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    Dr. Sourav Ganguly, Scientist-D 6371494649,   souravganguly@immt.res.in ,  

    DESCRIPTION :

    Dr. Sourav Ganguly is presently working as a Scientist in the Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) Department, CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) Bhubaneswar-751013, Odisha, India. Before joining CSIR-IMMT, he worked as an Assistant Professor for 1 year in the the Mechanical Engineering Department of C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar till January 2021. He has obtained his Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha in the year 2013; and Ph.D. Degree from the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of technology (NIT) Rourkela in the year 2020. His major research areas are: Magnesium alloys and composites, material fabrication through casting technique, material characterization, mechanical studies, and corrosion studies of magnesium (Mg) alloys and composites. He has 22 research publications in peer-reviewed international SCI journals. 

    EXPERIENCE :

    1. Senior Research Fellow: (October 2014 - April 2017), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of technology (NIT) Rourkela, CSIR Sponsored Project.

    2. Assistant Professor: (January 2020 - January 2021), Department of Mechanical Engineering of C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar.

    AREA OF INTEREST :
    • Lightweight alloys
    • Magnesium alloys and composites,
    • Material fabrication through casting,
    • Mechanical behavior (tensile, wear, creep, fatigue)
    • Corrosion behaviour of materials
    • Materials characterization techniques such as XRD, SEM, TEM, 3D profilometry, and scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM).
    AWARDS & HONOURS :
    1. Dec 2023, 2nd prize in Class 1 and 3rd prize in Class 2 of International Metallographic contest held by ASM International, USA
    2. Sept 2022, Best oral presentation award in the “Materials and Composites” session at CORCON 2022 international conference organized by AMPP India Chapter (formerly NACE International).
    3. Dec 2021, Best Oral presentation award in Session 3D at ICPCM 2021 conference at NIT Rourkela. 
    4. Life member of Electron Microscopy Society of India (EMSI) LM-1578.
    5. Member of The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) OM01-57565.
    6. Life member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) LMB 3075.
    7. Qualified Gate 2014 exam.

    RECENT PUBLICATIONS :

    1. A.K. Nanda, P. Kumar, P. Poddar, J. Sivasubramanian, A. Basu, G. Gupta, S.S. Singh, M. Gupta, S. Ganguly, Influence of Sn and Al contents on the microstructure evolution and mechanical performance of stir-cast Mg-3.0Al-0.5Si alloy, Journal of Materials Science 60 (2025) 9758–9790. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-025-10975-7

    2. P.K. Rout, S. Ganguly, S. Roy, D.K. Rathore, Impact of Zn/Sn variations on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and biocorrosion of T4-Treated Mg-0.5Ca-Zn-(Sn) alloys for orthopaedic implants, Materials Chemistry and Physics 340 (2025) 130834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.130834. 

    3. S.K. Ghadei, J. Kanungo, S. Ganguly, K.J. Sankaran, R. Sakthivel, Cactus-inspired bio-derived superhydrophobic anti-corrosive hybrid coating: A sustainable fluorine/silane-free approach for multifunctional oil-water separation, Progress in Organic Coatings 201 (2025) 109144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2025.109144.

    4. T.K. Bhanj, S. Ganguly, A.M. Mathew, D.K. Pattanayak, M. Debata, T.K. Sahoo, N. Kumar, S.R. Das, N. Chawake, A. Panigrahi, Investigations into mechanical and corrosion behavior of Ti6Al4V scaffolds prepared using space holder technique, Emergent Mater. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-024-00984-8. 

    5. P.K. Rout, S. Ganguly, D.K. Rathore, S. Roy, Degradation Kinetics of As-Cast and Solution-Treated (T4) Magnesium-Based Alloys for Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 55 (2024) 4928–4939. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-024-07597-0.

    6. R. Gope, S. Ganguly, M.A. Kamde, A. Mandal, Evaluating the effect of Si and Mg addition on the corrosion performance of gravity-cast Al-12Ce alloys in NaCl solutions, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1010 (2025) 177145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.177145 

    7. S. Ganguly, R. Gope, M.A. Kamde, S. Pahari, P.C. Padhi, Corrosion performance of naval brass in a simulated ocean water environment under different aqueous conditions, Materials Chemistry and Physics 326 (2024) 129814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.129814 

    8. G. Gupta, R. Pandey, S. Mangam, S. Ganguly, J. Jain, S. S. Singh, Development and Characterization of Novel Mg-6Zn-0.6Si-xSn Alloys with Varying Sn Addition, Materials Letters 369 (2024) 136766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136766 

