Dr. Ranjit Bauri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Dr. Bauri’s research areas include Al and Ti based Metal matrix composites (MMCs), Friction stir processing (FSP) and structure-property correlation in friction stir processed materials. He has worked extensively on understanding the microstructure evolution during FSP and developing new materials including MMCs and solid solutions by FSP. He has more than 45 publications in referred international journals and one Indian patent to his credit.