List of Projects

Current Projects

  1. "Investigations into Phase Equilibria and Diffusion Kinetics of Permanent Magnet Materials"
    VSSC, ISRO (2022-2025) (Approved)

Completed Projects

  1. "Investigations into Ternary Interdiffusion in Bond Coat Systems of β (Ni, Pt)Al and (Ni, Ru)Al" (2021-2024)
    AR&DB; DRDO, GoI
  2. "Interdiffusion and Diffusional Interactions in High Entropy Alloys"
    VSSC, ISRO (2017-2020)
  3. "Development of Methodologies to Characterize Evolution of Segregation Patterns in Superalloys" (2016-2018)
    GE India Technology Center, Bangalore
  4. "Investigation of Interdiffusion and Diffusional Interactions in the Ternary Ti-Al-Mo Alloys"
    Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, GoI (2014-2017);
    Co-Investigator: Prof. Anandh Subramaniam
  5. "Kinetics of Microstructure Evolution in Brazing Joints of 0.07C-16Cr-6NiSteel and Silver Obtained with Ag-Cu-Sn Filler Metal"
    VSSC, ISRO (2014-2016)
  6. "Investigation of Solute Interdiffusion in Aluminum Alloys"
    General Motors Global R&D; Warren, USA (2013-2015)
  7. "Precipitation Hardening of Cast Aluminum Alloys for Elevated Temperature Strength"
    General Motors Global R&D; Warren, USA (2012-2013)
  8. "Interdiffusion Between Thermal Barrier Coatings and Bond Coats: Growth Kinetics of Thermally Grown Oxides and Hot Corrosion of TBC"; Co-Investigator: Prof. Shobit Omar, MSE, IIT Kanpur
    GE India Technology Center, Bangalore; (2012-2014)
  9. "Interdiffusion in Ti-Al-Nb System and Kinetics of Spark Plasma Sintering";
    IIT Kanpur Initiation Grant (2013-2015)
  10. "Study and Development of Lightweight Forging Process for Automotive Applications"
    Automotive Research Association of India (Co-PI: Dr. Shashank Shekhar)
  11. At ARAI, Pune Dr. Kulkarni has successfully executed the project titled "Generate Data Bank On Chemical, Mechanical, Physical & Dynamic Properties Of Automotive Grade Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) & Aluminum Alloys"; sponsored by Department of Heavy Industry, GoI. In addition, Dr. Kulkarni was involved in several materials standardization and certification projects.

Consultancy

  1. "Interdiffusion and Phase Growth Kinetics in the Fe-Al based alloys."
    General Motors Global R&D; Warren, USA (2015-2016)
  2. "Study and Development of Lightweight Forging Process for Automotive Applications"
    Automotive Research Association of India (Co-PI: Dr. Shashank Shekhar)
  3. EPMA Testing of Alloys at ACMS; sponsored by VSSC, Trivendrum