S G K ManikandanDr.SGK.Manikandan is currently a Head of welding and coating facilities at ISRO propulsion complex, Indian Space Research Organisation, Mahendragiri. He graduated from Bharathiar University in 1997 and subsequently completed PhD at IIT Madras. He hasmore than 20 years of research and industrial experience in welding of stainless steels, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys and Superalloys. He has done extensive research on the physical metallurgy and welding of Superalloys. He has also developed welding processes and procedures for the requirement of Indian Space Programme. He has published and presented 20 research publications and guided 6 scholars for Masters Degree and PhD. He is the life member of Indian Institute of Metals, Indian Welding Society and Aeronautical Society of India. He is awarded with team performance excellence award of ISRO and Society of Aerospace Manufacturing Engineers. Read More Read Less