Prof. Atul Kumar

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 2
School / Centre : School of Mechanical Engineering
Department : Manufacturing Engineering

Educational Details

IIT Roorkee

Ph.D.
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
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 at IIT Roorke


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Materials processing andmechanical behaviour of materials
  • Composite development
  • Friction stir welding/processing
  • Materials characterization
  • Structure property correlation of alloys and composites

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On-going 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

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Faculty Researcher Award for the year(s) 2021-2022 consecutively
  • Awarded Research Associate Fellowship for postdoctoral research by IIT Roorkee (2019-2020)

Other Information

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