Rate My Professor Jaiprakash Gautam

Prof. Jaiprakash Gautam serves as Dean and Professor in the School of Engineering Sciences and Technology at the University of Hyderabad. He earned his Ph.D. from Delft University of Technology in 2011. His professional journey encompasses both academic and industrial roles in materials engineering. He has been Associate Professor at the University of Hyderabad since 2014, advancing to the position of Professor and Dean. From 2012 to 2014, he worked as Senior Metallurgist at Nedstaal, focusing on steel production and billet rolling. Earlier positions include Research Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering at Delft University of Technology from 2007 to 2011, Research Assistant in Materials Engineering at Ghent University from 2004 to 2007, and Lecturer in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi from 1998 to 2004.

Prof. Gautam's research specializations include advanced welding and manufacturing techniques, texture-controlled processing of advanced steels, non-destructive testing and life assessment of aerospace engine materials, laser processing of superalloys and high-strength steels, mineral beneficiation through iron ore pelletisation, and grain-oriented and non-oriented electrical steels. He leads the MTCL Research Group and has been awarded research grants such as the TARE project. He has produced 43 publications, comprising 27 journal articles and 16 conference proceedings, with 362 citations and an H-index of 12. His honors include the EU-Namaste India Fellowship in 2015 and the Indo-Belgium Fellowship in 2004. A life member of the Indian Institute of Metals since 2008, he contributes administratively as Dean by coordinating industry internships with JSW Steel, establishing MoUs such as with NMDC for green steel missions, supervising PhD theses on residual life assessment of aged materials and additive manufacturing of Fe-Si alloys, and mentoring Prime Minister's Research Fellows.