Education
Brief Bio
Dr. Kar is a mechanical engineering and manufacturing researcher with experience
in teaching, research, and student supervision in friction stir welding and processing,
hybrid additive manufacturing, dissimilar joining, metal forming, and microstructural
characterization. At the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, he teaches materials
processing, metal forming, and physical materials characterization while leading externally
funded research on ballistic materials, lightweight structures, hybrid manufacturing,
and repair technologies.
Dr. Kar is also an Editorial Board Member for journal
1. Processes (MDPI)
2. Scientific Report
3. Discover Applied Sciences for “Engineering: Hybrid Solid-State Additive Manufacturing”
4. Journal of Innovations in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
5. International Journal of Metallic Materials
Membership
1. Life Membership in Indian Society for Applied Mechanics: Membership number-LM00122
2. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) member: TMS member ID – 558696
3. InSc Professional Member: ID- InSc20210291
4. TMS Associate Member: 575008
5. Center for Friction Stir Processing (CFSP)
Research Expertise
• Friction stir welding and friction stir processing of similar and dissimilar materials.
• Solid-state and hybrid additive manufacturing, including WAAM plus friction stir
processing and cold spray plus friction stir processing.
• Dissimilar joining for lightweight structures, repair technologies, and ballistic
and cold-temperature materials applications.
• Metal forming, severe plastic deformation, and processing-structure-property relationships.
• Advanced characterization using SEM, TEM, EBSD, XRD, XCT, hardness, tensile, fatigue,
fracture, and high-temperature testing.
Teaching
Physics of Metals lab (UG)
Advanced Metal Forming (PG and PhD)