DESCRIPTION :

Shri Debadatta Sahoo has completed Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering and passed the AMIIM degree (B.E.) from The Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata and working as a Technical Officer in Central Characterization Department at CSIR-IMMT since 2009. Presently he is associated with Material characterization by using SEM, EPMA and XRF in Central Characterization Department. Prior to this assignment, Shri Sahoo has worked as a production Engineer at various integrated steel plants like Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel Limited Keonjhar, Ramsarup Industries Ltd Kharagpur and Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd Sambalpur during the period from 2004 to 2009 at the capacity of a shift In-charge in DRI production Department.

• Since 2009 to till date: Involved in Material Characterization by using SEM ,EPMA and XRF techniques.
• From 2004 to 2009 worked an Engineer in DRI production department at various integrated steel plants in India.

• Materials Characterization.
• Mineral Processing, Direct reduction processes and Extractive Metallurgy.

• "Development of Nano materials for the application in cathode in High power microwave tube device.” S.K Pradhan,D sahoo, K Jayasankar. Published in ISSN:2250-1606 Kalahandi Renaissance-2016 Vol -X.
• "Effect of Micro-structural Variation on Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloys." R Sahoo, B b Jha, T K Sahoo, D Sahoo. Published in the Journal of Material Science and Performance, Springer. ISSN 1059-9495 (2014).

• Team member in GAP-228: Develop ment of Titania based materials for water disinfection.
• Team member in GAP-232: Development of Iron ore Slimes from Barsua and other mines.
• Team member in GAP-240: Extraction of Alumina from Nephlene cyanide a non-bauxite material.
• Team member in GAP-275: Development of commercial process of utilization of pond ash in manufacture of cold setting building blocks and bricks.
• Team member in CSC-105: Potassic(K) fertilizer Tech. to empower nation.
• Team member in ESC 206: Processing of Natural Gems stones for aesthetic importance and value addition.
• Team member in SSP-170: Beatification of Low grade iron ore to produce high quality concentrate for MEL Bengaluru
• Team member in SSP 213: Development of commercially viable flow sheets and a small scale benificiation plant to recover chromite from tailings of COB of OMC.
• Team member in SSP-223: Study of Low grade iron ore Mine drop of Tungavadra mines
• Team Member in SSP-266: Mineralogical and Geo chemical characterization of manganese or from different captive mines of Tata Steels.
• Team member in technical service project: “Characterization studies of metallurgical and environmental materials of CSIR-IMMT for external clients (TSP-001)” as a team member.
• Team member in technical service project: “Mineralogical, petrological and chemical characterization of ores and minerals for their industrial application (TSP-004)” as a team member.
• Team Member in technical service project( TSP-05)
• Team member in laboratory testing project: “Central characterization cell laboratory testing project (LT02-CCC)” as a team member.
• Team member in major laboratory projects: “Central characterization cell projects (MLP-014, MLP-019 & MLP-026)” as a team member.