Research Interests:
Nanostructured Materials, Processing and Properties of Non-equilibrium Materials, Mechanical Alloying, Materials Characterization
Degrees:
Ph.D. (Metallurgical Eng.), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1970
M.Sc. (Metallurgical Eng.), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1967
B.E. (Metallurgy), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1965
Recent Publications:
C. Suryanarayana, Experimental Techniques in Materials and Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2006.
C. Suryanarayana, Mechanical Alloying and Milling, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 2004.
C. Suryanarayana, L. Shaw and R.S. Mishra (eds.), Special Issue (Vol. 14, No. 4, August 2005) of Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, ASM International
B. Prabhu, C. Suryanarayana, L. An, and R. Vaidyanathan, Synthesis and Characterization of High Volume Fraction Al-Al2O3 Nanocomposite Powders by High-Energy Milling, Mater. Sci. & Eng., A425 (2006) 192-200.
R.H. Chen, C. Suryanarayana, and M. Chaos, Combustion Characteristics of Mechanically Alloyed Ultrafine-Grained Al-Mg Powders, Adv. Eng. Mater.,(2006) 563-567.
C. Suryanarayana and B. Prabhu, Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials by Inert-Gas Condensation Methods, in “Nanostructured Materials: Processing, Properties, and Applications”, Second Edition, Carl C. Koch (ed.), William Andrew, Inc., Norwich, NY, 2006, pp. 47-90.
Y. Wang, C. Suryanarayana, and L. An, Phase Transformations in Nanometer-Sized g-Alumina by Mechanical Alloying, J. Amer. Ceram. Soc., 88 (2005) 780-783.
C. Suryanarayana, Recent Developments in Nanostructured Materials, Adv. Eng. Mater., 7 (2005) 983-992.
S.J. Hong and C. Suryanarayana, Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behavior of an Ultrafine-Grained Al-20 wt% Si Alloy, Metall. Mater. Trans., A36 (2005) 715-723.
U. Patil. S.J. Hong, and C. Suryanarayana, An Unusual Phase Transformation during Mechanical Alloying of an Fe-based Bulk Metallic Glass Composition, J. Alloys & Compounds, 389 (2005) 121-126.
Scientific and Professional Societies:
Fellow, ASM International
Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London (UK)
Member, TMS
Life Member: Indian Institute of Metals
Materials Research Society of India
Indian Vacuum Society
Honors and Awards:
Fellowship of ASM International
Fellowship of Institute of Materials, London, UK
Distinguished Alumnus Award of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Plenary Speaker at the International ISMANAM Conference in Warsaw, Poland, 2006.
