Materials Engineer

SAIDEEP MUSKERI

Denton, TX, *****, USA Telephone: +1 (405) 588 – 9717 Email: *********@*****.*** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saideep-muskeri-bb73b999/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IK_r7kwAAAAJ&hl=en Professional Summary

• Strong educational and professional background with 5+ years of experience in the field of Materials science.

• A clear understanding of the fundamentals of crystallography and phase transformations in metallic alloys and its influence on mechanical properties.

• Over 100 hours of hands-on experience on characterization techniques such as Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Focussed ion beam (FIB) milling (TEM sample preparation and Atom probe sample preparation), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

(EDX/EDS), Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), and X-ray diffraction (XRD).

• Over 15 research publications in international journals with 60+ citations and 4 international conference talks during 4 years of Ph.D.

Research Areas/Technical Skills

Research areas: Technical Skills:

Materials Science

Microscopy

Failure analysis

Additive Manufacturing

Nanomechanics

Corrosion

Tribology

High strain rate deformation

Mechanical Properties

High Entropy Alloys

Refractory alloys

Irradiation

Metallic glasses

Thin films/coatings

Fabrication techniques:

ARC melting, Induction melting, Injection casting, Melt spinning, TEM sample preparation and Atom probe sample preparation Microscopy techniques:

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD), X- ray Diffraction (XRD), Focussed Ion Beam (SEM-FIB), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic force microscopy

(AFM), Raman, XPS, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Optical Microscopy

Mechanical characterization techniques:

Bulk properties: Bulk tensile and compression, Hardness tester, Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB), and Ballistic testing Nanomechanical/small-scale properties (at room and elevated temperatures): Nanoindentation, Picoindentation (micro-pillar compression, strain rate sensitivity, fracture toughness, and Nano scratch)

Surface degradation:

Wear and Corrosion

Education

2017 – Present

(Graduating

Fall 2020)

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering GPA: 4.0/4.0 Department of Materials Science and Engineering

University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

2017-2018

MS. in Materials Science and Engineering GPA: 3.7/4.0 Department of Materials Science and Engineering

University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

2011-2015

B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering GPA: 3.5/4.0 Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D researcher Jan 2017 – Present Department of Materials Science and Engineering

University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Supervisor: Prof. Sundeep Mukherjee

Project 1: High strain rate deformation behavior of single and multiphase high entropy alloys

• Developed new generation materials for high strain rate/ballistic impact applications.

• Designed a systematic approach for high strain rate tests and characterizing the failed samples.

• Investigated material damage evolution using multiscale microstructural and mechanical characterization techniques.

• Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests in evaluating failure mechanisms.

• Identified potential mitigation strategies to reduce or eliminate key vulnerabilities.

• Established a comprehensive relationship between the deformation behavior of materials at different strain rates using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB).

• Maintained laboratory operations, updating and revising standardized operating procedures, reordering raw materials and supplies to sustain experiments and workflow.

• Mentored 4 undergraduate students working on different research projects. Project 2: Nano-mechanical studies of metallic alloys at room and high temperatures

• Initiated, designed, and executed 3 independent projects: Investigating the mechanical behavior of metallic alloys at small length scales, Understanding the effect of temperature (up to 800 C) on the failure behavior using nanoindentation and picoindentation techniques.

• Developed a new strategy in FIB milling to precisely make patterns, shapes, and tools for nanomechanical studies.

• Prepared several TEM and Atom probe samples using conventional ion beam milling (FIB) to perform TEM analysis (collection of diffraction patterns, bright field, and dark field images) and Atom probe tomography.

• Designed an efficient path to make micro-beam cantilevers using FIB milling.

• Conducted room and high temperature nanoindentation studies by performing a wide range of studies like creep, fatigue, fracture toughness, strain rate sensitivity, dynamic mechanical analysis, high speed nanoindentation.

Project 3: Additive manufacturing of steels and high entropy alloys using LENS and SLM techniques

• Optimized printing parameters for several compositionally graded steels and high entropy alloys by laser additive manufacturing techniques.

• Conducted systematic microstructural characterization of printed samples and identified the relationship between microstructure such as porosity, grain size, melt pool size, and sub grain cell structure and process parameters like power, scanning speed, and energy density.

• Evaluated mechanical properties of additive manufactured alloys and established an interconnection between process parameters, microstructure and mechanical behavior.

