pranoy [at] gatech [dot] edu
gtpranoy [at] gmail [dot] com
I am a computational materials science researcher focused on building data-driven models and automation tools to address fundamental and applied problems in the pursuit of accelerated materials discovery. Presently, I am a doctoral candidate at the MINED Group in GeorgiaTech(advised by Dr. Surya Kalidindi), where I develop autonomous systems for robust materials design and modeling.
Prior to joining GT, I conducted research with the late Dr. Srikumar Banerjee (Padma Shri - 2005; former Chairman, Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India) and Dr. Brahmananda Chakraborty (Scientist H @High Pressure and Synchroton Radiation Physics Division) at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai (India), where we thereotically discovered sustainable materials for efficient solid-state Hydrogen Storage.
I am on the job market (2026) and looking for industrial research positions. Do not hesitate to reach out to me if you think I am a good fit!
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA [open] August 2021 - Present Advisor: Dr. Surya Kalidindi Research Lab Link: MINED Group Major: Materials Informatics Minor: Management of Technology
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India[open] July 2016 - June 2020 Graduated with First Class
Defended undergradute thesis "Study of microstructure-property and wear behaviour of hypereutectic Al-17Si alloy" [open] Supervisors : Prof. K.S.Ghosh and Prof. B.K.Show, MME, NIT Durgapur
High School (10+2) Don Bosco School Park Circus, Kolkata, India [open] April 2002 - April 2016 Class 12 Graduated with 95.25% (ISC 2016 - eq. to A Level) Class 10 Graduated with 94.60% (ICSE 2014 - eq. to O Level)
Professional Certifications
Management of Technology (MOT) Scheller College of Business Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA [details] May 2025 Support: Federal Funding Agencies Type: Graduate Certificate
Computational Materials Science & Engineering (CMSE) School of Materials Science & Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA [details] May 2023 Support: Federal Funding Agencies Type: Graduate Certificate
Computational Materials Science Summer School (CMS3) Texas A&M University, College Station, TX [details] July 2022 Support: CMS3 2022 Fellow (NSF+TAMU) Type: Summer School Diploma
Research
Volunteering & Leadership
Reviewer: SciPy Conference - Tacoma, WA, USA [2024]
Reviewer: Springer Nature - Journal of Materials Science [2023]
Reviewer: SciPy Conference - Austin, TX, USA [2023]
Internal VP: Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA), GT, USA [2023-24]
Contributor: JARVIS Project, National Institute of Standards (NIST) USA [2021-present]
President: Entrepreneurship Development Cell, NIT Durgapur, India [2016-2020]
Treasurer: Strokes (Art & Photography Club), NIT Durgapur, India [2017-2020]
Contributor: Mozilla Foundation, Kolkata, India [2016-2020]
◦ Working on an undisclosed Materials Discovery project using AI to surrogate DFT simulations.
◦ Developed proficiency in using HPC protocols to parallelize code structures for optimizing performance on supercomputers.
Data Science Manager / Materials Scientist Multiscale Technologies Inc, Seattle, USA [open] January 2024 to August 2024
◦ Developing AI-based Materials Design workflows for transnational clients
◦ Integrating new and pre-existing workflows in the pursuit of accelerated materials discovery.
Head Teaching Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA [open] January 2023 to May 2023
◦ Completed multiple projects to predict novel materials for efficient Hydrogen Storage using DFT (Density Functional Theory), Bader Charge Ananlysis & AIMD (Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics) Simulations.
(3 Research Articles Published)
◦ Poster Presented on general work done in BARC at DAE CCS 2019
◦ Prediction of optimal Nuclear Coolant Materials for Molten Salt Reactors The variation of properties of fluoride and chloride salts against various factors & conditions were studied.
Research Intern Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India [open] July 2020 - Nov 2020
Worked on a Materials Informatics project using the Random Forest - Machine Learning Algorithm in Python. The determination of Mechanical Properties of various binary and ternary alloys with the aid of Materials Informatics and ML-driven approaches was analyzed. [weblink]
Research Intern Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India [open] June 2020 - Oct 2020
◦ Worked on a Phase-Field Modelling project involving DFT & MD Simulations.
◦ Managed Collaborations with Washington University at St. Louis & IIT Kanpur
Project & Industrial Intern Hindustan Aeronautics Limited [open] May 2018 to July 2018
Completed two Projects, namely: [open]
◦ The Identification of Post Investment Casting Defects ◦ Preventive Measures for Quality Control using Lean Management
Undergraduate Research Assistant Physics Department, NIT Durgapur Summer-Winter 2017
Determination of Water Contamination Content Profile in a Steel Plant Belt(Durgapur)- Project completed at the Physics Department, NITD. The determination of the impurity content profile in water and their effect in our daily lives, besides a few other detrimental physical factors were measured, which were further used as inputs to fabricate an experimental anti-polluting membrane.
ACHIEVEMENTS & EXPERIENCES
Invited Talk Novelis Scholar's Day Kennesaw USA-2024
Poster Presentation MSE Research Show GT@Fall-2024
Invited Talk - MS&T TMS Fall Meeting Pittsburgh USA-2024
Delivering a Lecture AI for MechE GT@Spring-2023
Invited Talk 2nd EIIF-TokyoTech Hawaii USA-2022
Summer School Diploma CMS3-TAMU-NSF Texas USA-2022
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