Dr. Bharat Bhooshan Panigrahi
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
ODF Estate, Yeddumailaram, 502205, AP, INDIA
Email: bharat@iith.ac.in
Tel.: +91-40-2301-7072, Fax: +91-40-2301-6032
EDUCATION
 Ph. D., IIT Kharagpur (Metallurgical & Materials Engg.)
 M. Tech., IIT Kharagpur
 B.E., NIT Raipur
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
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Auxiliary Researcher, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
BK-21 Researcher, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
Visiting Scientist, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, South Korea.
Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
IMPORTANT AWARDS
 ‘Compromisso com a Ciência’ (Commitment to Science) Fellowship,
Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (2009)
 Brain Korea Fellowship (BK-21), Korea Research Foundation, South Korea (2009)
 Prof. G. S. Tendolkar Award for best paper, Powder Metallurgy Association of India (2004)
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
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Powder Metallurgy Association of India
Indian Institute of Metals
Materials Research Society of India
American Society of Metals
APMI (American P/M Society)
RESEARCH AREAS
 Powder metallurgy
 Sintering mechanisms
 Nanostructures and nano-particles
 High temperature materials
 Metallic materials
 Intermetallics
 Advanced ceramics & composites
 MAX-Phases ternary compounds
 Mechanical properties
 Plastic deformation
 Biomaterials and porous implants
 Surface modifications &
strengthening
ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
 Modelling & simulation of materials
 Chaired a session in International Conference
processes
 External expert for Romanian council (UEFISCDI)
 Reviewer of many international journals (Nanoscale Research Lett., J. Mater. Research, J. Mater. Science, Science of Sintering, Materials and
Design, Materials Science & Appl., Materials Chemistry & Physics, Int. J. Physical Sciences, J. Magnetism & Magnetic Mater., J. European Ceramic Soc.,
African J. of Pure and Applied Chemistry, J. of Soil Science and Environmental Management)
PUBLICATIONS
PATENT
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‘Manufacture of ternary carbide ceramic sintered component, involves mixing transition metal-containing compound and sintering additive, adding binder and sintering
the resultant mixture under normal pressure’, B. B. Panigrahi, S. J. Cho, M. C. Chu, J. C. Kim (South Korea, 2009)
JOURNAL ARTICLES
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B.B. Panigrahi, J.J. Gracio, Min-Cheol Chu, Seong-Jai Cho, N.S. Reddy, Powder Synthesis, Sintering Kinetics and Nickel Activated Pressureless Sintering of Ti 3AlC2,
Int. J. Appl. Ceramic Tech., 7 (2010) 752-759.
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B.B. Panigrahi, N.S. Reddy, A. Balakrishnan, Min-Cheol Chu, Seong-Jai Cho, J.J. Gracio, Nickel assisted sintering of Ti3SiC2 powder under pressureless conditions,
J. Alloys and Compounds, 505 (2010) 337-342.
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B.B. Panigrahi, Min-Cheol Chu, Yong-Il Kim, Seong-Jai Cho, Jose J. Gracio, Reaction Synthesis and Pressureless Sintering of Cr 2AlC Powder, J. American Ceramic
Society, 93 (2010) 1530-33.
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B.B. Panigrahi, M.C. Chu, A. Balakrishnan, S.J. Cho, Synthesis, pressureless densification and sintering kinetics of Ti 3SiC2 powder, J. Mater. Res. 24, (2009), 487492.
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A. Balakrishnan, B.B. Panigrahi, M.C. Chu, T.N. Kim, S.J. Cho, Microindentation fracture behaviour of surface modified alumina ceramic using glass infiltration, J.
Mater. Process. Technol., 209, (2009), 1783-1788.
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A. Balakrishnan, B.B. Panigrahi, K.P. Sanosh, Min-Cheol Chu, T. N. Kim, Seong-Jai Cho, Effect of high thermal expansion glass infiltration on the mechanical
properties of alumina-zirconia composite, Bulletin of Materials Science, Vol. 32, [4], 2009, 393–399.
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A. Balakrishnan, B.B. Panigrahi, K.P. Sanosh, D. Sarkar, Min-Cheol Chu, T. N. Kim, Seong-Jai Cho, Mechanical properties of MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass infiltrated Al2O3–
ZrO2 composite, J. Mater. Process. Technol. 209 (2009) 5271-5275.