• Established a comprehensive relationship between different additive manufacturing techniques in terms of quality, productivity, reliability, and cost of manufacturing. Research Internship Aug 2015 – Dec 2016

Defence Research and Development Organization, India Supervisor: Dr. Ram Prabhu

• Developed a Mg-based alloy with varying rare earth metal content for improving tribological applications.

• Utilized a wide range of characterization techniques such as Optical microscopy, SEM, XRD, and EBSD to analyze and understand the microstructural behavior.

• Performed hardness measurements and tensile test for evaluating the mechanical properties.

• Conducted pin on disc wear tests by varying load and speed in a dry environment for understanding the tribological behavior.

• Performed data analysis and interpreting the results.

• Led a team of 5 students in planning, developing, and analyzing the data. Summer Intern May 2014 – July 2014

CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, India

Supervisor: Dr. Soma Dutta

• Prepared bismuth titanate (Bi4Ti3O12) thin film on a platinum substrate using spin coating technique.

• Examined the structural, compositional and surface properties through different characterization methods namely SEM, XRD, EDX, and AFM.

• Evaluated the mechanical properties like hardness and fatigue through nanoindentation.

• Interpreted and analyzed the findings to relate structural, mechanical, and electrical behavior for improved piezoelectric response material.

Publications

1. Saideep Muskeri, V. Hasannaeimi, R. Salloom, M. Sadeghilaridjani, S. Mukherjee, “Small-scale mechanical behavior of a eutectic high entropy alloy”, Scientific Reports (2020) 2. Saideep Muskeri, Deep Choudhuri, Philip A. Jannotti, Brian E. Schuster, Jeffrey T. Lloyd, R.S. Mishra, Sundeep Mukherjee, “Ballistic impact response of Al0.1CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy”, Advanced Engineering Materials (2020)

3. Saideep Muskeri, Philip A. Jannotti, Brian E. Schuster, Jeffrey T. Lloyd, Sundeep Mukherjee,

“Ballistic impact response of complex concentrated alloys”, submitted to Materials & Design (2020) 4. M. Sadeghilaridjani, Saideep Muskeri, V. Hasannaeimi, M. Pole, S. Mukherjee, “Strain rate sensitivity of a novel refractory high entropy alloy: Intrinsic versus extrinsic effects”, Materials Science and Engineering: A (2019)

5. Vahid Hasannaeimi, Saideep Muskeri, Bharat Gwalani, Douglas C. Hofmann, and Sundeep Mukherjee, “Deformation behavior of metallic glass composites and plasticity accommodation at microstructural length-scales”, Materials Today Communications (2020). 6. M. Sadeghilaridjani, Saideep Muskeri, M. Pole, S. Mukherjee, “High temperature nano-indentation creep of reduced activity high entropy alloys based on 4-5-6 elemental palette”, Entropy (2020) 7. Aditya Ayyagari, Riyadh Salloom, Saideep Muskeri, Sundeep Mukherjee, “Low activation high entropy alloys for next generation nuclear applications”, Materialia, (2018) 8. M. Sadeghilaridjani, A. Ayyagari, Saideep Muskeri, V. Hasannaeimi, J. Jiang, S. Mukherjee, “Small scale mechanical behavior of ion irradiated bulk metallic glass”, JOM (2019) 9. Deep Choudhuri, Philip A Jannotti, Saideep Muskeri, Shivakant Shukla, Sindhura Gangireddy, Sundeep Mukherjee, Brian E Schuster, Jeffrey T Lloyd, Rajiv S Mishra, “Ballistic response of a FCC- B2 eutectic AlCoCrFeNi2.1 high entropy alloy”, Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, (2019) 10. Aditya V Ayyagari, Bharat Gwalani, Saideep Muskeri, Sundeep Mukherjee, Rajarshi Banerjee,

“Surface degradation mechanisms in precipitation-hardened high-entropy alloys”, npj Materials Degradation, (2018)

11. Vahid Hasannaeimi, Aditya V Ayyagari, Saideep Muskeri, Riyadh Salloom, Sundeep Mukherjee,

“Surface degradation mechanisms in a eutectic high entropy alloy at microstructural length-scales and correlation with phase-specific work function”, npj Materials Degradation, (2019) 12. M. Sadeghilaridjani, A. Ayyagari, Saideep Muskeri, V. Hasannaeimi, R. Salloom, W. Y. Chen, S. Mukherjee, “Ion irradiation response and mechanical behavior of reduced activity high entropy alloy”, Journal of Nuclear Materials (2020)

