Nikhil Rajendra Gorhe

Nikhil Rajendra Gorhe

Scientist
Nikhil R. Gorhe
Senior Scientist
Innovative Materials and Processes Division (IMPD)
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute(CSIR-AMPRI)
Near Habibganj Naka,
Bhopal – 462026, India.
Email: nikhilgorhe@ampri.res.in
IRINS Profile: To be linked soon.
Education:

  • Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science), IIT Bombay, 2014
  • Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), VNIT Nagpur, 2011
Experience:

  • 2021 – Till date: Senior Scientist, CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India.
  • 2017 – 2021: Scientist, CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India
  • 2016 – 2017: Senior Applications Engineer, Applied Materials Ltd. 2014 – 2016: Applications Engineer, Applied Materials Ltd.
Research Area:

  • High strength high conductivity metal matrix composites
  • Additive manufacturing of in-situ alloys
  • Additive manufacturing of metal matrix composites
  • Fluidized bed processing of metal nanocomposite powders
Ongoing Research activities:

  • Exploring the possibility of in-situ alloying using pre-mixed/blended alloy powders in LPBF additive manufacturing and its effect on the 3D-printed parts – funded by CSIR
  • Development and scale up (TRL 5) of cost-effective copper-graphene materials using in-situ synthesis and coating in fluidized bed process systems – funded by Ministry of Mines
  • Development of discontinuous carbon fiber reinforced aluminum composites – in house R&D
  • Development of high strength high conductivity copper alloys modified with additives – in house R&D
Total SCI publications: 126, citations: 5417
Total publications:

  •  Effect of Graphene Nanoplatelet Reinforcement on the Compressive and Thermal Performance of Copper Composite Foams Fabricated using Space-Holder Technique, NR Gorhe, S Sathaiah, LM Joshi, TC Joshi,             DP  Mondal – Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2025
  •  Synergies of Nanocopper and Graphene as Cofillers in a Shape-Memory Polyurethane, J Vishwakarma, S Jaiswal, SK Gupta, N Gorhe… – ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2025
  •  Effect of compaction pressure on microstructural, mechanical, and thermal properties of aluminum foams processed through space-holder technique, S Sathaiah, L Singh, NR Gorhe, TC Joshi, A Pandey… – Journal of   Materials Engineering and Performance, 2024
  •  Effect of spherical and cubical space holders on the microstructural characteristics and its consequences on mechanical and thermal properties of open-cell aluminum foam, S Sathaiah, R Dubey, A Pandey, NR Gorhe,   TC Joshi… – Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021
  •  Comparison of room temperature and cryo-deformation effects on mechanical properties and microstructure of copper, N Harshavardhana, NR Gorhe, J Freudenberger… – Transactions of the Indian Institute of              Metals, 2015

Total Patents: Patents: Three Indian patents (filed) as Co-inventon

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