Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, USA, 2004
M.E., Metallurgy (thesis on ceramics), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2000
B.E., Metallurgical Engineering, Bengal Engineering College, India, 1997

Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Materials Sci. and Eng. & NE Graduate Program, University of Idaho, USA (since July, 2007)
Visiting Faculty, Materials and Fuels Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Summer 2008
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nuclear Engineering, NC State University, USA, 2005-07
Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 2004
Project Engineer, TVS Suzuki Limited, Hosur, India, 2000
Quality Engineer, Electrosteel Castings Limited, Calcutta, India, 1997-98

Research Interests
Microstructure-Property Correlations, Nuclear Materials, High Temperature Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Creep, Superplasticity, Creep-Fatigue), Nanocrystalline Materials, Advanced Processing Techniques (Mechanical Alloying, Friction Stir Processing), Light Metals, Multi-functional Materials

Teaching Interests
Nuclear Materials & Radiation Effects
Materials Fabrication
Light Metals and Alloys
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Ceramic Materials
Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques

Honors and Activities
Recipient of the 'Outstanding Young Faculty Award' from the College of Engineering, UI for 2008-2009
Elected a 'Key Reader' to the Board of Review of the international journal 'Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A,' (from March 2008)
To appear on 2009 edition of  Marquis Who's Who in America
Member of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), American Nuclear Society (ANS), ASM International and Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST)
Organizing international symposia at MST08, and is active in various TMS committee activities
Faculty Advisor of the UI Material Advantage chapter

Selected Publications
I. Charit and R.S. Mishra, "Abnormal Grain Growth in Friction Stir Processed Alloys," Scripta Materialia, 58 (2008) 367-371.
I. Charit, C.-S. Seok and K.L. Murty, “Synergistic Effcts of Interstitial Impurities and Radiation Defects on Mechanical Characteristics of Ferritic Steels,” Journal of Nuclear Materials, 361 (2007) 262-273.
K. L. Murty and I. Charit, “Texture Development and Anisotropic Deformation of Zircaloys,” Progress in Nuclear Energy, 48 (2006) 325-359.
I. Charit and R. S. Mishra, “Low Temperature Superplasticity in Friction-Stir-Processed Ultrafine Grained Al-Zn-Mg-Sc Alloy,” Acta Materialia, 53 (2005) 4211-4223.
I. Charit and R. S. Mishra, “High Strain Rate Superplasticity in a Commercial 2024 Aluminum via Friction Stir Processing,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 359 (2003) 290-296.
I. Charit, R. S. Mishra and M. W. Mahoney, “Multisheet Structures in 7475 Aluminum by Friction Stir Welding in Concert with Post-Weld Superplastic Forming,” Scripta Materialia, 47 (9) (2002) 631-636.
I. Charit and A. H. Chokshi, “Experimental Evidence of Diffusional Creep in the Superplastic 3-mol% Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia,” Acta Materialia, 49 (2001), 2239-2249.

Outreach Activities
Dr. Charit is involved in various outreach activities. Below Phillip Maddi (on the left), a student attending the 'TRIO Upward Bound Math Science (TUBMS)' program at the UI, is spending about two weeks in summer 2009 working in Dr. Charit's Lab with a graduate student (Kalyan Chitrada, on the right) on an exciting composite fabrication project. Thanks go to Kirsten LaPaglia, Director of UI TUBMS, for allowing Phillip to work in our laboratory.