Dual Degree (IDD)
Integrated Dual Degree (IDD). Ceramic Engineering Programme is a 5-Year engineering Degree programme to educate and train the persons in the discipline of Ceramic and Glass science and technology with the award of both B. Tech. & M. Tech. Degrees. The programme consists of Institute Science and Engineering Courses, which are foundation of Engineering Education. A significant number of basic and advanced core and elective (UG & PG) courses are offered to the students during the programme, which cover most of the traditional (Glass, Cement, pottery and whitewares, Refractories, Abrasives, Coatings etc) as well as advanced (Bio-Ceramics, Electro-Ceramics, Engineering Ceramics, Composites etc,) areas of the ceramic and Glass Technology.The programme flexibility gives ample opportunity to study many open elective of other engineering disciplines, Humanities and Management Courses. The students may opt to study along a speciified stream with a combination of project work and courses. The students work on the research and development project for their Masters Thesis during last two years of the programme. The students who qualify GATE are awarded Institute TAship during 5th year similar to M. Tech. students.
Ph.D.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Secretary for Bioceramic division of American Ceramic Society for the year 2024.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been awarded Bridge Fellowship – 2024 by Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Associate Editor, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (@ American Ceramic Society), Wiley.
- Dr. Santanu Das was honoured with ‘Best Teacher Awards’ 2022, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, 05th September 2022.
- Dr. Santanu Das was awarded the 11 th National Petrochemicals Awards: BEST INNOVATION 2022, from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India, September 2022.
- Dr. Santanu Das was honoured as “Fellow” Indian Chemical Society, April 2022.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Editorial Board Member: PLOS ONE journal (PLOS, California, USA).
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Regenerative Technologies for the journal Frontiers in Medical Technology.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Guest Faculty at Nagoya Institute of Technology,Nagoya during Dec 01, 2019 - March 31, 2021.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Member of Board of Studies for the MSc Program in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering at Parul University, Vadodara, Gujrat, India.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey has been appointed as the Member, Research Advisory Board, ARKA Medical Devices Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.
- Dr. Santanu Das became a Member of the Education and Professional Development Council (EPDC), American Ceramic Society, USA, October 2021.
- Dr. Santanu Das became a Member of the “Outstanding Educator Award Committee,” American Ceramic Society, USA.
- Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey is serving as Selection Panel Member for Japanese Government Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarships for Master and Doctoral candidates since 2017.
Faculty Recruitments: Specializations:
- Ms. S Lathaa Sree has secured a prestigious PhD position at the University of Kentucky, USA under the guidance of Prof. Beth Guiton.
- Ms. Stuti Mittal has been awarded a prestigious DAAD-WISE intern fellowship at the Institute for Technology Assessment and System Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.
- The Department of Ceramic Engineering in association with the Indian Ceramic Society is hosting an inauguration ceremony of the InCerS Student Chapter at IIT(BHU) Varanasi on 6th April 2024.
- Prof. Rishi Raj, University of Colorado, USA visited our Department and delivered a technical talk on “Electrification of Ceramics Manufacturing” in the ABLT 1 hall of the Institute.
- The Department is celebrating its Centenary Year in 2024 by organizing various technical talks/seminars, symposia, student events, alumni interactions and conferences.
The Department of Ceramic Engineering is celebrating its Centenary throughout the year 2024 by organizing various technical talks, symposia, alumni meets and conferences. The founder of Banaras Hindu University, Bharat Ratna Mahamana Pandit Mandan Mohan Malviya Ji has started courses in Glass and Ceramic Technology as early as 1924 with the noble objective of advancing glass and ceramic technology in India. In the year 1956, the Departments of Glass Technology and Ceramic Technology were merged to form the Department of Silicate Technology, offering a 4-Year degree course by injecting into its curriculum balanced engineering and scientific contents.
About the Department
Presently, the department offers 4-Year B. Tech (Bachelors of Technology), 5-Year (Integrated Dual Degree) IDD (i.e., Bachelor + Master), 2-Year M. Tech (Masters of Technology), and Ph.D. Programmes in the areas of Ceramic/Materials Science and Engineering. The department is actively engaged in teaching and research and well recognized for its strong capabilities to support the various teaching and research activities worldwide. The department is actively pursuing research in the emerging areas of energy materials & devices, electrical & electronic ceramics, functional materials, glass & glass-ceramics, refractories & high temperature ceramics, structural ceramics & composites, bio-ceramics, ceramic whitewares, etc. The faculties of the department are actively involved in publishing research papers in peer-reviewed, SCI-Indexed, reputed national and international journals. Similarly, faculties are very active in participating/organizing in various national/international conferences, workshops, webinars, faculty development programs, etc.
Since 2012, many novel inventions in this department have been patented (both national and international) for future technology transfer and product development, whereas a few technologies are already transferred to Indian companies to develop products in Indian market. As IIT(BHU) is carrying forward the legacy of the founder of Banaras Hindu University, Mahamana Pandit Mandan Mohan Malviya Ji, the Department of Ceramic Engineering is committed to the impactful social advancement by imparting education, developing skilled manpower, and innovations to students/scholars who excelled in their field while further contributing to sustainable society-building.
The Department of Ceramic Engineering is currently working on many Govt. of India projects to support and implement the primary goals of contemporary national missions, including “Kaushal Bharat Kushal Bharat”, “Creative-India Innovative-India”, “Make-in-India”, “Start-up India”, and “Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India)”. To fulfill the aim, the faculties of the department are relentlessly running many research projects of national importance and many R&D projects from various ceramic industries. Primarily, those projects have been sponsored by Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Human Resource and development (MHRD), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Defense Research and Development Organizations (DRDO), Council of Science and Technology (CSTUP), UGC-DAE Consortium, Bahabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) and many non-government agencies and industries.
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Sintering and micro-structural studies of refractory oxides like Al2O3, ZrO2, Mgo, Cr2O3 etc. are carried out to attain the maximum sintered densities and desirable microstructure so that optimum refractory properties are obtained in the end product.
Valence compensated solid solution systems of the type A1-xAx'B1-xB'xO3 show interesting electrical and dielectric properties. Valence compensated perovskites are formed by substituting the cations at A and B site with heterovalent cations in equivalent amounts to maintain electrical charge neutrality and to reduce the electrical strains in the crystal structure.
Developments of alternative energy technologies are important to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and effective utilization of renewable energy sources.
During the last two decades ceramic materials have become widely used in many medical applications, hip prosthesis, cardiac valves and dental implants. Hydroxyapatite (Hap) seems to be the most appropriate ceramic material for artificial teeth or bones due to excellent biocompatibility and bioactivity