Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), Girinagar Pune 411025
Meet The Team
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.
- Henry Ford
Principal Investigator
Dr. Fiyanshu Kaka
Dr. Kaka obtained B.Tech. in Polymer Science and Chemical Technology from Delhi Technological University in 2015. After that, he joined IISc Bangalore for his master’s and Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from where he graduated in 2020. His work in morphology optimization of Organic Photovoltaics using the phase-field technique has been recognized as a feature publication in the Journal of Applied Physics (2020). After receiving his doctorate, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gujarat for a year. Since 2022, he has been working as a faculty member in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering department at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune. His core field of research is Integrated Computational Materials Engineering.
He enjoys trekking and running!
Ph.D. Student
Parul Narayan
Currently, investigating different models of Supercapacitors for their optimum design prediction.
Postgraduate in PHYSICS from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
JRF
Vivek Utturkar
Currently involved in a project focused on fabrication of conductive polymer based flexible microsupercapacitors.
A postgraduate in PHYSICS with a specialization in Solid State Physics from University of Mysore.
M.Sc. Student
Minakshi Uniyal
Master of Science candidate in Materials Science (2023-2025).
Currently optimizing the solid polymer electrolyte blends for ASSB and exploring the problems of Phase field modelling in COMSOL Multiphysics.
Bachelor of Science in PCM from HNBGU, Srinagar, Uttarakhand.
M.Sc. Student
Harsh Ramesh Ramteke
Master of Science candidate in Materials Science (2023-2025).
Currently working on Advanced Reflective Coating for High Performance Materials.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (2022) from RTMNU Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Facilities available in lab
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High Performance Computer
Open-source softwares
COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS 6.1
Workstations
BIOVIA Materials Studio Software
ALUMNI
Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
- Arnold H. Glasow
Racharla Bhagya Lakshmi
Materials engineering Mtech student ( 2022-2024 )
Worked in flexible mirco supercapacitors.
Currently pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Madras.
Arjit Mudgal
Materials Science M.Sc. student (2022-2024).
Joined as JRF in DIAT on futuristic high density tungsten composites made of bulk metallic glasses for kinetic energy penetrator, project collaborted with DMRL, DRDO.
Kalyan Sundar Krishna Chivukula
Materials Engineering M-Tech Student (2021- 2023).
Currently, pursuing PhD in Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.
Priya Gadekar
Materials Engineering JRF (April 2022- September 2022).
Currently employed in Eaton, Pune as an engineer.
Jaasim M.J. Mulla
JRF (July 2023- August 2024).
Worked in high reflectivity coatings for high end components.
Currently pursuing Ph.D. at University of Turku, Finland.
Rishikesh Banjare
Intern: (February 2024-May 2024).
Currently pursuing Integrated M.Tech in Chemical Engineering (spl. Polymer and Materials Science) 2022-25.
Sameer Bara
Research Intern (July 2023 - January 2024).
Currently, pursuing PhD in IIT Hyderabad.
Pranjali Pagare
Modeling and Simulation M-Tech student (2021-2023).
Employed in HYGENCO in Techno-commercial and engineering department as a process engineer.
Divyansh Dwivedi
Materials Engineering M-Tech Student (2022- 2024).
Worked in Physics-Informed Neural networks for solving intricate physical problems involving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) .
Masters in Physics from University of Pune,
Nature lover 🌿🍃
Currently pursuing Ph.D at IIT Roorkee.
Soumya Pattnaik
Intern: (January 2024-April 2024).
Currently pursuing Integrated M.Tech in Chemical Engineering (spl. Polymer and Materials Science) 2020-25.
Nishant Gaikwad
Materials Engineering M-Tech Student (2021- 2023).
Currently, pursuing Master's course in TU Darmstadt, Germany.
Active Domains:
Solid-state Lithium-ion Batteries
Thermal-Barrier Coatings
Super-Capacitors
Composite Leaf Spring
Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Perovskite Solar Cells
Patent details
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Flexible Electrode Composed of Organic Acid Doped Conducting Polymer, and Device Thereof for Flexible Electronics
Inventors: Fiyanshu Kaka, Nishant Gaikwad, K Balasubramanian
Publication date: 2023
Patent office: IN
Patent number: 202311027544
Application number: 202311027544
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Spray cooling system for the closed space without any external electric supply
Inventors: Dadi V Suriapparao, Fiyanshu Kaka, Priya Gadekar
Publication date: 2023
Patent office: IN
Patent number: 202321018070
Application number: 202321018070
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Susceptor aided production of steam using microwave oven
Inventors: Dadi V. Suriapparao, Fiyanshu Kaka
Publication date: 2022
Patent office: IN
Patent number: 202221029656
Application number: 202221029656
Research Projects
Project Title: Development of open-cell polyurethane foam simultaneous improvement in sound insulation and retardant properties.
Duration: 2023-25
Funding agency: Naval Research Board (NRB)
Project Title: Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Polymer Composites for application in Electric Vehicles.
Duration: 2022-24
Funding agency: DRDO
Project Title: Thermal Barrier Coatings with Enhanced Radiation Rejection Performance: Computational Design to Prototype Fabrication
Duration: 2023-24
Funding agency: DRDO
