Pragya Tripathi

My research primarily focuses on applying surface engineering techniques to improve properties such as wear, corrosion, scratch resistance, aesthetics, adhesion, etc. In particular, my efforts are targeted towards developing novel protective coatings to design next-generation improved materials that can be employed in energy, automotive, defense, and aerospace. Recently, I have ventured into the field of template assisted nanofabrication. With a view that 3D template approach could lead to positive steps towards higher energy and power performance, I am working to develop supercapacitor electrode material through template assisted nanofabrication.

Template Assisted nanofabrication, Computational Modelling of Nanostructures, Surface Engineering, Multiscale length Tribology, Electrochemistry

• Best paper award at “8th International & 29th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design & Research Conference (AIMTDR 2021)”, 9-11th December, 2021, Virtual Conference
• Awarded 1st runner up prize in Best Ph.D. Thesis category at International Conference on Experimental and Computational Methods in Manufacturing, 28-29th September, 2021, Nirjuli, India
• Best presentation award at "International Conference on Engineering & Technology-(ICET-21)", organized by NIER, 29th May 2021, Mumbai, India
• News story published on research work in Research Matters under the title “Scientists concoct new coating to protect gun barrels from wear”. https://researchmatters.in/news/scientists-concoct-new- coating-protect-gun-barrels-wear
• Recipient of Research Ratna Awards, 2019 for “Best Researcher in Surface Engineering” awarded by international journal for research under literal access, IJRULA
• Chosen for “Outstanding Research Achievement Award” by Oxford Research News in association with ISSN Awards to be held on 26th February 2022, Trichy, India

• P. Tripathi (2021, September 28-29) Role of Ceramic and Carbonaceous Reinforcements on Mechanical, Tribological and Anticorrosive Properties of Electrodeposited Cr-based Coatings. [Oral presentation]. ICECMM 2021, Nirjuli, India
• P. Tripathi (2020, November 27-December 4) Laser Peening Enhances Tribological Resistance of Electrodeposited Cr Coatings Reinforced with Yttria Stabilized Zirconia and Carbon Nanotubes [Poster presentation]. 2020 MRS Virtual Spring/Fall Meeting & Exhibit.
• P. Tripathi, (2021, May 29th) Damage Mechanics of Chromium-based Hybrid Coatings: Boron Nitride, Graphene, And Diamond Co-deposited with Yttria Stabilized Zirconia, (Oral presentation). International Conference on Engineering & Technology -(ICET-21), NIER, Mumbai, India
• Mahavir Singh, P. Tripathi, Janakarajan Ramkumar, (2021, December 9- December 11) Large Area Surface Texturing through Electrical Discharge Micromachining Process for Inducing Hydrophobicity [Accepted], 8th International & 29th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design & Research Conference (AIMTDR 2021), Virtual Conference
• Co-hosted All India seminar on “Renewable Energy Development-Challenges and the way forward” organized jointly by The Institution of Engineers (India) and IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad
• Member of Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Member of World Research Council
• Member of Tribology Society of India (affiliated to the International Tribology Council, UK)

• P. Shukla, S. Awasthi, J. Ramkumar, K. Balani, “Protective trivalent Cr-based electrochemical coatings for gun barrels”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 768 (2018) 1039–1048.
• P. Tripathi, J. Ramkumar, K. Balani, “Laser peening enhances tribological resistance of electrodeposited Cr coatings reinforced with yttria stabilized zirconia and carbon nano tubes”, Journal of Surface and Coatings Technology. 378 (2019) 124919-124929.
• P. Tripathi, P.K. Katiyar, J. Ramkumar, K. Balani, “Synergistic role of carbon nanotube and yttria stabilized zirconia reinforcement on wear and corrosion resistance of Cr-based nano- composite coatings”, Journal of Surface and Coatings Technology. 385 (2020) 125381-125393.
• P. Tripathi, J. Ramkumar, K. Balani, “Microscratching and fretting of electro-co-deposited Cr-based composite coatings with BN, graphene, and diamond reinforcements”, Journal of Materials Science. 56 (2021), 6148-6166.
• P. Tripathi, Janakarajan Ramkumar, Kantesh Balani, “Synergistic addition of yttria-stabilized zirconia and h- BN/graphene/diamond restricts multi-scale length wear of Cr-based hybrid coatings”, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 99, (2021), 105590- 105599.
• P. Tripathi, S.Gowthaman, S. Ariharan, Janakarajan Ramkumar, Kantesh Balani, “Water attenuation enhances tribological damage resistance in laser peened steel”, Materials Letters. 308, (2021), 131175-131178.
• Vijay Mandal, P. Tripathi, Ashwani Kumar, Sudhanshu S. Singh, J. Ramkumar, “A Study on Selective Laser Melting (SLM) of TiC and B4C reinforced IN718 Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs)”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 901, (2021), 163527-163543.