Expertise

Areas of Research

  • Composite Processing
  • Molten Metal Chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

Dr. Reddy has conducted projects involving thermodynamics and kinetics of metallurgical reactions; electrochemical processing of materials, plasma processing of materials, energy efficient and environmental cleaner technologies, ionic liquids and fuel cells.

Professor Reddy has over 39 years of teaching and research experience in the field of chemical and materials engineering.

He has conducted projects involving thermodynamics and kinetics of metallurgical reactions; electrochemical processing of materials, plasma processing of materials, energy efficient and environmental cleaner technologies, ionic liquids, fuel cells and energy storage.

Active Research Projects

  • Advanced Materials Processing
    • Thermal Plasma Processing Nanomaterials
    • In-Situ Processing of Discontinuously Reinforced Aluminum-based Composites (DRACs)
    • Laser Processing of Titanium Aluminides
    • Processing of Lightweight Alloys by Molten Salt Technology
    • Centrifugal Casting of Metals and Alloys
  • Physico-Chemical Property Evaluation
    • Physico-Chemical Property Evaluation of Molten Slags
    • Characterization of Partial Oxidation of Catalysts used in Fuel Cell Reformers
    • Thermodynamic and Phase Stability Studies on Intermetallic Aluminides
    • EMF Studies on Ti based Alloy Systems
  • Green Manufacturing Technology
    • Aluminum Recycling using Ionic Liquids
    • Aluminum Electrowinning and Electrorefining
    • Processing, Removal, Immobilization of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides Wastes
    • Plasma Processing of Value Added Products from Wastes
    • Ionic Liquids Applications in Solar Energy Thermal Storage
  • Energy Materials Technology
    • Materials for PEM Fuel Cells
    • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) Materials for Transportation
    • Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors
    • Thermoelectric Materials
  • Modeling and System Integration
    • Single Cell Model for PEM Fuel Cell
    • PEM Fuel Cell System Design and Integration
    • Kinetic Rate Energy Calculation Program
  • Thermodynamics Softwares
    • Thermodynamic Simulations Software (TSIMS)
    • Bacterial Adhesion to Metals(BAM)
Communities
Mechanical Engineering
Degrees
PhD, University of Utah, Metallurgy, 1980
MTech, Indian Institute of Technology, India, Metallurgical Engineering, 1975
BE, Osmania University, India, Metallurgical Engineering, 1973
Keywords
metallurgical engineering