Present Address: #249, Cauvery Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. PIN ? 600 036, Tamilnadu, India.

Permanent Address: 9-36, Peddavelama Street, Chodavaram, - 531 036. Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. E-mail: [email protected]

Sivaprasad Katakam

Objective	Seeking a challenging and innovative career in a competitive and technologically advancing organisation.
Education	2000 - 2002 Indian Institute of Technology Madras M.Tech (Metallurgy - Specialized in Materials Technology) CGPA 8.98/10 1997 - 1999 Indian Institute Metals Calcutta AMIIM (Metallurgy) 50.7% 1993 - 1997 Govt. Polytechnic College Visakhapatnam (AP) Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering 72.17% 1992 Secondary School Certificate 75.33%
Publications	1. "Microwave processing of Functionally Gradient Bioactive Materials", Sivaprasad katakam, D. Sivaramakrishna and T.S. Sampath Kumar, Materials Letters, Volume 57, Issue 18, May 2003, Pages 2716-2721. 2. Two National Conference Papers presented in NCMM ? 2001 and NSRS ? 2002
Professional experience	December, 2002 - Till date, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Madras, Project Officer. July 1997 ? July 2000, Rajyalakshmi Castings Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam. Engineer
Professional training	1. May 2001& June 2001, International Advanced Research Center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials(ARCI), Hyderabad. Nov. 1995 ? May 1996, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Visakhapatnam, (AP) May 1996 ? Nov. 1996, Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd., Visakhapatnam, (AP)
Projects	Development of Functionally Gradient Bioactive Materials by Microwave Processing. Low pressure die casting of aluminum alloy (AMIIM Project)
Professional memberships	Associate member of Indian Institute of Metals Kolkata (AMIIM)            Life Member of Indian Welding Society, India (LMIWS)            Student Member of American Society for Metals, USA (SMASM)
Fellowship	Graduate fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2000-2002
Conferences attended	National Conference on Medical Materials, 2001, IIT Madras. Fourth national symposium for research scholars, 2002, IIT Madras.
Languages	Telugu (Mother Tongue), Hindi, English.
Achievements	Rank 1 in M.Tech. (Materials Technology) from IIT Madras. GATE-99 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering; Metallurgy Paper) percentile 89.52 (All India ranking 64). State fifth rank in Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering (1997).
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