Speaker: Dr. Prajina Bhattacharya,
Principal Engineer, Materials Engineering, MAE GKN Aerospace, Trollhatten, Sweden.
Abstract:
Abstract:
GKN has been venturing into fabricated products for aircraft engines to introduce Additive Manufacturing (AM) into components. In this context, Laser Direct Energy Deposition (LDED) is an attractive AM process from the standpoint of reducing cycle time and material wastage. The challenge lies in controlling defect size, population, understanding the interface, and overall maintaining property anisotropy within a limit. The talk will touch broadly on qualification strategies specifically for AM in contrast to conventionally processed materials and notes with regard to part criticality. It also aims to bring forth ongoing global consortia efforts at the community level for a broader perspective.
Bio-data of the speaker:
Dr. Prajina Bhattacharya is currently at GKN Aerospace Sweden from 2016 as MAE, as well supporting Technology Development in Additive Manufacturing. Prior to it Prajina has served GE Global Research at JFWTC, Bangalore, India, for 10 years from 2007, after 2 years at Cookson Electronics Bangalore from 2005. Prajina has a post-doctoral Fellowship at UIUC, USA, for 3 years after completing PhD in 2000 and M.E in 1994 from Materials Engineering, I.I.Sc. Bangalore. PhD Thesis was titled Non Equilibrium Processing and Phase Transformation Prajina holds B.E. from the Department of Metallurgy, J.U. Kolkata.
Dr. Prajina Bhattacharya has been awarded national and international fellowships during her PhD
tenure. She has been a reviewer of international journals for over two decades. She has 16 publications in international journals and 20 presentations at international conferences to her credit. She has also co-authored
“Chapter 7 Processing of high performance materials by laser directed energy deposition with wire”, in Additive Manufacturing of High Performance Materials, Elsevier, 2024. Prajina has filed for 9 patents; 1 granted.
Currently, Dr Prajina Bhatacharya represents GKN Design Organization in the AMS AM committee.
Organized by:
InSIS and Center for Structural Integrity of Safety Critical Systems, IIT Madras
