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Materials Science & Engineering

Anandh Subramaniam, PhD (IISc. Bangalore)

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Complex Intermetallics, Simulations at the Nanoscale using Finite Element Method, Intergranular Glassy Films.
Email: anandh[AT]iitk.ac.in
Ph: +91-512-259-7215 (O)
Website: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~anandh
The broad areas of Research are Simulation of Dislocations and Epitaxial systems by Finite Element Method, Study of complex intermetallics. Finite Element Method (FEM) is not only a powerful tool for engineering analyses, but also for understanding the fundamental material behavior at the nano scale. In fact 'new phenomenon' and 'new materials' can be discovered using FEM simulations. This becomes possible because continuum behavior can be retrieved at the length scale of even a few lattice spacing. Various structures and defects in crystals can be simulated and associated processes can be understood using FEM. These include:

  •  Simulation of dislocations, epitaxial films, twins, grain boundaries, precipitates etc.
  •  Study interactions between these defects
  •  Formation of interfacial misfit dislocations in epitaxial thin films
  •  Precipitation and coherent to semi-coherent transition of precipitates

Jayant K. Singh, PhD (Buffalo University - SUNY)

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Thermodynamics, Selective adsorption and separation, Energy storage materials, Wetting transition, Self assembly and crystallization at nanoscale. 
Ph: +91-512-259- 6141
Email: jayantks[AT]iitk.ac.in
Website: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~jayantks
Our focus is to predict the structure, stability and dynamics of various fluids and their mixtures. In particular our interest is to apply and develop molecular simulation methodologies for bulk and confined fluids. To understand the phenomena at interfaces (for example, effect of reactive polymer on the interface adhesion of two immiscible polymers, orientation of solute particles at interface of associating fluids, water-air phase behavior under hydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces etc) of pure and mixtures of fluids, we apply and develop methodologies within the framework of Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo Techniques, Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Brownian Dynamics. In this regard we have recently developed methods for estimating virial coefficient, free energy, pressure and interfacial tension.