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Biography

Dr. Prabhu is an expert in the field of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials with over 20 years of experience. His research is dedicated to the design, processing, and characterization of high-performance magnetic materials. He possesses extensive expertise across a broad spectrum of materials, including nanocrystalline soft magnetics, soft and hard ferrites, and rare-earth permanent magnets for applications ranging from high-frequency electronics to traction motors. Dr. Prabhu actively collaborates with industry partners to develop tailored magnetic solutions and resolve complex technical challenges.
His current research interest is in production and microstructural characterization of ultra-high coercive hard magnetic materials for industrial application. Preparation of high coercive sintered Dy free Nd-Fe-B magnets adopting grain boundary diffusion. Synthesis and microstructural characterization of Fe-P for motors in automotive applications. Establishing of pilot plant utilizing novel process technology for manufacture of near net shaped Nd-Fe-B magnets. A industrial collaborative project for the development of anisotropic ferrite powders for bonded magnet applications. 
Industrial interaction
Development of high performance alternator in collaboration with Lucas-TVS
Anisotropic ferrite powder for bonded magnets with Ashvini Magnets Pune
Ironoxide powders for priniting application, Phoenix amlagams Pvt. Ltd. Nagpur
Soft magnetic relays for injection fuel systems, Delphi TVS, Chennai
Soft magnetic steel for motors in pump applications, Aquasub, Coimbatore
Soft magnetic material for relay applications, ABB, Bangalore

Instruments Installed and Fabricated: 
• Setting up of pilot plant for manufacture of near net shaped Nd-Fe-B magnets
• Design and setting up of indigenously built Vacuum Melt Spinning unit
• Design and setting up of indigenously built Vacuum Injection Casting unit
• Design and setting up of in-house high temperature Seebeck coefficient measurement set up.
• Installation and commissioning of Nucleonix Mössbauer spectrometer
• Installation and commissioning of Heuttinger TIG 20/300 induction furnace
• Installation and commissioning of 10 kg Vacuum Induction Melting furnace

Research Areas of Interest

Metastable Processing, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Microstructure - Magnetic property correlation

Highest Qualification

Ph. D

List of Publications

1) Achieving Ferromagnetism in Single-Crystalline Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles through Jet Milling
T. Aarthy, A. Shukla, T K Adhila, R. Parasuraman, D. Prabhu, R. Gopalan, E. Hemaprabha
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 27 (2025) 225.

2) Effect of Al addition on the microstructure and magnetic properties of Fe73.5Si13.5M3B9Cu1 alloys
D Prabhu, A Narayanasamy, R Veerababu, R Balamuralikrishnan
Journal of Materials Science 60 (2024) 1301. 

3) Mechanical properties of Ir3V1-xTix intermetallic compounds
S. Murugan, M. Manjula, D. Prabhu, D. Sivaprahasam 
Materials Letters 358, (2024), 135867.

4) Restricted grain growth and role of Nb precipitates in Nd-Fe-Nb-B melt spun ribbon 
M. B. Siva Kumar, D. Prabhu, M. Sadhasivam, K. G. Pradeep, G. Sundararajan and R. Gopalan,
10.1109/INTERMAGShortPapers58606.2023.10228669 (2023)

5) Digital and analog resistive switching in Lu-doped piezoelectric BiFeO3 film
HN Mohanty, AK Jena, SK Mishra, R Gautam, D Prabhu, S Sahoo, J Mohanty
Materials Science and Engineering: B 294 (2023) 116535

6) Microstructure evolution and phase analysis of Sm60Ni40 alloy
G Vijayaragavan, D Prabhu, MB Ponnuchamy, KRSP Meher, R Gautam, M Saha, K G Pradeep, R Gopalan
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 566 (2023) 170323

