Faculty at School of Engineering

Harpreet Singh

Harpreet Singh

Professor

School of Engineering


Contact Information

  • Energy Storage and Conversion: Aqueous Zn-ion batteries, Supercapacitors, Catalysis, Green hydrogen production
  • Advanced Manufacturing & Material’s Processing: 3D printing, DIW, Ultrasonics, Friction Stir Welding and Processing
  • Advanced Structural Materials: Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs); High Entropy Alloys (HEAs)
  • Material Degradation: Corrosion; Tribology

  • Ph.D (Mechanical) – Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, IIT-Ropar (2013)
  • M.Tech (Machine Design) – Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (2009)
  • B.Tech (Mechanical) – Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (2002)

  • Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE), India (January 2023 to present)
  • Associate Professor & Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE), India (December 2020 to December 2022)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, India (July 2019 to December 2020)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, India (March 2015 to June 2019)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, USA (2013-2015)
  • Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BBSB Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, India (2003-2009)

Featured In Stanford University's List of Top 2% Scientists, 2022 and 2025

2016, Young Scientist Award by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

  1. Aaishwarika Raj Sharma, Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal (2026) “Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces for anti-corrosion and drag reduction using additive manufacturing for marine applications”, Materials Advances
  2. Arunesh Kumar, Arpit Thomas, Michael Lastovich, Bharat Gwalani, Harpreet Singh Arora (2026) “Ni–Cu–Mn based hybrid supercapacitor with high flexibility and strength for wearable electronics”, Materials Advances
  3. Rajkamal Arya, Tanya Dagar, Arpit Thomas, M.N. Singh, Anil Kumar Sinha, Harpreet Singh Arora (2026) “Role of pH in tailoring Ni–Co hydroxide nanostructures for energy storage applications”, Energy Advances
  4. Arpit Thomas, Aaksah Narayanan, Sriram Madhavan Pillai, Rekha Bhar, Michael Lastovich, Bharat Gwalani, Harpreet Arora (2025) “High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Anion-Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers through Acoustic Cavitation”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  5. Arunesh Kumar, Michael Lastovich, Bharat Gwalani, Harpreet Arora (2025) “Carbon-Doped NiCuMn Supercapacitor with Excellent Energy Storage and Rate Capability”, Energy Technology
  6. Aaishwarika Raj Sharma, Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal (2025) “Butterfly wing inspired super-repellent surface with excellent drag reduction through additive manufacturing”, Surfaces and Interfaces
  7. Aaishwarika Sharma, Harpreet Arora, H.S. Grewal (2025) “Lotus inspired self-regenerative superhydrophobic zinc coatings through thermal spraying”, Materials Letters
  8. Amit Raturi, Mayank Garg, H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Arora (2025) “Influence of Surface Texturing on Cavitation Erosion Behavior of 17-4PH Stainless Steel Manufactured Through Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
  9. Aaishwarika Sharma, Harpreet Arora, H.S. Grewal (2025) “Tuning surface morphology through facile microwave assisted hot water treatment”, Materials Science and Engineering: B
  10. Aaishwarika Sharma, Prateek Pathak, Harpreet Arora, H.S. Grewal (2025) “Flame-sprayed self-regenerative scalable superhydrophobic coating for anti-drag and anti-corrosion applications”, Materials Today Communications
  11. Rajeev A., Thomas A., Sai Sabareesh K.S., Arora H.S. (2025) “In Situ Synthesis of Bifunctional NiMn Hybrid Oxides for High-Performance Flexible Supercapacitors and Oxygen Evolution Reaction”, Energy Technology
  12. Thomas A., Kumar A., Sharma R., Buck E., Gwalani B., Bhogra M., Harpreet Singh Arora (2024) “Robust Nanoporous NiMn oxide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction through Defect Engineering”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, 22832–22843
  13. Kumar A., Thomas A., Arora H.S. (2024) “Single-step, in-situ fabrication of flower-like NiCuMn hybrid oxyhydroxide electrodes for enhanced supercapacitor performance”, Nanotechnology, 35, 34
  14. Sharma A.R., Arora H., Grewal H.S. (2024) “Facile Synthesis of Nanostructured Self-Regenerative Superhydrophobic Coatings”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 26, 23
  15. Subash S., Garg M., Moharana S., Arora H.S. (2024) “Inhibition Efficiency of 1-Butoxypropan-2-ol against the Corrosion of Mild Steel Exposed to Marine Environment: An Experimental and Microstructural Study”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
  16. Garg M., Grewal H.S., Arora H.S. (2024) “High tribo-corrosion resistance of Ni-Cr-5Al2O3 thermal spray coating: A comparison of post processing techniques”, Corrosion Reviews
  17. Saad Zafar, Arpit Thomas, Soumyasri Nikhilesh Mahapatra, Naiwrit Karmodak, Harpreet Singh Arora, Bimlesh Lochab (2023) “Morphology-dependent enhancement of the electrochemical performance of CNF-guided tunable VS4 heterostructures for symmetric supercapacitors”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11, 21263–21271
  18. A. Thomas, G. Perumal, D.B. Padmanaban, A. Kumar, R.K. Sharma, A. Ayyagari, Xiaolong Ma, B. Gwalani, Harpreet S. Arora (2023) “High Strain-rate Driven Nano-tubular Architecture in NiMn Alloy for Supercapacitor Electrodes”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 143008
  19. Ambrish Kumar, Arpit Thomas, Mayank Garg, Gopinath Perumal, Harpreet S. Grewal, Harpreet S. Arora (2021) “High performance CuO@brass supercapacitor electrodes through surface activation”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, 9327
