• Development and indigenization of various alloys, castings and semi-finished products for earth storable/cryogenic rocket engines & stages . Metallic materials required for (LOX-Kerosene) Semicryogenic engines, o materials and coatings for elevated temperature and special applications o surface protection schemes for high strength stainless steels used in Liquid propulsion o New Generation Ultra High Strength Stainless Steels for Aerospace Applications• Set up a full fledged metallurgical laboratory and heat treatment facility equipped with essential materials characterization devices including a thermo mechanical simulation (Gleeble) facility• Developed material processing vendors in India with ESR/VAR facility for Aerospace steels/Nickel alloys• Established technical tie-up with leading aerospace material manufacturing people in India and abroad • Developed heat treatment parameters for all materials used in liquid rocket engines• Established technological development programmes with leading academic institutions in India.• Faculty for “ Material for Aerospace” for various ISRO orientation programmes

Research and Development on rocket engine Materials for solid, liquid and cryogenic propulsion for ISRO`s rocket Launch Vehicles. Specialized in remelting of special steels, Development of super alloys and Copper alloys for Cryogenic rocket engines.