DESCRIPTION :

Shubhra Bajpai is currently Principal Scientist in Advanced Materials Technology Department at CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. Earlier, he worked as Scientist Trainee in the same organization for more than two years. He is Master of Technology in Materials Resource Engineering (completed in year 2012, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India) and earned his bachelor degree in Material Sciences and Metallurgical Engineering (completed in year 2010, University Institute of Engineering & Technology (UIET), Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), Kanpur India). He is quite active in the field of plasma processing of materials and coatings. His research interest is thermal barrier coatings, refectory metal and alloys, and structural and nano-mechanical characterization of materials using AFM, nanoindentation, X-ray Micro-CT  and EBSD. His current work is focused on developing the refractory metal coatings for plasma facing components and dispersion strengthened alloys for the components of energy plants.

• December 2021 Onwards: Principal Scientist, CSIR- Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.
• December 2016 Onwards: Senior Scientist, CSIR- Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.
• December 2012 Onwards: Scientist, CSIR- Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.
• August 2010- December 2012: Scientist Trainee, CSIR- Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.

• Thermal spraying.
• High temperature Materials.
• ODS steel.
• Hard Coatings for Tribological Application.
• Structural and Nano-mechanical characterization of Materials by Nanoindentation, AFM, FE-SEM, Micro-CT, etc.

• T. Dash, Tapan K. Rout, B.  B. Palei, S. Bajpai, S. Kundu, A. N. Bhagat, B. K. Satpathy, S. K. Biswal, A. Rajput, A. K. Sahu and S. K. Biswal, “Synthesis of α-Al2O3-Graphene Composite: A Novel Product is to Provide Multi-Functionalities on Steel Strip Surface”, SN Applied Sciences, 2020 (Accepted).

• Ayashkant Mekap, Rakesh K. Sahoo, Arya Das, Debidutta Debasish, Shubhra Bajpai, Saroj Kumar Singh,”Two-step plasma mediated synthesis of mullite and sillimanite powder and their suspensive spray coating on stainless steel”,Surface and Coatings Technology,Vol 372, pg: 103-110, 2019.

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.05.027

• Gaurav Bajpai, Mayank Ostawal, Igamcha Moirangthem, Shubhra Bajpai, Dharma R.Basaula, Mahmud Khan, Shun-Wei Liu, Sajal Biring, Somaditya Sen, “Multicomponent Zn(1-x)Fe0.8xNa0.2xO semiconductors: Effect of dopant concentration and ionic radius on structural, opto-electronics, magnetic and sensing properties”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol 98, pg: 121-130, 2019.

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2019.04.003

• G. Bajpai, S. Riyajuddin, K. Ghosh, S. Bajpai, D.R. Basaula, S. Bhatt, M. Khan,  S. W. Liu, S. Biring, S. Sen, “Structural, opto-electronics and magnetic study of Fe/Si doped ZnO”. J Mater Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol 30, pg: 9344–9355, 2019. 

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01264-6

• B Swain, S Bajpai, A Behera, “Microstructural evolution of NITINOL and their species formed by atmospheric plasma spraying”, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, vol 7, pg: 15006, 2018, 

  DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/2051-672X/aaf30e

• Gaurav Bajpai, Igamcha Moirangthem, Shuvam Sarkar, Sudipta Roy Barman, C.P. Vinod, Shubhra Bajpai, Sk. Riyajuddin, Kaushik Ghosh, Dharma R. Basaula, Mahmud Khan, Shun-Wei Liu, Sajal Biring, Somaditya Sen, “Role of Li+ and Fe3+ in modified ZnO: structural, vibrational, opto-electronic mechanical and magnetic properties”, Ceramics International , vol 45, 2019, pg: 7232-43
  

  DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.01.004

• Tarini S Acharya, Mayadhar Debata, Pradyut Sengupta, Prajna P Acharya, Shubhra Bajpai, K Jayasankar; ‘Effect of High Energy Ball Milling on Structure and Properties of 95W-3.5Ni-1.5Fe Heavy Alloys’; International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. August 2017, Vol. 69, pp 170-179 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2017.08.007.
• S. Jena, S. K. Acharya, H. C. Das, P.P. Patnaik, S. Bajpai, ‘Investigation of the effect of FeCl3 on combustion and emission of diesel engine with thermal barrier coating’; Sustainable Environment Research. Oct., 2018, Vol. 28 , pp 72-78 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serj.2017.10.002.
• Rakesh Sahoo, Sanghamitra Dash, Arya Das, Shubhra Bajpai, Debidutta Debasish.; Saroj K Singh, ‘Synthesis of MgAl2O4 spinel by thermal plasma and its synergetic structural study’, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Aug., 2017, Vol. 726 , pp 1186-1194 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.08.085.
• James Mathew, Animesh Mandal, Deepak Kumar Sahani, Shubhra Bajpai, M Chakraborty,Geoff West, Prakash Srirangam, “Effect of semi-solid forging on microstructure and mechanical properties of in-situ cast Al-Cu-TiB2 composites”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 712, July 2017, pp 460-467 DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.04.113.
• Somaditya Sen, Gaurav Bajpai, Tulika Srivastava, Mohd. Nasir, Saurabh Tiwari, Shubhra Bajpai, E.G. Rini, Sajal Biring, “A Comprehensive Theoretical and Experimental study on Structural and Mechanic Properties of Si doped ZnO”,Scripta Materialia, Vol. 135, 2017, pp 1–4 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.03.022.
• Aminul Islam, Shahid Anwar, Shubhra Bajpai, Sharmistha Anwar, “Structural and Mechanical studies of W2N embedded Si3N4 nanocomposite hard coating prepared by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering”, Surface & coating technology, Vol 311, 2017, pp 268–273 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.12.119.
• Pritam Das, Shahid Anwar, Shubhra Bajpai, Sharmistha Anwar, “Structural and mechanical evolution of TiAlSiN nanocomposite coating under influence of Si3N4 power”, Surface & coating technology,Vol. 307 (A) (2016), pp 676-682. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.09.065.
• Sunil Kumar Pradhan, Ranjan Barik, Sivaiah Bathula, Ajay Dhar, Jayasankar Kalidoss, Shubhra Bajpai, “Development of High Density Tungsten based Scandate by Spark Plasma Sintering for the Application in microwave tube Devices”, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, September 2016.Vol 61, pp 215-224 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2016.09.002.
• S. Bajpai, A. Gupta, S.K. Pradhan, T. Mandal, Kantesh Balani, “Crack Propagation Resistance of Pulsed Laser Deposited Alumina-Hydroxyapatite Coating”. Journal of Minerals, Metals, and Materials (JOM), Vol. 66 (10) (2014), pp 2095-2107 DOI: 10.1007/s11837-014-1152-3.

1. Rare earth phosphate TBCs for high-temperature insulation and hot corrosion protection applications, Funding agency:  CSIR Focused basic research (FBR-Aerospace theme) Project, India, Role: Project Investigator, Duration: 2 yr, Status: Provisionally approved

2. Development of advanced Tribological Coatings and Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBC) by Electrophoretic deposition and thermal spraying for mining equipments, pipeline, industrial applications and processes, Funding agency: CSIR Fast Track Translational (FTT) Project, India, Role: Area leader and Co-Project Investigator, Duration:2 yr, Duration: Nov 2018-March 2020, Status: Completed

3. Synthesis and Characterization of ODS steels using alternative dispersoid, BRNS funded, Role: Project Investigator (PI), Duration: Feb 2017-20, 3yrs, Status: Completed

4. Development of (W/W-Y-Cr) based double layer coating structures for plasma facing components, BRNS funded, Role:Project Investigator (PI), Duration: Aug 2016-March 2019, 2.5yrs, Status:Completed

5. Preparation of fine Fe-P powder for coating application, ID:SSP-324, Role:Co-Project Investigator (Co-PI), TATA Steel limited, Duration: Sept 2017-March 19, 1.5yrs, Status:Completed

6. Preparation of Titanium Carbide powder from red mud , ID: SSP-313, Duration: Jan 2017-April18, Role: Team member, Vedanta Limited, India, Status: Completed

7. Centre for special materials, ID: ESC401, Work package: Development of thermal barrier coatings (RPIIWPI), Duration: 2013-17, 5yrs, Role: Work package leader, CSIR Funded, Status: Completed 

8. Development of Tungsten Alloy Cube and its characterization, ID: GAP-282, Duration: Aug 2015-Jan 17, 1.5 yrs, Role: Team member, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India, Status: Completed 

9. Robotics and micro machines, Duration: 2013-17, 5yrs, Role: Team member, CSIR Funded, Status: Completed 

10. Design & development of low cost housing for rural areas, ID:RSP 4020, Duration: 2015-16, 1yr, Role: Team member, CSIR Funded, Status: Completed 

11. Movable plasma incinerator for biomedical waste treatment, ID: RSP 4020, (P14), Duration:2016-17, 1yr, CSIR Funded, Role: Team member 

12. Development of 3D diamond like carbon (DLC) coating for wear resistant parts in an indigenously developed plasma reactor, ID:OLP 64, Duration: 2015-17, 2 yrs, Status: Completed, CSIR Funded, Role: Team member