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Dr. Vaishali Sushil Poddar

Assistant Professor

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Phone:

+91 9881309607

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Email:

vspoddar@niamt.ac.in,

vaishu_ultimate@yahoo.com

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Address:

Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Ranchi-834003, Jharkhand, India.

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Additional Roles:

Warden - Kalpana Chawla Chatrawas

Nodal Officer - Solar Energy​

A Bit About Me

I am basically from Nagpur, Maharashtra. I completed my Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, (VNIT) Nagpur, Maharashtra in 2003. After the B.E. degree, in August 2003, I joined Cummins India Limited Pune (CIL) as an Operation Management Program Participant (OMPP). I worked as an OMPP Trainee till July 2005. I got confirmed as a Manager – Manufacturing in August 2005 and later promoted as a Senior Manager – Manufacturing in August 2006. After the rich industrial experience I opted for higher studies. I earned Master's degree in Physical Metallurgy from the College of Engineering Pune (COEP and now COEP Tech.) in 2009-2011 period. In 2014, I joined as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science (Meta) at COEP on a BARC, Mumbai sponsored project titled, “Synthesis of High temperature Thermoelectric Material β – FeSi2 by Mechanical Alloying of Fe and Si Powders”. In 2016 I registered for my Ph.D. from the same department and got it awarded in 2019. During my Ph.D. I joined Meta-COEP as an Adjunct Faculty and taught various courses. In 2022, I joined as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (MME) at the National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT, Formerly National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology (NIFFT)) Ranchi 834003, Jharkhand, India and I am currently working with NIAMT, Ranchi.

 

I have diverse research interests to cater various research challenges. My current areas of research are Energy Materials, Thermoelectrics, Powder Metallurgy, High Entropy Alloys, Composite Materials, etc.

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I have acquired a strong technical background through the combination of my learning and teaching experiences, educational knowledge and fruitful discussions with my mentors and team members. Also, I have a very rich experience as student advisor, mentor, counsellor. This helps me to transfer the institution goals to the students.

 

I have very good experience in organizing various international and national events like conferences, workshops, FDP and symposium.

 

I am blessed with a supportive family comprising my mother-in-law, husband and kids: Eashan (15 years) and Shreya (10 years). My hobbies are painting and gardening. I have two mantras in my life:

Professional: Institute First, Department Always.

Personal: There is no Excuse to Hard Work When it Comes to Success.

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Work Experience

April 2022 - Till Date

Jan 2016 - April 2022

I am currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (An Autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt of India), Ranchi-834003, Jharkhand, India.

 

Teaching Responsibilities:  Advanced Powder Metallurgy, Composite Materials, X-ray Crystallography, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Materials Characterization

 

Research and Development:

  • Developed in-house Powder Extruder Machine (50 ton) for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.

  • Developed in-house vacuum sealing unit for metallurgical samples.

  • Developed in-house Low Temperature (R.T. to 250 C) Thermal Conductivity Measurement Unit by First Principle Method.

I worked as an Adjunct Faculty at the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, College of Engineering, Pune-05, Maharashtra, India.

Sr. No.            Date of joining              Date of relieving                    Post (On Contract)

 1                      17 Aug 2021                12 April 2022                          Adjunct Faculty

 2                      03 Oct 2020                 31 July 2021                           Adjunct Faculty

 3                      24 July 2020               30 Sept 2020         Associate Professor (With pay scale)

 4                     15 July 2019                30 June 2020         Associate Professor (With pay scale)

 5                     16 July 2018                15 June 2019                           Adjunct Faculty

 6                     17 July 2017                30 June 2018                           Adjunct Faculty

 7                     02 Jan 2016                30 June 2017                           Adjunct Faculty

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Teaching Responsibilities:  Wire Drawing and Sheet Metal Forming, Forging Technology, Electronic and Magnetic Materials, Fundamentals of Metal Working, Light Metal Alloys, Material Characterization.

Laboratory Responsibility: Materials Joining, Materials Testing, Materials Characterization, Lab Practices for M.Tech. students

Laboratory In charge: Powder Metallurgy, Tribology and Cryo Engineering Laboratory

Research and Development:

  1. Developed in-house

    1. Arc Melting Unit for High Entropy Alloy project: 2018

    2. High temperature (RT to 400°C) electrical resistivity measurement set up: 2019

    3. Double cone metal powder blender: 2021

  2. Patent: Filed:01

  3. Published 10 International journal paper, 02 National journal paper, 07 invited talk and presented 13 papers in International conferences.

Other Responsibilities:

  1. Faculty Advisor for B.Tech. 16-17, S.Y. B.Tech. 17-18, T.Y. B.Tech. 18-19, B.Tech. 19-20, S.Y. B.Tech.  20-21, T.Y. B.Tech. 21-22.

  2. Gate Coordinator for 2019-20.

  3. Guided technocraft booth project titled, “Development of miniature Arc-Melting Unit”.

  4. Arranged internship at VNIT, Nagpur for Dec-16, June-17, June-18 batches.

  5. Compilation of Department Annual Report 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.

  6. Department Coordinator for NBA, AICTE, NAAC, etc.

  7. Exit feedback analysis of B.Tech. and M.Tech. students: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and  2022 batches.

  8. Organized industrial visits for students: Hirschvogel India, Pune, GKN sinters, Pune, Tata Steel Global Wires Ltd., Thane.

March 2014 - Dec 2015

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

I worked as a Junior Research Fellow on a BARC, Mumbai sponsored project, “Synthesis of High temperature Thermoelectric Material β – FeSi2 by Mechanical Alloying of Fe and Si Powders” with Principal Investigator Prof. N. B. Dhokey, at COEP, Pune and Dr. Deep Prakash, at BARC, Mumbai.

August 2003 - June 2007

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:

Cummins India Limited (CIL): Formed in 1962, the largest entity of Cummins in India, Cummins India Limited is the country’s leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines. One of the seven legal entities of the Cummins Group in India, Cummins India Limited comprises three business units - Engine, Power Systems, and Distribution.

  • Started my carrier as an OMPP Trainee (OPERATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME PARTICIPANT) with Cummins India Limited (CIL), Pune - August 2003 to July 2005

  • Promoted as a Manager – Manufacturing – August 2005.

  • Promoted as a Senior Manager – Manufacturing – August 2006, Worked as a Senior Manager – Manufacturing, for ‘C’ Series Engine Assembly line with CPD (Cummins Diesel Sales & Service Products Division), Viman Nagar, Pune.

  • Undergone trainings such as Kaizen, 6 sigma, TS 16949, Young Leadership Development Programme (YLDP), Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Common Approach to Continuous Improvement (CACI)

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