National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Structural and Advanced Ceramics
Areas of Interest
  • Bio-inspired Materials, Structural Ceramics, Mechanical Behavior, Composite Materials

Arindam Paul Associate Professor

Ceramic Engineering

paula@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2215

11

PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

4

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Arindam Paul

Associate Professor

Ceramic Engineering

Room Number:

Department of Ceramic Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

PhD (IISc, Bangalore)

Tough biomimetic composite inspired by abalone nacre architecture for lightweight multilayered armour application. SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of tough biomimetic Alumina Composite inspired by Abalone Nacre Architecture. SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 11

S. N. Sabat, S. Sikder, S. K. Behera, and A. Paul,"Effect of freezing velocity and platelet size on structural parameters and morphology of freeze-cast porous alumina scaffolds", Ceramics International, vol.47, no.17, pp.16661-16673, Elsevier, September 2021, 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.02.237       Article

S. N. Sabat, S. Sikder, S. K. Behera, and A. Paul,"Effect of processing parameters on the development of anisotropic a-Al2O3 platelets during molten salt synthesis", Ceramics International, vol.48, pp.11145–11154, Elsevier, February 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.12.334       Article

S. N. Sabat, S. Sikder, S. K. Behera, and A. Paul,"Influence of processing parameters on microstructures and morphology map of freeze-cast porous alumina scaffolds", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol.43, no.15, pp.6997–7011, Elsevier, December 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.07.026       Article

S. Sikder, A. Dash, S. Karmakar, S. Sabat, D. A. Babu, S. K. Behera, and A. Paul,"Microstructure and fracture behaviour of biomimetic Al2O3-ZrO2 composite with 2-levels of structural hierarchy", Ceramics International, vol.50, no.22, pp.46844-46857, Elsevier 2024, View Details       Article

S. N. Sabat, S. Sikder, S. K. Behera, and A. Paul,"Effect of pore architecture on quasistatic compressive deformation of freeze-cast porous alumina scaffolds", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol.45, no.7, Elsevier 2025, View Details       Article

  • CR249 : Materials Science and Engineering {Theory}
  • CR4107 : Mechanical Behaviour of Ceramics {Theory}
  • CR6132 : Advanced Composites {Theory}
  • CR6134 : Electron Microscopy {Theory}
  • CR615 : Electron Microscopy {Theory}
  • CR636 : Advanced Composites {Theory}
  • CR2108 : High Temperature Processing Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR2172 : High Temperature Processing Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR3412 : Cement Technology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR370 : Mechanical Testing Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR4103 : Mechanical Testing Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR473 : Whiteware Technology laboratory {Practical}
  • CR478 : Data Analysis and Modeling using MATLAB and Simulink {Practical}
  • CR671 : Whiteware Production and Practice Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [4]
Processing-Microstructure-Mechanical Properties of Freeze-cast Porous Alumina Scaffolds with 3-Levels of Structural Hierarchy
Satya Narayana Sabat
Enrolled: Jul 2015
Graduated :  Dec 2024
Supervisor
Processing, Microstructure and Fracture Behaviour of Biomimetic All-ceramics Composites with 4-Levels of Structural Hierarchy
Soumavo Sikder
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Tough Biomimmetic Composite
Sunirmal Karmakar
Enrolled: Sep 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Bulk Biomimetic Structural Materials
Alokjyoti Dash
Enrolled: Feb 2019
Continuing
Supervisor