1. Taraknath Maity
 Email: maity@iitk.ac.in,tarakiitk@gmail.com  Phone : +91- 8009559552
 Address: E-302, Hall 4, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016,Uttar Pradesh, India
Year Degree/Exam Institute/Board CPI/Percentage
2015* M.Tech. (Materials Science & Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur
8.5/10
2012 M.Sc. (Materials Science) Sardar Patel University, Gujarat 69.5%
2010 B.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry) Calcutta University, kolkata 71.375%
2007 Class XII West Bengal Council of Higher Sec.
Edu.
75%
2005 Class X West Bengal Board of Sec. Education 80.25%
 Qualified GATE(Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) examination in 2012 with all India Rank 49
 Qualified GATE(Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) examination in 2013 with all India Rank 47
Guide: Prof. Krishanu Biswas, Department of Material Science & Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India.
Phase Separation Behavior in High Entropy Alloys.
 To develophighentropyalloys bymechanical alloyingfollowedbySPS (sparkplasmasintering)andstudy
the phase separationbehaviorbyEDS (EnergyDispersive Spectrometry) andWDS(WavelengthDispersive
Spectrometry) withimprovedmechanical properties muchbetter thanconventional alloysforhigh
structural applications.
 Characterized prepared high entropy alloy sample by XRD(X-ray Diffraction), SEM(Scanning Electron
Microscopy),EPMA(Electron Probe Micro-analyzer), and TEM(Transmission Electron
Microscopy),FESEM(Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy)
Guide: Prof. L. M. Manocha, Department of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
Growth of Graphene on Copper Substrate by CVD (Chemical Vapour Deposition) method
 To grow high quality single layer graphene on copper foil from Organic waste by CVD(Chemical Vapour
Deposition)
 Designed CVD setup for synthesis of graphene, studied the growth mechanism
 Optimized growth temperature and time required for high quality graphene
 Synthesized graphene from organic waste
 Characterized graphene with Raman spectroscopy.
Guide: Mr. Sachidulal Majumdar (GM (General Manager), R & D -Applied Research), H & R Johnson (India)
limited (Pen, Maharashtra).
Synthetic Opacifier Implementation in Super White Marbonite Tiles
I. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
II. SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
III. M. TECH. THESIS June ‘14-May’15*
IV. M.Sc. PROJECT Dec-May ’12
V B.Sc. PROJECT Sept-Oct ‘09

2. M.Tech.: Structure and characterization of materials, Microscopy and micro analysis of materials, Powder
metallurgy, Transport phenomena, Mathematics and computational methods, Fundamentals of stereology and
applications to microstructural analysis ,Thermodynamics of materials, Solidification processing
M.Sc.: Semiconducting and superconducting materials, Solar energy, Optical, magnetic & dielectric materials,
Modern characterization technique, Polymer science, Composite materials, Fibers, plastics and elastomers,
Nano science and technology, Microstructure control & metallic processing, Defect structure and properties of
materials
 Programing Languages: Matlab, C programming
 Documentation Tools: Microsoft Office, Origin
 Engineering Tools: Image J, Xpert High Score
 Operating System: XP/7/8/10
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Flame Photometry,BombCalorimeter,DSC(Differential ScanningCalorimetry),TGA (ThermoGravimetric
Analysis),SEM(ScanningElectronMicroscopy),XRD(X-rayDiffraction)
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Analyzed andinterpreteddataof UTM(Universal Testingmachine),RockwellHardnesstestingmachine,Izod
impacttestingmachine
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Fabricatedandstudiedmechanical propertiesof glass-fibrereinforcedpolymermatrix composites
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Synthesizedandcharacterizedvariouskindsof thermoplastic&thermosettingpolymers
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Depositedthinfilmsof aluminumbymeansof CVD technique &PVDtechnique
 POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
 DPGC Representative of Academic Affairs ( IIT Kanpur) [On-going]
 Core Committee Member, Biennial Exhibition (R.K.M.V, Calcutta University) Dec ’09
 Active Member in UGC-Sponsored National Seminar (R.K.M.V, Calcutta University) Mar ’09
 Teaching Assistance at IIT Kanpur:
 Assisted Prof Rajib Sekhar , conducted tutorials and evaluated laboratory examination papers of 120
students in Process Metallurgy Laboratory in 2nd semester
 Assisted Prof Tanmoy Maity , conducted tutorials and evaluated laboratory experiments papers of 180
students in Materials Science Laboratory in 3rd semester
 Assisted Prof. Monika Katiyar , I am conducting laboratory experiment on “ Solar Cell Fabrication and
Characterization” in Functional MaterialsLaboratory in this semester
 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
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Active MemberInHall-4Cultural Committee
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Awarded certificate of appreciationforthe valuable participationinorganizingN.K.Batraquiz2013-2014
heldat IIT Kanpuron 1st September2013
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Man of the match in MaterialsScience &Engineeringdepartmental cricket tournamentatIITKANPUR,
March, 2014
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Participatedinthe college Biennial Exhibition,heldduringthe period20-23 Dec2007 in the dept.of
Industrial Chemistryof RamakrishnaMissionVidyamandira,Belurmath,Howrah,WestBengal
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ParticipatedinWorkshopon CarbonNanomaterialsforIndustrial Applications,SardarPatel University,
Gujarat
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ParticipatedinUGC SponsoredNational Seminaron Global Warming& Role of GreenHouse Gasesand
theirManagementOrganizedbyBelurRamakrishnaMissionVidyamandira,Howrah,WestBengal
VI. RELEVANT COURSE WORK
VII TECHNICAL SKILLS
VIII TECHNICAL EXPERIENCES
IX EXTRA CURRICULAR SECTION