    9. Meeta Ashok Kamde, Yogendra Mahton, Yogesh Singh, Santosh Kumar Sahoo, Sourav Ganguly, N Surya Prakash, Mangal Roy, Vidhyadhar Mishra, Suman Sarkar, Partha Saha1, Correlation of microstructure and corrosion behavior of squeeze-cast Mg-4.0Y-4.0Zn-0.5Zr-0.2Ca (wt%) alloys constituting W and LPSO secondary phases, Metals and Materials International, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-024-01712-x

    10. R. Gope, A. Mandal, S. Ganguly, Enhanced impression creep performance of gravity and suction cast Al-12Ce alloy with Si and Mg additions, Materials Today Communications 38 (2024) 108511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.108511.

    11. R. Gope, D.K. Saini, S. Ganguly, A. Mandal, Investigating the load and temperature-dependent dry sliding wear performance of Al–12Ce alloys with Si and Mg additions, Wear 544–545 (2024) 205315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2024.205315.

    12. S. Ganguly, A.K. Mondal, Improved damping behavior of squeeze-cast AZ91-Ca-Sb magnesium alloy with nano-SiC particles additions, Materials Today Communications 37 (2023) 106904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106904.

    13. P.K. Rout, S. Roy, S. Ganguly, D.K. Rathore, A review on properties of magnesium-based alloys for biomedical applications, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 8 (2022) 042002.

    14. R. Gope, S. Mondol, S. Ganguly, A. Mandal, Microstructure and mechanical properties of suction-cast aluminium–cerium alloys, Materials Science and Technology (2023) 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/02670836.2023.2228056.

    15. S. Ganguly, A.K. Chaubey, R. Gope, A. Kushwaha, A. Basu, M. Gupta, Enhanced corrosion performance of ultrasonically shot peened and graphene nanoparticles reinforced squeeze-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 966 (2023) 171203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.171203.

    16. S. Ganguly, A. Chaubey, R. Sahoo, A. Kushwaha, A. Basu, J. Majhi, M. Gupta, Influence of ultrasonic shot peening on the microstructure and impression creep performance of squeeze-cast AZ91 alloy reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 938 (2023) 168640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.168640. 

    17. J. Majhi, S. Ganguly, A. Basu, A.K. Mondal, Improved corrosion response of squeeze-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy with calcium and bismuth additions, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 873 (2021) 159600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159600

    18. S. Ganguly, S.T. Reddy, J. Majhi, P. Nasker, A.K. Mondal, Enhancing mechanical properties of squeeze-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy by combined additions of Sb and SiC nanoparticles, Materials Science and Engineering: A 799 (2020) 140341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.140341.

    19. S. Ganguly, S. Sarkar, A.K. Mondal, Enhancement of tensile properties of AZ91–Ca–Sb magnesium alloy with SiC nanoparticles additions, Metals and Materials International (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-020-00744-3.

    20. S. Ganguly, A.K. Mondal, S. Sarkar, A. Basu, S. Kumar, C. Blawert, Improved corrosion response of squeeze-cast SiC nanoparticles reinforced AZ91-2.0Ca-0.3Sb alloy, Corrosion Science 166 (2020) 108444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108444.

    21. S. Ganguly, S. Sarkar, M. Masanta, A.K. Mondal, Effect of SiC nanoparticles on the wear behaviour of squeeze-cast AZ91–2.0Ca–0.3Sb alloy, Materials Science and Technology 35 (2019) 1678–1689. https://doi.org/10.1080/02670836.2019.1639384.

    22. S. Ganguly, A.K. Mondal, Influence of SiC nanoparticles addition on microstructure and creep behavior of squeeze-cast AZ91-Ca-Sb magnesium alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A 718 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.01.131.


    PROJECTS WORKED ON :
    1. Development of magnesium extraction technology and production of magnesium-based alloys for automobile applications, CSIR Mission Mode Project "Mapping and Tapping of Critical Metals & Minerals”), 45.0 lakhs, 3 years, April 2024 to March 2027, Ongoing, PI
    2. Development of porous Ti-alloy scaffolds and their corrosion studies. RDSF, CSIR,  16.5 lakhs, April 2024 to March 2026, Ongoing, Co-PI
    3. Development of lightweight magnesium alloy-based nanocomposites for transmission housing application in automobiles, CSIR-IMMT (In-house), 25.0 Lakhs, August 2021 to January 2024, Completed, PI
    4. Training and skill internship (VRITIKA) on Corrosion and mechanical performance of different materials in simulated seawater conditions for naval application ANRF-Vritika, 1.5 lakhs, Feb 2023 to March 2023, Completed, PI
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