Anshuman Patra is an assistant professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India. He has 5 years industrial experience in the ferrous and aluminum industries. He has won several awards and accolades, including a university medal for 1st position in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering during his undergraduate study, the Indranil Award from the Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, and Zero Abnormality monitoring and Kaizen awards during his tenure in the aluminum industry. He has published more than 20 research publications in international journals, has been the author and co-author of two books and has also delivered several invited talks. He is on the review board of several reputed journals and has also been certified as an outstanding reviewer by several Elsevier journals. He is also a life member of the Indian Science Congress Association, the Powder Metallurgy Association of India, and the Indian Institute of Metals. His research interests include high temperature metals and alloys, sintering, powder metallurgical processing, oxide dispersion and strengthened refractory alloys.