Dr Debajyoti Bhaduri
Lecturer
- bhadurid@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2251 0922
- Room W/2.21, Queen's Buildings - West Building, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Dr Debajyoti Bhaduri is a Lecturer in High-Value Manufacturing within the School of Engineering of Cardiff University. His research interest broadly centres on the advanced machining / grinding, laser-based micro-manufacturing and metal additive manufacturing (AM), hybrid manufacturing technologies, such as ultrasonic assisted machining / grinding, surface engineering via physical vapour deposition (PVD) coating, laser texturing, and laser polishing.
Prior to joining Cardiff University, Dr Bhaduri has been involved in several European projects as a Research Fellow in the University of Birmingham between 2013-2018 that focussed on development and implementation of hybrid manufacturing process chains, incorporating various pre- and post-processing steps of metallic AM parts. During his PhD, he developed a novel hybrid ultrasonic assisted creep feed grinding process for machining of advanced aerospace alloys such as Inconel 718, CMSX-4 and gamma titanium aluminide.
Dr Bhaduri's current research activity centres on developing novel circular manufacturing routes for the production of sustainable powders for metal AM. The research enables synergistic study on the sustainability of AM processes and their environmental impact from the life-cycle perspective. His research expertise also encompasses various surface and material characterisation techniques via roughness, microhardness, microstructure and different microscopic and spectroscopic (EDS, WDS, EMPA, SIMS, XPS, OES and XRD) analysis.
Biography
- Lecturer (current post): School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- Research Fellow (2013-2018): School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Honorary Senior Research Fellow (2018-present): School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- PhD (2010-2014): School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Assistant Professor (2009): National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
- Master of Technology (2007-2009): Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
- Bachelor of Engineering (2003-2007): Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Honours and awards
- Al Sonntag award for the best paper on solid lubricants subject, awarded by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (stle) (2019)
- Joseph Whitworth Award for the best paper on a manufacturing industries mechanical engineering subject, awarded by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2017)
- Institute Silver Medal, awarded by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India (2009)
- B. M. Belgaumkar Memorial prize, awarded by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India (2009)
- University Gold Medal, awarded by Jadavpur University, India (2007)
Professional memberships
- Research Affiliate of the CIRP
Committees and reviewing
- Committees: Member of the 5th CIRP Conference on Surface Integrity (CSI) 2020 Scientific Committee
- Journal reviewer: Applied Surface Science, Ceramics International, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, I. Mech. E.- Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Journal of Cleaner Production, Machining Science and Technology, Manufacturing Letters, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Measurement, Precision Engineering, Surface and Coatings Technology, Ultrasonics, Wear.
- PhD theses reviewer:
| Name of the PhD student | Year of review | University/Institution |
| Gaurav Dinkar Sonawane | 2020 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere, India |
| Anshuman Das | 2019 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India |
Publications
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- Advanced manufacturing technologies
- Industrial project management
Research Interests:
Dr Debajyoti Bhaduri is currently undertaking research in the following areas:
- Circular Hubrid Manufacturing (CHM) - The research focuses on the development of novel circular manufacturing routes for the production of sustainable powders for metal additive manufacturing (AM). The research enables synergistic study on the sustainability of AM processes and their environmental impact from the life-cycle perspective. The research strategy aligns with the UK Government's 'Net Zero' target, with the aim to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of the current AM powder production techniques and to foster recycle of materials to produce high-value AM parts.
- Development of Hybrid Manufacturing Process Chains - The research involves AM process optimisation for new metallic materials, followed by post-processing of the AM parts via laser-based surface engineering techniques, such as laser polishing and laser surface texturing, to improve the built parts' surface integrity.
- Surface texturing via mechanical micromilling - This is a complementary surface engineering technique to the laser surface texturing (LST). Comparative surface integrity analyses are undertaken on the parts, textured via mechanical micromilling and LST.
- Machining of metal-composites stacks - The effects of single-shot milling of metal-composite (e.g. Al/CFRP) stacks are investigated on the workpieces' surface integrity and cutting tool wear.
Research publications:
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=R0vdju0AAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Debajyoti-Bhaduri
Research Grants:
| Title | People | Sponsor | Role | Amount | Duration |
| Evaluation of hybrid additive-subtractive metallic parts | D Bhaduri | University of Birmingham | PI | £6,400 | 2018-2021 |
|
Surface integrity analysis of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg alloy following laser polishing |
D Bhaduri |
Shri Gopal Rajgarhia International Programme (SGRIP), IIT Kharagpur |
PI | INR 196,000 | 2019 |
|
Early Career Researcher Fund |
D Bhaduri |
School of Engineering, Cardiff University |
PI | £13,169 | 2021 |
|
Research Infrastructure Fund, Cardiff University |
D Bhaduri |
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) |
PI | £350,400 | 2022-2023 |
|
Architectural microstructure-modification mechanisms and the microstructure-performance optimization for SLM Aluminum matrix composites |
R Setchi, D Bhaduri, M Ryan, P Wang |
The Royal Society - International Exchanges 2021 |
Co-I | £12,000 | 2022-2024 |
|
Research Boost Fund |
D Bhaduri |
School of Engineering, Cardiff University |
PI | £41,400 | 2022 |
|
Re-engagement Fund |
D Bhaduri |
School of Engineering, Cardiff University |
PI | £5,000 | 2022 |
|
From waste to worth: A pilot study on the circular manufacturing of sustainable additive manufacturing powders from machining scraps |
D Bhaduri |
Net Zero Innovation Institute Seedcorn Project |
PI | £10,000 | 2022 |
Supervision
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Metal additive manufacturing - process optimisation, circular manufacturing, hybrid manufacturing
- Laser surface texturing, Laser polishing
- Laser-based micromachining
- Conventional machining (turning, milling, grinding)
- Evaluation of the machinability of materials
Self-funded PhD projects are advertised on findaphd.com. Interested PhD applicants should submit an application for postgraduate study via the Cardiff University webpages (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/programmes/programme/engineering).
Applicants should select Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), with a start date of 1st October 2022/2023, 1st April 2023, or 1st July 2023.
The links to the self-funded PhD projects are given below.
1. A novel approach to the circular production of sustainable powders for metal additive manufacturing.
2. Design and development of next generation textured cutting tools for improved tribological properties during machining.
3. Development of next generation electrosurgery electrode design via surface microtexturing.
4. Circular hybrid manufacturing involving metal binder jetting process
5. A comparative study between binder jetting and powder bed fusion additive manufacturing processes for metallic materials
6. Developing an ingenious hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing route for producing biomedical implants by combining powder bed fusion and laser post-processing techniques
Current supervision
Past projects
Co-Supervision:
Haydee Martinez Zavala - "High Peak, Perishable Energy Recovery – Foundation Phase" (to be awarded in 2022).