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Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Dr. Sohini Chowdhury

Assistant Professor

 Laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) processes  3D printing  laser material processing  Laser cladding  Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications  FE-based numerical modeling of laser material processes  Computational welding mechanics  Heat transfer and thermo-mechanical analysis during AM processes and EBW & LBW  AI/ML Techniques for Manufacturing Processes  Industry4.0  Digital Manufacturing: From 3D Printing to 4D and 5D Printing

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HONORS AND AWARDS
AwardInstituteYear
1. Received Gold Medal in my post-graduation studies (M.Tech.)North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology2016
2. Received PhD Best Thesis award presented at International ConferenceExperimental and Computational Methods in Manufacturing (ICECMM 2021)2021
3. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah, Chander Prakash, Seeram Ramakrishna, Saurav Dixit, Lovi Raj Gulta, Dharam Buddhi: Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A State-of-the-Art Review of the Technology, Materials, Properties & Defects, and Numerical Modelling, Journal of Materials Research and Technology (ISSN: 2238-7854), Vol. 20, pp. 2109-2172, 2022. (SCIE and I.F. 6.4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.07.121
(The most downloaded article in the last 90 days dated August 2024)		Sciencedirect2024
4. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah, Chander Prakash, Seeram Ramakrishna, Saurav Dixit, Lovi Raj Gulta, Dharam Buddhi: Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A State-of-the-Art Review of the Technology, Materials, Properties & Defects, and Numerical Modelling, Journal of Materials Research and Technology (ISSN: 2238-7854), Vol. 20, pp. 2109-2172, 2022. (SCIE and I.F. 6.4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.07.121
(Number 1 top cited article of Journal of Materials Research and Technology since January 2022 dated February 2024)		Journal of Materials Research and Technology - Source: Scopus2024
5. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Scholarship for doctoral studies (Ph.D.) at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and TechnologyMHRD-North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology2016-2020
6. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) scholarship for post graduate studies (M.Tech.) at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology.MHRD-North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology2014-2016
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
PhDMechanical Engineering
Specialization: Fundamental and advanced studies on manufacturing processes		North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (CFTI)2020
M.Tech.Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation (CIMA)) in Mechanical Engineering DepartmentNorth Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (CFTI)2016
B.Tech.Mechanical EngineeringBiju Patnaik University of Technology2013
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
17th May 202220th February 2025Post-Doctoral FellowIndian Institute of Technology Madras
21st February 2025ContinueAssistant ProfessorNorth Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology
TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemester
1. Advanced Manufacturing ManagementME 7202PGII
2. Computer Aided Design and ManufacturingME 13042UGII
M. TECH. THESIS SUPERVISED
Title of ProjectNames of Students
PH.DS SUPERVISING
TopicScholar NameStatus of PhDRegistration Year
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES

1. One Week Online International Workshop on “Advancements and Future Research Trends in Laser based Manufacturing Processes (AFRLMP-2020)” from 1st - 5th September 2020 at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

2. Short term course on "Optical fiber to fiber lasers" by Indian Laser Association from 30th November 2015 to 1st December 2015 at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India.

3. Training on Industrial Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Systems at North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India under the Institute-Industry Interaction Programme sponsored by TEQIP II from 4th November 2016 to 8th November 2016.

4. TEQIP II sponsored short term training programme “CADD Excellence (Computer Aided Design and Drafting) at Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India from 30th July, 2014 to 9th August, 2014.

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS AUTHORED

Book (s)

1. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah and M. Chandrasekaran: Laser Based Additive Manufacturing: State-of-Art, Heat Transfer Analysis and Capabilities, LAP-LAMBERT Academic Publishing Co. Ltd., Germany, ISBN 978-3-659-93561-9, 2016.

Link: https://www.morebooks.de/shop-ui/shop/product/978-3-659-93561-9

Book Chapter (s)

1. Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla and Manapuram Muralidhar, Investigation on metallographic analysis of electron beam Ti6Al4V alloy welds, in Advances in Computational Methods in Manufacturing, Series: Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering, Springer, eBook ISBN: 978-981-329-072-3, Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-329-071-6, Series ISSN: 2522-5022, pp. 121-132, 2019.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9072-3_11

2. Sapam Ningthemba Singh, Sohini Chowdhury, Md. S. Mujaheed Khan, Muralidhar Manapuram and Yadaiah Nirsanametla, FE based heat transfer analysis of laser additive manufacturing on Ti-6Al-4V alloy, in Advances in Computational Methods in Manufacturing, Series: Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering, Springer, eBook ISBN: 978-981-329-072-3, Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-329-071-6, Series ISSN: 2522-5022, pp. 381-392, 2019.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9072-3_33

3. Sapam Ningthemba Singh, Yadaiah Nirsanametla, Sohini Chowdhury and M. Muralidhar: Influence of laser power and scan speed during laser assisted multi-layer additive manufacturing using finite element modeling, in 3D printing in biomedical engineering, Springer, Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5423-0, Series ISSN: 2524-5384, pp. 289-316, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5424-7_14

PUBLICATION

International Journals

1. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah, S. Mujaheed Khan, Rupshree Ozah, Benjamin Das and M. Muralidhar, A perspective review on experimental investigation and numerical modeling of electron beam welding process, Materials Today: Proceedings (ISSN: 2214-7853), Vol. 5 (2), pp. 4811-4817, 2018. (Scopus)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.055

