Electrochemistry at Interface Lab
Dr.- Ing. Vijayshankar Dandapani
Assistant Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
Vijayshankar Dandapani
Principal Investigator
Vijay landed at IIT Bombay in May 2019 after a postdoctoral stay at the Institute for Energy and Process Systems Engineering, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. He received his PhD in Materials Science (Electrochemistry) in 2017 from Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany with the research work being carried out in the Corrosion Group at the Interface Chemistry and Surface Engineering Department, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany. He obtained his Masters in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA. He had graduated with a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati. He briefly worked as a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany.
Awards : His doctoral work was selected for presentation as one of the two best talks at the Gordon Conference on Aqueous Corrosion 2016
Other interests : Blogging, Violin, Basketball, Trekking
Rasmi Ranjan Tripathy​
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PhD Candidate
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Rasmi hails from Khordha, Odisha. He received his M.Sc (Polymers) from Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, Odisha in 2019. He graduated with B.Sc Chemistry (Honours) from Prananath College, Khordha, Odisha in 2017. He brings a solid background in polymer synthesis, processing, testing and advanced characterization methods. His keen interest in the field of electrochemistry brings him to our group where he is currently working on understanding degradation mechanisms of tailored polymer/metal functional interfaces using a novel hydrogen permeation based potentiometric approach.
He strongly believes that the goal of education is to not only complete a degree but to translate the knowledge to a tangible application in our daily life and hence serve the needs of the society. He enjoys singing and feels that music gives him peace and helps him maintain the much needed balance with academics
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Awards: Gold medal (M.Sc, CIPET, 2019)
Keerthiga Ganesan
IITB-Monash PhD candidate (Co-supervised with Prof. MJNV Prasad and Prof. Raman Singh)
Keerthiga joined the group in August, 2020 as an IITB- Monash Academy candidate for developing biocompatible surface coatings on Magnesium alloys for implant applications. Magnesium is one of the highly active metals that also satisfy the biomaterial criteria making it a versatile candidate for biomedical applications. She will be working on developing a polymer-based surface coating to achieve controlled degradation along with electrochemical corrosion monitoring and real-time hydrogen evolution measurement.
Alma Mater: Masters of Technology in Biopharmaceutical technology from ACT Campus, Anna university and Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from Sastra University.
Other interests: Tamil literature, cinema, and music.
Sundaresan Chandramohan
PhD candidate (Co-supervised with Prof. VS Raja)
Sundaresan hails from Coimbatore, Tamilnadu and has a M.Tech.(Research) degree in Materials Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Production Engineering from PSG College of technology, Coimbatore, he had a brief stint at the powertrain manufacturing engineering team of the Hyundai automotive plant in Chennai.
Sundaresan is interested in the field of High temperature corrosion and is currently working on the oxidation of alloys in Advanced Ultra Super-Critical (AUSC) water environments.
Other Interests: Movies, Tamil literature and Medium pace bowling.
Amal Sibi
IITB-Monash PhD candidate (Co-supervised with Prof. MJNV Prasad and Prof. Raman Singh)
Amal joined our group in Fall 2021 and hails from Wayanad, Kerala. He is currently working on understanding the susceptibility of Magnesium alloys to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in a simulated body fluid environment. He was conferred his Master’s degree in Materials Science from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (2021), and his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala (2017). After his Bachelor’s, he worked as a service engineer at Daikin Air conditioning India Private Limited. He is interested in developing cost-effective implant technologies and widening his scope toward cell culture studies.
Other Interests: Music, Dance, Movies, Anime, Basketball.
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Sudha Gautam
PhD candidate
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Sudha hails from Basti, Uttar Pradesh and joined the group in December, 2021 as a PhD candidate. She received her M. Tech. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering from National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (Now NIAMT), Ranchi, Jharkhand. She is interested in the area of hydrogen embrittlement of advanced high strength steel and currently studying the hydrogen permeation in dual phase steel and how a tensile stress affects this transport.
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Other interests: Listening music, crafting, reading books.
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Shriya Mahapatra
PhD candidate
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Shriya, who is from the Odisha province's Nayagarh district, joined the team in December 2022. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering and Technology (now Odisha University of Technology and Research), Bhubaneswar, Odisha in 2019 and a Master's in Mechanical System Design from Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DU, DRDO), Pune, Maharashtra, in 2022. She is currently working on how hydrogen permeation in pipeline steels affects the adhesion of protective coatings as part of the Indo-French collaborative project funded by the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA) . Although the effects of hydrogen on pipeline steel can be reduced with the use of coatings, careful monitoring and maintenance are still required to guarantee the integrity and safety of the pipeline system.
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Other interests: She enjoys dancing greatly and shares her interest in learning different languages and culture.
Alumni
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Ashok
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Dr. Chiranjit Poddar
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Archit
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Akhil Dokhale
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Aditya Singh
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Dr. Vaibhav Kathavate
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Uday Sai Sajja
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Lavakumar Dasari