Rangasayee Kannan
About Rangasayee Kannan
Rangasayee Kannan is a researcher specializing in Metal Additive Manufacturing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he has worked since 2022. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Alberta and has extensive experience in metallurgy and materials science.
Work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rangasayee Kannan has been employed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as a Researcher in Metal Additive Manufacturing since 2022. In this role, he focuses on understanding the physical metallurgy behind microstructure evolution during additive manufacturing. His work contributes to advancing the field of metal additive manufacturing, particularly in relation to non-equilibrium phase transformations and microstructure-mechanical property correlations.
Education and Expertise
Rangasayee Kannan earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Materials Engineering from the University of Alberta, where he studied from 2015 to 2018. His research during this time included projects on welding metallurgy of steels for energy applications, hardfacing alloys, and pipeline steels. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, which he completed from 2009 to 2013.
Previous Research Experience
Before his current position at ORNL, Rangasayee Kannan worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Alberta for eight months in 2019. His research interests during these roles included the study of non-equilibrium phase transformations and the correlation between microstructure and mechanical properties.
Professional Background
Rangasayee Kannan's professional background includes experience as a Systems Engineer at BrahMos Aerospace in 2014 and as an Executive Trainee in 2013. He also completed a summer internship at the Indian Institute of Science in 2012 and another at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 2011. These roles provided him with diverse experiences in engineering and research.