National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Ajit Behera currently working as Asst. Professor in Metallurgical & Materials Department at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He born in 1987 in Odisha. He completed his Ph.D. at IIT-Kharagpur in 2016. He received the National "IEI Young Engineer Award" in 2022, "Yuva Rattan Award" in 2020, "C.V. Raman Award" in 2019, and "young faculty award" in 2017. He has published 01 authored book (textbook), 12 edited books, more than 50 Book chapters, and more than 50 Journals. 02 Ph.D. students awarded under his supervision and more than 08 Ph.D. students from his institute/outside the institute are working on different projects with him. (Academic Identity Link: : 1) ORCID Link: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5357-7733 , 2) Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=R-G7pSoAAAAJ&hl=en , 3) Web of science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/190963 , 4) Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56539505200 , 5) Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ajit_Behera4 , 6) Academia: http://nitrkl.academia.edu/AjitBehera )

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Surface Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Shape Memory Alloys
  • NiTi Smart materials and related coatings
  • 4D additive Manufacturing
  • Magnetron Sputtered Thin Film
  • Plasma Surface Engineering
  • Functional Materials

Ajit Behera
ଅଜିତ ବେହେରା अजीत बेहरा Assistant Professor Grade-I

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

beheraajit@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2575

Biosketch

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PUBLICATIONS

3

SPONSORED PROJECTS

26

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Ajit Behera

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Room Number: MS-202

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2016

Ph.D.
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (Specialization: Multi-layered NiTi thin film Shape Memory Alloy)
IIT-Kharagpur

2012

M.Tech
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (Specialization: Plasma coating using Fly-ash+Quartz+Iluminite)
NIT-Rourkela

2009

B.Tech
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
IGIT-Sarang

Teaching Experience
  • Advanced Processing of Materials (B.Tech),  NIT-Rourkela,   03 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2021
  • Advanced Materials (B.Tech),  NIT-Rourkela,   02 Jul 2015 - Present
  • Materials Engineering (M.Tech),  NIT-Rourkela,   02 Jul 2015 - Present
  • Materials Science and Engineering (B.Tech),  NIT-Jamshedpur,   01 jan 2015 - 01 jul 2015
  • Physical Metallurgy (B.Tech),  NIT-Jamshedpur,   01 jan 2015 - 01 jul 2015
Industrial Experience
  • Director of a Startup company,  AMPRE ENGINEERING PVT. LTD. (https://ampre.co.in/),   08 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2034

