About Me
Vivek Devulapalli
Postdoctoral Researcher at EMPA
I'm an early-career postdoctoral researcher with a strong materials science background, specializing in advanced electron microscopy. I investigate materials ranging from metals to semiconductors, using aberration-corrected STEM to connect atomic structure and composition to properties across scales.
My work includes multidimensional imaging, analytical techniques, and STEM simulations for in-depth material characterization. I'm passionate about open science and science communication. Currently, I am working on studying deformation mechanics of metals and multilayer thin films using in situ tensile testing.
Education
2018 – 2022
Ph.D.
Max-Planck Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Advanced transmission electron microscopy group, Department of structure and nano-/ micromechanics of materials
- Thesis: Microstructure and grain boundary evolution in titanium thin films
- Supervisor: Prof. Gerhard Dehm, Group leader: Dr. Christian Liebscher
2016 – 2018
M.Tech.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
- Metallurgical and materials engineering department
- Thesis: Correlative microscopy of Magnesium - rare-earth alloys
- Thesis work performed as a DAAD exchange program at Materials Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, Germany with Prof. Jochen Schneider
- Supervisors: Prof. B S Murty, Prof. K G Pradeep
2012 – 2016
B.Tech.
National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India
- Metallurgical engineering
- CGPA: 9.22/10 (Honours)