graduated)
Formulation and Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Glass based Composites using Stochastic FEM and Machine Learning
Tanmayee More
Project Research Assistant (2019-21)
Design of damage tolerant architectures in brittle systems
Neha Kumari
B.Tech 2015-2019 (graduated)
Kriti Pragya
DD 2013-2017
(graduated)
Dileep Hari Kendre
M.Tech 2016-2017 (graduated)
Pre-cracking strategies for fracture toughness determination in brittle systems
Indentation methods to evaluate mechanical behavior of poly-Si
Finite element simulations of micromechanical behavior of multilayered structures
V Sudheer Kumar
M.Tech 2016-2017 (graduated)
Suprit P Bhusare
M.Tech 2016-2017 (graduated)
Aloshious Lambai
M.Tech 2016-2017 (graduated)
Role of the interface on deformation and fracture behavior of dual phase steels
Micro-mechanical behavior of heavily cold drawn pearlitic steel wires
Fracture mechanics of composites using clamped beam geometry