post-doctoral research associate

Education:

B.E. in Metallurgical Engineering (2005), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

M.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2013), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2023), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Email: santigopal.samanta@mines.edu

Mailing Address:

Santigopal Samanta

1301 19th Street, Hill Hall (HH352)

Golden, CO 80401

USA

Research Areas

• Hydrogen embrittlement of steels
• Physical metallurgy (ferrous)
• Heat treatment, TMCP
• Steel grade design (hot-rolled and cold-rolled steels, flat and long products)

Research publications and patents

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=e0NKBocAAAAJ 

ORCID Link

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1992-1101 

Technical Areas of Focus and Background

I am working (as a post-doc) on two projects; 1) the microstructure-fracture correlation for line pipe grade steels for high-pressure H2 gas transmission, and 2) rapid tempering to restore ductility in the heat-affected zone of line pipe steel weld for natural gas/H2 gas transmission.

Previously I worked as a Principal Researcher in the Product Development Research Group, R&D Division, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur (India) from Jan 2014 to Apr 2024. I have research experience in Hydrogen embrittlement of high-strength steels, phase transformation, physical metallurgy, thermomechanical controlled processing, steel grade design, etc. Before that, I worked in the QA function of a steel cold rolling mill complex for five years.