Chapter Member Directory
A verified institutional directory of fellows, industrial metallurgists, academic researchers, and student scholars advancing mineral wealth and materials innovation across Odisha.
Dr. Subrat K. Jena
Chief Scientist & Head, Mineral Processing
CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar
Focuses on beneficiation of lean grade iron & manganese ores, column flotation, and hydrocyclone fluid kinetics for eastern sector deposits.
Prof. Manasvi Rath
Associate Professor, Metallurgical Engg.
IIT Bhubaneswar
Investigating microstructural phase transitions in high-entropy alloys, severe plastic deformation, and additive manufacturing metallurgy.
Er. Tanmaya Mohanty
General Manager, Blast Furnace Operations
Eastern Steel Works, Jajpur
Thirty years supervising primary ironmaking installations, pulverized coal injection techniques, and thermal equilibrium across 4000m³ furnaces.
Er. Nilamadhab Behera
Doctoral Scholar (Hydrometallurgical Extraction)
IIT Bhubaneswar
Researching sustainable bio-leaching pathways for nickel-cobalt laterite chromite overburden in Sukinda valley under chapter mentorship.
Dr. Kalyani Senapati
Senior Principal Scientist
CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar
Pioneering non-cyanide hydrometallurgical recovery of strategic rare earth minerals and battery cathode materials from spent industrial scrap.
Er. Asit Kumar Swain
Head of Quality Assurance & Corrosion Testing
Utkal Alloys Ltd
Specialized in marine corrosion diagnostics, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and protective zinc-aluminum-magnesium alloy hot-dip coatings.
Prof. Gagan Bihari Sahoo
Professor & Dean (Research)
KIIT-DU School of Materials Science
Author of four books on advanced ferrous pyrometallurgy; research advisor to steel plants on direct reduction iron (DRI) rotary kiln kinetics.
Er. Rashmita Parida
Lead Metallographer & Failure Analyst
Eastern Steel Works
Directs SEM-EDX and EBSD failure analysis in rail grade steels, analyzing inclusion morphologies and continuous casting slab crack initiation.
Dr. Chittaranjan Mishra
Faculty, Department of Physics & Materials
IISER Berhampur
Specializing in quantum materials, topological insulators, and magnetostrictive thin films with collaborative beamtime usage at Indus-2.
Ms. Anindita Dash
Postgraduate Researcher (Foundry Tech)
KIIT-DU
Investigating sand binder degradation in ductile iron casting operations and eco-friendly inorganic geopolymer foundry cores.
Dr. Bimalendu Patnaik
Former Technical Director & Chapter Patron
Utkal Alloys Ltd
Founding member of the Bhubaneswar Chapter; 45-year veteran of ferro-chrome smelting, submerged arc furnaces, and state mineral policies.
Dr. Priyabrata Tripathy
Principal Scientist, Hydro & Electrometallurgy
CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar
Leading regional technology transfers on electrowinning of high-purity copper, molten salt electrochemistry, and titanium sponge processing.
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