The Indian Iron and Steel industries face numerous challenges in terms of energy consumption, quality, productivity and environmental issues. The steel sector is also witnessing a rapid growth, with India poised to become the second largest steel producer globally. Therefore, there is a large demand for highly skilled manpower for the steel industry to sustain this expected rapid growth. The Center of Excellence in Steel Technology (COEST) is a vital vertical under the Center for Sustainable Technology and Product Development (CSTPD)has been established at OP Jindal University (OPJU), Raigarh to cater to the needs of the entire Indian Iron & Steel producers and User Industries.
The objectives and activities of COEST will include performing industry relevant research and development on various aspects of steel technology; developing highly skilled manpower for steel industry, providing consultancy to the industry, organizing training programs for refreshing and updating knowledge, organizing international conferences on steel technology and network with other organizations involved in steel technology.
The center will broadly focus on creation of high quality manpower for the steel industry and focused R&D on steel technology
Development of innovative or path-breaking technologies for utilization of Indian iron ore fines/ slimes and non-coking coal.
Beneficiation/ up-gradation of lowgrade iron ore, coal etc. and agglomeration.
utilization of steel plant and mine wastes including LD/ EAF Slag as secondary source.
Improving the properties of various grades of steels like Ultra High Strength Steel, High Strength High Formable Steel, Trip steels etc.
Development of innovative methods for controlled cooling rate and improving the properties of Rail Steels.
Recovery of trace elements from metallurgical waste.
Development of low carbon technology.
Development of innovative technology in utilizing metallurgical waste as a coating material for high temperature application.
Development of innovative solutions for addressing the challenges faced by the iron & steel industry.
Development of innovative technologies pertaining to green steel making.
Ferrous Process Metallurgy
Process Modelling
Thermo-mechanical processing of Steels
Structure PropertyCorrelations
Corrosion Protection of Steels
Metallurgical solid Waste Management
Steel quality management
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Dr M. Kalyan Phani Dr Trinath Talapaneni Prof. Md. Izhar Hussain Dr Sibnath Kayal Dr Vatsala Chaturvedi Prof. Neeraj Verma Prof. N. Acharjee |
Dr G.G. Roy, IIT Kharagpur Dr S. Das, IIT Kharagpur Dr Ajay Shukla, IIT Madras Dr M. Kamaraj, IIT Madras Dr K.C. Hari, IIT Madras Dr Somnath Basu, IIT Bombay Dr N. N. Viswanathan, IIT Bombay Dr Manoj Chopkar, NIT Raipur Dr K. Bhanu S. Rao, Steel Chair Professor MGIT, Hyderabad Dr Ranjit Prasad, NIT Jamshedpur Dr Anish Kumar, IGCAR, Kalpakkam Dr S Chandra, Tata Steel Ltd., JSR Representatives from JSPL & NSPL |
2 Year M Tech program in Steel Technology with a focus on solving industry problems. Academic work will be jointly done with academic partners from premier institutes from across the globe.
A full time PhD Program with a focus on creating new knowledge in the field of steel technology with industry and academic input from subject matter experts from our partner ecosystem.
Post Graduate Diploma Programs, and other short term training initiatives for capacity building in the field of Steel Technology.
Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata
Indian Society of Technical Education, Delhi
Association Iron and Steel Technology, USA
American Ceramic Society, USA
ASM International, USA
The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, USA
Indian Institute of Welding , India
Mr Henk Reiminik
Director, Industry Excellence,
World Steel Assoication,
USA
Mr Ronald E. Ashburn
Executive Director
Association for Iron and Steel Technology,(AIST)
USA
Mr Scott Chubbs
Director
Steel University,
USA
Prof. David K. Matlock
University Emeritus Professor
Colorado School of Mines,
USA
Mr Cees ten Broek
Director, World Auto Steel
World Steel Association,
USA
Mr Eva Sundin
Chief Executive Officer
Swerea MEFOS,
Sweden
Dr Florian Kongoli
Executive President (CEO)
FlogenTechnologies,
USA/Canada
Mr Haichuan Wang
Director
Anhui University of Technology,
China
Dr Shangui Hu
Vice Director
Anhui University of Technology,
China
Dr Lifeng Zhang
Dean
University of Science and Technology,
Beijing, China
Mr Ruipeng Pang
Sinosteel Jemeco,
China
Dr Indranil Chattoraj
Director
CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur,
Jharkhand
Prof. Partha Pratim Chattopadhyay
Director
NIFFT Ranchi,
Jharkhand
Dr B. K. Mishra
Director
Indian Institutes of Technology
Goa
Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi
Director
Indian Institutes of Technology
Roorkee
Mr R. V. Sridhar
Executive Director & CEO
Essar Steel India Limited (Pune Facility),
New Delhi
Mr Prasad RKSV Kannuri
Chief Executive Officer
Amtek Auto Ltd.
New Delhi
Mr Prashant Jain
Joint Managing Director & CEO
JSW Energy Ltd.
