SURAJ RAGHAVENDRA RAO KRISHNA RAO

Unit #** **** Forward Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-***-**** acr65h@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA December 2015 Master of Science in Materials Science GPA: 3.84/4 National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India May 2014 Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering GPA: 8.65/10 Relevant Coursework

Heat Treatment Surface Engineering

Principles of Corrosion and Corrosion Testing Material Characterization and Testing RESEARCH PROJECTS

Influence of Process Parameters and Powder Characteristics on Outcomes of Direct Metal Additive Manufacturing

(A Collaboration with Alcoa, America Makes (and) RAMP) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh September 2014 – Present

Established reliable techniques for characterizing powder size and porosity content in additively manufactured aluminum alloys used for aerospace application

Examined changes in powder size distribution and morphology with different extents of recycling. Improved additive manufacturing capabilities through process optimization facilitated by analyzing relationship between defect concentration and build parameters Studies on Electrochemical and High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Coatings on Stainless Steels National Institute of Technology, Trichy January 2014 – May 2014

Carried out potentiodynamic polarization studies and high temperature oxidation tests to evaluate the corrosion resistance of Nickel- Chromium and Alumina-Titania coatings on austenitic stainless steel in varied environments

Identified the most suitable coating for each environment based on specifications Design, Testing and Selection of Materials for Automobile Application National Institute of Technology, Trichy September 2013 – December 2013

Conducted various testing and metallographic evaluation protocols on composite materials for automobile application

Made selection decisions based on material specifications and application constraints Development of New Magnesium Based Materials for Automobile and Aerospace Application National University of Singapore, Singapore May 2013 – July 2013

Investigated the physical, microstructural, thermal and mechanical properties of Magnesium-Iron composites synthesized using

“Disintegrated Melt Deposition” for automobile and aerospace application

Compared the properties of the composite with pure Magnesium and made correlations based on the effect of iron particle addition as reinforcement

CONFERENCES

Paper on “Effect of Iron Particulates Addition on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Pure Magnesium”, Proceedings of International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XXII (PFAM XXII), Singapore, pp 409-416, December 2013

Poster on “Characterization Studies of Magnesium Iron Metal Matrix Composite” at the National Metallurgist Day (NMD) Conference, IIT-BHU, Varanasi, India, November 2013

Only undergraduate student selected by the department to attend a conference titled Surface Modification Technologies, Ecully, France, June 2012

SKILLS

Instruments: Optical Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, Rockwell Hardness Tester, Gill AC Potentiostat, CNC Lathe and Servo-hydraulic UTM

Non Destructive Testing (ASNT Level II Certification): Ultrasonic Testing, Radiographic Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing and Liquid Penetrant Testing

Programming and Software: FactSage, Thermo-Calc, Avizo Fire, ImageJ, MS Office, LaTex, R, Matlab, C, C++ and HTML LEADERSHIP

Mettle (Department Symposium) – Marketing and Technical Head June 2012 – May 2014

Center for Excellence in Corrosion and Surface Engineering – Student Body President June 2013 – May 2014

Indian Institute of Metals – Executive Student Representative June 2013 – May 2014

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