EXPERIENCE :

Visiting Researcher, University of Warwick, United Kingdom (July – September 2019)

Assistant Professor, VFSTR University, Guntur, A.P., India (June 2015- July 2016)

Processing: Laser material processing like laser surface alloying (LSA), laser cladding (LC), laser surface melting (LSM); Joining of metals; Additive Manufacturing; Metal 3D printing; Thermal spray coating; Powder Metallurgy

Material systems: Thermal protection system (TPS); Thermal barrier coating (TBC); High-temperature materials; Intermetallic coatings; New alloy development

Lord Bhattacharya Fellowship from WMG, University of Warwick, UK (2019)

·      Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) (Member ID: LM01-59116)

·      Life Member, Powder Metallurgy Association of India (PMAI) (Member ID: L01050)

·      Life Member, Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) (Member ID: BBSR/M/R-14362/L)

·      Life Member, Indian Thermal Spray Association (ITSA) (Member ID: ITSA/LM/39)

·      Life Member, Tribology Society of India (TSI) (Member ID: 6229)

·      Member, The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) (Member ID: 2016128)

1.    M. Kumar, J. D. Majumdar, and I. Manna, “Phase evolution, densification behaviour and thermal and mechanical properties of Gd₂O₃ co-doped Y₂O₃ stabilised ZrO₂,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025. 1022:179851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.179851

2.    M Kumar, J D Majumdar, I Manna, “Gradation of Microstructure, Phase Aggregate, and Mechanical Properties with Vertical Depth of Surface Alloyed or Melted Zone Synthesized by Laser Surface Alloying or Melting of Inconel 718,” Journal of Materials Science, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-10424-x

3.    N Kumar, P Sengupta, M Kumar, M Debata, S Bajpai, D Debasish, A Panigrahi, “Microstructure, thermal expansion, and high-temperature oxidation behavior of spark plasma sintered AlCoCrSiNi high entropy alloy”, (2024) Mater Today Commun 40:110063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.110063

4.    S Mandal, M Kumar, P Sengupta, A Panigrahi, M Debata, C Shamili, K P Surendran, I Manna, S Basu, “Laser Melting of Mechanically Alloyed FeNi: A Study of the Correlation between Microstructure and Texture with Magnetic and Physical Properties”, ACS Omega, 2024, 9 (13), pp. 15650-15662, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c00601

5.    M Kumar, J D Majumdar, I Manna, “Development of Gd₂O₃ doped yttria stabilized zirconia based thermal barrier coating for improved high temperature oxidation and erosion resistance,” Ceramics International, 2023, Vol. 49, pp. 38081–38093, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.09.138

6.    S Mandal, P Sengupta, S Dey, M Kumar, S Basu, M Debata, “Effect of Y₂O₃, La₂O₃ and ZrO₂ dispersoid addition on ultra-high temperature stability of 95W–3.5 Ni–1.5 Fe heavy alloy” International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 2023, Vol. 113, pp. 106195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2023.106195

7.    M Kumar, G Gibbons, A Das, I Manna, D Tanner, H R Kotadia, “Additive manufacturing of Aluminium alloy 2024 by laser powder bed fusion: Microstructural evolution, defects and mechanical properties,” Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2021, Vol. 27 No. 7, pp. 1388-1397, https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-10-2020-0241.

8.  M Kumar, M Das, J D Majumdar, I Manna, “Development of graded composition and microstructure on Inconel 718 by laser surface alloying with Si, Al and ZrB₂ for improvement in high temperature oxidation resistance,” Surf. Coatings Technol., 2020, vol. 402, pp. 126345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126345

9.    A Meharwal, M Kumar, S K Karak, J D Majumdar, I. Manna, “High Temperature Oxidation Study of Nano-Y₂O₃ Dispersed Ferritic Alloys Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying and Sintering,” Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 2020, Vol.51, pp. 5257–5267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-05918-7