Mumbai
Mr Rajeev Bhaduria
Director JSPL, Group HR
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
New Delhi
Mr Naushad Ansari
Chief Executive Officer-Steel
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
New Delhi
Dr G Padmanabham
Director
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials, Hyderabad
Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi
Director
Indian Institutes of Technology
Madras
Dr Indranil Manna
Ex - Director
Indian Institutes of Technology
Kanpur
Promote CSTPD to reach its mission and goals.
Provide strategic direction for the overall growth of the centre.
Guide and stimulate for the innovative research in the related thrust areas.
Endorse for the development of new products or implementing new technology in the center.
Moral support for designing curriculum to encourage the research programs and activities.
Dr. Ir. B.C.De Cooman
Professor
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Republic of Korea
Prof. Dr. Bin Yang
Professor, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology
University of Science & Technology (USTB),
Beijing, China
Dr. Koh-ichi Sugimoto
Emeritus Professor
Shinshu University,
Japan
Dr. Valdiney Domingos de Oliveira
Director of Metallurgy & Engineering
Viridis.iQ GmbH,
Germany
Dr. C. (Ravi) Ravindran
Past President, ASM International,Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Ryerson University, Canada
Dr. John G. Speer
Director, Advanced Steel Processing & Product Research Center (ASPPRC)
Colorado School of Mines, USA
Prof. Brian Uy
Head of School of Civil Engineering
The University of Sydney,
Australia
Prof. Jung II Song
Professor
Changwon National University,
South Korea
Prof. Jianliang Zhang
Professor
University of Science & Technology Beijing,
China
Dr. George Vander Voort
Director
Vander voort LLC & Struers A/S,
USA
Prof. Alberto Conejo
Professor
University of Science and Technology Beijing,
China
Mr. Peter Wang
Sino steel Corporation,
China
Mr. Liqiang Zhang
Anhui University of Technology,
China
Mr. Li Cheng
Manager
Sino steel Corporation,
China
Prof. Ajay Shukla
Professor
IIT Madras,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)
Prof. G.G. Roy
Professor,Associate Dean, SRIC
IIT Kharaghpur,
West Bengal(India)
Dr. Anish Kumar
Head - Ultrasonic Measurement Section
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu (India)
Prof. K. Bhanu Shankar Rao
Steel Chair Professor
MGIT,
Hyderabad (India)
Prof. M. Kamaraj
Professor
IIT Madras,
Tamil Nadu (India)
Prof. S. Das
Professor
IIT Kharaghpur,
West Bengal(India)
Prof. K. C. Hari
Professor
IIT Madras,
Tamil Nadu (India)
Dr. Somnath Basu
Professor
IIT Bombay,
India
Dr. N N Viswanathan
Professor
IIT Bombay,
India
Dr. Atanu Pal
Chief Process Research
Tata Steel Ltd. JSR,
India
Dr. B. Ravi Kumar
Principal Scientist
NML - CSIR,
India
Mr. Pradip Patra
Vice President
JSW Dolvi,
India
Dr. B. C. Ray
Dean of Faculty
NIT Rourkela,
India
Dr. Manoj Chopkar
Head, MME
NIT Raipur,
India
Dr. Ranjit Prasad
Head, MME
NIT Jamshedpur,
India
To advise the CSTPD on the implementation of programs and policies instituted for the support of research.
To receive and disseminate information from the CSTPD Office on issues that impact research.
To serve as a forum for the discussion of improvement and expansion of research activity.
To communicate needs or problems related to research and the research environment to the CSTPD Office.
To make recommendations for the coordination of programs to enhance research and the research environment.
To make recommendations for the coordination of activities with other committees involved with research.
To promote the dissemination of information regarding research at the center.
To promote collaborative research and publication.
| Head of COE | Member1 | Dr. A Majumdar, Kazi Nazrul University | |
| Coordinator | Dr. M K Phani | Member2 | Dr. A. Kamaraj, NML |
| Co-Coordinator | Prof. Md Izhar Hussain | Member3 | Dr. Balachandran, JSW |
| Member1 | Dr. Trinath Talapaneni | Member4 | Mr. Amit Khokhar, JSPL |
| Member2 | Dr. Vatsala Chaturvedi | Member5 | Mr. M. Borkar, JSPL |
| Member3 | Dr. Sibnath Kayal | ||
| Member4 | Mr. Hrishikesh Shastri | ||
Sino Steel Corporation, China
Anhui University of Technology
Changwon National University, South Korea
Colorado School of Mines, USA
UT Dallas, USA
JSW Dolvi & Salem
Jindal Saw, Bellary
JSPL, Raigarh
JSL, Hisar
Fronius, India
Develop and align with the allied research domain of the centre.
Effectively manage the resources and research support to the centre.
Contribute and synergy for the outstanding research, teaching and learning activities of the centre.
Associate and provide the joint PhD guides related to research projects.
Facilitate the equipment and resources for the utilization of mutual research activities.
Encourage collaborative and multi-disciplinary research.
Support and arrange research funding to the centre for mutual interest.
Support and contribute for the joint publications to mobilize knowledge and branding.