Fabrication of shape mercury alloys (SMA) using additive manufacturing and product utilization in automobile and micro-electromechanical-system (MEMS) industries. Maruthi Engineering India LLP
  • Principal Investigator
  • 48
  • Completed   Sponsored
Smart materials fabrication by 4D printing additive manufacturing techniques. Maruthi Engineering India LLP
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Exploring the ways and means for maximum utilization of LD sladge, ESP dust from sinter plant and blast furnace area in cement industry by replacing the conventional raw materials. SAIL,RSP
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Analysis of enhancement of production capacity of DRI unit, Induction furnaces with NIPL Patnaik Steels and Alloys Ltd. (MGM Steel Pvt. Ltd.)
  • PI
  • 25 Sep 2024 - 26 Nov 2024
  • Running   Consultancy
Balancing analysis for the consumption of Ammonium Nitrate requirements of M/s. AKS Expo-Chem Pvt. Ltd. AKS Expo-Chem Pvt. Ltd.
  • PI
  • 24 Aug 2024 - 30 Aug 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Testing and elemental analysis of M/s. Polychem provided materials Polychem Pvt. Ltd.
  • PI
  • 03 Aug 2024 - 15 Aug 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Chemical analysis of Australian Hard and Soft Coal provided by SAIL, RSP SAIL, RSP
  • PI
  • 31 Jul 2024 - 06 Aug 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Performance Evaluation of WPC/APC measures and online monitoring systems of Ms. Pooja Sponge Private Limited, Pooja Sponge Private Limited
  • PI
  • 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Performance Evaluation of WPC/APC measures and online monitoring systems of M/S Suraj Products Ltd. Suraj Products Ltd.
  • PI
  • 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Performance Evaluation of WPC/APC measures and online monitoring systems of Sponge Udyog Pvt. Ltd. Sponge Udyog Pvt. Ltd.
  • PI
  • 27 Jun 2024 - 26 Jul 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Performance Evaluation of WPC/APC measures and online monitoring systems of MGM Minerals Ltd MGM Minerals Ltd., (Steel Division - II)
  • PI
  • 22 Jun 2024 - 21 Jul 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Capacity Enhancement of induction furnace and NIPL Certificate TPSL, Jharsuguda, Odisha
  • PI
  • 08 May 2023 - 08 Jul 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Performance Evaluation of WPC/APC measures and online monitoring systems of MGM Minerals Ltd ( Steel Division -I) MGM Minerals Ltd., (Steel Division - I)
  • PI
  • 26 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Balancing analysis for the consumption of Ammonium Nitrate requirements of M/s. Black Diamond Explosives Private Limited Black Diamond Explosives Pvt. Ltd.
  • PI
  • 23 Apr 2024 - 21 May 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Import balance and consumption analysis of Ammonium Nitrate requirements of M/S IDEAL Industrial Explosives Ltd. IDEAL Industrial Explosives Ltd.
  • PI
  • 26 Apr 2024 - 20 May 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Import balance and consumption analysis of Ammonium Nitrate requirements of M/S Solar Industries India Ltd. Solar Industries India Ltd.
  • PI
  • 20 Apr 2024 - 20 May 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Performance evaluation of ESP, bag filter, and CEMS National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
  • PI
  • 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jan 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Analysis of Import balance and consumption analysis of Ammonium Nitrate requirements of M/S IDL Explosives Limited IDL Explosives Limited
  • PI
  • 22 Dec 2023 - 21 Jan 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy
Analysis of two 8 TPD induction furnace and production of NIPL Certificate for 15 TPD induction furnace TPSL, Jharsuguda
  • PI
  • 25 Sep 2023 - 26 Nov 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
DRI Capacity enhancement and testing of raw materials MGM Mineral
  • PI
  • 25 Oct 2023 - 26 Nov 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Performance evaluation of ESP, bag filter, and CEMS TPSL, Jharsuguda
  • PI
  • 03 Aug 2023 - 16 Nov 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Analysis of Solid hazardous waste (fluoride based) generated from short blast dust and their utilization in induction furnace to increase the percentage of metal productivity Preet Group, Chhattishgarh
  • PI
  • 15 Jun 2023 - 15 Jul 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Quality test of effluent treatment plant discharge (IDL) (MM/C2/627/22) IDL Explosives Limited
  • PI
  • 20 Jan 2023 - 20 Feb 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Quality test of effluent treatment plant discharge IDL Explosive Pvt. Ltd.
  • PI
  • 05 Jan 2023 - 24 Jan 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Analysis of no increase in pollution load for a pellet plant with beneficiation capacity from 8,00,000 TPA to 10,00,000 TPA () Envirocare Infrasolution Private Limited.,
  • Co-PI
  • 08 Apr 2022 - 08 Dec 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Enhancement of existing of DRI Plant (1,00,000 TPA to 1,23,750 TPA), SMS Plant (1,00,000 TPA to 1,18,800 TPA), Capacitive Power Plant (13 MW to 15.5 MW) & Pellet Plant (8,00,000 TPA to 9,00,000 TPA) AT KALUNGA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE () Mahavir Ferroalloys Pvt. Ltd.
  • Co-PI
  • 06 Jan 2021 - 30 May 2021
  • Completed   Consultancy
Analysis of Deposited Sludge in CokevOven Gas Pipe (MM/0058) SAIL, RSP
  • PI
  • 05 Mar 2021 - 15 May 2021
  • Completed   Consultancy
Strengthening the fly-ash brick for f/c lining (MM/0422) General Electric (GE)
  • PI
  • 24 Sep 2020 - 23 Nov 2020
  • Completed   Consultancy
Heavy metal analysis in NTPC Coal fly ash (MM/0307) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
  • PI
  • 08 Apr 2020 - 30 Jun 2020
  • Completed   Consultancy
Visiting Professor Advanced Materials Processing & Research (AMPRE) Laboratory, India
  • Rourkela
  • 08 Jun 2020 - 30 Dec 2050
  • Summer Industrial Assignment

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 68
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 24
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 189
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J. Parida, S. C. Mishra, and A. Behera,"Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti50Ni(50-X)fex alloys fabricated by powder metallurgy process", Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Springer 2023, 10.1007/s11661-023-07037-5       Article

J. Parida, S. C. Mishra, and A. Behera,"Synthesis and Characterization of Ti50Ni(50-X)FeX Alloy Produced by Mechanical Alloying and Pressure-Less Sintering", Metals and Materials International, pp.1-20, Springer, December 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-022-01277-7       Article

R. P. Dalai, S. Mohapatra, D. Nayak, D. Mishra, and A. Behera,"Microstructure, Mechanical, and Tribological Relationship in Cu-12Al-Ni Alloy with Respect to the Variation of Ni Content", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Springer, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08538-5       Article