7) Enhancing the coercivity of Nd-Cu-diffused Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets by Nb-assisted grain boundary pinning
MB Siva Kumar, D Prabhu, M Sadhasivam, B Manjusha, N Chandrasekaran, K G Pradeep, G Sundararajan, R Gopalan
Materials Research Letters 10 (2022), 780-787

8) Investigation of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in CoFeMnSi based heterostructures
L Saravanan, V Mishra, L Pandey, NK Gupta, N Kumar, R Gopalan, D Prabhu, H A Therese S Chaudhary
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 561 (2022), 169693

9) Correlation between milling-induced strain, microstructure, and magnetic properties in anisotropic SrFe12O19 powders
PSV Mocherla, V Ramya, D Kar, D Prabhu, R Gopalan
Ceramics International 48 (2022), 26669-26677

10) Revealing the Localization of NiAl-Type Nano-Scale B2 Precipitates Within the BCC Phase of Ni Alloyed Low-Density FeMnAlC Steel
M Saha, MB Ponnuchamy, M Sadhasivam, C Mahata, G Vijayaragavan, N Chandrasekaran, D Prabhu, Krushna Kumbhar, K G Pradeep
Journal of Metals 74 (2022), 3181-3190

11) Influence of post‐synthesis NaCl flux treatment on the magnetic properties of jet‐milled SrFe12O19 powders
PSV Mocherla, P Ganesan, D Prabhu, NY Hebalkar, R Gopalan, UV Varadaraju,
Journal of the American Ceramic Society 105 (2022), 1116-1126 

12) Magnetic nanoparticle-decorated graphene oxide-chitosan composite as an efficient nanocarrier for protein delivery
A Rebekah, S Sivaselvam, C Viswanathan, D Prabhu, R Gautam, N. Ponpandian
Colloids and Surfaces A 610 (2021) 125913

13) Magnetic properties of Sm2+ αFe17Nx powders prepared from bulk and strip-cast alloys
DA Kolodkin, AG Popov, AV Protasov, VS Gaviko, DY Vasilenko, S Kavita, D. Prabhu, R. Gopalan
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 518 (2021) 167416.

14) Effect of recovery and recrystallization on microstructure and magnetic properties of Fe-0.4 P rolled sheets
R Gautam, R Rani, D Prabhu, V Chandrasekaran, T Sasaki, K Hono, ...
Materialia 13 (2020) 100863

15) Tailoring the morphology and size of perovskite BiFeO3 nanostructures for enhanced magnetic and electrical properties
KP Remya, D Prabhu, RJ Joseyphus, AC Bose, C Viswanathan, ...
Materials & Design, (2020) 108694

16) Influence of nanoprecipitates, solid solution and grain size on the magnetic and electrical properties of Fe-P-Si alloys
R Gautam, D Prabhu, V Chandrasekaran, R Gopalan, G Sundararajan
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 493 (2020) 165743

17) Effect of solid solution treatment and nitrogenation on magnetic properties of Sm2+ αFe17N x powders
D Kolodkin, A Popov, A Protasov, V Gaviko, S Kavita, D Prabhu, R. Gopalan
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1389 (1), (2019) 012125

18) Mn2V0. 5Co0. 5Z (Z= Ga, Al) Heusler alloys: High TC compensated P-type ferrimagnetism in arc melted bulk and N-type ferrimagnetism in melt-spun ribbons
PV Midhunlal, JA Chelvane, D Prabhu, R Gopalan, NH Kumar
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 489 (2019) 165298

19) Effect of Annealing on Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy and Low Saturation Magnetization of MgO/Co2FeAl/Mo Trilayer Films
L Saravanan, IP Kokila, MM Raja, D Prabhu, HA Therese
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 32 (7) (2019) 1967

20) Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Anisotropic Strontium Hexaferrite Powders
AR Dilipan, AK Srinithi, R Gautam, U Gowtham, D Prabhu, V. Chandrasekaran, R. Gopalan
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 55 (8), (2019) 1-5

