Prof. Atul Kumar

Designation : Associate Professor Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Mechanical Engineering
Department : Manufacturing Engineering

Educational Details

IIT Roorkee

Ph.D.
Advanced Manufacturing
Graduated in 2019

VNIT Nagpur

M.Tech.
Materials Engineering
Graduated in 2014

RGPV Bhopal

B.E.
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 2012

Post Doctoral Experiences

Research Associate in national mission project entitled “LCF of cast 625 superalloy for turbine casing and forged 617 superalloys for rotor applications” sponsored by IGCAR, Kalpakkam at Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee. (June 2019 – May 2020)

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Friction stir welding/processing
  • Aluminium based Bulk and Surface composites
  • Thermo-Mechanical Processing
  • Materials characterization
  • Tribology

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Analysis & Beneficial Reuse of Slag Produced From Thermal Power Plants Utilizing Agriculture Waste As Fuel Ecofav Services Pvt. Ltd.

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
High temperature corrosion and mechanical behavior of AM fabricated Haynes 282 alloy CSIR

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Fundamentals of Friction Stir Processing John Wiley & Sons 2024
Sample Preparation and Microstructural Characterization of Friction Stir Processed Surface Composites John Wiley & Sons 2024
Laser Beam Welding: Opportunity and Challenges CRC Press 2024

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Received International Travel Support (ITS) by ANRF to participate in FEMS EUROMAT 2025, Granada, Spain.
  • Awarded Research Associate Fellowship for postdoctoral research by IIT Roorkee (2019-2020).
  • Received MHRD Scholarship (Govt. of India) for Ph.D. study (2014-2019).
  • Received MHRD Scholarship (Govt. of India) for M.Tech. study (2012-2014).
  • Faculty Researcher Award for the year(s) 2021-2025 consecutively.

International Collaborations

  • University West, Sweden
  • University of Warwick England

Industry Collaborations

  • Ecofav Services Pvt. Ltd.

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Reviewer for the reputed international peer-reviewed journals (Materials Characterization, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Materials Today Communications, Advanced Engineering Materials, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering: Part E, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Materials Today: Proceedings etc.)