R. Roshan, S. K. Patel, P. Mallick, and A. Behera,"Solid Particle Erosion and Scratch Wear Behavior of NiTi Smart Alloy Modified Mild Steel Using Atmospheric Plasma Spray Technology at Different Substrate Preheating Temperatures", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Springer, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08583-0       Article

J. Parida, S. C. Mishra, B., and A. Behera,"Fabrication of nickel-titanium-iron shape memory alloys by powdermetallurgy route and analyses of their physical and mechanical behaviour", Powder Metallurgy, T&F, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/00325899.2023.2235143       Article

Occupational Health and Workspace Acoustics Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
Advanced Leadership Camp (ALC-2024) Extra Academic Activity (Short-term Course)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Materials Engineering for Environment Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Conference)
Camo-carnival 2024 Extra Academic Activity (Conference)
Disaster Management, Basic First Aid and Emergency Rescue Extra Academic Activity (Workshop)
National Conference on Indian Defense System and role of National Cadet Corps (NDSNCC-2023) Extra Academic Activity (Conference)
G-20 Summit Awareness Extra Academic Activity (Workshop)
2nd International Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials (ICPCM-2019) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Conference)
TEQIP-III sponsored National Workshop on Aero-craft Processes and Aero-Materials (APAM-2019) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
ADVANCES IN MATERIALS Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Short-term Course)
High Temperature Materials Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
High Temperature Materials Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
SHORT TERM COURSE ON ADVANCES IN MATERIALS Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
SHORT TERM COURSE ON PROCESS METALLURGY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
PROCESS METALLURGY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • MM3505 : Advances in Materials {Theory}
  • MM442 : Advanced Materials {Theory}
  • MM4510 : Advanced Processing of Materials {Theory}
  • MM642 : Materials Engineering {Theory}
  • MM6522 : Materials Engineering {Theory}
  • MM3121 : Metallography Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM3122 : Heat Treatment Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM3124 : Heat Treatment Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM672 : Experimental Techniques in Materials Engineering Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [9]
Evolution of Shape Memory Effect, Superelasticity and Wear Properties of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys at Higher Temperature
Swadhin Kumar Patel
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Graduated :  Apr 2024
Supervisor
Wire Electro-Discharge Machining of Sub-Cooled AISI P20 Tool Steel
Manisha Priyadarshini
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  Dec 2021
Co-Supervisor
Mechanical, Tribological and Hydrophobic Properties Evaluation of Atmospheric Plasma Sprayed NiTi Coating
Biswajit Kumar Swain
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  Jun 2022
Supervisor
Physical and Mechanical Characterization of Ti50Ni50-xFex Shape Memory Alloy Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy Process
Jagadish Parida
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Graduated :  Mar 2024
Co-Supervisor
Modification of Structural Steel Surface Using Plasma Sprayed Nickel-Titanium Alloy
Rakesh Roshan
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Utilization of alternate materials for clinker and cement manufacturing
Deepak Kumar Sahoo
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Continuing
Supervisor
Additive Manufacturing of Ni50Ti50 and investigation to induce the smart properties and thermal behaviour
Rashmi Rekha Sahoo
Enrolled: Aug 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
ß-phase stability and the mechanical properties of Ti-Mo alloy in addition with Zr and Fe
Prakash Mohan
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2020
Co-Supervisors
Numerical and Experimental Study of Equal Channel Angular Pressing of Al-6063 Aluminium Alloy
Binayak Mishra
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2024
Co-Supervisors
Executive Ph.D. Students [4]
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
Debi Prasad Sahoo
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Plasma spraying of fly ash + iron ore tailings on mild steel substrate
Bijaya Kumar Bhoi
Enrolled: Aug 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Plasma processing technology for aeroengine surface
Priyabrata Mallick
Enrolled: Aug 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Surface modification and enhancement of wear behavior of friction exposed surface in the machine
Bimal Kumar Gouda
Enrolled: Aug 2024
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Utkal Prativa Ratna Samman-2023,   2023
  • Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Professional Achiever Award-2023,   2023
  • Young Faculty Award-2017,   2022
  • Young Engineer Award-2022,   2020
  • Yuva Rattan Award-2020,   2018
  • Sir C. V. Raman Award-2018,   2017
Memberships / Fellowships
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),   2019
  • Plasma Science Society of India (PSSI): Life Member,   2018
  • Indian Institute of Mineral Engineering (IIME): Life Member,   2018
  • The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) (12/2018 to 31/12/2019),   2018
  • American Chemical Society (ACS),   2018
  • International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM),   2017
  • THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA) (IE): Life Member,   2016
  • Materials Research Society (MRS): Life Member,   2016
  • Indian Thermal Analysis Society (ITAS): Life Member,   2016
  • Indian Institute of Metals (IIM): Life Member,   2013