ARABINDA SARANGI, (PhD) is Director (Academics), Synergy Institute of Engineering and Technology, Banamali Prasad, Dhenkanal. Having more than four decades of professional experience, Dr. Sarangi has an expertise in dealing with the projects on metallurgical investigations into titanomagnetic ores, and aluminothermic reduction of transition metal oxides. He has published/presented several papers in national and international journals and conferences.
BIDYAPATI SARANGI, (PhD) is Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang, Dhenkanal. Having worked as a former Research Associate and Scientist, Dr. Bidyapati Sarangi has more than 25 years of research and academic experience in the field. He has published/presented many papers in national and international journals and conferences. His specialisation is in the fields of carbonate decomposition, coal gasification, metal oxidation, aluminothermic reduction and iron ore reduction.