Dr. Atul R. Ballal
Professor
Brief Bio
Dr. Atul Ballal has 16 years experience in the Department of Metallurgial and Materials Engineering, VNIT Nagpur. Prior to that, he worked 1 year as Software Engineer in Mahindra British Telecom, Pune. He has taught Deformation Behaviour of Materials, Mechanical Processing of Materials, Ceramic Materials, Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, Advanced Composite Materials. His specialization is on high temperature mechanical behaviour of materials and Ceramic materials. He has guided 9 PhD projects, 23 MTech projects and 21 BTech projects. He has brought in 9 funded research projects and has 40 journal publications and 26 conference publications. He has coordinated for vacation internship of over 150 students in R&D organizations and industries. He has also delivered expert lectures at national level institutes and workshops.
Research Interest
- Ceramic Engineering
- Fuel Cells
- Mechanical Metallurgy
Education
Degree | Year | Specialization | University |
|---|---|---|---|
Ph.D | 2011 | Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science | IIT Bombay |
M. Tech | 2004 | Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science | IIT Bombay |
B.E. | 2000 | Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | VRCE Nagpur (now VNIT Nagpur) |
Contact Details
0712-2801509
atulballal[at]mme[dot]vnit[dot]ac[dot]in
| Title | Funding Agency | Role | Year | Amount (in Lakhs INR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Robin Testing for Generation of Low Cycle Fatigue Data of the Indian Advanced Ultra Supercritical Power Plant Materials | AUSC Project - Mission Directorate | PI | 2018-20 | 631 |
| Generation of Creep Data of the Indian Advanced Ultra Supercritical Power Plant Materials | AUSC Project - Mission Directorate | Co-PI | 2017-20 | 619 |
| Evaluation of High Temperature Creep Rupture Properties of GTM-SU-720 Turbine Disk Material under Constant Load Conditions | GTRE | Co-PI | 2018-20 | 20 |
| Generation of Haigh Diagram for Alloy 617M for the Indian Advanced Ultra Supercritical Power Plant | AUSC Project - Mission Directorate | Co-PI | 2017-20 | 404 |
| Assessment of Weld Interface Creep Cavitation of Ferritic/austenitic Dissimilar Weld Joint of Ferritic Modified 9Cr-1Mo and Austenitic 316 LN steels | UGC-DAE CSR | PI | 2017-20 | 15 |
| Effect of Texture on LCF Behavior of Ti-64 Material in Gas Turbine Fan Blade | GTRE | PI | 2015-16 | 10 |
| Effect of Normalizing and Tempering on Tensile and Creep Properties of Grade 92 Steel | BRNS | Co-PI | 2012-15 | 82.14 |
| Evaluation of Tensile and Fracture Properties of Grade 92 Steel by Ball Indentation Technique | UGC-DAE CSR | Co-PI | 2012-15 | 15 |
| Characterization of Creep Properties by Small Punch Creep Testing Method | UGC-DAE CSR | Co-PI | 2012-15 | 10 |
| Title | Funding Agency | Role | Year | Amount (in Lakhs INR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure Analysis of Titanium Bioimplant | ||||
| Failure Analysis of Firefigting Pipeline in power generation industry |
| Description | Author(s) | Publisher | ISBN | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of Moisture Content and Fiber Orientation on the Mechanical Behavior of GFRP Composites In book: Advances in Mechanical Engineering (pp.433-439) | Alok Behera, Manjusha M. Thawre, Atul Ballal, Prathamesh Babrekar, Pratik Vaidya, Satya Vijetha, Tushar Sawant | Springer, Singapore | 978-981-15-3639-7 | 2020 |
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| Sr. No. | Responsibility | Institute | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Board of Studies | VNIT, Nagpur | Member | 2006 onwards |
| 2 | Board of Studies for Metallurgical Engineering | RTM Nagpur University | Member | 2018 onwards |
| 3 | Guest House | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2021 onwards |
| 4 | Octaves (Music Club) | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2017-2019 |
| 5 | Departmental Examinations | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2016-2017 |
| 6 | Testing and Consultancy | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2013-2015 |
| 7 | Department NBA Committee | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2013-2015 |
| 8 | Departmental Website | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2011 onwards |
| 9 | Departmental students affairs | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2010 onwards |
| 10 | Department library affairs | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2008-2010 |
| 11 | Metallurgical Engineering Society | VNIT, Nagpur | In-charge | 2006-2011 |
| 12 | NIRF Data Team | VNIT, Nagpur | Member | 2020 onwards |
| 13 | Institute Canteen & Mess Committee | VNIT, Nagpur | Member | 2018-2019 |
| 14 | Institute Brochure and Information Panel Display Committee | VNIT, Nagpur | Member | 2008-2009 |
| 15 | Committee for Convocation | VNIT, Nagpur | Member | 2007,2008,2019-Chairman |
| 16 | AIEEE admissions committee | VNIT, Nagpur | Member | 2007, 2008, 2012 |
| 17 | PG admissions committee | VNIT, Nagpur | Member | 2013 |
| Year | Award Description |
|---|---|
| 2014 | ir Dorabji Tata - TR Anantharaman Faculty Fellowship Awarded to 2 faculty members from Engineering Institutes of National Importance based on academic excellence, teaching capabilities, and students' feedback |
| 2014 | INAE Engineering Teacher Mentoring Fellowship Awarded to 10 faculty members from engineering colleges from India based on research proposal |