21) The effect of milling time on the evolution of nanostructure, thermal stability, and magnetocaloric properties of (Ni0.50Fe0.50)70.5B17.7Si7.8Ti4
KS Anand, PP Jana, D Prabhu, J Das
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 772, (2019) 157-163

22) Effect of Cobalt substitution on the multiferroic characteristics of ferroelectric pottatsium sodium niobite ( K0.5Na0.5NbO3) ceramics 
K. Shalini, D. Prabhu, N. V. Giridharan
Applied Physics A 124 (2018) 866

23) Robust Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy in MgO/Co2FeAl/MgO Stacks Induced by MgO over Layer and Annealing Temperature
S Lakshmanan, MR Muthuvel, D Prabhu, H Annal Therese
Physica Status Solidi (a) 215 (2018) 1800316

24) Impact of MgO thickness on the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of Mo/Co2FeAl/MgO/Mo multilayers with improved annealing stability
L Saravanan, D Prabhu, V Pandiyarasan, H Ikeda, HA Therese
Materials Research Bulletin 107 (2018) 118

25) The effect of milling time on the evolution of nanostructure thermal stability and magnetocaloric properties of (Ni0.5Fe0.5)70.5B17.7Si7.8Ti4
K.S.Anand, P.P.Jana, D.Prabhu, J.Das
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 772 (2018) 157

26) High temperature magnetic studies on Bi1-xCaxFe1−yTiyO3-δ nanoparticles: Observation of Hopkinson-like effect above TN
PSV Mocherla, D Prabhu, MB Sahana, NY Hebalkar, R Gopalan, ...
Journal of Applied Physics 124 (2018) 073904

27) Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Mo/Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5/MgO/Mo multilayers with optimal Mo buffer layer thickness L. Saravanan, M. Manivel Raja, D. Prabhu, V. Pandiyarasan, H. Ikeda, H.A. Therese
Journal of Magnetism.and Magnetic Materials 454 (2018) 267–273

28) Near total magnetic moment compensation with high Curie temperature in Mn2V0.5Co0.5Z (Z = Ga,Al) Heusler alloys
P V Midhunlal, J Arout Chelvane, U M Arjun Krishnan, D Prabhu, R Gopalan and N Harish Kumar
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 51 (2018) 075002

29) Influence of sputtering power on structural and magnetic properties of as-deposited, annealed and ERTA CoFe2Si films; A comparative study
L. Saravanan, M. Manivel Raja, D. Prabhu, H.A. Therese
Physica B: Condensed Matter 531 (2018) 180–184

30) Effect of thickness on tuning the perpendicular coercivity of Ta/CoFeB/Ta trilayer
L. Saravanan, M. Manivel Raja, D. Prabhu, H. A. Therese
J Mat. Sci: Mater Electron 29 (2018) 336.

31) Role of Cu layer thickness on the magnetic anisotropy of pulsed electrodeposited Ni/Cu/Ni tri-layer" 
K. Dhanapal, D. Prabhu, R. Gopalan,V. Narayanan, A. Stephen
Materials Research Express 4 (2017) 075040. 

32) Thermal stability and magnetic properties of MgFe2O4@ZnO nanoparticles
S. Mallesh, D. Prabhu, and V. Srinivas
AIP Advances 7 (2017) 056103; doi: 10.1063/1.4975355

33) Effect of Si addition on AC and DC magnetic properties of (Fe-P)-Si alloy
Ravi Gautam, D. Prabhu, V. Chandrasekaran, R. Gopalan, and G. Sundararajan
AIP Advances 6 (2016) 055921

34) Exchange spring magnetic behavior in BaFe12O19/Fe3O4 nanocomposites
K.P. Remya, D. Prabhu , S. Amirthapandian, C. Viswanathan, N. Ponpandian, 
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 406 (2016) 233 

