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Narasimha Vinod Pulagara

Narasimha Vinod Pulagara

Bengaluru

Summary

Research professional prepared for in-depth scientific roles. Conducted innovative studies, contributing to advancements in specialized fields. Known for collaboration and achieving results, adapting seamlessly to changing research needs. Effective in data analysis and scientific writing.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Postdoctoral Research Associate-I

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
01.2024 - 02.2025
  • Company Overview: Research institution focused on advanced scientific research and education
  • Development and characterization of refractory high entropy alloys for high temperature applications through vacuum arc melting manufacturing process.

Foundry Lab Consultant

KIE Engineering Pvt. Ltd
05.2023 - 12.2023

Company overview: The industry focused on small scale manufacturing and export quality casting and completely machined parts in various grades of Grey Iron, S.G Ion, and non-ferrous metals.

Roles and Responsibilities :

1. Process study and standardization.

2. Analysis of daily issues related to metallurgy.

3. Training to lab team.


Junior Research Fellow

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
11.2022 - 01.2023
  • Company overview: Research and educational institute focused on advanced scientific research and teaching.
  • Design of Stainless steel chemistry for realization of colossal nitrogen supersaturation upon low temperature nitriding, funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

Researcher

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
01.2015 - 01.2022
  • Company over view: Research and educational Institute focused on advanced scientific research and teaching.
  • Field emission from nanostructured materials, funded by Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD).

Researcher

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Company over view: Research and educational Institute focused on advanced scientific research and teaching.
  • Carbon nanotube-based 2D and 3D field emitters, funded by Navel Research Board, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Assistant Professor

Lovely Professional University
07.2011 - 11.2015
  • Company over view: Educational Institute focused on teaching and scientific research.
  • Taught subjects: Engineering Graphics, Manufacturing Science, Engineering Materials, CAD/CAM.
  • Handled undergraduate dissertations and two postgraduate projects:

1. Sumit Saini (2014-2015)

Title: Manufacturing of Mg foam using dolomite as a blowing agent.

2. Pavan Krishanam Naidu (2014-2015)

Title: Synthesis & Characterization of carbon nanotubes by CVD technique.

Education

Postdoctoral Research Associate-I - Materials Engineering

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
Bangalore, Karnataka
02-2025

Ph.D. - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
08-2022

M.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
06-2011

B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Bapatla Engineering College
Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh
04-2009

Intermediate/12th -

S.G.P Junior College
Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
04-2005

10th -

B.S.M.Z.P High School
Kothapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
05-2003

Skills

  • Vacuum Arc Melting unit
  • Direct Energy Deposition (DED)
  • Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
  • X-ray Diffractometer
  • FEG-SEM
  • SEM
  • EDS Detector
  • EBSD Detector
  • FESEM
  • Optical Microscope
  • Ultra High Vacuum Chamber
  • Spin coater
  • Dip coater
  • Thermal CVD
  • UV-Visible spectroscopy
  • XRD
  • HRTEM
  • AFM
  • XPS
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Hardness
  • UTM
  • ProE
  • AutoCAD
  • Origin
  • MS Office
  • X'pert High Score
  • Image analysis
  • NT-MDT SPM software

Accomplishments

  • International Travel Support (ITS) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee Alumina Fund
  • Student coordinator at the International Conference on AMPCO'17 hosted by the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Roorkee
  • Junior and Senior fellowships from the MHRD fund for doctoral studies
  • All India Rank of 1829 in GATE-2008
  • Runner-up in the Kho-Kho Championship conducted by Mandal Sports Authority, Kothapatnam, at the high school level

References

1. Dr. Satyam Suwas, 

    Professor and Chair, 

    Department of Materials Engineering, 

    Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, 

    Bangalore, Karnataka, 560012, India, 

    Contact no.: +91-9880233480, Email: satyamsuwas@iisc.ac.in, 

    Web link: https://materials.iisc.ac.in/~satyamsuwas/

2. Dr. K S Suresh, 

     Associate Professor, 

     Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 

     Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, 

     Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India, 

     Contact no.:+91-7093196116, Email: ks.suresh@mt.iitr.ac.in, 

     Web link: https://www.iitr.ac.in/~MT/K_S__Suresh

  • Dr. Indranil Lahiri,

      Professor, 

      Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 

      Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, 

      Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India, 

      Contact no.: +91-8859014222, Email: indranil.lahiri@gmail.com, 

      Web link: https://www.iitr.ac.in/~MT/indrafmt

  • Dr. Sachin D Kore,

      Professor (on lien as Director, VJTI Mumbai), 

      School of Mechanical Sciences, 

      Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa, Goa, 403401, India, 

      Contact no.: +91-9207029814, Email: sachin@iitg.ac.in, 

      Web link: https://iitgoa.ac.in/SMS-facultyprofile/?uid=sachin&&exp=ME

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Elementary (A2)

