Mechanical Alloying of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Alloys

Dr. Shashanka Rajendrachari obtained his PhD in powder metallurgy from the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. He earned his M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry and his M.Tech. in Nanoscience and Technology degrees from Kuvempu University in Karnataka, India. He was the first recipient of the prestigious Powder Metallurgy Student of the Year award given by the Powder Metallurgy Association of India in 2015 at IIT Bombay. At the recent 4th International Scientist Awards celebration on Engineering, Science, and Medicine held in Chennai, India, he was honored as the ""Young Scientist-2020."" Additionally recognized as the ""Young Achiever of the Year-2020"" at the PERFICIO AWARDS-2020 in New Delhi, India by the DHS Foundation, New Delhi, India, and CAMPBELL University, North Carolina, USA. According to Stanford University in the United States and published by Elsevier, his name is listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world for the year 2020. He has experience with the mechanical alloying approach to generate nanostructured stainless-steel powders, high entropy alloys, and shape memory alloys. He has 7.5 years of combined research and teaching experience, and he has published 41 research articles, 4 books, and 4 book chapters in various international peer-reviewed journals. His research areas include corrosion, electrochemical sensors, mechanical alloying, and nanomaterials.