35) Effect of iron on the enhancement of magnetic properties for cobalt based soft magnetic metallic glasses.
Medha Veligatta, Shravan Katakam, Santanu Das, Narendra Dahotre, R. Gopalan, D. Prabhu, Aravindha Babu, Haein Choi-Yim, Sundeep Mukherjee 
Met. and Mat. Trans. 46A (2015) 1019 

36) On the temperature dependent magnetic properties of as-spun Mn-Bi ribbons
S. Kavita, U.M.R. Seelam, D. Prabhu, R. Gopalan
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 377 (2015) 485 

37) AC magnetic properties and core loss behaviour of FeP soft magnetic sheets
S. Manna, D. Prabhu, V. Srinivas, R. Gopalan
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 50 (2014) 2008604

38) Facile in situ growth of Fe3O4 nanoparticles on hydroxyapatite nanorods for pH dependent
adsorption and controlled release of proteins
G. Bharath, D. Prabhu, D. Mangalaraj, C. Viswanathan and N. Ponpandian
RSC Adv., 4 (2014) 50510

39) Mn2+ ion influenced optical and photocatalytic behaviour of Mn–ZnS quantum dots prepared by a microwave assisted technique
S. Joicy, R. Saravanan, D. Prabhu, N. Ponpandian and P. Thangadurai
RSC Adv., 4 (2014) 44592

40) High saturation magnetization in Fe-0.4 wt.% P alloy processed by a two-step heat treatment
S. B. Chandrasekhar, D. Prabhu, M. Gopinath, V. Chandrasekaran, M. Ramakrishna, V. Uma and R. Gopalan
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 345 (2013) 239.

41) Coercivity enhancement of rapidly solidified Nd-Fe-B magnet powders
H.Sepehri-Amin, D. Prabhu, M. Hayashi, T. Ohkubo, K. Hioki, A. Hattori and K. Hono
Scripta Materialia 68 (2013) 167.

42) Enhanced coercivity of spark plasma sintered Zn-bonded Sm-Fe-N magnet 
D. Prabhu, H. Sepehri-Amin, C.L. Mendis, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono and S. Sugimoto
Scripta Materialia 67 (2012) 153.

43) Effect of addition of aluminum on the evolution of microstructure in HITPERM class Fe44Co44Zr7B4Cu1 alloy
D. Prabhu, R. Veerababu, R. Balamuralikrishnan, A. Narayanasamy, K. Chattopadhyay
Materials Science Engineering B 177 (2012) 791.

44) Grain size effect on the phase transformation temperature of nanostructured CuFe2O4
D. Prabhua, A. Narayanasamyb,*, K. Shinodac, B. Jeyadevenc, J-M. Greneched and 
K. Chattopadhyaya
Journal of Applied Physics 109 (2011) 013532

45) Magnetic, electric and dielectric properties of FeCo alloy nanoparticles dispersed in amorphous matrix
E. Thirumal, D. Prabhu, K. Chattopadhyay, V. Ravichandran
Physica status solidi (a), 207 (2010) 2505

46) Synthesis, Magnetic and Electrical Properties of Fe-containing SiO2 nanocomposite 
E. Thirumal, D. Prabhu and V. Ravichandran, 
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 502 (2010) 169

47) Effect of Aluminum on the hyperfine field and crystallization behaviour of NANOPERM alloy
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy and K. Chattopadhyay, 
Hyperfine Interactions 183 (2008) 7.

48) Magnetic properties of amorphous Fe73.5Cu1Mo3Si12.5Al1B9 alloy
D. Prabhu, K. Ganesan, A. Narayanasamy, K. Chattopadhyay, and N. Ponpandian
Materials Science and Engineering A 449–451 (2007) 452

49) Exchange field penetration in Fe73.5Cu1Mo3Si12.5Al1B9 alloy
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, K. Ganesan, N. Ponpandian and K. Chattopadhyay
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 438 (2007) 15.

