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Professor Sridhar Seetharaman
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4317 Wean Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

Email address:
Phone: (412) 268-2675
FAX: (412) 268-7247

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Research Interests

The research activities in my group are aimed at understanding the kinetics and thermodynamics of high temperature reactions and transformations that are relevant for processing and performance of metals. This includes studies on metal extraction, refining, casting and oxidation. We also carry out investigations on thermo-physical properties of metallic and oxide melts. Our primary focus is on steels and we utilize experimental methods of study.

Biograpy

Sridhar Seetharaman obtained his undergraduate degree from the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) and his PHD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA). He spent 1 year as a research associate at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London, UK).

Recent Publications

D. Senk, S. Sridhar, M. Safi, N. McDonald and M. Krings: "Oxidation and Characterization of As-Cast TRIP Steel Surfaces", Steel Research International, 2004, 75 (10), pp. 680-685

M. E. Valdez, Y. Wang and S. Sridhar: "In-Situ Observation of the Formation of MnS during Solidification of High Sulfur Steels", 2003, Steel Research International , 2004, 75 (4), pp. 247-256

R.E. Aune, M. Hayashi and S. Sridhar: "A thermodynamic approach to physical properties of silicate melts", 2003, High Temperature Materials and Processes , 22 (4), pp. 369-378

A. B. Fox, M. E. Valdez, J. Gisby, R. C. Atwood, P. D. Lee, S. Sridhar: "Dissolution of ZrO2, Al2O3, MgO and MgAl2O4 Particles in a B2O3 Containing Commercial Fluoride-Free Mould Slag", 2003, ISIJ International, (2004), 44 (5), pp. 836-845

S. Vantilt, B. Coletti, B. Blanpain, J. Fransaer, P. Wollants and S. Sridhar: "Observation of inclusions in manganese-silicon killed steels at steel-gas and steel-slag interfaces", ISIJ International, 2004, 44 (1), pp. 1-10