Dr. S.P.Kumaresh Babu

Dr. S.P. Kumareshbabu

Name

Dr. S.P. Kumareshbabu

Position

Professor

Room No

NAB104

E-mail Id

babu@nitt.edu

Mobile No

9487438564

Landline No

0432-250-3462

Date of Joining

07-05-2007

 

Bio Sketch

Academic Details

Dr.S.P.Kumareshbabu did his AMIIM from the Indian Institution of Metals, Calcutta during the year 1997. He holds double masters in engineering with Process metallurgy as a major subject of study from NIT (KREC), Suratkal and Industrial metallurgy as a major subject of study from PSG Tech, Coimbatore. He did his doctorate on the weldment corrosion studies from NIT, Trichy. He holds wide industrial and academic experience of more than 20 years prior to joining NIT, Trichy as Assistant professor during 2007. He guided 9 PhD and 1 M.S (By research) scholars so far and presently guiding 9 more PhD scholars and 1 M.S. (By research). He has 60+ International and National research publications, 60+ conference publications. Many academic positions were held by him over the past and have organised FDP, STP, National and international level seminars, workshops and conferences. He is the reviewer of few internationally acclaimed journals in the field of materials science and engineering.

Research Interests

Dr.S.P.Kumareshbabu has his research interest towards new alloy development, casting technology, surface engineering, and tribology & corrosion studies. Based on his research interests, he undertook research works funded by various funding organisations like DST, DRDO, TEQIP, NLC-India, and Ministry of Coal – GoI. The total project we carried out work about INR 387.20 Lakhs. Two joint international patents were filed out of the funded projects and are about to get published.

EDUCATION:

Degree Institute Year
Ph.D. (Metallurgy) National Institute of Technology, Trichy 2006
M.Tech (Process metallurgy) NITK , Surathkal , Karnataka 1997
M.E (Industrial metallurgy) PSG college Technology, Coimbatore 1991
AMIIM (Metallurgy- Eq. to B.Tech (Metallurgy) Indian Institute of Metals, Calcutta 1994
B.E (Production) G.C.T. Coimbatore 1987

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 16 years [12 yrs in Industries & 14 yrs in Teaching}

Experience Details:

Position Institute /Industry Period
Professor National Institute of Technology, Trichy From May 2007
Assistant Professor V.I.T , Vellore ,Tamilnad Dec 2006 –May 2007
Assistant Professor SBCEC, Arni June 2003 – Feb 2004
Foundry Engineer / Metallurgist Various foundry industries 12 years

Areas of Research Interest:

  1. Corrosion, coatings, and Surface Engineering and Tribology
  2. Metal casting and related processes
  3. Welding Technology & Composite Materials

Publication Details

  1. Publication in refereed International journals: 90
  2. Publication in refereed National journal: 5
  3. International Conference proceeds: 60
  4. National Conference proceeds: 25

 

No.of Ph.D. Guided: 12

No.of M.Tech Thesis: More than 130

Projects Completed: 5

Current projects: 1

Projects worth: Rs. 4.00 Crores

Membership:

  • Life member in Indian Institute of Metals ( IIM )
  • Life Member in Indian welding society ( IWS )
  • Member in Indian Institute of Welding ( IIW )

Recent Publications

  1. Title: Solid Particle Erosion Behavior of Cast CY5SnBiM at Room Temperature
    Journal/Conf. Name : Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D
    DOI: 10.1007/s40033-019-00175-4 Year : 2019
  2. Title: Room-Temperature Erosion Behaviour of Nb-Stabilized 27Cr–7Ni–Mo–W–N Cast Hyper-Duplex Stainless Steel (Nb + CD3MWN - 7A)
    Journal/Conf. Name : Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D
    DOI: 10.1007/s40033-018-0171-6 Year : 2018
  3. Title: Thermal kinetics and phase stability of 8 mol% samaria doped zirconia nanopowders prepared via reverse co-precipitation
    Journal/Conf. Name : Ceramics International
    Vol.: 43 Year: 2017
  4. Title: Studies on Intergranular Corrosion Characteristics of Cast Duplex Stainless Steel Stabilized with Niobium
    Journal/Conf. Name : ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation
    DOI: 10.1520/JTE20170299 Year: 2017
  5. Title: Phase transformation and crystal growth behavior of 8mol% (SmO1.5, GdO1.5, and YO1.5) stabilized ZrO2 powders
    Journal/Conf. Name : International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
    Vol.: 24(7) Year: 2017

Contact Address

Dr. S.P. Kumaresh Babu
Professor
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli 620 015
Tamil Nadu, India
 
Phone : +91-94874 38564