Precision Hybrid Manufacturing (PHM) Lab

At IIT Patna

(A) Ph.D. 

Ongoing

1. Mr. Buddha Dev Kumar, Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured Components, Ongoing (Admission year: 2025), IIT Patna.

(B) M. Tech.

Ongoing:

1. Mr. Arun Kumar, Electrochemical Micromachining of Titanium Alloys (Tentative), Ongoing (2025-2027).

2. Mr. Rishav Anand, Vibration study of some of the Advanced Manufacturing Processes, (Tentative), Ongoing (2025-2027).

Completed (at IIT Patna): 

1. Mr. Aman Kumar, Numerical and Experimental Study of Atomized Dielectric Fluid in the Electrical Discharge Machining Process, (duration: 2024-2026), June 2026. 

2. Mr. Bittu Kumar, Fabrication and Thermal Performance Analysis of Surface Textures, (duration: 2024-2026), June 2026. 

(C) B. Tech Projects

1. Rishi and Deepak Kumar Azad, Single Crater Simulation for Process Parameters Optimization for Thin-Foil Machining using Electrical Discharge Micromachining (EDMM), May 2026. 

2. Bipul Raj and Balwant Meena, Surface Integrity Enhancement of EDM-Machined SS-304 via Electroless Nickel-Phosphorus Coating, May 2026 

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At NIT Hamirpur

(A) M. Tech

Completed:

1. Mr. Deep Raj, Fabrication of Al-Gr-Cr Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite and its Machinability Analysis using the Electric Discharge Machining Process, 2025, NITH, Dr. S. R. Chauhan (Main Supervisor, NITH).

2. Mr. Yogesh Tewari, Fabrication and Machinability Assessment of Al7075 Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Cenosphere and Almond Shell Ash, 2024, NITH, Dr. S. R. Chauhan (Main Supervisor, NITH).

3. Mr. Vishal Thakur, Fabrication and Experimental Evaluation of Strength and Wear Resistance of Al7075/SiC/Rice Husk Ash Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite, 2024, NITH, Dr. S. R. Chauhan (Main Supervisor, NITH).

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