News and Events
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur and IIM Kanpur Chapter, Present a talk on "From the atom to the household: Sustainable materials design for human development" by Dr. Karthik Akkiraju, Postdoctoral Associate, The Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, on Sep. 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM in FB-421. (Poster link)
Prof. N. K. Batra Metals and Materials Quiz 2023 will be held on Aug 12, 2023 at IIT Kanpur.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IIM Kanpur Chapter will be held on July 17, 2023
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a talk on Correlative EM and APT studies on defects, interfaces, and grain boundaries in multicomponent alloys by Dr. Surendra Kumar Makineni, IISC Bangalore on June 6, 2023
Indian Institute of Metals Kanpur Chapter jointly organized the workshop with Department of
Materials Science and Engineering IIT Kanpur, Material Advantage, IIT Kanpur Chapter and
Indian National Young Academics of Sciences (INYAS) in association with Anton Paar on
Characterization of Coating Materials on May 09, 2023.
The workshop was on mechanical characterization techniques for the development and
quality control of coated materials. Dr. Kallol Mondal, HOD of the Department of Materials and
Engineering at IIT Kanpur, Dr. Amarendra Kumar Singh, chair of The Indian Institute of Metals,
IIT Kanpur Chapter, and Dr. Kantesh Balkani, faculty advisor of Material Advantage, IIT Kanpur
Chapter, encouraged the students and demonstrated the importance of this workshop for the
coating materials for structural Applications. The audience was given a brief introduction to the
Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) and the workshop by Dr. Sudhanshu
Shekhar Singh.
Dr. Ankit Jain, Mr. Jitendra Singh, and Mr. Abhishek Singh, all industry experts, were
invited from Anton Paar. They conducted presentations to introduce the researchers to the X-ray
diffraction spectroscopy equipment and the related solutions to combat different challenges related
to various sample conditions for XRD analysis. The session provided participants with the
opportunity to interact live with industry experts and gain practical experience. It featured practical
training with a variety of cutting-edge surface characterization tools, including Calotest testers,
nano-indentation, scratch testers, and tribometers. The mechanical characteristics of coatings, such
as hardness, adhesion, wear resistance, and thickness, can be learned from these technologies in
useful ways. There was also an online training for handling extremely complicated tribolometer
and scratch tester equipment. The session was attended by about 40 research students. The
participants found the workshop very useful and informative for their own research work.
Materials camp was organized by Material Advantage @ IIT Kanpur, IIM Kanpur Chapter, ASM International Kanpur Chapter and INAE Kanpur Chapter for 3-day during May 06-08, 2023 at IIT Kanpur. The "Materials Camp" attracted participation of 38 students and nine teachers from nine schools of Kanpur (i.e., DPS Azad Nagar, DPS Kalyanpur, Dr. Virendra Swaroop Education Centre, Jai Narayan Vidya Mandir, Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Kanpur, Methodist High School, Seth Anandram Jaipuria, Shieling House, and Sir Padmapat Singhania). Comprehensive three-day 'Materials Camp' was highly packed. Shri Pradeep Goyal, Senior Vice President of ASM International, graced the event with his online presence for inaugurating the event on May 06, 2023. Prof. Kallol Mondal, Head, MSE Department emphasized the role of material and processing in attaining required performance. Prof. Amarendra Singh, Chair Indian IIM Kanpur Chapter,emphasized on the role of materials in civilization. Prof. Yogesh Joshi, Chair INAE Kanpur, elicited the convergence of all engineering fields through research in Materials Science. Prof. Sudhanshu S. Singh, Secretary IIM Kanpur Chapter, also attended the event
The annual Prof. N. K. Batra Metals & Materials Quiz - 2022 was jointly organized by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Kanpur Chapter on September 3, 2022 at IIT Kanpur. The quiz witnessed enthusiastic participation from 27 teams representing 14 different schools in Kanpur. This annual event is for the students of Class XI and XII, and is aimed at inculcating their interests in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering.
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a talk on Application of computational thermodynamics for design of materials and post-processing operations by Dr. Soumya Sridar, University of Pittsburgh on March 20, 2023
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a talk on Carbon-based flexible microdevices for energy storage and sensor applications by Dr. Swati Sharma, IIT Mandi on January 27, 2023
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a talk on Understanding the heterogeneous nucleation mechanisms in medium manganese steels by Dr. Rama Srinivas Varanasi, Tohoku University on January 05, 2023
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a talk on First-principles investigations into the electrochemical behavior of Mg based intermetallic by Dr. Ilaksh Adlakha, IIT Madras on July 08, 2022
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a talk on Strain Gradient Plasticity Modelling of Grain-Scale Deformation Phenomena by Professor Anirban Patra, IIT Bombay on June 30, 2022
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a talk on Bending Creep of Materials: Rediscovering an Old Alternate Method for Creep Testing by Dr. Praveen Kumar, Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on April 04, 2022
IIM Kanpur Chapter and Materials Science and Engineering Society (MSES) is organizing a webinar on "Electric Current Induced Failure of Pre-Cracked Thin Metallic Structures: From Experimental Observations to Applications" by Dr. Praveen Kumar, Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on Oct 30, 2020 (Friday) from 04:00 PM.
IIM Kanpur Chapter is organizing a webinar on "Looking at the atoms in real space: An Introduction to Atom Probe Tomography" by Dr. Deodatta Shinde, Scientific Officer (SO/D) in Materials Science Division (MSD), Materials Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on Oct 19, 2020 (Monday) from 4 PM.
IIM Kanpur Chapter and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur conduct Prof. N K Batra Metals and Materials Quiz every year in memory of Late Prof. N. K. Batra who was a Distinguished Professor in the field of Extractive Metallurgy at IIT Kanpur. Due to COVID, the Quiz is cancelled this year. On the occasion of Prof. N K Batra Metals and Materials Quiz, we have a tradition to invite a distinguished speaker to address the students. IIM Kanpur and Department of MSE, IIT Kanpur would like to go for the online lecture to commemorate the occasion this year. Dr S. C. Sharma, Outstanding Scientist and Associate Director (R&D), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO will deliver this year's lecture as per the following schedule:
Speaker: Dr. S. C. Sharma, Outstanding Scientist, Associate Director, VSSC, ISRO
Title: Indian Space Programmes and the Role of Materials
Time: Oct. 04, 2020 (Sunday), 04:00 pm
Link: https://iitkanpur.webex.com/iitkanpur/j.php?MTID=m969cf7a0483897d9a6a33840d812caf5
IIM Kanpur Chapter organized a webinar on "Metallurgical Failure Analysis In Unravelling The Cause of An Aircraft Accident" by Dr. Subir Kumar Bhaumik, Chief Scientist & Adviser, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore on Sep 18 at 4 PM.