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T.N. Kim, A. Balakrishnan, B.C. Lee, W.S. Kim, B. Dvorankova, K. Smetana, J.K. Park, B.B. Panigrahi, In vitro fibroblast response to ultrafine grained titanium
produced by a severe plastic deformation, J Mater. Sci.-Mater Med. Vol. 19, No. 2, pp 553-557, 2008.
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A. Balakrishnan. B.C. Lee, T.N. Kim, B.B. Panigrahi, Corrosion behaviour of ultrafine grained titanium in simulated body fluid for implant application, Trends in
Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, Vol. 22(1), pp 54-60, 2008.
10. B.B. Panigrahi, Sintering and grain growth kinetics of ball milled nanocrystalline nickel powder, Mat. Sci. Eng. A, Vol. 460-461, 15 July, pp 7-13, 2007.
11. A. Balakrishnan, B.B. Panigrahi, M.C. Chu, T.N. Kim, K.J. Yoon, S.J. Cho, Improvement in mechanical properties of sintered zirconia (3% yttria stabilized) by glass
infiltration, J. Mater. Res., Vol. 22, No. 9, pp2550-2557, 2007.
12. B.B. Panigrahi, Evaluation of dimensional changes from as-received dilatometric sintering plot, Mater. Sci. Tech., Vol. 23, No.1, pp 103-107, 2007.
13. B.B. Panigrahi, Sintering behaviour of Ti-2Ni and Ti-5Ni elemental powders, Mater. Lett. Vol.61, pp 152–155, 2007.
14. M.C. Chu, B.B. Panigrahi, A. Balakrishnan, S.J. Cho, K.J. Yoon, T.N. Kim, and K.H. Lee, Strengthening of alumina by a low thermal expansion glass at surface, Mat.
Sci. Eng. A, Vol.452–453, pp 110–115, 2007.
15. B.B. Panigrahi, N.S. Reddy, K. Das, M.M. Godkhindi, Dilatometric sintering of Ti-2Al and Ti-5Al elemental powders, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. Vol.23, pp 363-366, 2007.
16. B.B. Panigrahi, K. Das, M.M. Godkhindi, Dilatometry of ball milled nickel nano powder during non-isothermal sintering, Science of Sintering, Vol.39, pp 25-29, 2007.
17. A. Balakrishnan, M.C. Chu, B.B. Panigrahi, K.J. Yoon, J.C. Kim, B.C. Lee, T.N. Kim and S.J. Cho, Surface strengthening of zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) using
glass infiltration technique, Solid State Phenomena, Vol.124-126, pp 695-698, 2007.
18. T.N. Kim, A. Balakrishnan, B.C. Lee, W.S. Kim, K. Smetana, J.K. Park and B.B. Panigrahi, In vitro biocompatibility of equal channel angular processed (ECAP)
titanium, Biomedical Mater. Vol. 2, No.3, S117-S120, 2007.
19. A. Balakrishnan, B. C. Lee, T. N. Kim and B.B. Panigrahi, Strength and reliability performance of hydroxyapatite coatings on titania treated Ti6Al4V alloy using sol-gel
precursor, Solid State Phenomena, Vol.124-126, pp 1161-1164, 2007.
20. A. Balakrishnan, B.C. Lee, T.N. Kim, B.B. Panigrahi, Hydroxyapatite coatings on NaOH treated Ti-6Al-4V alloy using sol-gel precursor, Mat. Sci. Tech. Vol. 23, No. 8,
pp 1005-1007, 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
21. B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, Grain growth in ultrafine titanium powders during sintering, J. Nanoparticle Research, Vol.8, No.5, pp 627–633, 2006.
22. V.V. Dabhade, B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, T.R. Rama Mohan and P. Ramakrishnan, Dilatometry of attrition milled nanocrystalline titanium powders, Mater. Res.
Bull., Vol.41, pp 2111-2122, 2006.
23. B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, Sintering of titanium: Effect of particle size, Int. J. Powder Metall. Vol.42, No. 2, pp 35-44, 2006.
24. B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, Dilatometric sintering study of Ti-50Ni elemental powders, Intermetallics, Vol.14, pp 130-135, 2006.
25. A. Balakrishnan, M.C. Chu, B.B. Panigrahi, J.W. Choi, T.N. Kim, J.K. Park and S.J. Cho, Crack behaviour of surface strengthened zirconia-alumina composite during
indentation, Korean J. Mater. Res., Vol.16, No. 12, pp 743-746, 2006.