  20. Singh P., Singh S., Singh H., Calla E., Grewal H.S., Arora H.S., Krishnamurthy A. (2023) “Characterization and High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Ni–20Cr Deposits Fabricated by Cold Spray-Based Additive Manufacturing”, Coatings, 13, 5
  21. Singh P., Singh H., Singh S., Calla E., Grewal H.S., Arora H.S., Krishnamurthy A. (2023) “Development, Characterization and High-Temperature Oxidation Behaviour of Hot-Isostatic-Treated Cold-Sprayed Thick Titanium Deposits”, Machines, 11, 8
  22. Ivvala J., Arora H.S., Grewal H.S. (2023) “Metal dopant infused superhydrophobic aluminum surface through sustainable processing”, Materials Today Communications, 36
  23. Arpit Thomas, Ambrish Kumar, G. Perumal, Ram K. Sharma, Vignesh Manivasagam, Ketul Popat, Aditya Ayyagari, Anqi Yu, Shalini Tripathi, Edgar Buck, Bharat Gwalani, Meha Bhogra, Harpreet S. Arora (2023) “Oxygen-Vacancy Abundant Nano porous Ni/NiMnO3/MnO2@NiMn Electrodes with Ultrahigh Capacitance and Energy Density for Supercapacitors”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 4, 5086–5098
  24. Arunesh Kumar, Arpit Thomas, Harpreet S. Arora (2023) “Deformation-Mediated Surface Activation of a Ni−Cu−Mn Ternary Alloy System for Energy Storage in Supercapacitors”, ACS Energy & Fuels, 37, 4720–4725
  25. A. Thomas, A. Rajeev, A. Kumar, G. Perumal, Harpreet Arora (2023) “Excellent Energy Storage and Electrochemical Performance of in-situ Grown Nano-porous CuO/MnO@CuMn for Supercapacitors”, Ionics
  26. Jayanth Ivvala, Harpreet Arora, H.S. Grewal (2023) “Towards development of sustainable metallic superhydrophobic materials”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 663, 131047
  27. Aaishwarika Sharma, Harpreet Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal (2023) “Self-regenerative superhydrophobic metallic coatings with enhanced durability”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 129459
  28. Aaishwarika Raj Sharma, Harpreet Arora, H.S. Grewal (2023) “Nano sponge like metal-based coating with self-regenerative superhydrophobicity using simple flame spraying”, Materials Letters, 334
  29. Mayank Garg, Harpreet S. Grewal, Ram K. Sharma, Harpreet Singh Arora (2022) “Enhanced Oxidation Resistance of Ultrafine-Grain Microstructure AlCoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy”, ACS Omega, 7, 12589–12600
  30. Mayank Garg, Harpreet S. Grewal, Ram K. Sharma, Harpreet Singh Arora (2022) “Improving the High Temperature Oxidation Resistance of High Entropy Alloy by Surface Modification”, Corrosion Reviews
  31. Mayank Garg, Harpreet S. Grewal, Ram K. Sharma, Bharat Gwalani, Harpreet S. Arora (2022) “High Oxidation Resistance of AlCoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy through Severe Shear Deformation Processing”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 917, 165385
  32. A. Kumar, A. Thomas, A. Gupta, M. Garg, J. Singh, G. Perumal, E. Sujithkrishnan, P. Elumalai, Harpreet Singh Arora (2021) “Facile Synthesis of MnO2-Cu Composite Electrode for High Performance Supercapacitor”, Journal of Energy Storage
  33. Abhishek Babu, G. Perumal, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal (2021) “Enhanced Slurry and Cavitation Erosion Resistance of Deep Cryogenically Treated Thermal Spray Coatings for Hydroturbine Applications”, Renewable Energy
  34. Priya Mandal, Jayanth Ivvala, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sajal K. Ghosh, Harpreet S. Grewal (2021) “Bioinspired micro/nano Structured Aluminum with Multifaceted Applications”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
  35. Jayanth Ivvala, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal (2021) “Development of Superhydrophobic Metallic Surfaces with Tuned Morphology Through Microwave Processing”, Materials Chemistry and Physics
  36. Vignesh K. Manivasagam, Gopinath Perumal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Ketul C. Popat (2021) “Enhanced Antibacterial Properties on Superhydrophobic Micro-Nano Structured Titanium Surface”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
  37. Priya Mandal, Gopinath Perumal, Harpreet S. Arora, Sajal K. Ghosh, Harpreet S. Grewal (2021) “Green Manufacturing of Nanostructured Al-Based Sustainable Self-Cleaning Metallic Surfaces”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 278, 123373
  38. Jibril Shittu, Maryam Sadeghilaridjani, Mayur Pole, Saideep Muskeri, Jie Ren, Yanfang Liu, Ismael Tahoun, Harpreet S. Arora, Wen Chen, Narendra Dahotre, Sundeep Mukherjee (2021) “Tribo-Corrosion Response of Additively Manufactured High-Entropy Alloy”, npj Materials Degradation, 5, 1–8
  39. Mayank Garg, H.S. Grewal, Harpreet S. Arora (2021) “Effect of Microwave Processing on the Oxidation Behavior of Refractory High Entropy Alloy”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 262
  40. Priya Mandal, Jayanth Ivvala, Harpreet S. Arora, Harpreet S. Grewal, Sajal K. Ghosh (2021) “Structured Aluminium Surfaces with Tunable Wettability Fabricated by a Green Approach”, Materials Letters, 300, 130186
  41. A.K. Sharma, G. Perumal, Harpreet S. Arora, H.S. Grewal (2021) “Slurry Erosion–Corrosion Resistance of MoNbTaTiZr High Entropy Alloy”, Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion, 7, 1–10
  42. Jayanth Ivvala, Priya Mandal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal (2021) “Facile Approach for Modulating Wetting of Hierarchically Structured Metallic Surface”, Surface Innovations, 40
  43. Abhishek Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, R.P. Singh, H.S. Grewal (2021) “Slurry Erosion Resistance of Microwave Derived Ni-SiC Composite Claddings”, Silicon, 1–13
  44. Rakesh B. Nair, Harpreet S. Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal (2020) “Slurry Erosion–Corrosion of Bimodal Complex Concentrated Alloy Composite Cladding”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 22, 2000626
  45. Jibril Shittu, Mayur Pole, Irsalan Cockerill, Maryam Sadeghilaridjani, L. Vinod Kumar Reddy, Geetha Manivasagam, Harpreet Singh, Harpreet S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee (2020) “Biocompatible High Entropy Alloys with Excellent Degradation Resistance in a Simulated Physiological Environment”, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3, 8890–8900
