Dr. Ashok Kumar Mondal
Associate Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Email:
akmondal.met@iitbhu.ac.in
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Area of Interest:
Mechanical behaviour of materials • Light metals, alloys and composites (mostly magnesium alloys and composites)- Processing, microstructural characterization and evaluation of mechanical behaviour • High temperature deformation behaviour (Creep)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Mondal,
Associate Professor,
Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi,
Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
Email: akmondal.met [at] iitbhu.ac.in; ashok.mondal [at] gmail.com
Mobile: +91 9437809730; +91 9040709923
Area of Interest: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. (Materials Engineering, 2009): Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
M.E. (Metallurgy, 2003): Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
B.E. (Metallurgical Engineering, 2001): Bengal Engineering College (Presently IIEST), Howrah, India
| Sl. No. | Position Held | Period | Name of the Institution/Company | Nature of work |
| 1. | Visiting Scientist | 15.08.2005-12.11.2005; 01.07.2006-28.09.2006 | Centre for Magnesium Technology, (Research group of Prof Karl Ulrich Kainer) | Research |
| 2. | Deputy Manager | 01.08.2009-30.07.2011 | Metallurgical Quality Control (M. C. Q.) M/s. Bharat Forge Limited, Pune, India | Metallurgical Quality Control |
| 3. | Assistant Professor | 01.08.2011-01.02.2018 | Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India | Teaching and Research |
| 4. | Associate Professor | 02.02.2018-03.06.2018 | Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India | Teaching and Research |
| 5. | Assistant Professor | 04.06.2018- 18.05.2021 | Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India | Teaching and Research |
| 6. | Associate Professor | 19.05.2021-Present | Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India | Teaching and Research |
Please click on the following links for the details of publications
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=pxhyr2IAAAAJ&hl=en
- ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8600-7494
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/A-Mondal
UG - Theory:
- Deformation and Testing of Materials (MT 203)
- Materials Processing Technologies (MT 314)
UG - Practical:
- Materials Testing Practical (MT 203)
- Metallography Techniques Practical (MT 205)
The list is not updated; Other projects will be added soon
Sponsored Research Projects:
These projects are on the development of magnesium alloys and composites.
- DST (India) Fast Track (PI) – Amount sanctioned: INR 16.8 Lakh; Duration: 01 August 2013-31 January 2017.
- CSIR (India) (PI) - Amount sanctioned: INR 22.42 Lakh + 5% Institute Overhead; Duration: 01 May 2014-30 April 2017.
- NRC-M (India) (PI; Local Host at IISc: Prof. Subodh Kumar) (UGC, India funded; Centre hosted at the Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc, Bangalore); Duration: 01 April 2013-31 March 2016.
- Seed Grant for New Faculty, IIT (BHU) Varanasi (PI) – Amount sanctioned: INR 10.0 Lakh; Duration: 07 February 2019-06 February 2021.
Ph.D. Research Supervision
| Sl. No. | Name of Student | Thesis Title (Final/Proposed) | Another Supervisor (If any) | Status & Present Position |
| 5. | Mr. Purnendu Nasker | Microstructure and mechanical behaviour of Mg alloys-based nanocomposites | None | Ongoing |
| 4. | Dr. Jichil Mahji | Creep, tensile and corrosion behaviour of Ca and Bi added AZ91 magnesium alloy | Co-supervisor: Dr. Anindya Basu, Dept. of MM, NIT Rourkela | Completed; Joined as an Assistant Professor at the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, India. |
| 3. | Dr. Sourav Ganguly | Creep, tensile, wear and corrosion behaviour of SiC nanoparticles reinforced AZ91-Ca-Sb magnesium alloy | Co-supervisor: Dr. Smarajit Sarkar, Dept. of MM, NIT Rourkela | Completed; Joined as a Scientist in CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, India. https://www.immt.res.in/advanced-material-technology/dr-sourav-ganguly-scientist |
| 2. | Dr. Kreethi Ravi | Ratcheting behaviour of 42CrMo4 steel under different heat treatment conditions | Principal-supervisor: Dr. Krishna Dutta, Dept. of MM, NIT Rourkela | Completed; Pursuing Postdoc in South Korea. |
| 1. | Dr. Anil Kumar Singh Bankoti | Creep, tensile and corrosion behaviour of Ca and/or Sb added AZ91 Mg alloys | Co-supervisor: Prof. B. C. Ray, Dept. of MM, NIT Rourkela | Completed; In a job in Noida, India. |
The list will be updated soon
Department Level
- Member of the Departmental purchase committee, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi from 01 April 2019-To date
- Chairman of the Departmental Academic Committee (DAC) (PG & R), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India from August 2011-April 2015
- Member of the Departmental Research Committee (DRC), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India from 01 May 2015-01 June 2018
- Professor in Charge (PIC) of Research Students (Selection, Enrollment, Progress and Graduation), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India from 01 May 2015-01 June 2018
- Past member of the committee: Departmental Association, at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
Institute Level
- Admin Warden of Vivekanand Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India from 01 June 2023 - To date
- Representative from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering for the Training and Placement Cell, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi from 01 July 2018-To date
- Warden of Vivekanand Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India from 27 October 2018-31 May 2023
- Assistant Warden of M. S. Swaminathan Hall of Residence, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India from 01 July 2015-30 June 2017
- Co-Professor in Charge (Co-PIC) of Institute Seminar, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India from 01 July 2017-01 June 2018
- Convener for the 7th National Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials (NCPCM-2017) held on December 08-09, 2017 at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
- Co-Convener for the 3rd National Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials (NCPCM-2017) held on December 06-07, 2013 at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
- Convener for the 19th Annual Symposium on Metallurgical and Materials Research held on January 12-13, 2006, Metallurgical Society, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- Convener for the lecture series organized by the Sigma-Tau group in the Department of Metallurgy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India during the period of June 2004 to July 2005