Research @ IDEAs Lab

The Interface Dynamics and Energetics of Alloys research group at IIT Ropar focus on understanding, predicting and eventually controlling Solid-Liquid and Solid-Solid interfaces. The Solid-Liquid interfaces are investigated during solidfication processing (in bulk, as well in as confined geometries). The Solid-solid interfaces occurs as grain boundaries and phase boundaries. The basic science challenges associated with interfaces readily transfer to a variety of applied problems in diverse materials systems such as High-Temperature materials and Functional nanomaterials, which forms the key research thrusts in our group. Our tools of the trade involve solidification, sintering, microscopy, diffraction, assorted modeling methods, and Materials Informatics.