Mr S. Sudhakara sarma works as Scientist F at ARCI, Dept. of Science and Technology, Hyderabad.
He graduated from the College of Engineering at Osmania University in 1996 and did a master's in mechanical engineering from JNTU Hyderabad in 2001.
He has a crucial role at ARCI in developing heat pipe heat sinks, heat pipe-based solar cooking devices, heat pipe-based cabinet electric cooling devices, and heat pipe-based bunker-heaters for the army in cold places.
He designed and fabricated an attrition-type mechanical mill for powder milling and alloying in powder metallurgy.
He established an indigenously developed hot extrusion facility at ARCI, which operates at 1100 MPa loads to consolidate powder into a solid material, particularly for ODS alloys.
He established the electrospinning lab at ARCI for the production of nanofibers from polymers.
He established a cryo-milling facility for the synthesis of nanopowders.
He developed Chromium interconnect material for solid oxide fuel cells through the powder metallurgy route.
He developed nano-boron powder through the cryomilling process for propulsion applications for DRDO.
He served as the principal investigator and co-investigator for numerous sponsored projects.
He had one USA patent and two Indian patents, and 11 international scientific journal publications.
He got R&D professional award from Powder Metallurgy Association of India.
His research interest areas are Powder metallurgy, mechanical alloying, and the synthesis of nanopowders by cryo-milling and developing the alloys through Powder Metallurgy method.

Mr. Sudhakara sarma developed few technologies starting from proof of concept at the laboratory scale and demonstration of the technology. He associated with developing technology and the transfer of technology to the Indian industry. Some of his contributions to the interdisciplinary area include the following.
1. Development of air-stable and hydrocarbon fuel dispersible amorphous nano boron powder for solid rocket motor and air-breathing missile applications: Mr. Sudhakara sarma is the principal investigator to develop nano boron powder through cryo-milling and thus demonstrating its ability to make air-stable and dispersion stable in JP10 fuel for propulsion applications. He developed and supplied nano boron powder to GTRE, Bangalore.
2. Development of Chromium-based interconnect material for SOFC: Mr.Sudhakara sarma played a crucial role in developing the chromium-based interconnect plates through compaction and sintering of the powder-by-powder metallurgy route. He has a US patent in this area. He developed the powder for Interconnect materials and supplied to M/S bloom energy.
3. Nanofiber coated air filtration medium for automobile industry: Mr. Sudhakara sarma played an important role in developing the polyamide -6 nanofiber coatings through electrospinning method on Fleet guard filter medium for high-performance filter applications. 
4. 9 Chrome ODS steels: Mr. Sudhakara sarma had contributed to develop ODS steels.
5. Indigenizing heat pipe based heat sink technology for cooling electronic devices in India: Mr. Sudhakara sarma played a crucial role in developing/indigenizing heat pipe technology and transferring the technology to the Indian industry. He developed many heat pipe-based devices for heat transfer applications.