Additional Information

Publications:

Patent: Indranil Lahiri, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, “A sugar-based graphene foam, and graphene synthesis process and applications thereof”, Indian provisional patent application number 202111024510 (Granted No.: 489363, 26/12/2023).
Book: Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, “Characterization of EM welds” Lambert Academic Publishing, January 2014, ISBN: 978-3-659-41783-2.
Book Chapter: Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Gurjinder Kaur, Indranil Lahiri, “Three- Dimensional Graphene Based Supercapacitors”, Material Research Forum Llc, Materials Research Foundations, 64, (2020), 77-128, https://Doi.Org/10.21741/9781644900550-4

Journal Articles:
1. Palash Chandra Maity, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Mamlesh Kumar, K.N. Chaitanya Kumar, Taraknath Das, K.S. Suresh, Indranil Lahiri, “Graphene growth via chemical vapour deposition on cross-rolled surface-textured nickel-copper foils”, CrystEngComm, April 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CE00090K.
2. Palash Chandra Maity, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, K.N.Chaitanya Kumar, Indranil Lahiri, K.S.Suresh, “Stability and deviations from the cube texture during rolling and annealing of Ni foil”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 127326, January 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.127326.
3. Akanksha R. Urade, K.N. Chaithanya Kumar, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Indranil Lahiri, K.S. Suresh, “Grain growth in pulse reverse electrodeposited copper foil: Contrasting effects of duty cycle during deposition and annealing” Surface and Coatings Technology, 443 (128606), August 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128606.
4. Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Indranil Lahiri, “Carbon nanotube-tungsten nanowire hierarchical structure for augmented field emission performance”, Nanotechnology, 33 (305704), 1-11, May 2022, 10.1088/1361-6528/ac659f.
5. Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Gurjinder Kaur, Indranil Lahiri, “Enhanced field emission performance of growth optimized CuO nanorods” Applied physics A, 127, 817, Sept. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04962-3.
6. Palash Chandra Maity, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Jagdish Arya, Gurjinder Kaur, Indranil Lahiri, “Nickel-oxide 1D/2D carbon nanostructure hybrid as efficient field emitters”, Journal of materials science: materials in electronics, 32(12), 1-14, 31 May
2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06234-5.
7. Gurjinder Kaur, Arvind Dasgupta, Sudheer Korlam, Gaurav Modi, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Indranil Lahiri, “Carbon Nanotube Based 2D and 3D Field Emitter Structures”, J. Electron. Mater. 50, 483–490 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-
020-08582-0.
8. Gurjinder Kaur, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Raj Kumar, Indranil Lahiri, “Metal Foam-Carbon Nanotube-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hierarchical Structures For Efficient Field Emission”, Diamond And Related Materials, Vol. 106, June 2020, 107847, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2020.107847.
9. Hari raj, Ajan Sil, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, “Mno Anchored Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite For High Energy Applications Of Li-Ion Batteries: The Insight Of Charge-Discharge Process”, Ceramic International, Vol.45, Iss.12, Pp.14829 - 14841, Aug.2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.04.214.
10. Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Sumit Saini, Raja Sekhar Dondapati, “A Study of Manufacturing and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Foam Using Dolomite As The Blowing Agent: A Review”, progress in nanotechnology and nanomaterials, vol. 4, iss.1, pp. 7-10, jan. 2015.
11. Pavan Krishnama Naidu, Narasimha Vinod Pulagara, Raja Sekhar Dondapati, “Carbon Nanotubes In Engineering Applications: A Review”, Progress In Nanotechnology And Nanomaterials, Vol. 3 Iss. 4, Pp. 79-82, Oct. 2014.

12. S.D. Kore, P.N. Vinod, S. Kumar, M. R. Kulkarni, “Study of Wavy Interface In Electromagnetic welds”, Key Engineering Materials Vols. 504-506,2012, Pp, 729 – 734, https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.504-506.729.

Timeline

Postdoctoral Research Associate-I

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
01.2024 - 02.2025

Foundry Lab Consultant

KIE Engineering Pvt. Ltd
05.2023 - 12.2023

Junior Research Fellow

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
11.2022 - 01.2023

Researcher

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
01.2016 - 01.2019

Researcher

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
01.2015 - 01.2022

Assistant Professor

Lovely Professional University
07.2011 - 11.2015

Postdoctoral Research Associate-I - Materials Engineering

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

Ph.D. - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee

M.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati

B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Bapatla Engineering College

Intermediate/12th -

S.G.P Junior College

10th -

B.S.M.Z.P High School
Narasimha Vinod Pulagara