Sikka was chosen for inclusion because of his work on the Exo-Melt Process for melting nickel aluminides.
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Sikka joined ORNL in 1974 and has been a Materials Processing group leader in the Metals and Ceramics Division since 1986.
He holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Delhi in Delhi, India, and another bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India. Later, he earned a master's and doctorate in metallurgical engineering, both from the University of Cincinnati.
Sikka's work has been featured in more than 150 open-literature publications. He has been granted eight patents and has received five R&D 100 Awards.
He is active in several professional societies, including the American Society for Metals and the Materials Research Society.
Sikka, and his wife, Veena, live in Oak Ridge. They have two children: Neal and Monica.
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