50) Effect of Al substitution on the magnetic properties of amorphous Fe73.5Cu1Mo3Si13.5_xAlxB9 alloy
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy and K. Chattopadhyay
Journal of Non Crystalline Solids 353 (2007) 1577 

51) Critical phenomena in FINEMET alloy
N. Ponpandian, A. Narayanasamy, D. Prabhu, K. Ganesan, M. Manivel Raja, K. Chattopadhyay
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 296 (2006) 67 

52) Dipolar and exchange couplings in Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe ribbons
R. Justin Joseyphus, A. Narayanasamy, D. Prabhu, L. K. Varga, B. Jeyadevan, C. N. Chinnasamy, K. Tohji, and N. Ponpandian
Physica Status Solidi (c) 1 (2004) 3489

Conference Proceedings

1) Oral presentation of the paper entitled “Magnetic properties of amorphous Fe73.5Cu1Mo3Si12.5Al1B9 alloy”
D. Prabhu, K. Ganesan, A. Narayansamy, N. Ponpandian and K. Chattopadhyay
12th International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials, Jeju, Korea, August 21-26, 2005

2) Oral presentation of the paper entitled “Effect of Al substitution on the magnetic properties of FINEMET alloy” 
D. Prabhu, A. Narayansamy and K. Chattopadhyay, National Seminar on Advances in Materials Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. March 27-28, 2006.

3) Attended the National Workshop on “Measurement & Characterization of Magnetic Materials” 20-21st April 2006 conducted by the Magnetics Society of India and Saha Institute of Physics at Saha Institute of Physics, Kolkatta

4) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Exchange Field Penetration in Fe73.5Cu1Mo3Si12.5Al1B9 Alloy”
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, K. Ganesan, N. Ponpandian and K. Chattopadhyay 
8th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials - 2006 
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, 21st – 25th August 2006

5) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Magnetic Properties of Fe73.5Cu1Mo3Si13.5-xAlxB9 (x = 0, 1, 3 & 5) Alloy”
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, and K. Chattopadhyay
8th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials -2006 
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, 21st – 25th August 2006

6) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Magnetic and Crystallization Studies on Fe43Co43X2Zr7B4Cu1 (X=Al, V, Ni)” 
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, K. Chattopadhyay
International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – 2006
University of Madras, Chennai 600 025, 26th -28th August 2006

7) Oral presentation of the paper entitled “Probing the amorphous phase magnetic 
transition in Fe73.5Cu1Mo3Si12.5Al1B9 alloy”
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, K. Chattopadhyay
20th Annual Student Symposium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, 4-5th January 2007

8) Attended the International Workshop on Bulk Metallic Glasses: Science and Technology 12-16th January 2007, Deparment of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

9) Oral presentation of the paper entitled “Magnetic and Crystallization Behaviour of Rapidly Quenched Fe73.5Si13.5-xAlxMo3B9Cu1 Alloys”
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, S. Chithra, K. Chattopadhyay
International Conference on Nanomaterials, Communication and Broadcasting Systems – 2007, Sastra University, Thanjavur - 613 402, 9th -10th February 2007

10) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Effect of Al on the Magnetic and Crystallization Behaviour of NANOPERM Alloys”
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, K. Chattopadhyay
Diamond Jubilee Symposium on Advances in Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, 4-6th July 2007

11) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Magnetic Properties of the Nanocrystalline FINEMET Alloy” 
D. Prabhu, K. Ganesan, N. Ponpandian, A. Narayanasamy and K. Chattopadhyay
Symposium on Advances in Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, 4-6th July 2007

12) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Effect of Aℓ on the Hyperfine Field of Amorphous and Crystalline FINEMET Alloys”
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, K. Chattopadhyay
International Conference on Applications in Mossbauer Effect – ICAME 2007 
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 14th - 19th October 2007