  46. Priya Mandal, Jayanth Ivvala, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal (2020) “Sustainable Approach for the Development of Durable Superhydrophobic Metallic Surfaces”, Materials Letters, 279, 128516
  47. G. Perumal, H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora (2020) “Enhanced Durability, Bio-Activity and Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel Through Severe Surface Deformation”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 194, 111197
  48. Rakesh B. Nair, H.S. Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal (2020) “Enhanced Cavitation Erosion Resistance of a Friction Stir Processed High Entropy Alloy”, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 27, 1353–1362
  49. Harpreet Singh Arora, Gopinath Perumal, Manjeet Rani, Harpreet S. Grewal (2020) “Facile and Green Engineering Approach for Enhanced Corrosion Resistance of Ni–Cr–Al2O3 Thermal Spray Coatings”, ACS Omega, 5, 24558–24566
  50. Harpreet Singh Arora, S. Pradhan, A. Kumar, G. Perumal, R. Salloom, S. Mukherjee, H.S. Grewal (2020) “Cavitation Erosion-Corrosion Resilient Surfaces Through Reciprocating Friction Processing”, Wear, 456, 203385
  51. Harpreet Singh Arora, M. Rani, G. Perumal, H. Singh, H.S. Grewal (2020) “Enhanced Cavitation Erosion–Corrosion Resistance of High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel-Sprayed Ni-Cr-Al2O3 Coatings Through Stationary Friction Processing”, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s11666-020-01050-5
  52. P. Mandal, A. Shishodia, N. Ali, S. Ghosh, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, S.K. Ghosh (2020) “Effect of Topography and Chemical Treatment on the Hydrophobicity and Antibacterial Activities of Micropatterned Aluminium Surfaces”, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 8, 025017
  53. H.S. Grewal, R.B. Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora (2020) “Complex Concentrated Alloy Bimodal Composite Claddings with Enhanced Cavitation Erosion Resistance”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 392, 125751
  54. Gopinath Perumal, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Mayur Pole, L. Vinod Kumar Reddy, Sundeep Mukherjee, Harpreet Singh, Geetha Manivasagam, Harpreet Singh Arora (2020) “Enhanced Bio-Corrosion Resistance and Cellular Response of Dual-Phase High Entropy Alloy through Reduced Elemental Heterogeneity”, ACS Applied Bio Materials. DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b01127
  55. J. Dominic, G. Perumal, H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora (2020) “Facile Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Brass Surface for Excellent Corrosion Resistance”, Surface Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/02670844.2020.1727687
  56. Shreya Gupta, A. Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal (2020) “High Durability of Non-Fluorinated Superhydrophobic Nanocomposite Coatings”, Materials Letters. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127717
  57. Harpreet Singh Arora, M. Rani, G. Perumal, M. Roy, H. Singh, H.S. Grewal (2020) “Structural Rejuvenation of Thermal Spray Coating Through Stationary Friction Processing”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 389, 125631
  58. Abhishek Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, R.B. Nair, I. Chakraborty, A. Chauhan, H.S. Grewal (2020) “Wear Behavior of Microwave-Annealed and Cryogenically Treated Thermal Spray Coatings: A Comparative Evaluation”, Materials Today Proceedings. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.985
  59. Chakraborty, A. Chauhan, R.B. Nair, A. Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal (2020) “Tribological Behavior of NiTi Alloy Processed under Different Cooling Conditions”, Materials Today Proceedings. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.946
  60. M. Rani, G. Perumal, M. Roy, H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, Harpreet Singh Arora (2019) “Post-processing of Ni-Cr-Al2O3 Thermal Spray Coatings Through Friction Stir Processing for Enhanced Erosion–Corrosion Performance”, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 28(7), 1466–1477
  61. A. Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal (2019) “Microwave-Assisted Post-processing of Detonation Gun-Sprayed Coatings for Better Slurry and Cavitation Erosion Resistance”, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 28(7), 1565–1578
  62. R.B. Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora, A.V. Boyana, P. Saiteja, H.S. Grewal (2019) “Tribological Behavior of Microwave Synthesized High Entropy Alloy Claddings”, Wear, 436, 203028
  63. A. Shishodia, Harpreet Singh Arora, A. Babu, P. Mandal, H.S. Grewal (2019) “Multidimensional Durability of Superhydrophobic Self-Cleaning Surface Derived from Rice-Husk Ash”, Progress in Organic Coatings, 136, 105221
  64. G. Perumal, A. Chakrabarti, H.S. Grewal, S. Pati, S. Singh, Harpreet Singh Arora (2019) “Enhanced Antibacterial Properties and Cellular Response of Stainless Steel through Friction Stir Processing”, Biofouling. DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2019.1584794
  65. Abhishek Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, H.S. Grewal (2019) “Microwave Synthesized Composite Claddings with Enhanced Cavitation Erosion Resistance”, Wear, 422, 242–251
  66. R.B. Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal (2018) “Microwave Synthesized Complex Concentrated Alloy Coatings: Plausible Solution to Cavitation Induced Erosion-Corrosion”, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 50, 114–125
  67. R.B. Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora, P. Mandal, H.S. Grewal (2018) “Complex Concentrated Coatings: Effect of Processing Route on Microstructural and Mechanical Properties”, Materials Letters, 230, 100–104
  68. A. Ayyagari, V. Hasannaeimi, Harpreet Singh Arora, S. Mukherjee (2018) “Electrochemical and Friction Characteristics of Metallic Glass Composites at the Microstructural Length-scales”, Scientific Reports, 8, 906
