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Prof.Avanish Kumar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering

Email: avanish[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9853771070

Office Number: +91-326-223-5453

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About Me: Dr. Avanish Kumar brings sharp expertise and fresh energy to the role of Assistant Professor in the Department of Fuel, Minerals & Metallurgical Engineering at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. His research passion lies in the mechanical behavior of metals, structural integrity, the creation of high-strength and damage-tolerant steels, and the complex challenge of hydrogen embrittlement. A proud alumnus of Annamalai University (BE, Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing), 2013), he went on to earn an MTech in Materials Science & Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar (2015). During his MTech research work at CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar, he developed Cu-Mo alloy anodes for high-power microwave devices—resulting in two research articles and one conference paper. After a year as an Ad-hoc Faculty member in the Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering at NIT Warangal, he completed his PhD in Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science at IIT Bombay in 2021. There, he engineered bulk nanostructured steels that marry remarkable strength with damage tolerance—all achieved through refined heat-treatment control. Today, Dr. Kumar’s portfolio includes 15 journal articles (10 in Q1, 4 in Q2, 1 in Q3), five conference proceedings, one granted patent, and over 400 citations. Prof. Kumar leads the dynamic Steel Technology Laboratory — a vibrant research hub comprising one post-doctoral fellow, one project JRF, four PhD scholars, two MTech students, and three BTech students.

Research Interest: Process-Structure-Property-Performance Correlation In Steels, Nanostructured Bainitic Steels, Fracture And Fatigue, Hydrogen Embrittlement

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

  • FMC303-Mechanical Metallurgy (Core course, 6th Semester BTech-Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering)
  • FMC352-Heat-treatment & Mechanical Metallurgy Lab (6th Semester BTech-Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering)
  • FMD403-Engineering Materials Selection & Design (Institute elective, 5th & 7th Semester BTech and PhD)
  • NFME101-Introduction to Materials Science & Engineering (Engineering Science Compulsory to 1st Semester BTech - Chemical Engineering)
  • NFMC515-Mechanical Behavior of Materials Lab (1st semester MTech-Metallurgical Engineering)
  • FMC401 - BTech Project I and FMC402 - BTech Project II

Academics

PhD, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Bombay

Position

  • Assistant Professor (December 2021 - Present)

Department of Fuel, Minerals, and Metallurgical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India

  • Visitng Assistant Professor (August 2021 - December 2021)

Department of Fuel, Minerals, and Metallurgical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India

Awards and Honors

  • Letter of Appreciation from the Director, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad for Excellent teaching feedback in "FMD552- Engineering Materials Selection and Design" 2022-23 M Semester. 
  • Research Project Award Letter from Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon'ble Union minister of Coal and Mines, Government of India, June 2024. 
  • Certificate of Reviewing awarded in recognition of the review contributed to Journal of Materials Science and Engineering: A, Elsevier, July 2025. 

Publications

Books Published

Book chapter:  Click here to preview.

Ritukesh Sharma, Avanish Kumar, Partha Sarathi De, “Aluminum based composites with TiB2 and multicomponent alloy reinforcements” Processing, microstructure, and property enhancement". Chapter 12 - Advanced Functional and Composite Materials: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 9781032619347. 

 

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. Girendra Kumar, Avanish Kumar, Himadri Nandan Bar: Ratcheting fatigue in SA333 Gr-6 steel: Beneficial effect of dynamic strain aging and microstructure evolution. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2025).
  2. Ritukesh Sharma, Dhiman Kumar Mahata, Amritendu Roy, Partha Sarathi De, Avanish Kumar: Investigation on corrosion and indentation behavior of a novel Al-TiB2-AlCuFeMn composite. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2025).
  3. Girendra Kumar, Avanish Kumar, Gaurav Nandan, Shreya Mukherjee, Ashok Kumar, Himadri Nandan Bar: Monotonic deformation behavior of SA333 Gr-6 steel: Dynamic strain aging. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 126 (2025).
  4. Sudharm Rathore, Avanish Kumar, Anurag Kumar, Kushal Mishra, Aparna Singh: Prediction of sub-critical fatigue crack growth rate in a high-carbon tempered martensitic steel at varying R ratio: experimental investigation and machine learning based modelling. International Journal of Fatigue 193 (2025) 108804.
  5. Avanish Kumar, B. Blessto, Aparna Singh: Development of a low-carbon carbide-free nanostructured bainitic steel with extremely high strength and toughness. Materials Science and Engineering A 877 (2023) 145186.
  6. Bhawesh Chhajed, B. Blessto, Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Effect of torsional deformation on crystallographic evolution of carbide-free nano-bainitic steels prepared at two different austempering temperatures. Materialia 28 (2023) 101773
  7. Avanish Kumar, B Blessto, Aparna Singh: Effect of austempering temperature on high cycle fatigue behaviour in nanostructured bainitic steels. Materials Science and Engineering A 846 (2022) 143296.
  8. Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Mechanical properties of nanostructured bainitic steels. Materialia 15 (2021) 101034.
  9. Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Deformation mechanisms in nanostructured bainitic steels under torsion. Materials Science and Engineering A 770 (2020) 138528.
  10. Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Microstructural effects on the sub-critical fatigue crack growth in nano-bainite. Materials Science and Engineering A 743 (2019) 464–471.
  11. Avanish Kumar, Kritika Singh, Aparna Singh: Compositional design of high strength nanostructured bainite. Materials Research Express 6(2) (2019) 026526.
  12. Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Toughness dependence of nano-bainite on phase fraction and morphology. Materials Science and Engineering A 729 (2018) 439–443.
  13. Kritika Singh, Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Effect of prior austenite grain size on the morphology of nano-bainitic steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 49(4) (2018) 1348-1354.
  14. Avanish Kumar, S K Pradhan, K Jayasankar, M Debata, R K Sharma, A Mandal: Structural investigations of nanocrystalline Cu-Cr-Mo alloy prepared by high energy ball milling. Journal of Electronic Materials - 46(2) (2017) 1339–1347.
  15. Avanish Kumar, K. Jayasankar, M. Debata, A. Mandal: Mechanical alloying and properties of immiscible Cu-20 wt.% Mo alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds - 647 (2015) 1040-1047.

