Dr.
Athira K S
Scientist-B, ARCI, Hyderabad
Academics
Ph.D. & M.Tech
JAN 2018 -
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgical Engineering
JUNE 2024
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad
B.S. (Research)
AUG 2013 -
Materials
JULY 2017
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Experience
Scientist-B
DEC 2024 - Center for laser processing of materials
Ongoing International advanced research center for powder metallurgy
and new materials (ARCI), Hyderabad
Expertise
Welding (keyhole-GTAW, Laser), Additive manufacturing (EBM)
Experimental
Microscopy (SEM, TEM, EBSD, EDS, STEM)
(hands-on) XRD, AFM, Nanoindentation, Tensile testing
Ni-base Superalloys: Haynes 282, Inconel 740H, Inconel 939
Materials
Precipitation strengthened Co-base superalloys
Thermodynamic CALPHAD based modeling
Materials Modeling Thermo-Calc - graphical and console mode
Equilibrium I Scheil I Dictra I TC-Prisma
Other coding C++ I MATLAB I ABB robotic arm software
Publications
• Sunkari, U., Reddy, S. R., Athira, K. S., Chatterjee, S., & Bhattacharjee, P. P. (2020).
Effect of niobium alloying on the microstructure, phase stability and mechanical
properties of CoCrFeNi2. 1Nbx high entropy alloys: Experimentation and
thermodynamic modeling. Materials Science and Engineering: A.
• Peddiraju, V. C., Athira, K. S., Simhambhatla, S., & Chatterjee, S. (2021). Enhancing
Surface Hardness of Titanium Through Ni-Ti Intermetallic Microstructures Formed In
Situ During Weld Deposition of Nickel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.
• Athira K. S., E. Nandha Kumar, Subhradeep Chatterjee, Dheepa Srinivasan. (2022).
Effect of Heat Treatments on the Structure and Properties of Laser Powder Bed
Fusion Inconel 939 Alloy. Proceedings of ASME 2022. I-AM 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Athira, K. S., Pandey, P., Prabhakar, K. V., Chattopadhyay, K., & Chatterjee, S. (2022).
Laser welding of a W-free precipitation strengthened Co-base superalloy. Journal of
Materials Science.
• Athira, K. S., & Chatterjee, S. (2023). Effect of Keyhole Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
and Post-welding Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Hardness of Inconel
740H. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.
• Athira, K. S., & Chatterjee, S. (2024). High-current gas tungsten arc welding of Ni-
base superalloy Haynes 282: correlating heat input with weld profile, microstructure,
hardness and indentation size effect. Materials Science and Technology.
Conference presentations
• K. S. Athira, G. Muvvala, S. Chatterjee, Effect of laser surface remelting of Ni-base
superalloy Haynes 282. 4th EuroSuperalloys 2022, Bamberg, Germany.
• K. S. Athira, E. NandhaKumar, S. Chatterjee, Dheepa Srinivasan. Understanding the
microstructural evolution in laser powder bed fusion Inconel 939. International
conference on powder metallurgy 2022 (PM-22), Virtual mode.
• K.S. Athira, P. Pandey, S. Mukhopadhyay, K.V. Phani Prabhakar, K. Chattopadhyay,
S. Chatterjee. Using microscopy to understand solute partitioning and
microstructural evolution in a Co-based superalloy weld. APMC-2020, Hyderabad,
India.
• K.S. Athira, P. Pandey, S. Mukhopadhyay, K.V. Phani Prabhakar, K. Chattopadhyay,
S. Chatterjee. Laser welding studies on a precipitation strengthened Co-base
superalloy. NMD ATM 2019, Trivandrum, India.
• OmVimla award for innovation in materials for society, IIT Hyderabad
Awards • IFSM Students/Young Researchers award, APMC 2020 conference
• KVPY SX 2013 Fellowship (continued for 2014-2017)
Research Experience
DEC 2023 – Electron beam melting additive manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V
Ongoing Center for laser processing of materials, ARCI
JAN 2018 – Welding studies on precipitation strengthened Co- & Ni-base superalloys
NOV 2023 PhD work [Supervisor: Dr. Subhradeep Chatterjee, IIT Hyderabad]
AUG 2021 – Laser powder bed fusion of Inconel 939 & heat treatment studies
AUG 2022 Collaboration work between Pratt & Whitney and IIT Hyderabad
Athira K S and Dr. Subhradeep Chatterjee, IIT Hyderabad
Dr. Nandha Kumar E and Dr. Dheepa Srinivasan, Pratt & Whitney
2020 Effect of niobium alloying on the microstructure, phase stability and
mechanical properties of CoCrFeNi2. 1Nbx high entropy alloys:
Experimentation and thermodynamic modeling (CoCrFeNi2.1Nbx)
Collaboration work in IIT Hyderabad: U. Sunkari, S.R. Reddy, K. S. Athira, S.
Chatterjee, P.P. Bhattacharjee.
Mechanical characterization of the properties of Nb microwires extracted
AUG 2016 –
from Cu-Nb composite and commercially available microwires
APR 2017
BS project, IISc Bangalore
Superviser: Dr. Atul H. Chokshi, IISc, Bangalore
MAY 2016 – Characterization of Nanoliposomes for the treatment of atherosclerosis
JUL 2016 Research Fellowhsip of NTU, Singapore
Superviser: Dr. Ng Kee Woei, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
MAY 2015 – Study on the translational regulation of CAMKII protein
JUL 2015 Summer Research Fellowship of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
Superviser: Dr. Ravi Muddashetty, Centre for Brain Development & Repair,
inStem, NCBS, Bangalore
MAY 2014 – Electrospinning for Nanofiber fabrication
JUL 2014 Superviser: Dr. Kaushik Chatterjee, IISc, Bangalore