  69. Aditya Ayyagari, Vahid Hasannaeimi, Harpreet Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee (2018) “Corrosion, Erosion and Wear Behavior of Complex Concentrated Alloys: A Review”, Metals, 8, 603
  70. A. Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, S.N. Behera, M. Sharma, H.S. Grewal (2018) “Towards Highly Durable Bimodal Composite Claddings Using Microwave Processing”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 349, 655–666
  71. R.B. Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora, P. Mandal, S. Das, H.S. Grewal (2018) “High-Performance Microwave-Derived Multi-Principal Element Alloy Coatings for Tribological Application”, Advanced Engineering Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adem.201800163
  72. Gopinath Perumal, Aditya Ayyagari, Amrita Chakrabarti, Deepika Kannan, Soumya Pati, H.S. Grewal, Sundeep Mukherjee, Shailja Singh, Harpreet Singh Arora (2017) “Friction Stir Processing of Stainless Steel for Ascertaining its Superlative Performance in Bio-Implant Applications”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b11064
  73. K. Selvam, P. Mandal, H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora (2017) “Ultrasonic Cavitation Erosion-Corrosion Behavior of Friction Stir Processed Stainless Steel”, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 44, 331–339
  74. R.B. Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee, S. Singh, H. Singh, H.S. Grewal (2017) “Exceptionally High Cavitation Erosion and Corrosion Resistance of a High Entropy Alloy”, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 41, 252–260
  75. R.B. Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora, A. Ayyagari, S. Mukherjee, H.S. Grewal (2017) “High Entropy Alloys: Prospective Materials for Tribo-Corrosion Applications”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 1700946
  76. Santanu Das, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee (2017) “Metallic Glass Nano-composite Thin Films for High-performance Functional Applications”, The Journal of Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (JOM), 69, 1165–1169
  77. Harpreet Singh Grewal, R.M. Sanjiv, Harpreet Singh Arora, Ram Kumar, A. Aayagari, Sundeep Mukherjee, H. Singh (2017) “Activation Energy and High Oxidation Resistance of Multi-principle Element Alloy”, Advanced Engineering Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adem.201700182
  78. Karthikeyan Selvam, Aditya Prakash, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora (2017) “Structural Refinement in Austenitic Stainless Steel by Submerged Friction Stir Processing”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 197, 200–207
  79. Ayyagari Aditya, H. Felix Wu, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee (2017) “Amorphous Metallic Alloys: Pathways for Enhanced Wear and Corrosion Resistance”, The Journal of Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (JOM). DOI: 10.1007/s11837-017-2384-9
  80. Karthikeyan Selvam, Aditya Ayyagiri, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Sundeep Mukherjee, Harpreet Singh Arora (2017) “Enhancing the Erosion-Corrosion Resistance of Steel through Friction Stir Processing”, Wear, 386, 129–138
  81. R.B. Nair, K. Selvam, Harpreet Singh Arora, S. Mukherjee, H. Singh, H.S. Grewal (2017) “Slurry Erosion Behavior of High Entropy Alloys”, Wear, 386, 230–238
  82. K. Selvam, R.B. Nair, H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh (2017) “High Strain Rate Deformation of Austenitic Steel for Enhancing Erosion Resistance”, Wear, 376, 1021–1029
  83. Sanghita Mridha, Harpreet Singh Arora, Joseph Lefebvre, Sanjit Bhowmick, Sundeep Mukherjee (2016) “High Temperature In Situ Compression of Thermoplastically Formed Nano-scale Metallic Glass”, The Journal of Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 69, 39–44
  84. Hitesh D. Vora, Sanghita Mridha, Shravana Katakam, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee, Narendra B. Dahotre (2016) “Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Laser Induced Transformation in Zirconium Based Bulk Metallic Glass”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 432, 237–245
  85. Sameehan Joshi, Shravan Katakam, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee, Narendra Dahotre (2015) “Amorphous Coatings and Surfaces on Structural Materials”, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Material Sciences. DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2015.1053602
  86. Ayyagari V. Aditya, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sundeep Mukherjee (2015) “Corrosion Behavior of ZrTiCuNiBe Bulk Metallic Glass Subjected to Friction Stir Processing”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 425, 124–129
  87. Santanu Das, Venugopal Bandi, Harpreet Singh Arora, Medha Veligatla, Seth Garrison, Francis D’Souza, Sundeep Mukherjee (2015) “Synergistic Catalytic Effect of Iron Metallic Glass Particles in Direct Blue Dye Degradation”, Journal of Materials Research, 30, 1121–1127
  88. Santanu Das, Reinaldo Santos-Ortiz, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sanghita Mridha, Nigel D. Shepherd, Sundeep Mukherjee (2015) “Electromechanical Behavior of Pulsed Laser Deposited Platinum-based Metallic Glass Thin Films”, Physica Status Solidi A. DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201532639
  89. Sanghita Mridha, David L. Jaeger, Harpreet Singh Arora, Rajarshi Banerjee, Sundeep Mukherjee (2015) “Atomic Distribution in Catalytic Amorphous Metals”, Journal of Nanomaterials. DOI: 10.1155/2015/632138
  90. Sanghita Mridha, David L. Jaeger, Harpreet Singh Arora, Rajarshi Banerjee, Sundeep Mukherjee (2015) “Evolution of Atomic Distribution during Devitrification of Bulk Metallic Glass Investigated by Atom Probe Microscopy”, Materials Letters, 158, 99–103
  91. Harpreet Singh Arora, Ayyagari V. Aditya, Sundeep Mukherjee (2015) “Electromechanical Behavior of Nano-Porous Metallic Glass”, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 95, 131–137
  92. Harpreet Singh Arora, Ayyagari V. Aditya, Sundeep Mukherjee (2015) “Structural Relaxation Driven Increase in Elastic Modulus for a Bulk Metallic Glass”, Journal of Applied Physics, 117, 014902
