1. Developed light weight carbon foam by using sacrificial open cell polymeric polyurethane (PU) foam as a template and phenolic resin for impregnating precursor PU foam.2. Studied carbon foam bulk density variation with number of impregnating cycles in phenolic resin solution and carbon foam characterization was done.

Creating a Steel Database for the Selection of Materials for Defense ApplicationsIt was an extensive database containing chemical compositions and mechanical properties in Excel, comprising about 500 steel grades used in various components of the defense sector, along with the respective microstructures of these steel grades. During this project, I was introduced to the concepts of phase diagrams (especially the Fe-C phase diagram), phase transformations, various types of steels, and their strengthening mechanisms.