National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Prusty is an Assistant Professor (Grade-I) in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, where he leads research at the FRP Composite Laboratory. He completed his B.Tech (2006–10) and Ph.D. (2014–17) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at NIT Rourkela, and earned his M.E. in Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (2011–13), graduating as a gold medalist and first rank holder in both B.Tech and M.E. degrees. He has been a faculty member at NIT Rourkela since March 2014, with brief prior experience as an Assistant Professor at KIIT University and as a Graduate Engineer Trainee at JSL Stainless Ltd. As of March 2026, his research credentials include 102 SCI-indexed journal articles, 3 authored books, 5 book chapters, and 4 patent filings (1 granted), alongside more than 136 peer reviews for journals such as Composites Science and Technology, Composites Part A, and Chemical Engineering Journal. His h-index stands at 26–30 across Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar, with over 2,000–2,700 citations depending on the database. He has served as Principal Investigator on multiple sponsored projects funded by Tata Steel, SERB, CSIR, and the Naval Research Board (DRDO), and as co-consultant on industry-facing consultancy projects with Tata Steel and Indian Metals and Ferro-Alloys. He has supervised or co-supervised 12 Ph.D. scholars, 30 M.Tech/dual-degree students, and 33 B.Tech thesis projects. His accolades include being ranked among the World's Top 5% Scientists (SciRank Global, 2025) and 3rd globally in Glass Fiber research specialty (in Prior Five years’ category by ScholarGPS, 2025) the Odisha Bigyan Academy Young Scientist Award (2023) All India Rank 1 in Metallurgical Engineering GATE 2011 and multiple gold/silver medals through his academic career. He has also held administrative roles including Warden of GDB Hall.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Composites Materials
Areas of Interest
  • Polymer Composite Materials
  • Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
  • Environmental damage and degradation of Polymer Composites
  • Development of nanophased FRP Composites
  • 3-D reinforced Composite structures

Rajesh Kumar Prusty
ରାଜେଶ କୁମାର ପୃଷ୍ଟି Assistant Professor Grade-I, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

prustyr@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2598

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CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Rajesh Kumar Prusty

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Room Number: MS-218

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2017

Ph.D.
Implication of CNT Fillers on Environmental Durability of GFRP Composites: An Evaluation of Microstructural Features and Mechanical Properties
NIT, Rourkela

2013

M.E
Nanoindentation of Ni-gyroids (Materials Engineering)
IISc, Bangalore

2010

B.Tech
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
NIT, Rourkela

Teaching Experience
  • Composite Materials, Nanostructured Materials,  NIT, Rourkela,   10 Mar 2014 - Present
  • Engineering Metallurgy, Introduction to Composite Materials, Manufacturing Technology,  KIIT University, Bhubaneswar,   22 Jul 2013 - 25 Feb 2014
Industrial Experience
  • Steel Melting Shop,  JSL Stainless Ltd,   01 Jul 2010 - 22 Jun 2011
Laboratory Development
  • 3-D Polymer Composite Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   Polymer composites reinforced in 3 directions
  • Ageing of composites Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   Environmental durability analysis of advanced composites
  • Multiscale and Multiphase Polymer Composite Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   The lab is dedicated to develop nanophased polymer composites and assessment of their behaviour at several environmental conditions
  • Nanophased Composite fabrication lab,  NIT Rourkela,   For development of Polymer composites reinforced with nanofillers, such as CNT, graphene, nano-silica, nano-clay etc.
  • VARTM Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   To fabricate quality FRP composite through a vacuum assisted route
  • Synthesis and growth of nanomaterials Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   Use of Chemical vapour deposition and Electrophoretic Deposition to modify the surface of fibers with nanomaterials.
  • Recycling of FRP composites Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   To recycle different types of FRP composites, reuse of the recovered products
  • Development of Fiber/Metal laminates and Aluminium Honeycomb sandwich structures,  NIT Rourkela,   Combine both fibers and metals in a laminate to obtain synergistic effects
  • Sustainable Composites with Natural Fiber based reinforcements,  NIT Rourkela,   Use of natural fibers, such as flax and Hemp for making FRP composites and their performance evaluation
  • Advanced FRP Characterization Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   Compression test for sandwich composites, Creep behaviour assessment for composites, Interlaminar Fracture toughness arrangement

Hierarchical Hybrid FRP Composites with multiscale reinforcements as Structural Materials for Type IV & Type V Hydrogen Storage Tank TATA STEEL LTD.
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of effective technical solutions for recycling of industrial FRP wastes and end-of-life FRP components. TATA STEEL LTD.
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Using industrial wastes and thermally reclaimed glass fiber as a potential reinforcement in GFRP composites. TATA STEEL LTD.
  • Co-Investigator
  • 2
  • Completed   Sponsored
Environmental impacts on Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical performance of CNT embedded fibrous polymeric composites: Effects of through thickness CNT alignment. SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Moister uptake kinetics and its subsequent effect on mechanical performance of nano-phased fibrous polymeric composite CSIR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Effect of hygrothermal conditioning and cycling on cnt embedded gfrp composite:a study on marine environment durability. DRDO
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Feasibility to use Indigenous Coke for manufacturing of Ferrochrome with low-phosphorous M/S Indian Metals and Ferroalloys (IMFA)
  • Co-consultant
  • 01 Sep 2023 - 23 Sep 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
A study of FRP (focus on Carbon, Glass and polymer fibre reinforcements) composites for structural applications in modern India: Feasibilities and opportunities TATA Steel
  • Co-consultant
  • 15 Dec 2016 - 15 Dec 2018
  • Completed   Consultancy