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

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  1. Bhawesh Chhajed, Sudharm Rathore, Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Investigation of microstructural evolution in nano-structured bainite during Paris law regime of fatigue crack growth. European Conference on Fracture 2024, Procedia Structural Integrity, 68 (2025), 708-714.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2025.06.119
  2. Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: The role of microstructure on damage tolerance in nano-bainitic steels. 1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture (VECF1), Procedia Structural Integrity, 28 (2020) 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2020.10.012
  3. Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Improvement of strength-toughness combination in nanostructured bainite. ECF22 - Loading and Environmental effects on Structural Integrity; Belgrade, Serbia, Procedia Structural Integrity, 13 (2018) 548–553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2018.12.090
  4. Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: Bainitic steels: Strength as a function of carbon concentration. Asia Steel International Conference, 02/2018, Bhubaneswar, India.
  5. Avanish Kumar, K. Jayasankar, M. Debata, A. Mandal: Development of Cu-Mo alloy for high power microwave devices, 26th AGM Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Theme Symposium “Materials for Inclusive Development”, 02/2015, Jaipur, India.

Patents

Avanish Kumar, Aparna Singh: High strength and toughness low carbon nanostructured bainitic steel and preparation method thereof. Granted. Indian Patent Number: 540248.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

  • Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, S&T Scheme, 2024, Amount – 26.04 Lakhs (PI)
  • DST-FIST Engineering Sciences Level B C or D – Project, 2023, Amount – 2.87 Crores (Co-PI)
  • IIT(ISM) Dhanbad-Faculty Research Scheme, 2022, Amount – 15 Lakhs (PI)

Consultancy Project

  • “M/s Superon Schweisstechnik India Ltd.: CTOD testing and analysis for weld electrode, Year - 2022, Cost - INR 92,040.

Membership of Scientific Societies

  • Life Member, IIM (Indian Institute of Metals)
  • Life Member, InSIS (Indian Structural Integrity Society)

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Current positions:
  • Convener, DUGC (Departmental Under-Graduate Committee): Since september 2025
  • Member of Scientific Reports' (the largest open-access journal of the Nature Portfolio family) Editorial Board.
  • Standing DPAC for Financial Year 2025-26
  • Research Internship Scheme (RIS) Committee member
  • Member of Faculty Team for implementing Capacity Building Program on Design and Entrepreneurship in IIT (ISM), Dhanbad as per NEP 2020
Past positions: 
  • Dy. Chief Election Officer, Student Gymkhana IIT(ISM) Dhanbad Election 2025-26
  • Member of DUGC (Departmental Under-Graduate Committee): October 2024 to September 2025
  • Department Admin for I-STEM (Indian Science Technology and Engineering Fcilities Map): August 2022 to September 2025
  • Member of DPGC (Departmental Post-Graduate Committee): October 2022 to October 2024
  • Course coordinator of MTech (Metallurgical Engineering): 2024-25
  • Department Space Committee member, 2023
Lab development related activities for funding and procurement of equipment: 
  1. Metallography lab: Fume hood, Polishing machines, Belt grinder, Band Saw Machine
  2. Microscopy lab: Bench Optical Microscopes, Stereo Microscope
  3. Mechanical metallurgy lab: Rockwell hardness tester, Vickers micro-hardness tester, Pin-on-disc wear testing machine, 25kN UTM
  4. Materials processing lab: 2 kG Vacuum Induction melting furnace, 100 T Rolling Mill, Wire-EDM, Muffle furnace, Multi-stage heat-treatment furnace
MOU singed:
  1. CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, India
  2. Bradken Resources Pty Ltd., Australia
 Invited talks:
  • Delivered a talk on “Overview of Surface Dependent Mechanical Behaviour of Materials” in UGC-MMTTP Faculty Development Programme on “Surface Engineering: Principles, Techniques, and Characterization”, Organised by IIT(ISM) Dhanbad during 22-27 June 2025.
  • Delivered a talk on "From Elastic Deformation to Fracture: A comprehensive Overview of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals" in UGC-MMTTP Faculty Development Programme on “Alloy Design and Processing: Experimental, Simulation and Machine Learning Approaches", Organised by IIT(ISM) Dhanbad during 21-26 November 2025. 
Peer Reviewer for International Journals including:
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
  • International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Guidance

  • Full-time scholars:
    • Mr. Sandip K Bauri, MTech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from NIT Warangal, Telangana
  • Part-time scholars:
    • Mr. Shibjyoti Biswas, MTech in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT BHU. Current position - Lecturer in Metallurgical Engineering at Engineering Institute for Junior Executives, Howrah.  
    • Mr. Abhisek Das, B. Tech (Hons.) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Talcher, Odisha. Current position - Manager at Tata Steel Meramandali.
    • Mr. Siddheswar Biswal, B.Tech in Manufacturing Engineering and Technology from CIPET, Patia, Bhubaneswar. Current position - Executive Engineer at M/s Tata Motors Ltd, Jamshedpur.
  • MTech Students:
    • Ongoing - 1. Mansha Ram Verma
    • Completed - 1. Ms. Anushka Mishra 2. Mr. Ajay Chakrawarti 3. Mr. Tanay Biswas
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