13) Oral presentation of the paper entitled “Effect of Aluminum on the Hyperfine field and Crystallization behaviour of NANOPERM Alloy”
D. Prabhu, A. Narayanasamy, K. Chattopadhyay
International Conference on Applications in Mossbauer Effect – ICAME 2007 
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 14th - 19th October 2007

14) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Structural and Magnetic Studies of Nanocrystalline NixFe100-x Alloy Synthesized by a Novel Chemical Route”
E. Thirumal, D.Prabhu, G. Dhanalakshmi, V. Ravichandran and K. Chattopadhyay
International Conference Magnetic Materials & their Applications for 21st Century [MMA21] 
National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, 21st – 23rd October 2008

15) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles as MRI Contrast Agents”
R. Priya, S. Rajesh Kumar, D. Mangalaraj, N. Ponpandian, R. Justin and D. Prabhu
International Conference Magnetic Materials & their Applications for 21st Century [MMA21] 
National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, 21st – 23rd October 2008

16) Oral presentation of the paper entitled “Effect of post sinter annealing on magnetic properties of bulk Sm2Fe17N3 sintered magnets”
D. Prabhu, H. Sepehri-Amin, C. L. Mendis, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, S. Sugimoto
The 35th Annual Conference on Magnetic in Japan, Niigata Convention Centre, Niigata,
27th – 30th September 2011

17) Oral Presentation “Enhancement of coercivity in rapidly quenched Nd-Fe-B powders by the Nd-Cu diffusion process”
S. Hossein, D. Prabhu, M. Hayashi, T. Ohkubo, K. Hioki, A. Hattori, K. Hono
ICAUMS 2012, Nara Prefectural New Public Hall, Nara, Japan, 2nd-5th October 2012.4

18) Poster presentation “Thematic Unit of Excellence on “Nanomaterials based technologies for Automotive Applications”
D. Prabhu, D. Sivaprahasam, S. B. Chandrasekar, T. Rajappa and R. Gopalan
The 5th Bangalore Nano, The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, 5th – 7th December 2012.

19) Poster presentation “Temeperature dependent magnetic properties study of as-spun MnBi ribbons”
S. Kavita, D. Prabhu, R. Gopalan, S. Uma Maheswara Rao and K. Hono
58th Annual Conference on MMM, Denver, Colorado, USA, 4th-8th November 2013

20) Poster presentation “High saturation magnetization in Fe-P soft magnetic alloy achieved by two step heat treatment”
D. Prabhu, S. B. Chandrasekar, V. Chandrasekaran, R. Gopalan and K. Hono
58th Annual Conference on MMM, Denver, Colorado, USA, 4th-8th November 2013

21) Oral presentation “Development of Fe-P alloy with high saturation induction for automotive applications”
D. Prabhu, Ravi Gautam S. B. Chandrasekar, V. Chandrasekaran and R. Gopalan
NMD-ATM 2013, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India, 12th - 15th November 2013

22) Oral presentation “High Coercivity and temeperature dependent magnetic properties of as-spun MnBi ribbons”
S. Kavita, D. Prabhu, R. Gopalan, S. Uma Maheswara Rao and K. Hono
MagMa 2013, Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, 05th – 07th December 2013.

23) Invited Talk “Microstructural Engineering of Magnetic Materials” International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications (ICMAGMA 2014) Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 15-17th September 2014.

24) Poster presentation “Synthesis of high Coercivity SrFe12O19 Powders” R. Rajashekar, Ravi Gautam, D. Prabhu, R. Gopalan, International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications (ICMAGMA 2014) Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 15-17th September 2014.

