Faculty Profile
Dr. R AJAY KUMAR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Qualification
Ph.D - IIT Bombay
Employee ID
RTMM160336
Research Interests
1. Physical metallurgy 2. Microstructure characterization 3. Alloy development technology 4. Welding technology 5. Deformation processes 6. Crystallographic texture of materials 7. Molecular dynamics simulation
Education
| Degree | Programme / Specialization | University / Board |
|---|---|---|
| P.hD | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | IIT Bombay |
| PG | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | IIT Roorkee |
| UG | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | JNTU Campus Hyderabad |
Work Experience
| Institution / Organization | Designation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIT Warangal | Adhoc Faculty | 2015 | 2016 |
Journal Publications (4)
- “Evaluation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties for Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium HE-30 Plates”, A.K. Revelly, B. Rajkumar and V. Swapna, Materials Science Forum 969 (2019) 720-726.
- “Microtexture Study: Effect of Different Irradiation Sources on Zirconium and its Alloys”, A.K. Revelly, Applied Mechanics and Materials 877(2017)3-12.
- “Synthesis and characterization of Ca1-xBaxCu3Ti4O12 (x= 0 & 0.05)”, A.K. Revelly et.al., Materials Today: Proceedings, 41 (2021) 1202–1206
- Before Joining RGUKT Basar: 1) “Orientation Sensitivity of Focused Ion Beam Damage in Pure Zirconium: Direct Experimental Observations and Molecular Dynamics Simulations” A.K. Revelly, N. Srinivasan, A.S. Panwar, K.V. Mani Krishna, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava, G.K. Dey and I. Samajdar, Philosophical Magazine 94 (2014) 1601. 2) “Grain Boundary Energy and Relative Ion Damage: Experimental Observation and Molecular Dynamics Simulation” A.K. Revelly, G. Monpara, R.P. Singh, A.S. Panwar, K.V. Mani Krishna, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava, G.K. Dey and I. Samajdar. Philosophical Magazine Letters 94 (2014) 601. 3) “Effect of Gallium Ion Damage on Poly-Crystalline Zirconium: Direct Experimental Observations and Molecular Dynamics Simulations” A.K. Revelly, G. Monpara, A.S. Panwar, K.V. Mani Krishna, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava, G.K. Dey and I. Samajdar, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 467 (2015) 155. 4) “High Purity Zirconium Under Niobium Ion Irradiation: Possibility of a dynamic precipitation?” A.K. Revelly, A.S. Panwar, K.V. Mani Krishna, R. Tewari, H.W. Becker, D. Srivastava, G.K. Dey and I. Samajdar, Philosophical Magazine, 95 (2015) 3727. 5) “Anodic Polarization Behavior Of Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel” N. Srinivasan, A.K. Revelly, V. Kain, I. Samajdar, C.R. Hutchinson, P. Sivaprasad, Advanced Materials Research 794 (2013) 632. 6) “Textural and microstructural evolutions during deformation and annealing of Nb-1%Zr-0.1%C (wt%) Alloy” B. Vishwanadh, K.V. Mani Krishna, A.K. Revelly, I. Samjdar, R. Tewari, G.K. Dey, Materials Science & Engineering A, 5093(2013) 00827. 7) “Study on RecrystallizationBeahvior of Nb-1Zr-0.1C Alloy” B. Vishwanadh, K.V. Mirji, K. Vaibhav, S.K. Jha, R. Ajay Kumar, I. Samajdar, D. Srivastava, G.K. Dey and R. Tewari, Materials Science Forum 702-703 (2012) 631. 8) “Effect of prior cold-work on radiation-induced segregation in proton-irradiated austenitic stainless steel” Parag M. Ahmedabadi , V. Kain , I. Samajdar, M. Gupta, S.C. Sharma , P. Bhagwat , Ajay kumar , Corrosion Science 60 (2012) 153. 9) “Defect profiling in organic semiconductor multilayers” Priya Maheshwari , P.K. Pujari, S.K. Sharma, K. Sudarshan, D. Dutta, S. Samanta, A. Singh , D.K. Aswal, R. Ajay Kumar, I. Samajdar, Organic Electronics 13 (2012) 1409. 10) “Surface working of 304L stainless steel: Impact onmicrostructure, electrochemical behavior and SCC resistance” S.G. Acharyya, A. Khandelwal, V. Kain, A. Kumar, I. Samajdar, Materials Characterization 72 ( 2012 ) 68. 11) “Texture And Microstructure Development During Swaging And Annealing Process Of Fabrication Of Zircaloy-4 Rod Products”, S. Neogy, S. Acharya ,K. V. ManiKrishna, D. Srivastava, G. K. Dey, C. Phani Babu, Gourahari Das, B. Raut, R. K. Chaube, S. K. Jha, B. Prahlad, N. Saibaba, A. Kumar and I. Samajdar, Materials Science Forum 702-703 (2012) 830.
Conference Papers (14)
- “Synthesis and Characterization of Ca1-xBaxCu3Ti4O12 (x = 0 & 0.05)”, A. K. Revelly, R. Padam, D. UshaRani, A. Shyamala, M. Gopi and Shaik Farzana, ICAM5-2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
- “Evaluation of microstructure and mechanical properties for friction stir welding of Aluminium HE-30 plates”, A.K. Revelly, B. Rajkumar and V. Swapna, ICRAMMT -2018, MLRIT College, Hyderabad, Telangana.
- “Microstructural studies on Zirconium and its alloys” A.K. Revelly, National Seminar On Chemistry - The Central Science, 2017, Girraj Govt. College, Nizamabad, Telangana.
