Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technology (eng)

This book presents the select proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ICAMMT 2022). The book covers the latest trends in existing and new materials, manufacturing processes, evaluation of materials properties for the application in automotive, aerospace, marine, locomotive, automotive and energy sectors. The topics covered include advanced metal forming, bending, welding and casting techniques, recycling and re-manufacturing of materials and components, materials processing, characterization and applications, multi-physics coupling simulation, and optimization, alternate materials /material substitution, thermally-enhanced processes, and materials, composites and polymer manufacturing, powder metallurgy and ceramic forming, numerical modeling and simulation, advanced machining processes, functionally graded materials, non-destructive examination, optimization techniques, engineering materials, heat treatment, material testing, MEMS integration, energy materials, bio-materials, metamaterials, metallography, nanomaterial, SMART materials and super alloys. In addition, it discusses industrial applications and covers theoretical and analytical methods, numerical simulations and experimental techniques in the area of advanced materials and their applications. It also covers the application of artificial intelligence in advanced materials and manufacturing technology. The book will be a valuable reference for researchers and industry professionals alike.

Dr. Ramesh Kumar Nayak is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. He graduated (M.Tech.) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, in 2005. He has worked in several reputed organizations such as General Motors India Technical Centre, Bangalore; Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore; and DENSO International India Pvt. Limited, Gurgaon in various roles. His research interest is FRP composites/nanocomposites, metal casting, solidifications, and process simulations. He teaches polymer engineering, solidification and casting, composite materials, and corrosion engineering to undergraduate and graduate scholars at MANIT, Bhopal. He has guided several PhD. and M.Tech scholars in the area of composite materials and metal casting. He has published his work in peer-review international journals, reference books, and book chapters in the areas of manufacturing, metallurgy and materials science. He has been listed in World´s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University-Elsevier study, 2022.

Dr. Mohan Kumar Pradhan completed his M.Tech and PhD (mechanical engineering) from NIT Rourkela. He is working as Associate Professor,  in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur. Pripor to this Assistant Professor in Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (An Institute of National Importance). He has over 25 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing. His areas of teaching and research interest are Additive  Manufacturing, non-traditional machining, metrology, micromachining, MEMS, hybrid machining, composites, and process modeling and optimization. He has more than 75 international journal publications, more than 65 technically edited papers, which were published in conference proceedings, 2 edited books, more than 5 conference proceedings volumes and more than 20 book chapters. He is on the editorial board and review panel of more than 5 international journals of repute. He has total 193 publications/h-index 16+, SCOPUS/h-index 12+, Google Scholar/h-index 18+). He is charted engineer, a life fellow of IIPE, and a life member of ISTE, IACSIT, IAENG, and MIE (I).He has been listed in World´s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University-Elsevier study, consecutively in 2021 and 2022.

Dr. Animesh Mandal is working as Associate Professor at School of Minerals, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, IIT Bhubaneswar, since 2010. He obtained his M.Tech and Ph.D degree from IIT Kharagpur and worked as postdoctoral fellow in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA. His areas of research interest include aluminium alloys,  magnesium alloys, recycling of aluminium alloys, metal matrix composites, semisolid processing of metals and tribology of metals. He has guided several PhD and M.Tech scholars at IIT Bhubaneswar. He has completed different R&D projects sponsored by DST and other funding agencies. He has published his research outcomes in different reputed peer-reviewed journals on the topics of manufacturing, metallurgy and materials science.