Roopam Jain

I am a materials scientist focussed on understanding the process-microstructure-property correlations in metallic materials. With more than three years of post PhD experience, I am looking for potential R&D roles in India.

Postdoctoral Researcher at Texas A&M University (2025-05 – Present)

Project: Creating hardened and durable fusion first wall incorporating centralized knowledge (CHADWICK). Project coordinator: Prof. George M. Pharr. Funding: DOE-Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of North Texas (2023-03 – 2025-04)

• Project 1: Understanding the deformation behaviour of the transformative complex concentrated alloys using in-situ synchrotron diffraction. Project coordinator: Prof. Rajiv S. Mishra. Funding: DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (ARL), USA
• Project 2: Addressing the effect of alloy design enabled bimodal grain size distribution on the strength and strain hardening behaviour of the Al-Ni-Ti-Zr alloy prepared by LPBF. Project coordinator: Prof. Rajiv S. Mishra. Funding: Office of Naval Research (ONR), USA

PhD Researcher at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2017-08 – 2023-01)

Supervisor: Dr. Nilesh P. Gurao (Professor, Materials Science and Engineering)

M.Tech Researcher at National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (2015-08 – 2017-06)

Supervisor: Dr. C. Sasikumar (Associate Professor, Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering)

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2017–2023)

M.Tech. in Material Science and Technology – National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (2015–2017)

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering – Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (2011–2015)