Google Scholar 
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UkV-FG0AAAAJ&hl=en

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowthu-sriharitha-phd-22081988/

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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5640-3245

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Education

• Ph.D., EPFL, Switzerland (Nov 2011-April 2016)

• ​Dual degrees (B.Tech+M.Tech), Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras (2006-2011)

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Research Experiences

• Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar (Dec 2019-present)

•  Postdoctoral fellow, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland (March 2017-Sep 2019)

• Postdoctoral researcher, Empa Thun, Switzerland (May-Sep 2016) 

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Sponsored Projects

• Multifaceted Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics, Beads, Shell Objects and External Trade Relations from the Historic City of Vadnagar, Gujarat, Gujarat State Archaeology, PI: Prof. Prabhakar V N, Co-PI: Prof. Sriharitha Rowthu, approved amount 31,15,200 Rs (Dec 2022-Dec 2024)

• Development of a slidling bearing for earthquake protection of structures, Device Development Programme (DDP)-DST, PI: Prof. Manish Kumar, IITGN, Co-PIs: Prof. Sriharitha Rowthu, Prof. Durgesh C Rai, IIT Kanpur, approved amount 63,77,941 Rs (March 2021-Feb 2024)

• Slippery properties of liquid impregnated micro cavities, SERB-Start Up Research Grant (SRG), PI: Dr. Sriharitha Rowthu, approved amount 32, 64,750 Rs (Dec 2020- Dec 2022)

• Tribological and slippery properties of liquid impregnated micro cavities, IIT Gandhinagar, PI: Dr. Sriharitha Rowthu, approved amount 1,10,00,000 Rs (2020-2023)

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Consultancy Projects

1. Sriharitha Rowthu (PI), "Milk and milk fat repellent HDPE bottles", Prompt Dairy Tech, June - Nov, 2024.

2. Sriharitha Rowthu (PI), “Feasibility study to fabricate ZnO blocks in an indigenous manner”, Elmex Controls Pvt. Ltd., India. 22.02 Lakhs, 30 Sep 2023-29 Aug 2024.

3. Sriharitha Rowthu, (co-PI), “Development of PTFE based materials for seismic isolation”, Harsha Engineers International Limited, 4 Lakhs, 10 Oct 2023-09 Oct 2024, M. Tech thesis sponsored. PI: Prof. Manish Kumar.

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Faculty Mentor

• Lubricant infused slippery surfaces for sanitation applications, Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF), Applicant: Mr. Ratnadeep Samanta (Faculty Mentor: Prof. Sriharitha Rowthu), Jan 2021-Dec 2025.

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Invited talks

• Sriharitha Rowthu delivered a keynote talk on "Urine and Feces Repellent Nano Cement Surfaces", Ceramics for Frontier Sectors: Emerging Advances and Prospects (CerAP), 11-12 March 2024, organized by The American Ceramic Society & IIT Roorkee. 

• Sriharitha Rowthu delivered a keynote talk on “Friction and wear properties of PTFE-SS316 for seismic isolation applications”, 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations (ICCMS), 22 Dec 2023, organized by IIT Gandhinagar.

• Keynote speaker at Amalgam, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering department, IIT Madras, 21-23 April, 2023. Talk is on "Nature inspired superhydrophobic cement surfaces".

• Delivered an invited talk on "Tribological Properties of Alumina Matrix Composites", 16 Nov 2022, AICTE-Faculty Development Programme, organized by IIT Tirupati. 

• At Materials Engineering, IISC Bangalore, Oct 2022.

• Delivered an invited talk on "Non-wetting Al 5083 alloys" at AMPCO 2022 (Advances in Materials & Processing: Challenges & Opportunities), IIT Roorkee, 17-19 Oct, 2022.

• Faculty Development Programme on “Recent advances in materials and challenges in manufacturing techniques” Sponsored by AICTE, 07 February- 19th February 2022, organized by JNTU Kakinada, India.

• Faculty Development Programme on “Recent advances in materials and challenges in manufacturing techniques” Sponsored by AICTE, 22nd March- 3rd April 2021, organized by JNTU Kakinada, India.

• Soft Matter Young Investigators e-Meet (SMYIM) 03-05 Dec 2020, jointly held by IISC Bangalore and IIT Madras. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAxWqGhEpHs

• At Materials Engineering, IISC Bangalore, Jan 2020

• At Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, Dec 2018

• At Chemical Engineering, IIT Mumbai, May 2019

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Professional Memberships

• The Indian Ceramic Society (InCerS), Life Membership, Sep 2021

• Tribology Society of India (TSI), Life Membership, March 2024

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Academic services outside IIT Gandhinagar

• Reviewer for CRC Book Proposal on Bio Lubrication for Sustainable Tribology, 2023

• Ph.D. thesis reviewer for IIT Kanpur, 2023.

• Chaired the "Functional Materials" session at Amalgam, 21-23 April 2023, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras.

• Undergraduate Research Committee (UGRC) coordinator, IIT Gandhinagar, 2022-ongoing.

• Peer-reviewer of Nature Publishing Journal Clean Water, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Langmuir, Materials & Design, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, several MDPI journals.

• Co-chaired the "Soft thin films" session together with Prof. Rabibrata Mukherjee at CompFlu, organized by IIT Kharagpur & Indian Rheological Society (IRS), 19-21 December 2022.

• Co-chaired the "Powder Technology" session together with Prof. Manoj at AMPCO, IIT Roorkee, 17-19 October, 2022.

• Chaired the "Young Researcher Talks" and co-judged at AMPCO, IIT Roorkee, 17-19 October, 2022.

• Served as a judge for the posters in "Materials for Sustainability" session, IIT Roorkee, 17-19 Oct, 2022.

• Co-chaired the "Interfaces, wetting & adhesion" session together with Prof. Rabibrata Mukherjee ​in the Complex Fluids e-conference 2021, organized by IITGN & Indian Rheological Society (IRS).

• Ph.D. thesis reviewer for IIT Madras, 2020.

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Institute building services at IIT Gandhinagar

• Materials Engineering department website developer (Jan-April 2024)

• NYASA coordinator (Aug 2023-July 2024)

• Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) coordinator (Aug 2020-Aug 2021)

• Donor and excellence scholarships coordinator (June 2020-ongoing)

• Undergraduate Research Committee member (June 2022-June 2023)

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