25) Poster presentation “Evolution and growth of LTP MnBi in Mn-Bi system” V.V.Ramakrishna, S.Kavita, D.Siva Prahasam, D. Prabhu, Ravi Gautam and R.Gopalan
International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications (ICMAGMA 2014) Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 15-17th September 2014.
26) Invited Talk given in Indo – Belarus Joint Workshop, “Nanomaterials and Technologies”, Hotel IBIS, Gurugaon (NCR Delhi) 16 -17 Nov, 2015

27) Oral presentation “A new soft magnetic (Fe-P)-Si alloy with low core loss and high magnetic induction”, 2016 Joint MMM-Intermag Conference San Diego, California January 11-15, 2016 

28) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Nanomaterials Based Technologies for Automotive Applications” 8th Bangalore India Nano, Bangalore, March 3-5 2016,

29) Invited Talk “Introduction to Magnetism” in Summer Training Program in Physics, Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences, University of Madras, Chennai 28th May 2016

30) Invited talk “Macro Changes Nano Modifications” in Workshop on Characterization of Materials for Advanced Applications (WCMAA-2016), Department of Physics (NDT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620 015, 6th August 2016

31) Invited talk “Harder Hard Magnetic Materials” in National Conference on Materials for Sustainable Energy (NCMSE-16), The Department of Physics, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology (BIT) Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli- 620024 26th August, 2016.

32) Invited talk “Fe-P based soft magnetic materials – “Potential alternate to Si steel” in International conference on magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Society of India, 2nd February 2017

33) Poster presentation entitled “Magnetic and microstructural studies on powder extruded soft magnetic Fe-P alloy”, International conference on magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Society of India, Hyderabad, 1-3rd February 2017

34) Poster presentation entitled “Effect of stoichiometry on the magnetic properties of Strontium Hexaferrite prepared via Solid State Route” International conference on magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Society of India, Hyderabad, 1-3rd February 2017

35) Poster presentation entitled “Effect of rare earth dopants (La, Sm) on the magnetic and electrical properties of BiFeO3 nanostructures: A comparative study, International conference on magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Society of India, Hyderabad, 1-3rd February 2017

36) Poster presentation entitled “Magnetic Graphene/Chitosan nanocomposite for the removal of 2-Napthol from aqueous solution- Adsorption and kinetic studies”, International conference on magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Society of India, Hyderabad, 1-3rd February 2017

37) Poster presentation of the paper entitled “Nanomaterials Based Technologies for Automotive Applications” 9th Bangalore India Nano, Bangalore, December 7-8 2017,

38) Invited Talk entitled “Unveiling some “truths” in magnetic materials through 3DAP”, in Advanced Characterization Workshop on 3D Atom Tomography, IIT, Delhi, 18-19th Dec 2017

39) Invited Talk entitled “Magnetic Materials an Indispensable component of Energy” in National Seminar on Renewable Energy (NSRE-2018) at Valliammal College of Engineering, Chennai 10th March 2018.

40) Invited talk entitled “Characterizing magnetic materials through 3DAP” in Workshop on Atom Probe Tomography, ARCI, Hyderabad 7th September 2018.

41) Poster presentation “Influence of microstructure on the magnetic properties of Fe-P based soft magnetic alloy” in 24th Soft Magnetic Materials Conference, Poznan Poland 4-7th September 2019

42) Poster presentation “New soft magnetic material for automotive and electric vehicle application an alternate to Si steel” in NuGen Mobility Summit, Manesar, 27-29th November 2019.

43) Oral presentation “The effect of post sinter annealing on Zn bonded Sm-Fe-N magnets” in Science, Technology & Application of Rare Earths (STAR – 2019); DAE Convention Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, December 5-7, 2019

44) Poster presentation “Microstructural investigation of Ce-La-Fe-B permanent magnet” in Science, Technology & Application of Rare Earths (STAR – 2019); DAE Convention Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, December 5-7, 2019

45) Poster presentation “Development of low melting alloys for consolidation of isotropic Sm-Fe-N powders” in Science, Technology & Application of Rare Earths (STAR – 2019); DAE Convention Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, December 5-7, 2019

46) Keynote address “Magnetism and magnetic materials – An indispensable component” in National Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Materials (NCRTAMR 2020) at Bharath Institute of Higher Education, Chennai 21 February 2020

47) Invited talk “Nano engineered magnets” in Nano Enabled Devices and Products internship program (online) University of Madras, Chennai, 17th December 2020.