  93. Sundeep Mukherjee, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sanghita Mridha (2015) “Surface Modification of Metallic Glass Composites Through Friction Stir Processing”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46, 1030–1034
  94. Sundeep Mukherjee, Harpreet Singh Arora, Medha Veligatla (2014) “Crystallization Kinetics and Fragility of a Metallic Glass Composite”, Scripta Materialia, 95, 62–65
  95. Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Sanghita Mridha, Harpreet Singh, Sundeep Mukherjee (2014) “Structural Changes in Amorphous Metals from High-Strain Plastic Deformation”, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 617, 175–178
  96. Harpreet Singh Arora, Sanghita Mridha, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Harpreet Singh, Douglas C. Hofmann, Sundeep Mukherjee (2014) “Controlling the Length-Scale and Distribution of Ductile Phase in Metallic Glass Composites Through Friction Stir Processing”, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 15, 035011
  97. Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Medha Veligatla, Harpreet Singh, Sundeep Mukherjee (2014) “Microwave Assisted In-Situ Composite Coating Using Metallic Glass Precursor”, Surface Engineering, 30, 779–783
  98. H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, A. Agrawal, S. Mukherjee (2014) “Improving Erosion Resistance of Hydroturbine Steel Using Friction Stir Processing”, Journal of Tribology, 136, 041102
  99. Harpreet Singh Arora, Q. Xu, Z. Xia, Y.H. Ho, N.B. Dahotre, J. Schroers, S. Mukherjee (2013) “Wettability of Nanotextured Metallic Glass Surfaces”, Scripta Materialia, 69(10), 732–735
  100. Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, S. Mukherjee (2013) “Zirconium Based Bulk Metallic Glass - Better Resistance to Slurry Erosion Compared to Hydroturbine Steel”, Wear, 307, 28–34
  101. Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, D.S. McPhail, S. Barbara, R. Chater, S. Mukherjee (2013) “Microstructure-Property Relationship for Friction Stir Processed Magnesium Alloy”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 16, 94–102
  102. Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, S. Mukherjee (2014) “Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of AE42 Magnesium Alloy through Friction Stir Processing”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 16, 571–580
  103. Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, S. Mukherjee (2013) “Unusually High Erosion Resistance of Zirconium Based Bulk Metallic Glass”, Journal of Materials Research, 28(22), 3185–3189
  104. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw (2013) “Corrosion Behavior of Mg Alloy AE42 Subjected to Friction Stir Processing”, Corrosion, 69, 122–135
  105. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw (2013) “Wear Behavior of Mg Alloy Subjected to Friction Stir Processing”, Wear, 303, 65–77
  106. H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, A. Agrawal, H. Singh (2013) “Surface Modification of Hydroturbine Steel using Friction Stir Processing”, Applied Surface Science, 268, 547–555
  107. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw (2012) “Some Observation on the Microstructural Changes in a Mg based AE42 Alloy Subjected to Friction Stir Processing”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 43, 92–108
  108. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw (2012) “Composite Fabrication Using Friction Stir Processing - A Review”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 61, 1043–1055
  109. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw (2012) “Parametric Studies on Friction Stir Processing of Mg Based AE42 Alloy”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 21, 2328–2339
  110. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw (2012) “Numerical Simulation of Temperature Distribution Using Finite Difference Equation and Estimation of Grain Size During Friction Stir Processing”, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 543, 231–242
  111. H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, A. Agrawal, H. Singh, S. Mukherjee (2012) “Slurry Erosion of Thermal Spray Coatings: Effect of Sand Concentration”, Procedia Engineering, 68, 484–490
  112. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, H.S. Grewal (2013) “Effect of Microstructural Evolution on the Properties of Friction Stir Processed Al 6061 Alloy”, Advanced Materials Research, 620, 77–81
  113. H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, Harpreet Singh Arora (2013) “Friction Stir Processing of Mild Steel to Enhance its Surface Hardness”, Advanced Materials Research, 620, 117–121
  114. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, H.S. Grewal (2012) “Improving the Tribological Properties of Mg based AZ31 Alloy Using Friction Stir Processing”, Advanced Materials Research, 585, 579–583
  115. H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, Harpreet Singh Arora (2012) “Evaluation and Development of Economical Viable Coatings for Erosion Protection of Hydroturbines”, Advanced Materials Research, 585, 590–594
  116. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, H.S. Grewal (2012) “Some Investigations on Friction Stir Processed Zone of AZ91 Alloy”, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, 65, 735–739
  117. H.S. Grewal, A. Agrawal, H. Singh, Harpreet Singh Arora (2012) “Cavitation Erosion Studies on Friction Stir Processed Hydroturbine Steel”, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, 65, 731–734
  118. Harpreet Singh Arora, N. Bala, H. Singh (2009) “Wear Performance of Cold Sprayed Ni-20Cr Coatings on T-22 and SA-516 Boiler Steels”, Journal of Tribology and Surface Engineering, 1, 203–218
  119. Brij K. Dhindaw, Harpreet Arora, J. Eckert, Nilam Barekar, Sundeep Mukherjee (2014) “Nano Science and Technology through Friction Stir Processing and Bulk Metallic Glass Routes Part II: Bulk Metallic Glass”, International Journal of Surface Engineering & Materials Technology, 4, 28–33

Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, B.K. Dhindaw, H. Singh, Sundeep Mukherjee "Corrosion Behavior in Friction Stir Welded and Processed Materials" in Book Titled  "Advances in Friction Stir Welding and Processing"  Woodhead Publishing, UK, ISBN 978-0-85709-454-4

  1. Harpreet Singh Arora, Arpit Thomas, “Nano-tubular Architecture through Severe Physical Deformation for High Performance Supercapacitor”, NanoSPD International Conference, 26th February to 3rd March 2023, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore.
  2. Harpreet Singh Arora, “Tailoring Surfaces for Multidimensional Applications”, Invited Talk, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, June 2022.
  3. Harpreet Singh Arora, “Stationary friction processing of high-entropy alloy for superior bio-implant applications”, 26th International Symposium on Metastable, Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials (ISMANAM 2019), 8–12 July 2019, Chennai, India.
  4. Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, S. Mukherjee, “A Facile Single-step Processing for Ascertaining High Tensile Ductility and Strength in Austenitic Stainless Steel”, 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2019), Materials Research Society of Singapore, Singapore, 23–28 June 2019. [Invited Talk]
  5. Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, H. Singh, “Exceptional Degradation Resistance of Thermal Spray Coating through Stationary Friction Processing”, 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2019), Materials Research Society of Singapore, Singapore, 23–28 June 2019. [Invited Talk]
  6. H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, “Development of Robust Superhydrophobic Self-Cleaning Surface from Rice-husk Ash”, 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2019), Materials Research Society of Singapore, Singapore, 23–28 June 2019.
  7. H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, “Multidimensional Durability of Microwave Synthesized High Entropy Alloy Claddings”, 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2019), Materials Research Society of Singapore, Singapore, 23–28 June 2019.
  8. Abhishek Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, “Enhanced Slurry and Cavitation Erosion Resistance of Microwave Derived Bimodal Composite Claddings”, 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2019), Materials Research Society of Singapore, Singapore, 23–28 June 2019.
  9. Priya Mandal, Gopinath Perumal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Sajal Kumar Ghosh, H.S. Grewal, “Fabrication of multifunctional nano-structured aluminium surface by simple hot water treatment”, International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2019), Department of Physics, Nirmalagiri College, Kerala, India, 12–14 June 2019.
  10. Priya Mandal, Abilash Shishodia, Nasir Ali, S. Ghosh, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, Sajal K. Ghosh, “Multifunctional micro-patterned Aluminum Surfaces: Characterization and their applications”, International Conference on Advanced Materials, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, 6–7 March 2019.
  11. Abhishek Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, “Comparative Evaluation of the Erosion Behavior of Microwave-Derived and Thermal Sprayed Coatings”, 6th International Conference on Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM 2019), Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 25–28 February 2019.
  12. G. Perumal, A. Ayyagari, A. Chakrabarti, S. Pati, H.S. Grewal, S. Mukherjee, S. Singh and Harpreet Singh Arora, “Influence of phase change and Ultra fine-grained microstructure in SS316L for biomedical applications”, BioMET2018 - International Conference on Bio-Materials, Bio-Engineering and Bio-Theranostics, VIT Vellore, 24–28 July 2018.
  13. G. Perumal, A. Chakrabarti, S. Pati, H.S. Grewal, S. Singh and Harpreet Singh Arora, “Anti-bacterial activity of Friction stir processed austenitic stainless steel with S. coccus and E. coli”, BioMET2018 - International Conference on Bio-Materials, Bio-Engineering and Bio-Theranostics, VIT Vellore, 24–28 July 2018.
  14. Palak Jain, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, “Development of Bio-Inspired Self-Cleaning Surfaces Using Hybrid Approach”, International Conference on Advances in Science & Technology (ICAST-2018), Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 4–5 May 2018.
  15. Abhishek Babu, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, “Cavitation Erosion Behavior of Microwave Derived Ni-Based Composite Coatings”, International Conference on Advances in Science & Technology (ICAST-2018), Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 4–5 May 2018.
  16. Rakesh Nair, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, “Tribo-Corrosion Behaviour of High Entropy Alloy”, International Conference on Advances in Science & Technology (ICAST-2018), Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 4–5 May 2018.
  17. P. Mandal, Abhilash Shishodia, N.A. Sayad, S. Ghosh, Harpreet Singh Arora, H.S. Grewal, S.K. Ghosh, “Micro-patterned aluminium surfaces: Characterization and their applications”, Soft and Active Matter Workshop, UGC-Networking Resource Centre, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, 10–18 February 2018.
  18. R.B. Nair, K. Selvam, Harpreet Singh Arora, S. Mukherjee, H. Singh, H.S. Grewal, “Slurry Erosion Behavior of High Entropy Alloys”, Wear of Materials (WOM) Conference, Long Beach, California, 2017.
  19. K. Selvam, R.B. Nair, H.S. Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, “High Strain Rate Deformation of Austenitic Steel for Enhancing Erosion Resistance”, Wear of Materials (WOM) Conference, Long Beach, California, 2017.
  20. Harpreet Singh Arora, A.V. Aditya, S. Mukherjee, “Bulk Metallic Glass: A Superior Erosion and Cavitation Resistant Material”, TMS-2015 Supplemental Proceedings, 667–677, 2015.
  21. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Grewal, Harpreet Singh, S. Mukherjee, “Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glasses Subjected to Severe Plastic Deformation”, TMS-2014, San Diego, California, USA, 2014.
  22. Harpreet Singh Arora, S. Mukherjee, “Wettability of Electrochemically Nano-textured Metallic Glasses”, MRS Proceedings, 2014.
  23. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, H.S. Grewal, “Fabrication of Al based Nano-composite Using Friction Stir Processing”, Proc. “NanosciTech 2012”, 15–18 February 2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India.
  24. H.S. Grewal, H. Singh and Harpreet Singh Arora, “Cavitation Studies on Friction Stir Processed Al based Nano-composite”, Proc. “NanosciTech 2012”, 15–18 February 2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India.
  25. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, “Fabrication and Characterization of AM50/TiC Nano-composite Using Friction Stir Processing”, Proc. “ICONSAT 2012”, 20–23 January 2012, Hotel Taj Krishna, Hyderabad, India.
  26. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, H.S. Grewal, “Improving the Tribological Properties of Mg Based AZ31 Alloy Using Friction Stir Processing”, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Challenges and Opportunities (AMPCO 2012), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee, 2–4 November 2012.
  27. H.S. Grewal, A. Agrawal, H. Singh and Harpreet Singh Arora, “Evaluation and Development of Economical Viable Coatings for Erosion Protection of Hydroturbines”, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Challenges and Opportunities (AMPCO 2012), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee, 2–4 November 2012.
  28. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, H.S. Grewal, “3-Dimensional Transient Heat Modeling and Simulation of Strain Fields during Friction Stir Processing”, 3rd Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures, IIT Delhi, 5–8 December 2012.
  29. H.S. Grewal, A. Agrawal, H. Singh and Harpreet Singh Arora, “Development of Novel Mathematical Models for Slurry Erosion Prediction”, 3rd Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures, IIT Delhi, 5–8 December 2012.
  30. Harpreet Singh Arora, H. Singh, B.K. Dhindaw, H.S. Grewal, “Effect of Microstructural Evolution on the Properties of Friction Stir Processed Al 6061 Alloy”, Proc. “The International Conference on X-Rays and Related Technique in Research & Industry (ICXRI 2012)”, 2–4 June 2012, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia.
  31. H.S. Grewal, H. Singh and Harpreet Singh Arora, “Friction Stir Processing of Mild Steel to Enhance its Surface Hardness”, Proc. “The International Conference on X-Rays and Related Technique in Research & Industry (ICXRI 2012)”, 2–4 June 2012, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia.
  32. B. Dhindaw, H. Singh, Harpreet Singh Arora, “Some Studies on the Microstructural Changes in a Mg-Based AE 42 Alloy Subjected to Friction Stir Processing”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2012.

