Education

• B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, 1967
• M.S. Mechanics and Materials Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1972
• Ph.D. Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Denver, 1976

Research Interests

• Metal hydrides,
• Thermal energy storage,
• Thin and thick film CVD deposition,
• Vapor pressure measurements,
• Phase diagrams.

M.S. Rahman, S. Divi, D. Chandra, and J. Daemen, "Effect of different salts on the corrosion properties of friction type A607 steel rock bolt in simulated concentrated water," Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, 23 [6] 665-673 (2008).

A. Talekar, D. Chandra, R. Chellappa, J. Daemen, N. Tamura, and M. Kunz, "Oxidation kinetics of high strength low alloy steels at elevated temperatures,"Corrosion Science, 50 [10] 2804-2815 (2008).

O. Palumbo, A. Paolone, R. Cantelli, and D. Chandra, "Lithium nitride as hydrogen storage material," International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33 [12] 3107-3110 (2008).

D. Chandra, A. Sharma, R. Chellappa, W.N. Cathey, F.E. Lynch, R.E. Bowman, J.R. Wermer, and S.N. Paglieri, "Hydriding and structural characteristics of thermally cycled and cold-worked V-0.5 at.%C alloy," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 452 [2] 312-324 (2008).

W.-M. Chien, J. Lamb, D. Chandra, A. Hug, J. Richardson, and E. Maxey, "Phase evolution of Li_{<small>2</small>}ND, LiD and LiND_{<small>2</small>} in hydriding/dehydriding of Li_{<small>3</small>}N," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 446-447 (2007) 463-367.

R.S. Chellappa, D. Chandra, M. Somayazulu, S.A. Gramsch, and R.J. Hemley, "Pressure-induced phase transitions in LiNH_{<small>2</small>}," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111 [36] 10785-10789 (2007).

A. Hug, R.W. Richardson, E.R. Maxey, D. Chandra, and W.-M. Chien, "Structural studies of deuteration and dedeuteration of Li_{<small>3</small>}N by use of in situ neutron diffraction," Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111 [28] 10712-10717 (2007).

A. Hug, J.W. Richardson, E.R. Maxey, D. Chandra, and W.-M. Chien, "Structural studies of Li_{<small>3</small>}N using neutron powder diffraction,"Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 436 [1-2] 256-260 (2007).

R.S. Chellappa, D. Chandra, S.A. Gramsch, R.J. Hemley, J.-F. Lin, and Y. Song, "Pressure-induced phase transformations in LiAlH_{<small>4</small>}," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110 [23] 11088-11097 (2006).

D. Chandra, J.J. Reilly, and R. Chellappa, "Metal hydrides for vehicular applications: the state of the art," JOM, 58 [2] 26-32 (2006).

S. Divi, R. Chellappa, and D. Chandra, "Heat capacity measurement of organic thermal energy storagge materials," Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 38 [11] 1312-1326 (2006).