Prof. T. A. Abinandanan
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Saswata
Bhattacharyya.
Professor, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad.
Professional experience
- 2023–present: Professor, IIT Hyderabad
- 2019–2023: Associate Professor, IIT Hyderabad
- 2013–2019: Assistant Professor, IIT Hyderabad
- 2011–2013: Materials Scientist, GE Global Research, Bangalore
- 2008–2011: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pennsylvania State University
Education
- 2008: Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- 2002: M.Sc. (Eng.), Metallurgy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- 1999: B.Sc. (Tech.), Ceramic Technology, Calcutta University
Academic Advisers
Research
- Phase-field modeling of phase transformations and microstructural evolution.
- Microstructure and deformation: elastic stress effects, dislocation dynamics and crystal plasticity.
- High-performance materials simulations using CPU/GPU computing, and physics-informed machine learning.
Selected academic service
- Head, Department of MSME, IIT Hyderabad, November 2023–July 2026.
- Coordination of the online M.Tech. program in ICME and curriculum development for the B.Tech. program in Computational Engineering.
Selected sponsored projects
2022–2026 · ARDB (GTMAP)
Superalloy turbine blades
Through-process modeling of directionally solidified and single-crystal blades, with validation using CMSX-4 alloy.
2021–2024 · DST–NSM
MicroSim
High-performance phase-field solvers for microstructure simulations, Phases 1 and 2.
2022–2025 · DST-SERB (CRG)
Diffusion in Ni–Al–X alloys
Diffusion coefficients in ternary and multicomponent alloys and their effects on Ostwald ripening.
See the full CV for the complete project list.