Atomic-Scale Engineering for
Sustainable Materials (ASESM) Group
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012
Principal Investigator
Surendra Kumar Makineni​
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Bangalore-560012, India
Phone No: +91 80 2293 3706
Email: skmakineni@iisc.ac.in
June 2021-June 2026
Head MPG-IISc Partner Group
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Bangalore-560012 India
June 2016-December 2019
Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow
Postdoctoral Scientist
Department of Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design,
Max Plank Institute for Iron Research
Dusseldorf-40237 Germany
May 2015-April 2016
Postdoctoral Scientist
Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Michigan
Ann Arbor-48109 USA
January 2010-April 2015
Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Bangalore-560012 India
July 2003-April 2007
Bachelor of Technology
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Rourkela-769008 India
Current Members
Hemant Kumar
PhD Student, Jan 2020
(Prime Minister Research Fellow)
M.Tech - 2018
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, MNIT Jaipur
B.Tech - 2016
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, UIET Kanpur​
Email: hemantkumar12@iisc.ac.in​​​​
Dr. Akshat Godha
Post Doctoral, July 2025
PhD - 2025
Materials Engineering, IISc
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B.Tech - 2019
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, NIFFT Ranchi
Email: akshatgodha@iisc.ac.in​​​​
Karthick Sundar
PhD Student, Aug 2019
(Jointly with Prof. Koushik Vishwanathan)
B.E. - 2018
Aeronautical Engineering, REC, Anna University, Chennai​​
Email: karthicks@iisc.ac.in​​​​
Dova Kalyan
PhD Student, Aug 2020
M.Tech - 2020
Metallurgical Engineering, IIT-BHU Varanasi
B.Tech - 2017
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, RGUKT Nuzvid​​​
Email: kalyand@iisc.ac.in​​​​
Shashidhar Gangavarapu
PhD Student, Aug 2020
B.Tech - 2018
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Warangal​​​
Email: sashidharg@iisc.ac.in​​​​
Sourav Maji
PhD Student, Aug 2021
M.Tech - 2021
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech - 2019
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Durgapur​
Email: sauravmaji@iisc.ac.in​​​
Sayali Dounde
PhD Student, Aug 2023
B.Tech - 2022
Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune​
Email: sayalidounde20@gmail.com​​​
Natarajan S
PhD Student, Aug 2023
(External Research Programme)
Deputy General Manager
Aerospace Design Centre, L&T Defence
M.Tech - 2008
Welding Engineering, NIT Trichy
B.Tech - 2004
Metallurgical Engineering, GCE, Salem​
Email: natarajans@iisc.ac.in​​​
Karam Jeet Pal
PhD Student, Aug 2024
B.Tech - 2020
Mechanical Engineering, Aravali College of Engineering and Management, Faridabad​
Email: karampal@iisc.ac.in​​
Suman Sadhu
PhD Student, Aug 2020
(Prime Minister Research Fellow)
(Jointly with Prof. Aloke Paul)
M.Tech - 2020
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech - 2018
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Jadavpur University​​
Email: sumansadhu@iisc.ac.in​​​
Sudeepta Mukherjee
B.Tech - 2019
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VNIT Nagpur​​​​
Email: sudeeptam@iisc.ac.in​​​​
PhD Student, Jan 2020
Prime Minister Research Fellow
(Jointly with Prof. Satyam Suwas & Prof. B. S. Murty)
Punam Pragya
M.Tech by Research
B.Tech - 2016
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, NIFFT Ranchi
Email: punampragya@iisc.ac.in​​​
Itishree Samantara
M.Tech Student, 2024-26
B.Tech - 2023
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VSSUT, Burla ,Odisha​
Email: itishrees@iisc.ac.in
Akarshit Nandeshwar
M.Tech Student, 2024-26
(Jointly with Dr. Padaikathan)
B.Tech - 2023
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, VNIT, Nagpur​
Email: akarshitn@iisc.ac.in​​​
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Mayank Pratap Singh
Project Assistant
B.Tech -2024
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, NIT Bhopal​​
Email: mayank.mme@gmail.com​​
Krish Mehta
Intern Student (Jan 2025-July 2025)
Alumni
Nithin Baler
Assistant Professor
IIT, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
NPDF, 2020-22, IISc Bangalore
Ph.D. - 2020
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
M.Tech - 2013
Mechanical Engineering, SIT Tumakuru
B.Tech - 2011
Mechanical Engineering, VTU Belgaum
Chandra Shekhar P
Postdoctoral Researcher, NTU, Singapore
Research Associate, 2021-23
Ph.D. - 2018
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
M.Tech - 2011
SEST, University of Hyderabad
MSc - 2008
Physics, OU Hyderabad
Shrikanth S
Postdoctoral Researcher, Chalmers University, Sweden
IOE Fellow, 2023-25
Ph.D. - 2023
Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi
B.Tech+M.Tech dual degree - 2016
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Rourkela​
Srilekshmi M
Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA
Ph.D. Student, 2020-25
M.Tech - 2019
Process Control, GEC Thrissur
B.Tech - 2017
Chemical Engineering, GEC Kozhikode
Divik Patre
Scientist "B"
DRDO, NPOL, Kochi
M.Tech, 2021-23
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore​
B.Tech - 2021
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore
Shubham Nagar
Management Trainee Metallurgy
Midhani, Hyderabad
M.Tech, 2021-23
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore​
B.Tech - 2021
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal
Sravani K
Management Trainee Metallurgy
SAIL, Rourkela
M.Tech, 2022-24
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore​
B.Tech -2020
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Durgapur​
Abdulla Samin M V
Data Scientist, BOSCH
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2022
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Sarang S
PhD Schloar, University of North Texas, USA
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2022
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Adithya S
System Engineer, TCS
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2023
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Visalan P S
PhD Scholar, Materials Research Center, IISc Bangalore
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2023
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B Dheeraj Kumar
Tata Electronics
M.Tech, 2023-25
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B.Tech - 2021
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Warangal
Navya S
GE Aerospace, Bangalore
M.Tech - 2023-25
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
B.Tech - 2023
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, RGUKT, RK Valley
Ayush Kumar
M.Tech, CDS, IISc Bangalore
B.S. Completed in 2025
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Sanjith Cumarasurier
MASc., Univesity of British Columbia, Canada
B.S. Completed in 2025
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Amit Kumar
Data Scientist, Concert AI
B.S.-M.S. Completed in 2024
Materials Engineering, IISc Bangalore