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 68
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 29
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 149
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R. K. Prusty, D. K. Rathore, and B. C. Ray,"CNT/polymer interface in polymeric composites and its sensitivity study at different environments", Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Elsevier, December 2016, 10.1016/j.cis.2016.12.008       Article

A. O. Fulmali, S. Patnaik, D. K. Rathore, D. Bhattacharjee, B. Gwalani, B. C. Ray, and R. K. Prusty,"Enhanced extreme temperature bending and delamination resistance of GFRP composites through z-directional aligned nano-reinforcement: emphasizing the effects of CNT functionalization", Composites Science and Technology, vol.244, pp.110272, Elsevier, November 2023, 10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.110272       Article

R. K. Prusty, S. K. Ghosh, D. K. Rathore, and B. C. Ray,"Reinforcement effect of graphene oxide in glass fiber/epoxy composites at in-situ elevated temperature environments: an emphasis on graphene oxide content", Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol.95, pp.40-53, Elsevier, April 2017, 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.01.001       Article

R. K. Prusty, D. Rathore, M. Shukla, and B. C. Ray,"Flexural behaviour of CNT-filled glass/epoxy composites in an in-situ environment emphasizing temperature variation", Composites Part B: Engineering, vol.83, pp.166-174, Elsevier, December 2015, 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.08.035       Article

R. K. Prusty, D. Rathore, B. P. Singh, S. C. Mohanty, K. Mahato, and B. C. Ray,"Experimental optimization of flexural behaviour through inter-ply fibre hybridization in FRP composite", Construction and Building Materials, vol.118, pp.327-336, Elsevier, August 2016, 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.05.054       Article

6th International Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials [ICPCM2024] Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Conference)
6th International Conference on Processing & Characterization of Materials (ICPCM 2024) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Conference)
DST-STUTI workshop on "Application of XRD Technique in Materials Science and Engineering" Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
SERB-sponsored One Day Research Facility Training Program on "Hands-on experience in fabrication and characterization of FRP composites" Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Workshop)
Concepts to Commercialization of FRP Composites Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Short-term Course)
International Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 06 Dec 2018 - 08 Dec 2018
  • Brochure

  • Composite Materials {Theory}
  • Composite Materials: Principle and Practice {Theory}
  • Nanostructured Materials {Theory}
  • Materials Science Laboratory {Practical}
  • Polymer and Composite Laboratory {Practical}
  • Product Developement Laboratory {Practical}
  • Product Development Laboratory {Practical}
  • Product Development laboratory – II {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [10]
Effect of Carbon Nanotube Functionalization and Alignment on the Out-of-Plane Mechanical Performance and Environmental Durability of GFRP Composites
Abhinav Omprakash Fulmali
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Dec 2023
Supervisor
Mechanical Bhavior Studies of Interpenetrating Polymer Network Based Hierarchical Composites Incorporating Glass Fiber, Nano-Al2O3 and Al Alloy Reinforcements
B N V S Ganesh Gupta K
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  May 2023
Co-Supervisor
High Strain-Rate Compressive Behaviour of Plain Weave Fiber/Epoxy Composites: Numerical Simulation and Experimentation
Shubham
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Feb 2023
Co-Supervisor
Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Performance of Glass Fiber/epoxy Composite with Continuous and Discontinuous Secondary Carbon Fiber Reinforcement
Srinivasu Dasari
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Graduated :  Apr 2023
Supervisor
Mechanical Behavior of Graphene Nanofiller Grafted Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
Gangineni Pavan Kumar
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  Apr 2022
Co-Supervisor
FRP Composite & Nano Composite
Tanmoy Adhikary
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
FRP Composites
Enamul Hussain Khan
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Recycling of FRP Composites
Gandi Rohith
Enrolled: Sep 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
FRP COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Pankaj Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Fiber reinforced Composites
Parimal Jana
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
FRP COMPOSITES
Devalingam Santhoshkumar
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Hybrid FRP composite materials
Bibhu Prasanna Sahoo
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Ranked among the World’s Top 5% Scientists in 2025 by SciRank Global,   2026
  • Ranked 3 in the research specialty of “Glass fiber” by ScholarGPS in the year 2025 for Prior Five Years evaluation period,   2026
  • Received the Young Scientist award for “Outstanding Contribution in Engineering & Technology category” by Odisha Bigyan Academy for the year 2023 from the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Mohan Charan Majhi on 28th March 2025 at the Lok Seva Bhawan Convention Hall, Bhubaneswar.,   2025
  • Team Interface Icon (comprising of Faculties: Prof. B C Ray, Dr. R K Prusty, Students: Mr. S Pattnaik, Mr. BNVS Ganesh Gupta) received 2nd runner up award worth cash prize of ₹ 1,00,000 for the Material Next 4.0, the flagship event of Tata Steel on May 11, 2023.,   2023
  • Received Faculty advisor appreciation award for “commendable work in guiding students as faculty advisor” for the session 2021-22 from the Director, NIT Rourkela.,   2023
  • Gold Medalist for 1st position in M.E. at IISc Bangalore (Materials Engineering),   2013
  • Secured a SGPA of 8/8 in 1st Semester during M.E. at IISc, Bangalore.,   2012
  • All India Rank 1 in GATE (Metallurgical Engineering),   2011
  • Awarded scholarship of ₹1,00,000 for pursuing higher study by JSL Stainless Ltd, Hisar , India.,   2011
  • Silver Medalist for 1st position in B.Tech. at NIT Rourkela (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering),   2010
  • Secured a SGPA of 10/10 in 8th Semester during B.Tech. at NIT, Rourkela,   2010
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Associated Member of The Institute of Engineers (IE), India - AM1914165,   2020
  • Life member of The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), India - 55479,   2016

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