48) Invited talk “Nanomagnetism” in "Advanced Nano-Enabled Devices and Products" internship program at University of Madras, Chennai, 5th January 2022

49) Invited talk “Nano Engineered Magnets” in “Five days International Faculty Development Programme on Smart Materials for New Technology” organized by St. Mary’s College, Thoothukudi on 21st February, 2022

50) Invited talk “Coercivity enhancement through grain boundary engineering in Nd-Fe-B magnets’ in NMD-ATM 2022, organized by DMRL, Hyderababd 13-16th November 2022.

51) Invited talk “Microstructual modifications in permanent magnets” in National symposium –INPHYNITT 2023 organized by NIT Trichy on 7th March 2023. 

52) Invited talk “Primer to magnetism and magnetic materials” in Internship programme on "Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy", sponsored by Entrepreneurship and Career Hub, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA 2.0), University of Madras, on 12th June, 2023

53) Invited talk as a resource person in Continuing Education Program organized by Defense Metallurgical Research Laboratory, DMRL, Hyderabad on 8th August 2023

54) Invited talk “Strategies for enhancing the operating temperature of Nd-Fe-B magnets” in Rare Earths for Energy Security (REES 2023) organized by India Rare Earth Limited on 17th – 18th August 2023, Goa.

55) Oral Presentation “Enhancing the coercivity of Nd-Cu diffused Nd-Fe-B material by Nb assisted grain boundary pinning” in Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM 2023) Conference organized by University of Birmingham, UK 3 – 7th September 2023.

56) Poster Presentation “Dual advantage achieved through grain boundary diffusion of 
DyF3 in sintered Ce containing Nd-Fe-B magnet” in Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM 2023) Conference organized by University of Birmingham, UK 3 – 7th September 2023.

57) Invited Talk “Approaching Science – A student’s perspective” at the National Science Day organized by Department of Chemistry, Anna University 28th February 2024.
58) Invited talk “Microstructurally engineered Heavy Rare Earth Free/lean Permanent Magnet” at the International conference on electron microscopy (EMSI 2024) conference organized by IIT, Mumbai 16-18th May 2024.

59) Invited talk “Introduction to Magnetism” in Summer Training Program of Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences, Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, 29th May 2024.
60) Invited Talk “Rare Earth Nd-Fe-B magnets suitable for EV applications” at International conference on science, technology and applications of rare earths (ICSTAR 2024) organized by Rare earth association of India, Thiruvananthapuram 21-23 August 2024. 
61) Invited talk “ Strategies for developing Dy lean/free Nd-Fe-B magnets for electric vehicle application” at Role of Rare Earth Metals, Alloys & Compounds for Self Reliant India (REMAC – 2024), Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 12th December 2024 
62) Invited Talk “Towards a Dy lean/free RE Magnets – A journey furthered by 3DAP” at Atom Probe Tomography & Microscopy (APT & M 2025) organized by IIT, Madras 13-17th July 2025

Patents

1. Patent granted “Post calcination modification of morphology and improvement of coercivity in high energy milled strontium hexaferrite powders” Patent Grant Number: 530705 , dt. 28th March 2024

2. Patent granted "A method of producing strontium hexaferrite powders having high coercivity suitable for bonded magnets” Patent Grant Number: 480912 dt. 12th December 2023 

3. Patent filed “ An improve grain boundary diffusion method for preparation of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet” Patent application no. 202441086050 dt. 08th November 2024.

4. Patent filed “An anisotropic ferrite powder A method of producing the same and the uses therof” Patent application no. 202541030191 dt 28th March 2025

Awards & Honours

Fellow of the Academy of Science, Chennai

Affiliation to Professional Societies

• Magnetic Society of India
• Indian institute of Metals
• Electron Microscopy Society of India