Curriculum Vitae Harprabhjot Singh

Dr. Harprabhjot Singh

Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology Nationality: Indian

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Marital Status: Married

Delhi-110016, India. Date of Birth: 25.11.1990

Tel.: +91-8427884228
E-mail: harprabhjot13@gmail.com

CAREER PROFILE:

Organization Profile Thesis/Project CGPA Year

Indian Institute Ph.D. Development and Severe Plastic

of Technology, Deformation of Novel Hybrid Mg 8.57 2017-2021
Delhi, India based Metal Matrix Composites

Indian Institute M.Tech Corrosion Resistant

of Technology, Superhydrophobic Coating for 8.28 2015−2017
Ropar, India Metallic Surfaces

National Maintenance Breakdown and preventive

Engineering Engineer maintenance of Centerless 2012-2014
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Industry grinding, race grinding and (2.1 years)
honing machines

Thapar B.E. Design and Development of

University, (Mechanical Vacuum Brake Bleeding 7.57 2008-2012
Engineering)
Patiala, India Machine.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Deformation behavior of alloys/MMCs, Thermomechanical processing, Microstructure

property correlation, Electron microscopic characterization, Corrosion, Wear mechanism,
Thermal spray coatings and Superhydrophobic surfaces.
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TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Instrument: Stir and squeeze casting, Flame spray and HVOF coating, Electron microscopy,
Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Universal testing machine, X-ray diffractometer, Raman
spectrometer, Goniometer, Electrochemical corrosion testing rig, Universal tribometer,
Metallurgical polishing, and Optical profilometer.

Programming Language /Software: Python (Machine learning), Matlab, ABAQUS,

SolidWorks, CNC machining simulator (FANUC), Auto CAD, Origin, Photoshop, Latex.

EXPERIENCE

Early doc. fellow (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi)

October 2021-present

Project is focused on development of functionally graded material through thermal spray

processes.

Ph. D. student (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi)

July 2017- October 2021

Thesis is entitled “Development and Severe Plastic Deformation of Novel Hybrid Mg based
Metal Matrix Composites”. My research was focused on in-situ development of magnesium
based hybrid nano composites through stir casting process. Research work has been
summarized as follows:

• Development of nano ceria particles in magnesium melt through chemical route.

• Optimizing process parameters (temperature of melt and concentration of precursor)
to control the size and distribution of in-situ developed ceramics.
• High temperature plastic deformation of composites.
• Characterization (mechanical, tribology and corrosion) of as cast and forged
composites.
• Establishing microstructure property correlation through analytical models and
proposing novel GNDs generation model.
• Using machine learning to correlate microstructure and property for the forged
composites.
Projects during PhD:

• Failure analysis of catenary wire (Indian Railways project).

• Effect of graphene reinforcement on Si growth in eutectic Al-Si alloy.
• Development of ceria doped alumina coatings on AZ91 alloy and exploring its
corrosion response for implant applications.
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Master Student (Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar)

July 2015- July 2017

Thesis is entitled “Corrosion Resistant Superhydrophobic Coating for Metallic Surfaces”.

The research was focused on development of randomly textured PTFE-ceria composite
coating on highly porous thermal sprayed metal.
Involvement in other research activities:

• Simulation of cold spray process (Abaqus: particle deformation).

• Fabrication and characterization of friction stir processed boiler steel (SA 210).
Maintenance Engineer (National Engineering Industry, Jaipur)

July 2012- Aug 2014

I worked as machine maintenance engineer at NEI, Jaipur. I had following job

responsibilities:

• Breakdown and preventive maintenance of Centerless grinding, race grinding and

honing machines.
• Establishing 5S at allotted production line.
PUBLICATIONS

1) H. Singh, S. Kumar, D. Kumar, The role of in-situ ceramic reinforcements on

microstructure evolution and mechanical properties on developed hybrid Mg-MMCs,
Materials Science & Engineering A. 789 (2020) 139577.
2) H. Singh, D. Kumar, Validation of Novel Geometrically Necessary Dislocations
Calculation Model Using Nanoindentation of the Metal Matrix Nanocomposite,
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials
Science. 51A (2020) 6700–6705.
3) H. Singh, S. Kumar, D. Kumar, M. Srivastav, R. Kumar, J. Jain, A. Chouhan, O.P.
Khatri, Reinforcing the Near Eutectic Aluminum–Silicon Alloy with Graphene: An
Approach toward Self-Lubricating Composite, Advanced Engineering Materials.
(2020) 2000910.
4) H. Singh, D. Kumar, H. Singh, Development of magnesium-based hybrid metal
matrix composite through in situ micro , nano reinforcements, Journal of Composite
Materials. 55 (2020) 109–123.
5) H. Singh, A. Pratap Singh Lodhi, T. Verma, D. Kumar, J. Jain, Tribological response
of binary Mg-xZn (Where X = 1, 3 and 6 wt%) alloys, Materials Today: Proceedings.
(2020) 1–5.
6) H. Singh, G.P.S. Sodhi, M. Singh, N.M. Chelliah, H. Singh, Study: wear and
superhydrophobic behaviour of PTFE-ceria composite, Surface Engineering. 35
(2019) 550–556.
7) H. Singh, D. Kumar, Deformation Behaviour and Texture Evolution in High
Temperature Forged In-situ Developed Mg Based Hybrid MMnC, (2021). under
review
8) H. Singh, D. Kumar, Novel hybrid Mg-based MMCs: in-situ reinforcement of CeO2
and MgO, and their effect on tribological response, (2021). under review
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9) S. Kumar, H. Singh, N. Gaur, S. Patil, D. Kumar, N. Singh, Surface & Coatings

Technology Imparting increased corrosion passive and bio-active character to Al2O3
based ceramic coating on AZ91 alloy, Surface & Coatings Technology. 383 (2020)
125231.
10) S. Singh, M. Kaur, M. Kumar, H. Singh, S. Singh, Study of microstructure evolution,
mechanical properties and hot corrosion behavior of friction stir processed boiler
steel, Materials Research Express. 6 (2019).

PATENTS

1) Deepak Kumar, Avi Gupta, Abhijit Pattnayak, Harprabhjot Singh, “An apparatus for
developing ceramic coating and method thereof” IN Patent (India), Filled 20/09/2021,
Application No. 202111042612, 2021

CONFERENCE

1) Tribological response of binary Mg-xZn (Where X = 1, 3 and 6 wt%) alloys,

Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering; 5-7
dec 2019.
2) Proposing GNDs generation model for spherical particles, thus validating through in-
situ developed metal matrix nano-composite (MMnC), Advancements and Futuristic
Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering; 19-20 dec 2020.
3) Novel hybrid Mg-based MMCs: in-situ reinforcement of CeO2 and MgO, and their
effect on tribological response, Wear of Materials, 26-29 April 2021.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• ≈ 99 percentile in Gate (2012, 2015).

• 3rd position in M.Tech (IIT Ropar)

REFERENCES

Dr. Deepak Kumar (PhD supervisor)

Associate Professor Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

dkumar@itmmec.iitd.ac.in +91-7503444659

Prof. Harpreet Singh (M. Tech supervisor)

Professor Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, India

harpreetsingh@iitrpr.ac.in +91-9855709052

Prof. Naresh Tandon (Research committee member)

Professor Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

ntandon@itmmec.iitd.ac.in +91-9811349555