Convergent Manufacturing, Processing and Advanced Surface Science Laboratory
Meet the Team
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sougata Roy
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director CoMPASS Lab, Iowa State University
Contact: sroy@iastate.edu
Biography
Dr. Sougata Roy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. He has received multiple projects funded by federal agencies such as DoD, DOE, NSF, NASA, and different state agencies such as North Dakota EPSCoR, NASA EPSCoR, Soybean Council and State Energy Research Center in the fields of multiscale metal additive manufacturing, advanced materials processing, surface engineering and tribology. Dr. Roy received ‘FY 2023 Distinguished Early Career Award’ from US Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy University Program and ‘Early Career Award (student category)’ in 2018 from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). He served as both co-organizer and lead organizer for ‘Surface Engineering’ symposium in STLE Annual Meeting (2022-present), ‘Additive Manufacturing of Large-scale Metallic Components’ and ‘Agile Additive Manufacturing by Employing Breakthrough Functionalities’ in TMS Annual Meeting (2022-present). Dr. Roy is a member of 2023-2024 editorial advisory board for Tribology and Lubrication Technology (TLT) Magazine. Prior to joining the current institution in August 2023, Dr. Roy was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Dakota for three years. Before that, he worked as a Postdoc in Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for two years. Dr. Roy received his Ph.D. with major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Materials Science and Engineering from Iowa State University in 2018 and worked at Cummins Inc. for a year before joining his doctoral study.
Current Students
Kommineni Uday Venkat Kiran
Ph.D. Student
B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, SR Engineering College/JNTU Hyderabad, 2013
M.Tech., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Warangal, 2015
Project Research Fellow, VNIT Nagpur, 2017-19 Project Assistant III, CSIR-CECRI, India, 2019-21
Research focus: Electrochemistry, Surface metrology, Post-processing of additively manufactured parts, Tribology, Corrosion
Contact: udayvk@iastate.edu
Pial Das
Ph.D. Student
B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2019
M. Sc., Tribology of Surface and Interfaces, Joint European Master’s Program, 2022
Research focus: Additive Manufacturing, Surface Engineering, Metal Matrix Composites, Tribology, Corrosion
Contact: pialdas@iastate.edu
Prayag Burad
Ph.D. Student
B. Eng., Mechanical Engineering, RTM Nagpur University, India, 2015
M. Tech., Materials Engineering, VNIT Nagpur, India, 2020
Junior Research Fellow, VNIT Nagpur, India, Jan 2021- Jan 2022
Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, India, June - Dec 2022
Research focus: Metal Additive Manufacturing, Laser material processing, Material characterization, Thermal barrier coatings, Surface coatings and modifications
Contact: prayag@iastate.edu
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Salikh Omarov
Ph.D. Student
B.Eng., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2021
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2023
Research Assistant, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, Jan 2022- May 2024
Research focus: Nuclear Reactor Fuel Cladding, Laser DED, Ultrasonic Impact Peening, Material characterization
Contact: osalikh@iastate.edu
Dongyun Lee
Ph.D. Student
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering, Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea, 2021
M.S in Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, 2023
Researcher, Department of mechanical engineering, Chung-Ang university, Computer Solid mechanical Design Lab., Korea, Mar. 2023 ~ Aug. 2023
Research focus: Drivetrain failures, High Entropy Alloy, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Contact: dyl1103@iastate.edu
Vishal Mahey
M.S. Student
B.Tech., Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India, 2020
Honors, Advanced Materials, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India, 2020
Patent Research Analyst, GreyB, Punjab, India, 2021-22
Research focus: Large Scale Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, Materials Characterization, Materials Processing.
Contact: vishal97@iastate.edu
Vikas Ayyadevara
M.S. Student
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, P.V.P Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada, India, 2022
Research focus: Electric Vehicles, Tribology, Biolubricants, Carbon nano-onions
Contact: saivikas@iastate.edu
Christopher Silligman
M.S. Student
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2024
Research focus: Laser DED, In-situ Monitoring, Ultrasonic Impact Peening, Surface Science
Contact: cms3@iastate.edu
Maximo Matticol
Undergraduate Student
B.Sc. , Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, USA, 2027 (expected)
Research focus: Erosive wear testing, Surface Profilometry
Contact: mmatti16@iastate.edu
Daavleen Kaur
Undergraduate Student
B.Sc. , Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, USA, 2027 (expected)
Research focus: Post processing of metal AM components
Contact: daav05@iastate.edu
John Jones
Undergraduate Student
B.Sc. , Electrical and Electricity Engineering, Iowa State University, USA, 2027 (expected)
Research focus: Soccer
Contact: No E-mail
Dustine Poirer
Undergraduate Student
B.Sc. , Food Engineering, Iowa State University, USA, 2027 (expected)
Research focus: Foot Ball
Contact: No E-mail
Lab Alumni
Sudip Saha
M.S. Student
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2017
Project Engineer, Renata Limited, Bangladesh, 2017-19
Adjunct Lecturer, Sonargaon University, Bangladesh, 2019-20
Research focus: Metal additive manufacturing, Tribology, Dental Prosthetics, Corrosion
M.S. Thesis (2023, UND): Evaluating the Potential of Wrought and Additively Manufactured Co-Cr Alloy for Prosthodontic Applications
Next Position: Doctoral Student at Auburn University
Hyunsuk Choi
M.S. Student
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 2021
Office Assistant, Military Service, South Korea, 2016-18
Research focus: Laser Wire Directed Energy Deposition, Shape Memory Alloy, Aerospace bearings, Rolling Contact Fatigue
M.S. Thesis (2023, UND): Tribo-Mechanical Behavior of Cold Rolled and Directed Energy Deposited NiTi Alloy for Space Applications for Sudip and Hyun respectively.
Next Position: Doctoral Student at University of Toronto
Piash Bhowmik
M.S. Student
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2019
Mechanical Engineer, Acron Infrastructure & Services Ltd., Bangladesh,
2021-22
Research focus: Biobased lubricants, Tribology, Electric vehicle lubricant formulation, Wettability of lubricants
M.S. Thesis (2024, UND): Development of Multifunctional Biobased Lubricants from Soybean Oil and its Tribological Behavior
Next Position: Doctoral Student at Virginia Tech University
Emil Umerov
Fulbright Visiting Researcher
B. Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Samara State Technical University, Russia, 2016
M.Sc., Materials Science, Samara State Technical University, Russia, 2018
Ph.D. (ongoing), Materials Science, Samara State Technical University, Russia (2018-present)
Research focus: Metal matrix and ceramics matrix composites, Casting, Surface Wettability
Sydney Menne
Undergraduate Research Assistant
B. Sc., Physics & Astrophysics, University of North Dakota, USA, 2023
Research focus: Additive Manufacturing, Erosive wear testing, Surface Engineering
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