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MGProf. Manojit GhoshMetallurgy & Materials Engg. · IIEST Shibpur

Research group

Doctoral scholars & mentees

Students who have trained in physical metallurgy, processing and materials informatics — many now working in Indian industry and academia.

11

Ph.D. awarded

4

Ph.D. in progress

26

M.Tech. students supervised

63

B.Tech. theses guided

Current

Ongoing doctoral research

SC

Mr. Subhabrata Chakraborty

High-entropy alloys for biomaterials

Enrolled 2026 — courseworkPrincipal (sole) supervisor
RK

Mr. Rockey Kumar

Development of nano-scale oxide-dispersed high-entropy alloys for fuel cladding and structural components of nuclear reactors through additive manufacturing

Enrolled 2026Supervisor
SS

Ms. Samjukta Sinha

Development of high-performance aluminium alloys incorporating TWIN plasticity

Submission expected Nov 2027Principal supervisor

★ DST-INSPIRE Senior Research Fellow; selected for the FY2026 JST LOTUS Programme at Ritsumeikan University, Japan.

Published in: Crystals, SN Applied Sciences

AK

Mr. Ajay Kumar Mahanta

Processing of Al–Cu–Li alloys by severe plastic deformation

Submission due late 2026Principal (sole) supervisor

Published in: Materials Characterization

Alumni

Ph.D. awarded

  • Sep 2026

    Co-supervisor

    Mr. Athili Kaiho

    Enhancement of wear resistance and mechanical properties of TiB₂-reinforced AZ91D magnesium alloy composite

    Published in: J. Materials Engineering and Performance; Metal Science and Heat Treatment

  • Jul 2026

    Principal supervisor

    Mr. Pritam Mandal

    Development of high-entropy alloy and oxide systems for thermal barrier coatings

    Published in: J. Alloys and Metallurgical Systems; IEEE Access; Metals and Materials International

  • Dec 2025

    Principal (sole) supervisor

    Mr. Uttam Kumar Murmu

    Estimation of tribological properties and thermo-mechanical response of Cu–TiB₂ MMCs

    Published in: Materials Chemistry and Physics; Metals and Materials International; Metals; Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

  • Sep 2025

    Principal supervisor

    Ms. Shilabati Hembram

    Transition and rare-earth metal based micro-nano sized powder coating by HVOF technique for wear and corrosion resistance applications

    Published in: J. Materials Engineering and Performance

  • Jun 2025

    Principal supervisor

    Mr. Biplab Ghosh

    Influence of microstructure and texture on similar and dissimilar aluminium alloys joined by FSW and EBW

    Published in: Materials Today Communications; Engineering Research Express

  • Jun 2024

    Principal supervisor

    Mr. Jaideep Adhikari

    Cellulose/collagen based polymeric scaffolds for skin and bone tissue engineering using electrospinning and 3D bioprinting

    Published in: Int. J. Biological Macromolecules; Cellulose; Biomaterials Science; Macromolecular Bioscience

  • Aug 2022

    Principal supervisor

    Mr. Partha Pratim Dey

    Phase evolution and physico-chemical characteristics of Al–Mg–Si alloy coating by hot dipping on IF steel

    Published in: J. Materials Research and Technology; Results in Materials; Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis

  • Jul 2022

    Principal supervisor

    Ms. Samata Saha

    Aluminium-based metal matrix composite with hybrid reinforcement processed through the powder metallurgy route

    Published in: Materials Science and Engineering Technology; J. Materials Engineering and Performance

  • Apr 2022

    Principal (sole) supervisor

    Mr. Kalyan Das

    Texture evaluation and mechanical properties during electron beam welding of pure niobium

    Published in: Materials Characterization; IEEE Trans. Applied Superconductivity

  • Aug 2020

    Principal (sole) supervisor

    Mr. Abhishek Ghosh

    Influence of Ag and Sn on microstructure and texture in Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys

    Published in: Materials Science and Engineering A; Philosophical Magazine; J. Alloys and Compounds

  • Jun 2020

    Principal supervisor

    Mr. Dibyendu Dutta Majumder

    Tailoring surfaces by immobilisation of plant-derived bioactive molecules on Ti-based alloy for orthopaedic implant applications

    Published in: ChemistrySelect; Materialia

Project staff

Post-doctoral & project researchers

Ms. Mouparna MannaSenior Project Assistant, ANRF-PAIR scheme2026 – 2031