- “Microtexture study: Effect of different irradiation sources on Zirconium and its alloys”, A.K. Revelly, ICRAMMCE -2017, MLRIT College, Hyderabad, Telangana.
- “Effect of ion implantation on poly-crystalline Zirconium and molecular dynamics simulations” A.K. Revelly, N. Srinivasan, A.S. Panwar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, I. Samajdar, Material Research symoposium-2014, MEMS, IIT Bombay.
- “Radiation damage in zirconium: A microstructural perspective” A.K. Revelly, A.S. Panwar, K.V. Mani Krishna, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava, G.K. Dey and I. Samajdar, ICOTOM-17, 2014, Dresden, Germany.
- “Study of development of grain boundary due to ion impacts on poly-crystal Zirconium: Experimental and MD Simulations” A.K. Revelly, N. Srinivasan, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, XIV International Conference on Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries in Materials, 2013, Greece.
- “Simulating Radiation damage through Focused Ion Beam: Direct experimental observations and Molecular dynamics simulation ” A.K. Revelly, N. Srinivasan, A.S. Panwar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, I. Samajdar NMD-ATM-2013, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, India.
- “Effect of ion irradiation in crystal bar zirconium: Defining the role of crystallographic orientations and developments in sub-surface residual stresses” A.K. Revelly, N. Srinivasan, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, Microstructure-2013, Mumbai, India.
- “Effect of ion impacts on poly-crystal Zirconium and MD Simulations” A.K. Revelly, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, Material Research symoposium-2013, MEMS, IIT Bombay.
- “Effect of Orientation Sensitivity with Ga+Ion Damage: Direct Observations and Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations” R. Ajay Kumar, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, Material Research symoposium-2012, MEMS, IIT Bombay.
- “Orientation Sensitivity of Ga+ Ion Damage Direct Observations and Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations” R. Ajay Kumar, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, Microstructure-2011, MMS, IIT Roorkee.
- ”Ion Damage in Crystal Bar Zirconium: Defining the Role of Crystallographic Orientations and Developments in sub-surface Residual Stresses” R. Ajay Kumar, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, ASTM international-2013,Hyderabad, India..
- “Orientation Sensitivity of Ga+ Ion Damage Direct Observations and Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations” R. Ajay Kumar, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, ICOTOM-16, 2011, IIT Bombay, India.
PhD Supervision
| Scholar Name | Title of Research | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kiran Kumar | Welding of steel clad plates | NIT Warangal jointly with RGUKT | |
| A. Ashok Kumar | Developing welding methodology for high entropy alloys | NIT Warangal jointly with RGUKT |
Achievements (2)
- “Effect of Orientation Sensitivity with Ga+ Ion Damage: Direct Observations and Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations” R. Ajay Kumar, A.S. Panwar, I. Samajdar, K.V. Mani, R. Tewari, D. Srivastava and G.K. Dey, Material Research symposium-2012, MEMS, IIT Bombay. Best oral presentation award in Material Research symposium-2012, MEMS, IIT Bombay, India.
- “Microstructural studies on Zirconium and its alloys” A.K. Revelly, National Seminar On Chemistry - The Central Science, 2017, Girraj Govt. College, Nizamabad, Telangana. Awarded with Best oral presentation.
Professional Memberships
- Member of Electron Microscope Society of India
- Member of American Society for Testing and Materials
- Member of Indian Institute of Metals
Workshops & FDPs (4)
- A five days online FDP on “Recent Advances in Process Metallurgy” organized by Department of Metallurgical Engineering,SOE in Association with ASM international USA-India Chapter and IIM -Raigarh chapter during July 13 to 17, 2020
- A Six days Faculty Development Program on “Computational Research Techniques” organized by E& ICT academy NIT Warangal, during July 9 to 14, 2018
- A five day National workshop on “Surface Characterization: Tools and Applications” organized by NIT Surathkal, during December 14 to18 , 2020
- A day National Seminar on “The chemistry-Central Science” organized by Giraraj Degree College, Nizambad, on 15-09-2017
Seminars & Conferences Attended (1)
- A four days Workshop on "MATLAB " organized by RGUKT Basar, Metallurgical and Materials engineering during October 26 to 29, 2022 as a Coordinator
Subjects Taught
- Introduction to Materials Engineering since AY2018-19
- Iron and Steel Making since AY2016-17
- Secondary Steel Making since AY2016-17
- Nuclear Metallurgy in the AY2019-20
- Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Materials since AY2020-21
- Mechanical Working of Metals during AY2018-19
- Physical Metallurgy during AY2018-19
- Materials Science during AY2017-18
- Physical Metallurgy Lab during AY2017-18
- Computational Materials Engineering and its lab during AY2022-23
- Materials Workshop
Projects Guided (2)
- Number of M.Tech. Supervised: 2 The title is Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hexagonal crystal structure
- The 34 students are guided for the B.Tech project titles are 1) Evaluation mechanical properties of Al alloy through friction stir processing 2) Synthesis of Copper and Calcium Titanium Oxide for Dielectric materials applications 3) Recovery of Metals from printed circuit board waste
Administrative Experience
- Coordinator, Techfest (AntarPragyna-2017)
- Co-Convenor, Techfest- 2018
- Additional Chief Warden 2019-20
- Placement coordinator during 2019-20
- Convener, Engineering Branch Allocation, RUGKT Basara, during AY2021-22
- Head of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Dept. , RGUKT Basara during 2022-till date
- Coordinator, MME for NAAC grading during AY2021-22