SREEKAMAL BALIJEPALLI

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SUMMARY

Material Science Graduate Research Assistant, seeking a full time position which would utilize my skills and knowledge in Materials science, Metallurgy, Failure analysis, Corrosion Engineering. TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COURSES

Characterization Techniques: Optical microscopy, Surface Profilometer, PIXE, Scanning Electron Microscopy(EDX and EBSD), RBS, FTIR, XRD

Material testing skills: Universal testing machine, Impact testing, Split-Hopkinson pressure bar, Non Destructive testing(Liquid penetrant, Ultrasonic, Magnetic particle, Radiographic), Nano indentation

Software: Microsoft Office, Origin, C, MATLAB, JMP, Outlook, AutoCAD, Ansys, Minitab

Materials processing Techniques: Extrusion, Forging, Electro polishing, Ball milling, 3D Printing

Data Analysis courses: Regression Analysis, Design of Experiments, Statistical process control, six sigma Methodology.

Core Course work: Structural and Mechanical properties of materials, Materials Characterization, Corrosion Engineering, Electrochemical energy storage and conversion, Physical Metallurgy, Materials Processing, Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, Thermodynamics, Testing of Materials, Metal Fabrication, Steel Technology, Metal Casting, EDUCATION

Masters in Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University, USA GPA 3.43 Aug 2016

Bachelor of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Andhra University, INDIA GPA 3.89 May 2013 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Characterization of pigments used in Arts through Rutherford Backscattering spectrometry Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

Pigments collected from ASU art museum are characterized using RBS to know the elemental composition.

The RBS data is analyzed and compared with PIXE data. Applications and Limitations of these pigments are studied based on the Analysis.

Study of Water Permeation through Hydrophobic and durable Polysiloxane coating for improving topside corrosion resistance- Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

Accelerated corrosion testing is done in NaCl solution. Characterization of moisture diffusion of the Sample using Infrared spectroscopy techniques (FTIR) and characterization of the coatings using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is done.

As a result of the experiments conducted it is observed that the coatings developed are more corrosive resistant than the available commercial alkyd coatings.

Statistical Analysis of Mobile Battery Backup using Minitab Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

Conducted experiment to determine which smart phone between Google Nexus 5 and Samsung SIII has the best battery backup. Also identified the significant factors that are responsible for battery draining. Used “Design Expert” and “Minitab” analysis packages to analyze the collected data from the experiment and observed Nexus 5 has the best battery backup Synthesis and characterization of granite particle reinforced AA2024 Al composite . Jan 2013- May 2013

Al – granite (ALGG) composites were produced by stir casting with ground powder particles of variable sizes. Increasing hardness and decreasing density of the composites is observed with decrease in the size the granite particles than the base alloy. Enhanced mechanical properties were observed with decrease in the size of granite particles under compression. Synthesis and Characterization of High Entropy Alloys May 2011 - July2011

CoCuFeNi, AlCoFeNi, CoCrFeNi, AlCoCuFeNi (High entropy alloys of Cobalt, Iron, nickel, Chromium, Copper and Aluminum) were synthesized through Induction Melting.

Alloys were characterized using XRD and SEM. Mechanical properties of the alloys are tested using Universal Testing Machine.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Management Trainee, R&D, Carborundum Universal Limited July 2013 –Jun 2014

Designing of the grinding wheels according to the application and material used and studying their performance using DAQ system. Developing new generation grinding wheels and working on micro/Nano finishing operations. Internship, Vizag Steel May 2012 - Jun2013

Practical observation of steel making process and critically analyzed the plant layout processes at various units of the plant like blast furnace, steel melt shop, sinter plant, continuous caster and foundry shop.

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