Address
Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore - 560012, India
( Associate professor )
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Bangalore-560012, India
Phone No: +91 80 2293 3706
Email: skmakineni@iisc.ac.in
Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Michigan
Ann Arbor-48109 USA
Shashidhar Gangavarapu
PhD Student, Aug 2020
B.Tech – 2018
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Warangal
Email: sashidharg@iisc.ac.in
Dova Kalyan
PhD Student, Aug 2020
M.Tech – 2020
Metallurgical Engineering, IIT-BHU Varanasi
B.Tech – 2017
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, RGUKT Nuzvid
Email: kalyand@iisc.ac.in
Sourav Maji
PhD Student, Aug 2021
M.Tech – 2021
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech – 2019
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Durgapur
Email: sauravmaji@iisc.ac.in
Sayali Dounde
PhD Student, Aug 2023
B.Tech – 2022
Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
Email: sayalidounde20@gmail.com
Natarajan S
PhD Student, Aug 2023
(External Research Programme)
Deputy General Manager
Aerospace Design Centre, L&T Defence
M.Tech – 2008
Welding Engineering, NIT Trichy
B.Tech – 2004
Metallurgical Engineering, GCE, Salem
Email: natarajans@iisc.ac.in
Karam Jeet Pal
PhD Student, Aug 2024
B.Tech – 2020
Mechanical Engineering, Aravali College of Engineering and Management, Faridabad
Email: karampal@iisc.ac.in
Mushtala Balakishore
PhD Student, Aug 2025 ( Jointly with Prof Suchandrima Das )
M.Tech-2025
Material Science and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT HYDERABAD
B.Tech-2020
Mechanical Engineering, NIT CALICUT
Email: mushtalab@iisc.ac.in
Harsh Rohilla
PhD Student, Aug 2025
B.Tech – 2025
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, MNIT Jaipur
Email: harshrohilla@iisc.ac.in
Prajwal P Dhole
M.Tech Student, 2025-27
B.Tech -2025
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VNIT Nagpur
Email: prajwaldhole@iisc.ac.in
Ritu Singh
M.Tech Student, 2025-27
B.Tech – 2021
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, CSJM University, Kanpur
Email: ritusingh@iisc.ac.in
Yahea Hussien
PhD Student, Aug 2026
M.Tech-2026
Materials science and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
B.Tech-2023
Mechanical Engineering, Albaath University
Email: yaheahussien@iisc.ac.in
Akkabathula Pradeep
PhD student, Aug 2026
M.Tech – 2024
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT MADRAS
B.Tech – 2021
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT WARANGAL
Email: pradeepakka1@iisc.ac.in
Punam Pragya
M.Tech by Research
B.Tech – 2016
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, NIFFT Ranchi
Email: punampragya@iisc.ac.in
Mayank Pratap Singh
Project Assistant
B.Tech -2024
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, NIT Bhopal
Email: mayank.mme@gmail.com
Hemant Kumar
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, NIMS Japan
PhD – 2026
(Prime Minister Research Fellow)
M.Tech – 2018
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, MNIT Jaipur
B.Tech – 2016
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, UIET Kanpur
Email:hemantkumar12@iisc.ac.in
Karthick Sundar
PhD – 2026
(Jointly with Prof. Koushik Vishwanathan)
B.E. – 2018
Aeronautical Engineering, REC, Anna University, Chennai
Email: karthicks@iisc.ac.in
Akshat Godha
Post Doctoral Fellow, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
Post Doctoral, July 2025
PhD – 2025
Materials Engineering, IISc
B.Tech – 2019
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, NIFFT Ranchi
Email: akshatgodha@iisc.ac.in
Sudeepta Mukherjee
PhD – 2026
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VNIT Nagpur
Prime Minister Research Fellow
(Jointly with Prof. Satyam Suwas & Prof. B. S. Murty)
Email: sudeeptam@iisc.ac.in
Itishree Samantara
PGTE, Bajaj Auto Ltd.
M.Tech – 2024-26
B.Tech – 2023
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VSSUT, Burla ,Odisha
Email: itishrees@iisc.ac.in
Akarshit Nandeshwar
Manegement Trainee, SAIL
M.Tech 2024-26
(Jointly with Dr. Padaikathan)
B.Tech – 2023
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VNIT, Nagpur
Email: akarshitn@iisc.ac.in
Nithin Baler
Assistant Professor
IIT, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
NPDF, 2020-22, IISc Bangalore
Ph.D. – 2020
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
M.Tech – 2013
Mechanical Engineering, SIT Tumakuru
B.Tech – 2011
Mechanical Engineering, VTU Belgaum
Chandra Shekhar P
Postdoctoral Researcher, NTU, Singapore
Research Associate, 2021-23
Ph.D. – 2018
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
M.Tech – 2011
SEST, University of Hyderabad
MSc – 2008
Physics, OU Hyderabad
Shrikanth S
Postdoctoral Researcher, Chalmers University, Sweden
IOE Fellow, 2023-25
Ph.D. – 2023
Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi
B.Tech+M.Tech dual degree – 2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Rourkela
Suman Sadhu
PhD Student, Aug 2020
(Prime Minister Research Fellow)
(Jointly with Prof. Aloke Paul)
M.Tech – 2020
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech – 2018
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Jadavpur University
Email: sumansadhu@iisc.ac.in
Krish Mehta
DPhil in Materials, University of Oxford
Intern Student (Jan 2025-July 2025)
B.Tech -2025
Mechanical Engineering, VIT Vellore
Email: krishmehta137@gmail.com
Srilekshmi M
Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA
Ph.D. Student, 2020-25
M.Tech – 2019
Process Control, GEC Thrissur
B.Tech – 2017
Chemical Engineering, GEC Kozhikode
Divik Patre
Scientist “B”
DRDO, NPOL, Kochi
M.Tech, 2021-23
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B.Tech – 2021
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore
Shubham Nagar
Management Trainee Metallurgy
Midhani, Hyderabad
M.Tech, 2021-23
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B.Tech – 2021
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal
Sravani K
Management Trainee Metallurgy
SAIL, Rourkela
M.Tech, 2022-24
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B.Tech -2020
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Durgapur
Abdulla Samin M V
Data Scientist, BOSCH
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2022
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Sarang S
PhD Schloar, University of North Texas, USA
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2022
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Adithya S
System Engineer, TCS
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2023
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Visalan P S
PhD Scholar, Materials Research Center, IISc Bangalore
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2023
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B Dheeraj Kumar
Tata Electronics
M.Tech, 2023-25
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B.Tech – 2021
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Warangal
Navya S
GE Aerospace, Bangalore
M.Tech – 2023-25
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B.Tech – 2023
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, RGUKT, RK Valley
Ayush Kumar
M.Tech, CDS, IISc Bangalore
B.S. Completed in 2025
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Sanjith Cumarasurier
MASc., Univesity of British Columbia, Canada
B.S. Completed in 2025
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Amit Kumar
Data Scientist, Concert AI
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2024
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore