JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS / SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS AT IGCAR

S.no. Name Title of the Project Guide

University of Madras

Year of Joining:2005

1 Arun Kumar J Studies on radiation damage and defects in solids Dr. K.G.M. Nair
2 Murali D Computational study on structure and stability of oxide nanoclusters in bcc Iron and Iron based alloys. Dr. B.K. Panigrahi
3 S Ayyappan Tailoring of Magnetic Nanomaterials Dr. John Philip
4 V Shyamala Devi Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Dr. K.S. Viswanathan
5 Satyaprakash Sahoo Raman Spectroscopy of nanostructural materials Dr. A.K. Arora
6 C Pandian Distributed Fiber Optic Roman Senser Dr. C. Baburao
7 Sivanantham M Properties and applications of Hydrogels Dr. A.K. Arora
8 Nilamadhab Padhy Corrosion Investigations on Fast Reactor Reprocessing Plant Materials Using Electrochemical  and Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques Dr. U. kamachi Mudali
9 Feby Jose Metal Nitride Hard coatings Dr. Sitaram Dash
10 Satender Kataria Nanomechanical characterization of thin films and surfaces Dr. A.K. Tyagi
11 W Sharatchandra Singh Non-destructive evaluation of materials using electromagnetic techniques Dr. B.P.C. Rao

Year of Joining:2006

12 Prasanta Jana Synthesis of radionuclide trap materials and their uptake kinetic studies Dr. V. Ganesan
13 M Jayakumar Applications of Ionic Liquids Dr. T.G. Srinivasan
14 Tarun Kumar Sahoo Solvent extraction of actinides Dr. T.G. Srinivasan
15 Pritwish Kumar Nandi Multiscale materials modelling Mr. M.C. Valsakumar
16 Baban Phandri Dhonge Synthesis and Characterization of nanocrystalline metal oxide coating. Dr. A. K. Tyagi
17 Jeya Ganesh Thermal stability and Thermal property  Characterization of some Iron Based Alloy Systems. Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi
18 Junaid Masud Laskar Optical studies in  magnetic nanofluids and nano-emulsions Dr. John Philip
19 Kamala Kanta Satpathy Effect of argon gas entrainment in a fast breeder reactor Dr. K. Velusamy
20 Saju T Abraham Characterization of defects from ultrasonic diffracted signals using advanced signal and image processing methodologies. Dr. B. Venkatraman
21 Biju Joseph T Direct Oxide Reduction of Metal Oxides in Molten salts Dr. K. Nagarajan
22 Sulata Kumari Sahu Chemistry of heavy liquid metal coolants Dr. T Gnanasekaran
23 Vasanth B K Defects & Radiation damage-materials modeling Dr. B.K. Panigrahi
24 Assa Aravindh S Multi scale materials  Modelling Mr. M.C. Valsakumar

Homi Bhabha National Institute

Year of Joining:2006

25 K Sini Application of  electrochemistry relevant to spent fuel Reprocessing Dr. C. Mallika
26 Nirmal Chandra Raut Photo catalysis and coating of metal oxides, thin films with applications. Dr. C. S. Sundar &
Dr. A.K.Tyagi
27 Ch. Jagadeeswara Rao Studies on Room Temperature Ionic liquids. Dr. K. Nagarajan
28 P Deepika Lanthanide/Actinide Separation. Dr. T.G. Srinivasan
29 Velaga Srihari Defect induced magnetic studies. Dr. H. K. Sahu.
30 Thirumurugan N Low temperature properties of superconductors and strongly correlated systems Dr. A .Bharathi

Year of Joining : 2007

31 Lipika Rani Bairi Corrosion investigation of metal waste form. Dr U. Kamachi Mudali
32 Arpita Datta Use of monolith column for high speed separation of Inorganic (U/Th) Sample Dr. P. R. Vasudeva Rao &
Dr .N. Sivaraman
33 Shima. P D Nanofluids Dr. John Philip
34 Durga Pushpavalli characterisation of materials with scanning acoustic  microscope Dr. T. Jayakumar
35 Kamala Kannan R Boran rich coating as a neutron poison on SS304L Dr. P. Shankar
36 Alok Rout Lanthanide/Actinide Separation by solvent extraction Dr. T.G. Srinivasan
37 Ashit Krishna Pattanaik Metallic fuel and clad Interaction Dr. P.R. Vasudeva Rao
38 R Anand Mass Transport in Dissimilar Alloy Weldments Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi
39 Pinaki Paul Study of the corrosion characteristics of coated overlayers containing boron(XPS) Dr. M. Sai Baba
40 Kalpatru Panda Investigation of effect of displacement damage on the stability of nano-sized oxide dispersion in model materials and concentrated ODS alloys using ion beams Dr. B. K. Panigrahi
41 Varghese Anto Chirayath Design and development of Positron pulsed positron beam lifetime spectrometer Dr. G. Amarendra
42 K Saravanakumar Development of Reduced Activation Ferritic steels for Fusion Reactor Applications Dr. B.V.R. Tata
43 Joy Shankar Nambam Development of force apparatus suitable for nonmagnetic nano-particles/ nano-drops and studies on intermolecular forces Dr. John Phillip
44 Bharath Kumar Kodumuru Development of multi-NDE system for on-line testing of components Dr. B. P. C. Rao
45 Karuna Kara Misra Development of micro mechanics material models based on heredity theory for simulation of mechanical behaviour of welds at high temperature Dr. P. Chellapandi
46 Y A Sorb High Pressure,High Temperature Studies on IV-IV Compunds Dr. N. Subramanian
47 Hari Babu Sata Development of positron based NDE sensors Dr. G. Amarendra
48 Prasanna Kumar Sahoo Three dimensional discrete dislocation dynamics model for understanding deformation in single and poly crystals Dr. Sitaram Dash
49 Soma Saha Supercritical fluid extraction Dr. P.R. Vasudeva Rao
50 Prasanta Kundu Studies on electrical properties and thermochemical properties of systems relevant to hydride ion condiction Dr. T. Gnanasekaran
51 Rahul Pal Development of methods for large grained nuclear ceramics inert matrix cermets and relevant electrochemical studies Dr. V. Ganesan
52 Madhusmita Behera Study of phase equilibria in Ti-alloys Dr. Saroja SaiBaba
53 Bishnu Prasad Kar Matrix Isolation: Studying the effect of strong complexation at the phosphofy1 oxygen on the conformation of the organic phospates Dr. K. S. Viswanathan
54 Pilladi Trindha Raja Baron Carbide related research Dr. V. Ganesan
55 Girish Kumar Padhy Diffusible hydrogen measurements in welds using Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) based Hydrogen Sensor Dr. Shaju K. Albert &
Shri. C. Ramesh
56 Kuheli Das Development and application of innovative chemical instrumentation Dr. M. Sai Baba &
Shri. B. Saha
57 Rajini P.Antony Polymer Chemistry Dr. D. Ponraj
58 Subhra Rani Patra Computational Intelligence Dr. Sai Baba &
Shri. S. A. V. Satyamurthy

Year of Joining : 2008

59 Jammu Ravi Neptunium behaviour in reprocessing and Minor Actinide Partitioning Dr. T.G. Srinivasan and
Dr. M.P. Antony
60 Dunaboyuina Srimaha Vishnu Molten Salt Chemistry of Rare Earths
Dr. K. Nagarajan
61 Pravati Swain Simulated Studies on the Separation and Recovery of Ruthenium Dr. C. Mallika  &
Dr. R.V. Subba Rao
62 Sudhanshu Sekhar Pati Nano materials (Chemistry of nano materials)

Dr. John Philip

63 Mandakini Biswal Concrete corrosion Dr. R.K. Dayal
64 Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy Corrosion Studies on Materials for Waste Storage Applications Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali
65 Maneesha Mishra Pulsed Laser Ablation of Metal Oxide Multilayers Dr. P. Kuppusami
66 Juby Kuttan P Chemical Characterisation of Concrete and its Reaction Products with Na Dr. F.C. Parida
67 Illaiyaraja P Development of Super Adsorbent Polymer for Selective Entrapping of Transuranyl Elements from Low Level Liquid Wastes Dr. D. Ponraju
68 Chakadola Panda Mixed-oxide Fuel Coolant Chemical Interaction Studies Dr. V. Ganesan
69 Debasmita Dash Thermodynamics of Ion-interaction in solvent extraction systems Shri Shekhar Kumar
70 Loushamam Herojit Singh Mossbauer Spectroscopy Dr. R. Govindaraj and
Dr. G. Amarendra
71 Rajeswari Pradhan Micro cantilever based Sensors being pursued as an initiative of India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dr. A.K. Tyagi and
Dr. T. Gnanasekaran
72 Kumbhar Vijay Shamrao Gas sensors based on oxide and semiconductor nanostructures being pursued as an initiative of India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dr. A.K. Tyagi and
Dr. T. Gnanasekaran
73 Lakshmoji Kosuru MEMS based micro-cantilevers for sensor applications Shri J. Jayapandian and
Dr. C.S. Sundar
74 Mariyappa N Magneto Encephalography Shri. M.P. Janawadkar and Dr. C.S. Sundar
75 Balaji J Nano-mechanical characterization of ion irradiated materials Dr. S. Dash / 
Dr. R. Ramaseshan/

Dr. A.K. Tyagi
76 Rita Behera Synthesis of  Nanoparticles  & their agglomerates by Aerosol Process Dr. R. Bhaskaran
77 Priyada Development of Algorithms Associated with the Tomographic Image mode Radwaste Assay Dr. Shivaramu
78 Siva Srinivas Kolukula Investigation of Parametric Instability of Thin Shells with Fluid-Structure Interactions Dr. P. Chellapandi
79 Suman Gehlot Creep-Fatigue Life Predictions for Elliptical tubesheets for future FBR Dr. P. Chellapandi
80 Vinodh Kumar C P Prediction of Gas Entrainment into Liquid Sodium in the Hot Pool of an LMFBR  Dr. P. Chellapandi
81 Ranga Balakrishna Development of Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks Shri S.A.V. Satyamurthy
82 Bubathi Muruganandam MCSA and AI based fault analysis on induction machine Shri M.A. Sanjith
83 Vasumalai Kannan A Development of embedded systems for moving vehicles and for power manipulators Dr. S. Venugopal
84 Jagadeesh Sure Composite  and  Pyrolytic  Graphite Coatings  for  Crucibles  of Pyrochemical Reprocessing Applications Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali
85 Naveena Understanding creep properties using miniaturized testing methods Dr. M.D. Mathew
86 Sharath D Characterisation of Coatings for Reactor and Reprocessing Applications       through advanced NDE, Modelling and ANN approaches Dr. B. Venkatraman

Research scholar working at IGCAR, KALPAKKAM under various scheme.

University of Madras

Year of Joining : 2002

1 R Kumaresan Development of Inon exchange resins for Actinides Processing Dr.P.R. Vasudeva Rao

Year of Joining : 2003

2 Sunasira Misra

Development of gas sensors for environmental and process fluid monitoring.

Dr.T. Gnanasekaran

Year of Joining : 2005

3 P Santhana Raman Embedded Metal and Compound Semiconductor Nano clusters

Prof. V. Ravichandran (University of Madras)
Dr. K.G.M. Nair

4 Saravanan K Synthesis study of novel artificial nano-particals by ion irradiation Dr.B.K. Panigrahi
5 Brijitta J

Synthesis, Characterization Of  colloidal gelled photonic Crystals

Dr .B .V .R. Tata
6 Dayana Lonappan Structural stability of Rare Earth sesquioxides and synthesis of novel compounds using LHDAC Dr. N. V .Chandrasekar
7 Kathir Vel V Structural stability of f-electron based Intermetallics Dr. N. V .Chandrasekar
8 Ajit Mohanty Costal Water Studies Dr. K. K.Satpathy
9 Gauri Sahu Biofouling on Plate Heat Exchanger, NIOT Dr. K. K.Satpathy
10 Paulraj S Materials design, crystal growth and characterisation of spin ladders

Dr. C. Sekar &
Dr. A. Bharathi

11 V Madhan Chakkaravarthy Biodiversity Studies, Loyola  College Dr. K.K. Satpathy
12 Sudeepta Biswas Biodiversity Studies, Loyola College Dr. K.K. Satpathy

Year of Joining : 2007

13 Ruth Nithila Environmental Studies Dr. K.K. Satpathy