Society for Systems Biology & Translational Research

Design and development of Ti alloys for prosthetic applications

S. Datta and J. Paulo Davim (June 2016). COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES TO MATERIALS DESIGN: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS, IGI Global, ISBN13: 9781522502906, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0290-6

Awards

1. Best paper award from Metallurgical and Materials Division, Institution of Engineers (India) for 2007-08.
2. Best paper award from Metallurgical and Materials Division, Institution of Engineers for 2006-07.

Foreign visits

1. Exchange Scientist award from Royal Academy of Engineering – to visit University of Sheffield from July 2011 for 6 months.
2. Visiting Scientist in the Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland in August, 2009.
3. Visiting Scientist in the Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, USA in August, 2007. 
4. Visiting Faculty in the Heat Engineering Lab, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland from October to December, 2006.

• Development of High Strength and High Ductility Steel for Automotive Applications, Ministry of Steel (as Co-PI) (Ongoing from January 2010) – 3 years, 6.50 crores 
• Microscopic Investigation of Luminescence and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Porous Silicon: Nano Science and Technology Initiative, DST(as Co-PI) (Completed) – 3 years, 69.0 lakhs
• Development of a Novel and Affordable Low Alloy Steel for Wear and Shock-resistant Applications: AICTE, (as PI) (Completed) – 3 years, 8.0 lakhs
• Prediction and Optimization of Mechanical Properties of Hot Rolled Steels using Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm: IE(I) (as PI) (Completed) – 1 year, 1.0 lakhs

Industrial Projects & Consultancies

1. Searching the cause of sliver formation in cold rolled steel plates at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur. 
2. Consultant to Texmaco Rail & Engineering, Belgharia Works, West Bengal.

Invited lectures

1. Keynote address in International Conference on Advanced Materials and Energy Technology in the Symposium on ‘Modeling, Simulation and Visualization’ Organized by Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, December 2014.
2. Invited lecture in NMD-ATM 2014 in the Symposium on ‘Predictive Data Analytics for Manufacturing’ Organized by Indian Institute of Metals, Pune, November 2014.
3. Invited lecture in the Workshop on ‘Data Mining and its Industrial Applications’ Organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, February 2013.
4. Invited lecture in the Workshop on ‘Integrated Computational Materials Engineering’ Organized by Tata Research Development and Design Center, Pune, February 2011.
5. Invited lecture in the Short Term Course on ‘Computational Materials Science’ Organized by UGC Networking Resource Centre for Materials, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, March 2009.
6. Invited lecture in Indo-US Workshop on “Materials Design: Measurement, Modeling and Informatics” Organized by School of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, held on January 2009.
7. Invited lecture in ‘International Workshop on Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm in Materials Science and Engineering (NGMS 2006)’ Organized by School of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, January 2006.

Professional bodies

1. Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India).
2. Life Member, Materials Research Society of India and Honorary Secretary of its Kolkata Chapter (2007-2010).

Editorial assignments

1. Associate Editor, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series D

2. Member, Editorial Board of International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation (IJMatEI).

3. Guest Editor, ‘Materials and Manufacturing Processes’ for its two special issues on the proceedings of ‘International Conference on Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm in Materials Science and Engineering (NGMS 2008)’ Vol. 24 (2009), Issues 1 and 2.

4. Guest Editor, ‘International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems’ (IJMMS) for its special issue on “Optimization Techniques in Manufacturing Processes” Vol. 3 (2010), No. 1/2.

5. Member, Editorial Board, ‘Proc. International Workshop on Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm in Materials Science and Engineering (NGMS 2006)’ Organized by School of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, January 2006, Tata McGraw-Hill.

6. Member, Editorial Board, ‘Proceeding Int. Conf. Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application’, Kolkata, India, November, 2004, Tata McGraw-Hill.

Organizing meets

1. Chairman, ‘International Workshop on Optimization in Engineering’ Organized by Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering, held on May 2014.
2. Chairman, ‘International Workshop on Carbon Capture and Sequestration’ Organized by Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering, held on February 2014.
3. Chairman, ‘National Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation (NCMRA 2014)’ Organized by Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering, held on January 2014.
4. Chairman, ‘Workshop on Soft Computing Techniques’ Organized by BIT Mesra (Deoghar Campus), held on September 2011.
5. Convener, Indo-US Workshop on “Materials Design: Measurement, Modeling and Informatics” Organized by School of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, held on January 2009.
6. Organizing Secretary, ‘International Conference on Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm in Materials Science and Engineering (NGMS 2008)’ Organized by School of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, held on January 2008.
7. Organizing Secretary, ‘International Workshop on Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm in Materials Science and Engineering (NGMS 2006)’ Organized by School of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, January 2006.

Research Collaborations

1. Prof. Mahdi Mahfouf, IMMPETUS – Automatic Control and System Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK

2. Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, USA

3. Prof. Henrik Saxen, Chemical Engineering, Abo Akademi University, Finland

4. Prof. Frank Pettersson, Chemical Engineering, Abo Akademi University, Finland

5. Prof. Seppo Louhenkilpi, Materials Sc & Eng, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland

6. Prof. Nirupam Chakraborti, Metall & Materials Eng, IIT Kharagpur, India

7. Prof. M.K. Banerjee, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, MNIT, Jaipur, India.

8. Prof. P.P. Chattopadhyay, Director, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, India

9. Dr. S. Ghosh Chowdhury, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India

10. Dr. Prasun Das, SQC & OR, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

11. Dr. Arup K Nandi, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, India.