  1. Name of the project: Tailoring the Surface Properties of Crystalline and Amorphous Metals for Advanced Bio-Implants
    Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) – YSS Scheme; Amount: ₹25 Lakhs; Status: Completed; Role: PI
  2. Name of the project: US-India Partnership for Manufacturing of Advanced Metallic Bio-implants and Local Economic Development
    Funding agency: Partnership 2020: Leveraging US-India Cooperation in Higher Education; Amount: USD 1,00,000; Status: Completed; Role: PI
  3. Name of the project: Modulating Coating Properties for Enhanced Protection from Erosion-Corrosion: A Systematic Approach on Delineating the Effect of Post-Processing Conditions
    Funding agency: Naval Research Board (NRB); Amount: ₹27 Lakhs; Status: Completed; Role: PI
  4. Name of the project: Development of Durable Self-Cleaning Surfaces
    Funding agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Amount: ₹28 Lakhs; Status: Completed; Role: Co-PI
  5. Name of the project: Indo-US Joint Center for Development of Durable Advanced Materials for Bioimplants
    Funding agency: Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF); Amount: ₹30 Lakhs; Status: Completed; Role: Co-PI
  6. Name of the project: Development of Cold Spray Based Additive Manufacturing Process for Industrial Applications
    Funding agency: Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India; Amount: ₹2.85 Cr; Status: Completed; Role: Co-PI
  7. Name of the project: Sustainable Manufacturing of the Nanostructured Self-Cleaning Surfaces
    Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) – CRG Scheme; Amount: ₹19 Lakhs; Status: Completed; Role: Co-PI
  8. Name of the project: High Performance Supercapacitors through Nano-moulding and Surface Activation
    Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) – SUPRA Scheme; Amount: ₹22 Lakhs; Status: Completed; Role: PI

