ICME, Computational materials science, Postdoctoral researcher

T. Chaitanya Sagar

Hyderabad, India C: +919********* *********.*****@*****.**.**

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagarchaitanya Web: https://sagarchaitanya.github.io/research

About

• A highly self-motivated research fellow with a demonstrated history of working in an academic or research enterprise.

• Skilled in computational materials research, multiscale modeling, and materials engineering to envision integrated computational materials engineering (ICME).

• Submitted thesis (Ph.D.) focused on Mechanics and Design in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.

• Seeking a position in Industries, R & D, or Academia to deliver and enhance skill set. Academic Details

Year Degree Specialization Institute CGPA

2014-2020 Ph.D. Mechanics &Design Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 3.5/4 2012-2014 M. Tech. Materials Engineering University of Hyderabad 3.6/4 2007-2011 B. Tech. Mechanical Engineering Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

3.8/4

Experience

• (2011-2012) Design Engineer

Axis-CADES, Engineering services firm, Hyderabad

Roles: Modelling and detailing sheet metal components using ProE for Caterpillar emissions solutions. Retrofitting of Sheet metal components of Progress Rail wagons. Positions of Responsibility

• Coordinator (2019): GIAN course on ICME of metals 2019.

• Teaching assistant (2014-2019): Machine Drawing, Applied Elasticity, Theory of Dislocations, Continuum Mechanics, Finite Element Methods, Tinkerers Laboratory, Integrated computational materials engineering of metals.

Skills

• Research Tools (Open source): Quantum ESPRESSO, LAMMPS, Linux shell scripting, OVITO, python, Virtual Nano Lab, BURAI, VMD.

• Research Tools (Commercial): Abaqus, Ansys, PTC CREO, MATLAB.

• Typesetting and Artwork: LaTeX, LyX, Beamer, Gnuplot, Inkscape, Visio, POV-Ray.

• Certifications (Coursera online courses): Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to TensorFlow, High throughput materials development, Quantum mechanics Relevant Courses

• Advanced Finite Element Methods

• Advanced Solid Mechanics

• Advanced Engineering Mathematics

• Characterization of Materials

• Concepts of Materials Science

• Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria

• Design and Selection of Engineering

Materials

• Diffusion and Kinetics

• Metal Forming: Science and Technology

• Modeling and Simulation

• Powder Metallurgy and Ceramics

• Surface Engineering

Projects

• Ph.D.: Probing Mechanical and Electronic Properties of 2D materials using DFT and MD: hBN and graphene. Micro-mechanics Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.

• M.Tech: Prediction of properties of Materials using tools(Quantum Espresso) in Computational Material Science: A case study on NaNO2. Center for modeling simulation and design, University of Hyderabad.

• B.Tech: Dynamic strain aging in SS-316 austenitic stainless steel. DMRL, Hyderabad Publications

• Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, Viswanath Chinthapenta, and M. F. Horstemeyer. "Effect of defect guided out-of-plane deformations on the mechanical properties of graphene." Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

(2020): 1-17.

2. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, and Viswanath Chinthapenta. "Effect of substitutional and vacancy defects on the electrical and mechanical properties of 2D-hexagonal boron nitride." Journal of Molecular Modeling 26.8

(2020): 1-13.

3. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, R Chinthapenta, Viswanath. "Electronic Scale Properties of Pristine Stanene And Tin Forms Using AbInitio Methods." Advanced Materials Letters 10.1 (2018): 74-78.

• Book chapters

1. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, and Viswanath Chinthapenta. "Lower and Upper Bound Estimates of Material Properties of Pristine Graphene: Using Quantum Espresso." Advances in Structural Integrity. Springer, Singapore, 2018. 253-265.

Conferences

1. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, Investigation of Stiffness coefficients of pristine graphene at various scales, 5th World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME 2019), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, July 21-25, 2019.

2. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, Electronic scale properties of Stanene, Advanced Materials World Congress(AMWC- 2018), Singapore, February 3-9, 2018.

3. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, Elastic properties of SWCNT-Si nanocomposite, International Conference on Composite Materials and Structures (ICCMS-2017), Hyderabad, India, December 27-29, 2017. 4. Sagar, T. Chaitanya, Study of properties of materials using ab-initio quantum chemistry tool Quantum ESPRESSO: A case study on graphene, First Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition (SICE-2016), Bangalore, India, July 4-6, 2016.

Extracurricular

1. Badminton: Three times Inter-IIT contingent(2014, 2016, 2017 (captain)) representing the IIT Hyderabad badminton team. One time Inter-University contingent representing University of Hyderabad (2013) 2. Tennis: One-time Inter-IIT contingent(2016), representing the IIT Hyderabad Tennis team. Research Requirements

For Multiscale Modeling of Materials and ICME of metals.

• High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility/cloud

computing account.

• A GPU enabled workstation for rendering.

Teaching Courses

• Materials Engineering,

• Modeling and simulation,

• Mechanics behavior of Materials

• Characterization of materials

• Integrated computational materials engineering

of metals

References

1. Dr. Viswanath Chinthapenta (Ph.D. Advisor)

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace

Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Hyderabad

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2. Dr. Mark F. Horstemeyer

Professor &Dean

School of Engineering

Liberty University

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3. Dr. Ashok Kumar Pandey

Associate Professor,

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace

Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Hyderabad

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