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Prof. Varam Sreedevi

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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Room No: MM221 +91-870-2462513 sreedeviv@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 10
    • Conference(s): 2
    • Book Chapter(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 2

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    PUBLICATIONS

    2

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    2

    PROJECTS

    Research Areas

    Development of Al based alloys/composites for H2 generation
    Machine learning for phase/property prediction of materials
    Mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline materials
    Synthesis of bulk nanocrystalline materials
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 2015
    Master of Technology Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1999
    Bachelor of Technology Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University College of Engineering, Hyderabad 1997
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering(MM1103) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Smart Materials(MM36019) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Structure and Properties of Materials(MM1M01) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Machine Learning for Materials Engineering(MM366) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Physical Metallurgy(MM201) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering(MM101) 2-0-0 2 UG
    Structure and Properties of Materials(MMM01) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Smart Materials(MM5264) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Advanced Powder Processing(MM5102) 3-0-0 3 PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Enhanced H2 generation through hydrolysis of novel MWCNT/Al-BiCl3 nanocomposites, By M Rafi, RR Patthi, VVSS Srikanth, S Varam, Pergamon, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.169, pp.151117, 2025
    MWCNT/Al–Bi–NaCl nanocomposites for enhanced H2 generation, By M Rafi, AP Kolupula, RR Patthi, VSSS Vadali, S Varam, Pergamon, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.77, pp.1425-1431, 2024
    Novel nanocomposite constituted by Al-Bi alloy and MoS2 for hydrogen generation through hydrolysis, By Abhyuday Patel Kolupula, Harita Pant, Sreedevi Varam, Vadali Venkata Satya Siva Srikanth, Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol.337, pp.133946, 2023
    An overview of hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of Al and its alloys with the addition of carbon-based materials, By Mohammed Rafi, Abhyuday Patel Kolupula, Srikanth Vadali V.S.S., Sreedevi Varam, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.48, pp.21345, 2023
    Ensemble-based machine learning models for phase prediction in high entropy alloys, By Aayesha Mishra, Lakshminarayana Kompella, Lalit Mohan Sanagavarapu, Sreedevi Varam, Elsevier, Computational Materials Science, vol.210, pp.111025, 2022
    On the Hardness and Strain Rate Sensitivity of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni–18 wt% Co Alloy Studied by Nanoindentation, By Supriya Patibanda, Sreedevi Varam, Srikant Gollapudi, K Bhanu Sankara Rao, Koteswararao V Rajulapati, Springer India, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, vol.73, pp.457, 2020
    Mechanical properties of in situ consolidated nanocrystalline multi-phase Al–Pb–W alloy studied by nanoindentation, By Sreedevi Varam, Muvva D Prasad, K Bhanu Sankara Rao, Koteswararao V Rajulapati, Taylor & Francis, Philosophical Magazine, vol.96, pp.3671, 2016
    Loading rate-dependent mechanical properties of bulk two-phase nanocrystalline Al-Pb alloys studied by nanoindentation, By Sreedevi Varam, Koteswararao V Rajulapati, K Bhanu Sankara Rao, Ronald O Scattergood, Korukonda L Murty, Carl C Koch, Springer US, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol.45, pp.5249, 2014
    Strain rate sensitivity of bulk multi-phase nanocrystalline Al–W-based alloy, By Sreedevi Varam, PVSL Narayana, Muvva D Prasad, D Chakravarty, Koteswararao V Rajulapati, K Bhanu Sankara Rao, Taylor & Francis, Philosophical magazine letters, vol.94, pp.582, 2014
    Strain rate sensitivity studies on bulk nanocrystalline aluminium by nanoindentation, By Sreedevi Varam, Koteswararao V Rajulapati, K Bhanu Sankara Rao, Elsevier, Journal of alloys and compounds, vol.585, pp.795, 2014
    Conference(s)
    Loading rate dependence of mechanical properties in bulk nanocrystalline multi-phase materials By S. Varam, P.V.S.L. Narayana, K. Sreelatha, K.V. Rajulapati, D. Chakravarty and K.B.S. Rao, National Conference on Innovations in Chemical Engineering, ICE-2013, 2013
    Structural details of mechanically alloyed nanocrystalline Al-Pb alloy powders By S. Varam, K.V. Rajulapati and K.B.S. Rao, International Conference on Electron Nanoscopy and XXXII Annual Meeting of EMSI, 2011
    Book Chapter(s)
    On the Strain Rate Sensitive Characteristics of Nanocrystalline Aluminum Alloys By Sreedevi Varam, K Bhanu Sankara Rao, Koteswararao V Rajulapati in Mechanical and Creep Behavior of Advanced Materials , Springer International Publishing, Part of the The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series book series (MMMS), 2017
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Hydrogen Production through Water Splitting by Novel Nanocrystalline Al-based Alloys
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Core Research Grant - Science and Engineering Research Board
    Project Cost (INR): 3400000
    Date of Commencement: 26-02-2020   Date of Completion: 25-02-2024
    Duration: 48 Months
    Status: Completed
    Processing and Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Nanocrystalline Cu-based Alloys
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Research Seed-grant Money, NITW
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 01-08-2018   Date of Completion: 31-07-2020
    Duration: 23 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    K. Abhyuday Patel
    Area of Research: Hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of Al-Bi alloys/composites
    Mohammed Rafi
    Area of Research: Hydrogen generation by Al based alloys with carbon materials
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2014
    James Clerk Maxwell Writers Prize
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Warden for Visveswaraiya HoR and Rajendraprasad HoR (Continuing from July, 2025)
    •  Member, Departmental Academic Performance Oversight Committee (Continuing from April, 2025)
    •  Member – Women Cell (Continuing from September, 2024)
    •  Member – Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  Warden for Priyadarshini mess (July, 2024 - June, 2025)
    •  Member, Departmental Research Committee (Continuing from August, 2022)
    •  Faculty advisor for I BTech MM (August, 2022 - July, 2025)
    •  Member, Departmental Academic Appeal Committee (Continuing from August, 2022)
    •  Member, Departmental Academic Review Committee (Continuing from August, 2022)
    •  PIC – Non-Destructive Testing Laboratory (Continuing from August, 2022)
    •  Faculty advisor for IV BTech MM (December, 2019 - July, 2022)
    •  PIC-MM - Institute Library Advisory Committee (July, 2018 - December, 2025)
    •  Member, Departmental Academic Committee (July, 2018 - September, 2025)
     Last updated on September 30, 2025