Professor
Somnath Basu
Email: somnathbasu[at]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in
Phone: (+91) (022) 2576 7613
Education:
- PhD Materials Process Science, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2007
- M.Tech. Met. Engg. & Mats. Sci.,, IIT Bombay, 2001
- B.E. Met. Engg. Jadavpur University, 1998
While teaching, Prof. Basu aims to connect the fundamental principles with the reallife applications. The numerical problems, in particular, are designed with data obtained largely from industrial processes. His prior experience of working in the industry (Tata Motors and Tata Steel) helps in identifying suitable application cases.
Some the key courses are:
Undergraduate courses: Principles of extractive metallurgy, iron and steel making PG Techniques for high temperature experiments
Prof. Basu's research interest lies in the area of metal extraction and refining, primarily production of iron & steel and copper. His takes special interest in design and development of customised experimental facilities to investigate phenomena associated with extraction and refining of metals, and also to explore the thermophysical behaviour of molten slag and flux. He has had academic collaboration with Northeastern University (Shenyang, China) and University of Toronto (Canada), as well as collaborative research projects with several industries (ABSTCPL, SAIL, Tata Steel, etc.).
- Extraction and refining of metals
- Slagmetal, slagrefractory and metal refractory interactions
- Thermophysical characteristics of molten slag
- Continous casting of steel
Development of lowfluoride fluxes for ESR processing of alloy steels
Physical simulation of interaction between injected gas and molten copper matte
Development of agehardenable spinelmagnesia composite oxides