Development of cost-effective, bioactive titanium alloys for orthopedic implants with low modulus, high strength, and tribocorrosion resistance: Integrating alloy design with duplex nanoscale surface engineering Sponsoring Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department: MM : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

• Srijan Acharya (PI)
• Jun 2026 - Jun 2029

Research Collaboration on Aluminium Alloy Materials between NIT Rourkela and Vedanta Aluminium Limited Sponsoring Agency: VEDANTA ALUMINIUM LIMITED Department: MM : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

• Arnab Sarkar (PI)
• Feb 2026 - Feb 2027

Slab Casting Mould Digital Twin Development: Physical and Computational Modeling with Machine Learning Combined Approach Sponsoring Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department: MM : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

• Dr. SOUMITRA KUMAR DINDA (PI)
• Jun 2025 - Jun 2028

Optimization of post-investment cast HIPing treatment of aerospace grade Ti-6AI-4V alloy for improvement of fatigue life. Sponsoring Agency: Aeronautics R&D Board (ARDB) Department: MM:Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

• Prof. Kumud Kant Mehta (PI)
• Prof. Krishna Dutta, Prof. Natraj Yedla, Dr. Amit Bhattacharjee (Co-PI)
• Sep 2023 - Sep 2026