Doctorates

Dr. Himanshu Kumar is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND Postdoctoral Fellow under the Physics for Future (P4F) programme at the HiLASE Centre, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences.

His research focuses on advanced laser-based manufacturing and surface engineering technologies, including Laser Metal Deposition (LMD), Laser Shock Peening (LSP), and Laser Hardening (LH). His broader expertise encompasses the joining of structural steels, high-entropy alloys, thermal spray coatings, wear and tribology, additive manufacturing, and the mechanical behavior and characterization of materials. 

Through his work, he aims to enhance the performance, durability, and reliability of advanced engineering materials for demanding industrial applications.

Dr. Amritbir Singh is an Assistant Professor (Research) at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and CEEMS, specializing in Additive Manufacturing, Welding-based Deposition Technologies, and Surface Engineering for various applications.

His research interests include process optimization, microstructure–property relationships, post-deposition heat treatments, residual stress mitigation, and high-temperature wear behavior of additively manufactured metals. He has extensive hands-on experience with advanced characterization techniques such as FESEM, EBSD, XRD, XPS, mechanical testing, and tribological analysis.

Dr. Annayath Maqbool is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials (IRC-AM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2024) from National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India. Dr Maqbool obtained his M.Tech in Production and Industrial Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India and B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from University of Kashmir, India.

His research focuses on friction stir processing (FSP), additive manufacturing (WAAM), and metal matrix composites (MMCs), emphasizing microstructural evolution, mechanical behavior, and surface modification.

Dr. Deepti Ranjan Sahu is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, where his doctoral research focused on Powder Mixed Electrical Discharge Machining using experimental and numerical approaches. He holds an M.Tech in Design and Manufacturing from NIT Silchar and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from BPUT, Odisha.

His research interests lie in non-conventional machining processes (EDM, PMEDM, WEDM), additive manufacturing, surface modification, material characterization, surface integrity analysis, digital twins, and smart manufacturing.