Aruna,S.T.Dr.(Mrs)

Area of Expertise
Materials Science & Surface Engineering
Research Interests
Thermal and environmental barrier coatings; Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; Electrocomposite coatings; Sol-gel Coatings; Nanomaterials Synthesis; Plasma spray coatings, Ceramic processing, Emission control sensors (Oxygen & NOx), Superhydrophobic coatings
Academic_Qualification
Ph.D.
Professional Experience
1. Postdoctoral fellow at Bar-Ilan University - 1998-1999
2. Postdoctoral fellow at IISc - 1999-2001
3. Working at CSIR-NAL since 2001
Publication (ORCID ID/ Googal Scholar ID/ IRINS ID/ Vidwan ID
Awards and Honors
1. Prof. Satish Dhawan Award for Engineers, Karnataka State Award-2021
2. MRSI Medal-2022
3. NM Sampat Award-2016
4. Thermal Spray Excellence Award-2025
5. Prof. Sasadhar Ray Memorial Award for Industrial Excellence -2023
6. ISAMPE Award for Smart Materials and Systems Technology Development-General -2019
7. Pavan Nagpal memorial Award -2019
Patents
8 Indian, 1 US patents granted
2 Indian patents filed
Research Group
My research group consists of two scientists, one technical officer and 2 Ph.D. students