Metallurgist · Professor · IIEST Shibpur
Prof. Manojit Ghosh
Professor, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Chair Professor, Chirasree Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (CCSID)
Physical metallurgist working on crystallographic texture, strengthening mechanisms and data-driven design of aluminium alloys, composites and high-entropy alloys.
Ph.D., TU Delft
28+ years of teaching & research at Shibpur
107
SCI journal articles
2,422
Citations (Google Scholar)
27
h-index
64
i10-index
34
Book chapters
15
Doctoral scholars
7
Sponsored projects
28+
Years of teaching & research
Google Scholar metrics as of October 2026.
About
Bridging physical metallurgy with modern processing and data-driven design
Manojit Ghosh is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, and Chair Professor at the institute’s Chirasree Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (CCSID). He served as Head of the Department from 2019 to 2021 and has taught and researched at Shibpur since 1998.
Publications→
107 SCI journal articles, 34 book chapters, 19 proceedings and 2 books.
Projects→
Seven sponsored projects, including the ₹7-crore ANRF-PAIR programme.
IPR→
Indian patent on cenosphere-dispersed titanium composite foam.
Ph.D. Scholars→
15 doctoral scholars — 11 awarded, 4 in progress.
Awards→
MGMI Award of Excellence, World’s top 5% scientists, K F Antia Prize.
Collaborations→
Michigan, Ghent, Toronto, TU Delft, Ritsumeikan and IISc.
Research
Areas of expertise
Thermo-mechanical Processing of Al Alloys
Warm forming, severe plastic deformation (ECAP, cryo-processing) and micro-alloying (Ag, Sn) of Al–Mg–Si, Al–Zn–Mg–Cu and Al–Cu–Li alloys for lightweight automotive and aerospace structures.
Crystallographic Texture
Texture evolution during deformation, annealing and welding, and its link to plastic anisotropy (r-value) and mechanical response — studied with EBSD and through-thickness texture analysis.
High-Entropy Alloys
Phase stability, high-temperature behaviour and additive manufacturing of high-entropy alloys and oxides, including thermal-barrier systems and HEA-based multifunctional composites.
Composite Materials
Aluminium-, copper- and magnesium-matrix composites reinforced with SiC, graphite, CNT and TiB₂, processed by powder metallurgy, stir casting and spark plasma sintering for wear and braking applications.
Machine Learning for Materials
Supervised and ensemble models for phase prediction in HEAs, hardness and strength prediction in Al alloys and steels, and NSGA-II based multi-objective alloy design.
Coatings, Joining & Biomaterials
Hot-dip aluminising, HVOF, cold spray and duplex plasma treatments; FSW, EBW and laser welding; porous titanium implants and electrospun / 3D-bioprinted tissue scaffolds.
Design development and multi-scale materials modelling of high-entropy alloy-based multifunctional composites through additive manufacturing
Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) — Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR)
- Outlay
- ₹7 crore
- Period
- 2025 – 2030
- Role
- Principal Investigator
Latest
Recent journal articles
A review on high entropy alloys as metallic biomaterials: fabrication, properties, applications, challenges, and future prospects
Biomedical Materials & Devices, 2026
A strategy for microstructural and texture optimization in high-performance AA 2195 Al-Cu-Li alloy through cryogenic processing
Materials Characterization, 2026
Investigation of mechanical and tribological behaviour of SiC- and carbon nanotube-reinforced aluminium matrix hybrid nanocomposites
Crystals, 2026
Insight into the corrosion behaviour of friction stir welded joints: a comparison between 6061-T6 and 7075-T651 aluminium alloy joints in aerated NaCl
Materials Today Communications, 2026
Recognition
Awards & honours
- 2025–26
MGMI Award of Excellence
Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India
- 2025
World’s Top 5% Scientists
SciRank Global Registry
- 2024
K F Antia Memorial Prize
Institution of Engineers (India) — Journal of The Institution of Engineers: Series D
- 2019
IIM–ASM Visiting Lectureship Award
Indian Institute of Metals & ASM International
Global network
International collaborations
USA
University of Michigan
Academic visit · 2023
Belgium
Ghent University
Joint research & exchange · 2015 – 2022
Canada
University of Toronto
Mitacs Globalink · 2020 – 2021
The Netherlands
Delft University of Technology
Doctoral research · 2004 – 2011