  1. Harpreet Singh Arora, Hapreet Singh Grewal, Soumya Pati, Shailja Singh, Gopinath Perumal; “An apparatus and a method for processing stainless steel and an improved stainless steel for bioimplant”, Indian Patent number: 501629
  2. Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Jaskaran Singh Saini, Karthikeyan Selvam; “A method for modifying surface grain structure of the material and Apparatus thereof”, Indian Patent number: 511386
  3. Harpreet Singh Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Abhishek Babu; “Erosion resistance bimodal composite coating composition and method thereof”, Indian Patent number: 357935
  4. Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Jaskaran Singh Saini, Karthikeyan Selvam; “A method for modifying surface grain structure of the material and Apparatus thereof”, US Patent number: 11549157B2
  5. Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Harpreet Singh, Manish Roy, Manjeet Rani; “Stationary friction processing process of thermal spray coating for dramatically enhancing its erosion and erosion corrosion resistance”, Indian Patent number: 409535
  6. Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Gautam T, Kashish Vijay, Karthikeyan Selvam; “An improved powder refining device and method thereof”, Indian Patent number: 464323
  7. Harpreet Singh Arora, Harpreet Singh Grewal, Sundeep Mukherjee, Harpreet Singh, Gopinath Perumal; “A stationary friction stir processing system for minimizing segregation in a metallic workpiece and method thereof”, Indian Patent number: 480024
  8. Harpreet Singh Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Abhijith Nambiar, Abhishek Babu; “Physiochemical system for developing non-fluorinated self-cleaning surface and method thereof”, Indian Patent number: 452641
  9. Sumit Tiwari, Manigandhan Sidhareddy, Harender and Harpreet Singh Arora; “Solar Adsorption cooling system and a method of operation thereof”, Indian Patent number: 518582
  10. Harpreet Singh Grewal, Harpreet Singh Arora, Jayanth Ivvala; “Thermomechanical treatment method for aggravating formation of nanostructures on metallic surface of structural materials”, Indian Patent number: 515605
  11. Harpreet Singh Arora, Arpit Thomas, Ambrish Kumar; “Nanomoulding of metals and alloys and process thereof”, Indian Patent number: 575397