26. B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, K. Das, P.G. Mukunda, V.V. Dhabade and P. Ramakrishnan, Sintering mechanisms of attrition milled titanium nano powder, J.
Mater. Res., Vol.20, No. 4, pp827-836, 2005.
27. B.B. Panigrahi and M.M. Godkhindi, Structural changes and thermal expansion behaviour of ultrafine titanium powders during compaction and heating, J. Mater.
Res., Vol.20, No. 3, pp 580-585, 2005.
28. B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, K. Das, P.G. Mukunda and P. Ramakrishnan, Sintering kinetics of micrometric titanium powder, Mat. Sci. Eng. A, Vol. 396, pp255262, 2005.
29. B.B. Panigrahi, V.V. Dabhade, M.M. Godkhindi, Thermal expansion behaviour of micro and nano titanium powder compacts, Mater. Lett., 59, pp2539-2541, 2005.
30. B.B. Panigrahi and M.M. Godkhindi, X-ray diffraction study of metal powders during compaction, Trans. Powder Met. Asso. India (PMAI), Vol. 30, pp43-49, 2004.
31. V.V. Dabhade, B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, T.R. Rama Mohan, and P. Ramakrishnan, Thermal expansion behaviour and grain growth characteristics of titanium
based nanopowders, Trans. PMAI, Vol. 30, pp33-38, 2004.
32. B.B. Panigrahi, K. Das, MM Godkhindi, Synthesis of porous nickel titanide, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals (IIM), Vol. 56, pp565-569, 2003.
33. B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, K. Das and P.G. Mukunda, Porous TiNi intermetallics through reactive sintering, Trans. PMAI, Vol. 29, pp131-135, 2003.
34. K.V.N.T. Satyanarayana, V.V. Dabhade, B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, P. Ramakrishna and T.R. Rama Mohan, Initial sintering of nano titanium powders, Trans.
PMAI, Vol. 29, pp31-34, 2003.
35. B.B. Panigrahi, G.G. Roy, M.M. Godkhindi, Kinetic studies on the production of silicon carbide from rice husks, British Ceram. Trans., Vol. 100, pp29-34, 2001.
ARTICLES IN BOOKS/ PROCEEDINGS
36. J.J. Gracio, H.J. Kim, G. Vincze, B.B. Panigrahi, F. Barlat, E.F. Rauch, J.W. Yoon, Effect of asymmetric rolling on plastic anisotropy of low carbon steels during simple
shear tests, Ed. F. Barlat, Y.H. Moon, M.G. Lee, American Institute of Physics (2010) p.181-184.
37. B.B. Panigrahi, V.V. Dabhade, K. Das, M.M. Godkhindi, T.R. Ram Mohan and P. Ramkrishnan, Sintering mechanism maps for ultrafine titanium powders, Powder
Metallurgy for Automotive, Electrical, Electronic and Engineering Industry, Ed. P. Ramkrishnan, New Age International Publisher, New Delhi (2007) p.346.
38. V.V. Dabhade, D.K. Pattanayak, B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, T.R. Ram Mohan and P. Ramkrishnan, Titanium and nanocrystalline titanium for the automotive
industry, Powder Metallurgy for Automotive, Electrical, Electronic and Engineering Industry, Ed. P. Ramkrishnan, New Age International Publisher, New Delhi
(2007) p.111.
39. V.V Dabhade, K.V.N.T. Satyanarayana, T.R. Rama Mohan, P. Ramakrishnan, B.B. Panigrahi, M.M. Godkhindi, Sintering behavior of titanium and titanium-titanium
nitride nanocomposite powders, Progress in Composite Materials, Ed. by P. Ramakrishnan, ASM International (India Council) and Polyester Resin Manufacturers’
Association, India, pp106-116, 2003.
40. B.B. Panigrahi, K. Das and M.M. Godkhindi, Kinetic analysis of sintering of nanocrystalline powders, in ‘Trends in Mechanical Alloying’, Ed. by P.R. Soni and T. V.
Rajan, Oxford and IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi, India, pp49-60, 2002.
41. B.B. Panigrahi, K. Das and M.M. Godkhindi, Sintering kinetics of subsieve titanium, in ‘Powder Metallurgy in Automotive Applications’, Ed. by P. Ramakrishnan,
Oxford and IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi, India, pp187-194, 2002.