13. M. Sadeghilaridjani, V. Hasannaeimi, Saideep Muskeri, C. Mahajan, N. Ghodki, S. Mukherjee,

“Small scale characterization of amorphous Ni-P coatings synthesized using pulsed electrodeposited method”, Manuscript prepared for Acta Materialia

14. Deep Choudhuri, Shivakant Shukla, Philip A Jannotti, Saideep Muskeri, Sundeep Mukherjee, Jeffrey T Lloyd, Rajiv S Mishra, “Characterization of as-cast microstructural heterogeneities and damage mechanisms in eutectic AlCoCrFeNi2. 1 high entropy alloy”, Materials Characterization,

(2019)

15. S Sruthi, A Adarsh, Asmita Veronica, Saideep Muskeri, Soma Dutta, “Thickness dependent mechanical and ferroelectric properties of Bi4Ti3O12 film”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, (2016)

16. Bharat Gwalani, Tianhao Wang, Abhinav Jagetia, Sindhura Ganireddy, Saideep Muskeri, Sundeep Mukherjee, J. T. Lloyd, Rajarshi Banerjee, Rajiv S. Mishra, “Dynamic shear deformation of a precipitation hardened Al0.7CoCrFeNi eutectic high-entropy alloy using hat-shaped specimen geometry”, Entropy (2020).

Invited Conference Talks/Selected Academic Presentations 1. Maryam Sadeghilaridjani, Saideep Muskeri, Vahid Hasannaeimi, Shristy Jha, and Sundeep Mukherjee, “Small-scale mechanical behavior of single and multi-phase high entropy alloys”, TMS annual meeting (2020), San Diego, CA, USA

2. Saideep Muskeri, Vahid Hasannaeimi, Sundeep Mukherjee, In Situ deformation behavior of bulk metallic glass composites at small length-scales, TMS annual meeting (2019), San Antonio, TX, USA 3. Mayur Pole, Saideep Muskeri, Vahid Hasannaeimi, Sundeep Mukherjee, Small-scale plastic deformation of high entropy alloys, TMS annual meeting (2019), San Antonio, TX, USA 4. Self-healing materials for high temperature applications, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

5. XRF and RBS data analysis with SIMNRA program for characterization of thin film HfxTiyOz on Si substrates, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA 6. Thermodynamics of High Entropy Alloys, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA Academic Achievements/Awards

1. Reviewer of “International Journal of Materials Science and Applications” journal. 2. International research paper “Ballistic impact response of Al0.1CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy” selected as a cover image for “Advanced Engineering Materials” journal. 3. Organizing committee head, Wall Street (AXIS’12-Annual Technical fest of VNIT, Nagpur, India). 4. Ranked in top 2% in All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) in 2011 where more than 1.5 million students appeared.

5. Tuition benefit grant awardee (3000$ - granted to 2% of Graduates) - (University of North Texas Denton TX - USA).

6. Instate tuition grant awardee (5000$) each semester - (University of North Texas Denton TX - USA). Personal Skills

• Strong written and communication skills

• Good problem-solving skills

• Excellent organization and planning skills

• Attention to detail

• Time management

• Ability to work well in a team environment and a diverse culture

• Experience in preparing reports, papers or other scientific publications

• Experience in developing novel ideas written into proposals or presented to both internal and external customers

Co-curricular Activities, Computer Skills, and Languages

• Games/Sports: Soccer, Cricket, Table-Tennis, Chess, Carrom, Videogames.

• Computer skills: Basics of Abaqus (finite element simulation software), ImageJ, Origin, MS office

(Word, Excel, PowerPoint), C, Java, SQL.

• Languages: English (proficient), Hindi (proficient), Telugu (native). Declaration

I hereby declare that particulars given herein are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. References:

1. Dr. Sundeep Mukherjee,

Professor,

Department of Materials Science and Engineering,

University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA,

Email: *******.*********@***.***

2. Dr. Aditya Ayyagari,

Post-Doctoral Research Associate,

Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA, Email: **.********@*****.***

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