Department of

Material Science and

Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur strives to prepare
technologists/engineers for developing new materials and processes for
applications in variety of industries in metal and mining, automotive,
chemical, aviation, plastic, biotechnology, semiconductor solar and
energy sector.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), earlier

known as Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at IIT Kanpur was
established in 1960. From its inception, it has had strong impact in
providing knowledgeable manpower to meet the nation’s demand in
traditional metallurgy.
The department has reinvented constantly to keep the IIT curriculum in
pace with the state-of-the-art technologies. The field of study in the
department now encompasses the entire spectrum of extractive
metallurgy, physical metallurgy, manufacturing processing, electronic
and semiconductor materials, biomaterials, ceramics and composites.
This department has pioneered a unified approach to teaching and
research, which has enabled us to evolve into an interdisciplinary field
catering to diverse applications.

Metallurgical Engineering
• Iron and Steel Making
• Principles of metal extraction and
refining
• Phase Transformations
• Thermodynamics & Phase
Equilibria
• Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• Materials Failure: Analysis and
Prevention
• Structure and Characterization of
Materials
Materials in Manufacturing
• Materials Processing
• Selection & Design of
Engineering Materials
• Manufacturing processes
• Solidification Processing
• Heat Treatment and Surface
Hardening
• Powder Metallurgy
Electronic Materials
• Science and Technology of Thin
Films and Device Fabrication
• Electronic Devices and
Characterization
• Energy Materials and
Technologies
• Electro ceramic Materials and
Applications
• Computer Simulations in
Materials Science
• Materials For Semiconductor
Industry
Bio and Nanomaterials
• Introduction to Biomaterials
• Materials Science Technologies
for Applications in Life Sciences
• Transmission Electron Microscopy
and Nano Analysis of Materials
• Nanostructures and
Nanomaterials:
Characterization and Properties
 Microstructural
Characterization Facility: SEM,
TEM, EPMA, XRD, BET, XPS,
Thermal Analysis

Physical Metallurgy and

Engineering Metallurgy Lab:
Optical Microscopes, Furnaces,
Sample mounting press, Polishing
Machines, Rolling Mill, Welding,
Brazing, Microwave Sintering

Electronic Materials & Thin

Film Processing Lab:
Pulsed Laser Deposition, Electron
Beam Evaporation, Sputtering,
Photolithography facility, Electrical
and Optical Characterization

Material Testing Lab:

UTM, Fatigue Tester, Creep Frame,
Impact Tester, Hardness Tester,
Microhardness Tester,
Nanoindentation
Ministry of steel, Govt. of India
Setting up of a comprehensive water
modelling laboratory for steelmaking process
analysis and design

DRDO, INDIA
Development of corrosion and wear
resistant Ni and Al-based metallic glass and
nano-crystalline coatings

ISRO
Laser Assisted Fabrication of Functionally
and Microstructurally Graded Thermal
Protection Systems for Launch Vehicles

GM Global R&D, Warren, USA

Explored development of next generation
of aluminium alloy for engine applications

Sahasra Electronics Ltd.

Development of solid state lighting
prototype using white organic light emitting
diodes

Tata Steel
Explored the feasibility of organic solar cell
and light

(This is not complete list of collaborations)

Dr. Anish Upadhyaya Dr. Rajiv Shekhar
Head, MSE Department Student Placement Advisor
anishu@iitk.ac.in vidtan@iik.ac.in
+91-512-2597672 (Office) +91-5122597016 (Office)

Dr. Shashank Shekhar

Student Placement Advisor
shashank@iitk.ac.in
+91-512-2596528 (Office)

Ashish Kumar Gupta

Department Placement
Coordinator
ashigup@iitk.ac.in
Post graduate
+91-8004968993