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Soumya Sridar

Visiting Research Assistant Professor
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(2020) Editor’s Choice Article by Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion.

(2017) Research Award in recognition of quality and quantity of research.

(2016) Larry Kaufman Scholarship for Graduate Students.

(2014) Institute Merit Prize for best academic record.

Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh, 2019 - 2022

Integrated M. Tech. + PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2012 - 2018

B. E., Government College of Engineering Salem, 2008 - 2012

Ghosh, S., Raman, L., Sridar, S., & Li, W. (2024). High-Entropy Engineering in Thermoelectric Materials: A Review. CRYSTALS, 14(5), 432.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/cryst14050432.

Wang, X., Ladinos Pizano, L.F., Sridar, S., Sudbrack, C., & Xiong, W. (2024). Aging heat treatment design for Haynes 282 made by wire-feed additive manufacturing using high-throughput experiments and interpretable machine learning. Sci Technol Adv Mater, 25(1), 2346067.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/14686996.2024.2346067.

Hao, L., Sridar, S., & Xiong, W. (2023). Thermodynamic description of molten salt systems: KCl-LiCl-NaCl and KCl-LiCl-NdCl3. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, 382, 121869.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121869.

Meghwal, A., Singh, S., Sridar, S., Xiong, W., Hall, C., Munroe, P., Berndt, C.C., & Ang, A.S.M. (2023). Development of composite high entropy-medium entropy alloy coating. SCRIPTA MATERIALIA, 222, 115044.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115044.

Pizano, L.F.L., Sridar, S., Sudbrack, C., & Xiong, W. (2023). Microstructure Evolution During Post-heat Treatment of Haynes 282 Alloy Processed by Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing. In Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Superalloy 718 and Derivatives. (pp. 773-788).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-27447-3_46.

Sridar, S., Hao, L., & Xiong, W. (2023). Thermodynamic modeling of KCl-PrCl3 and KCl-LiCl-PrCl3 systems. CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY, 81, 102552.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.calphad.2023.102552.

Sridar, S., Ladinos Pizano, L.F., Klecka, M.A., & Xiong, W. (2023). Achieving High Strength and Creep Resistance in Inconel 740H Superalloy through Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing and Thermodynamic-Guided Heat Treatment. Materials (Basel), 16(19), 6388.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/ma16196388.

Sridar, S., Wang, X., Shabani, M., Klecka, M.A., & Xiong, W. (2023). Design of Graded Transition Interlayer for Joining Inconel 740H Superalloy with P91 Steel Using Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing. In Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Superalloy 718 and Derivatives. (pp. 755-772).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-27447-3_45.

Kang, M., Jiang, M., Sridar, S., Xiong, W., Xie, Z., & Wang, J. (2022). Effect of Multiple Repair Welding on Crack Susceptibility and Mechanical Properties of Inconel 718 Alloy Casting. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE, 31(1), 254-261.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s11665-021-06173-6.

Maivald, P., Sridar, S., & Xiong, W. (2022). Thermal Conductivity Determination of Ga-In Alloys for Thermal Interface Materials Design. THERMO, 2(1), 1-13.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/thermo2010001.

Sridar, S., Klecka, M.A., & Xiong, W. (2022). Interfacial characteristics of P91 steel-Inconel 740H bimetallic structure fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, 300, 117396.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2021.117396.

Sridar, S., Sargent, N., Wang, X., Klecka, M.A., & Xiong, W. (2022). Determination of Location-Specific Solidification Cracking Susceptibility for a Mixed Dissimilar Alloy Processed by Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing. METALS, 12(2), 284.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/met12020284.

Vallabh, C.K.P., Sridar, S., Xiong, W., & Zhao, X. (2022). Predicting melt pool depth and grain length using multiple signatures from in-situ single camera two-wavelength imaging pyrometry for laser powder bed fusion. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, 308, 117724.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2022.117724.

Vecchis, R.R.D., Wang, X., Sridar, S., Wang, Z., Pataky, G.J., & Xiong, W. (2022). Introducing Heusler intermetallics for synergic effect of grain refinement and precipitation strengthening in high-strength low-alloy steels. JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 904, 163885.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.163885.

Wang, X., De Vecchis, R.R., Li, C., Zhang, H., Hu, X., Sridar, S., Wang, Y., Chen, W., & Xiong, W. (2022). Design metastability in high-entropy alloys by tailoring unstable fault energies. Sci Adv, 8(36), eabo7333.American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abo7333.

Wang, X., Zhao, Y., Chen, G., Zhao, X., Liu, C., Sridar, S., Pizano, L.F.L., Li, S., Brozena, A.H., Guo, M., Zhang, H., Wang, Y., Xiong, W., & Hu, L. (2022). Publisher Correction: Ultrahigh-temperature melt printing of multi-principal element alloys. Nat Commun, 13(1), 7382.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35053-3.

Wang, X., Zhao, Y., Chen, G., Zhao, X., Liu, C., Sridar, S., Pizano, L.F.L., Li, S., Brozena, A.H., Guo, M., Zhang, H., Wang, Y., Xiong, W., & Hu, L. (2022). Ultrahigh-temperature melt printing of multi-principal element alloys. Nat Commun, 13(1), 6724.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34471-7.

Awin, E.W., Sridar, S., Kousaalya, A.B., Vendra, S.S.L., Koroleva, E., Filimonov, A., Vakhrushev, S., & Kumar, R. (2021). Low frequency dielectric behavior and AC conductivity of polymer derived SiC(O)/HfCxN1-x ceramic nanocomposites. MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 260, 124122.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.124122.

Kang, M., Sridar, S., Xiong, W., Wang, J., Yu, J., & Sun, B. (2021). Influence of long-term aging on microstructural stability and performance of DD6 superalloy. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 37(6), 607-615.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1080/02670836.2021.1938837.

Sridar, S., Zhao, Y., & Xiong, W. (2021). Phase Transformations During Homogenization of Inconel 718 Alloy Fabricated by Suction Casting and Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A CALPHAD Case Study Evaluating Different Homogenization Models. JOURNAL OF PHASE EQUILIBRIA AND DIFFUSION, 42(1), 28-41.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s11669-021-00871-3.

Adil, S., Suraj, M.V., Pillari, L.K., Sridar, S., Nagini, M., Pradeep, K.G., & Murty, B.S. (2020). On the effect of Fe in L12 strengthened Al-Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Ti complex concentrated alloy. MATERIALIA, 14, 100909.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2020.100909.

Hanindriyo, A.T., Sridar, S., Kumar, K.C.H., Hongo, K., & Maezono, R. (2020). Ab initio thermodynamic properties of certain compounds in Nd-Fe-B system. COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 180, 109696.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109696.

Hu, B., Sridar, S., Hao, L., & Xiong, W. (2020). A new thermodynamic modeling of the Ti-V system including the metastable ω phase. INTERMETALLICS, 122, 106791.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.intermet.2020.106791.

Jana, A., Sridar, S., Fries, S.G., Hammerschmidt, T., & Kumar, K.C.H. (2020). Thermodynamic modelling of the Ni-Zr system. INTERMETALLICS, 116, 106640.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.intermet.2019.106640.

Kang, M., Wang, J., Xiong, W., Sridar, S., & Yu, J. (2020). Effect of solution treatment on micropore and mechanical properties of DD6 superalloy. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 36(18), 1980-1987.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1080/02670836.2020.1852679.

Paul, S., Liu, J., Strayer, S.T., Zhao, Y., Sridar, S., Klecka, M.A., Xiong, W., & To, A.C. (2020). A Discrete Dendrite Dynamics Model for Epitaxial Columnar Grain Growth in Metal Additive Manufacturing with Application to Inconel. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, 36, 101611.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2020.101611.

Sridar, S., Zhao, Y., & Xiong, W. (2020). Cyclic re-austenitization of copper-bearing high-strength low-alloy steels fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION, 166, 110437.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110437.

Sridar, S., Zhao, Y., Li, K., Wang, X., & Xiong, W. (2020). Post-heat treatment design for high-strength low-alloy steels processed by laser powder bed fusion. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, 788, 139531.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139531.

Wang, X., Sridar, S., & Xiong, W. (2020). Thermodynamic Investigation of New High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels with Heusler Phase Strengthening for Welding and Additive Manufacturing: High-Throughput CALPHAD Calculations and Key Experiments for Database Verification. JOURNAL OF PHASE EQUILIBRIA AND DIFFUSION, 41(6), 804-818.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s11669-020-00828-y.

Sridar, S., Awin, E.W., Kousaalya, A.B., & Kumar, R. (2019). Thermal Shock Resistance of Precursor Derived Si-Hf-C-N(O) Foams. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 78(2), 78-82.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/0371750X.2019.1595152.

Sridar, S., Kumar, R., & Kumar, K.C.H. (2019). Thermodynamic modelling of Al-B-N system. CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY, 65, 291-298.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.calphad.2019.03.008.

Abbasalizadeh, A., Sridar, S., Chen, Z., Sluiter, M., Yang, Y., Sietsma, J., Seetharaman, S., & Kumar, K.C.H. (2018). Experimental investigation and thermodynamic modelling of LiF-NdF3-DyF3 system. JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 753, 388-394.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.04.013.

Sridar, S., Kumar, R., & Kumar, K.C.H. (2018). Thermodynamic optimization of Si-Zr-N system using Calphad approach coupled with ab initio methods. CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY, 62, 148-153.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.calphad.2018.06.004.

Sridar, S., Kumar, R., & Hari Kumar, K.C. (2017). Thermodynamic modelling of Ti-Zr-N system. CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY, 56, 102-107.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.calphad.2016.12.003.

Awin, E.W., Sridar, S., Kousaalya, A.B., & Kumar, R. (2016). Ablation resistance of precursor derived Si-Hf-C-N(O) ceramics. JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 36(15), 3717-3723.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.03.038.

Awin, E.W., Sridar, S., Shabadi, R., & Kumar, R. (2016). Structural, functional and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered gadolinia (Gd2O3). CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, 42(1), 1384-1391.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.09.080.

Sridar, S., Raman, S., & Kumar, R. (2015). Nature's design for superhydrophobicity in tropical leaves. SURFACE INNOVATIONS, 3(3), 144-150.ICE publishing. doi: 10.1680/jsuin.14.00010.

Research interests

Additive manufacturing
CALPHAD
Density functional theory
Integrated Computational Materials...
Phase diagrams
Phase Transformations
Thermodynamics and Diffusion