2. Benjamin Das, N. Yadaiah, Rupshree Ozah, Sohini Chowdhury, Arpan Kumar Mondal and M. Muralidhar, A perspective review on estimation of keyhole profile during plasma arc welding process, Materials Today: Proceedings (ISSN: 2214-7853), Vol. 5 (2), pp. 6345-6350, 2018. (Scopus)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.244

3. Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla and Manapuram Muralidhar, Finite element based transient heat transfer analysis of Ti2AlNb electron beam welds using hybrid volumetric heat source, Indian Welding Journal (Print ISSN: 0046-9092), Vol. 52, pp. 49-55, 2019. (UGC Approved Journal in 2019)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22486/iwj%2F2019%2Fv52%2Fi1%2F178190

4. Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla, M Muralidhar, Swarup Bag and S K Patra, Influence of weld parameters on weld regimes and vaporization rate in electron beam welding of Ti6Al4V alloy, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (Electronic ISSN: 1806-3691 and Print ISSN: 1678-5878), 41:180, 2019. (SCIE and I.F. 2.2)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-019-1689-8

5. Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla, M Muralidhar, Investigation on Keyhole Mode Fiber Laser Welding of SS 316 in a Self-Protected Atmosphere, The Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (Electronic ISSN: 2041-2983 and Print ISSN: 0954-4062), Vol. 233(18), pp.6602-6615, 2019.(SCIE and I.F. 1.8)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406219864137

6. Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla, M Muralidhar, Swarup Bag, C. P. Paul and K. S. Bindra, Identification of modes of welding using parametric studies during ytterbium fiber laser welding, Journal of Manufacturing Processes (ISSN: 1526-6125), Vol. 57, pp. 748-761, 2020. (SCIE and I.F. 6.2)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.07.038

7. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah, M. Muralidhar, Deepati Anil Kumar, C. P. Paul, S. K. Patra, Sunpreet Singh, Grzegorz Królczyk and Chander Prakash, Comparison of Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of laser and electron beam welded Ti6Al4V alloy, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (Electronic ISSN: 1806-3691 and Print ISSN: 1678-5878), Vol. 43, 173, 2021. (SCIE and I.F. 2.2)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-021-02903-y

8. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah, D. Anil Kumar, M. Muralidhar, C. P. Paul, Chander Prakash, Grzegorz Królczyk and Aokesh Pramanik, Influence of tack operation on metallographic and angular distortion in electron beam welding of Ti-6A-l4V alloy, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation (ISSN: 0263-2241), Vol. 175, 109160, 2021. (SCIE and I.F. 5.6)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2021.109160

9. Sapam Ningthemba Singh, Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla, Deepati Anil Kumar, Chander Prakash, Linda Yongling Wu, H. Y. Zheng, Sunpreet Singh and C. I. Pruncu, A comparative analysis of laser additive manufacturing of high layer thickness pure Ti and Inconel 718 alloy materials using finite element method, Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944), Vol. 14 (4): 876, 2021. (SCIE and I.F. 3.4)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040876

10. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah, Chander Prakash, Seeram Ramakrishna, Saurav Dixit, Lovi Raj Gulta, Dharam Buddhi: Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A State-of-the-Art Review of the Technology, Materials, Properties & Defects, and Numerical Modelling, Journal of Materials Research and Technology (ISSN: 2238-7854), Vol. 20, pp. 2109-2172, 2022.

(SCIE and I.F. 6.4)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.07.121

11. Chengwei Wei, Yebing Tian, Sohini Chowdhury, Jinguo Han and Zhiqiang Gu: Investigation on high-shear and low-pressure grinding characteristics for zirconia ceramics using newly developed flexible abrasive tool, Ceramics International (ISSN: 0272-8842), Vol. 49 (6), pp. 8725-8735, 2022. (SCI and I.F. 5.2)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.265

12. Yebing Tian, Chengjin Tian, Sohini Chowdhury, Jinguo Han, Bing Liu: A Study on High-Shear and Low-Pressure Grinding With Body-Armour-Like Abrasive Tool (BAAT) For Inconel 718 Superalloys, Journal of Materials Research and Technology (ISSN: 2238-7854), in press, 2023. (SCIE and I.F. 6.4)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.04.205

13. Sohini Chowdhury and N. Arunachalam: Surface functionalization of additively manufactured titanium alloy for orthopaedic implant applications, Journal of Manufacturing Processes (ISSN: 1526-6125), Vol. 102, pp. 387-405, 2023. (SCIE and I.F. 6.2)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.07.015

14. Benjamin Das, Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla, Chander Prakash, Lovi Raj Gupta, Vladimir Smirnov: Three Dimensional Transient Heat Transfer Analysis of Micro-Plasma Arc Welding Process Using Volumetric Heat Source Models, High Temperature Materials and Processes (ISSN: 2191-0324), Vol. 42 (1), pp. 20220283, 2023.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/htmp-2022-0283 (SCIE and I.F. 1.5)

15. Sohini Chowdhury and N. Arunachalam: Development of copper clad on pure titanium for an improved frictional characteristics and antibacterial properties, Materials Letters (Print ISSN: 0167-577X and Online ISSN: 1873-4979), Vol. 357, pp. 135610, 2024. (SCIE and I.F. 3.0)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135610

16. Ramandeep Singh Sidhu, Harnam Singh Farwaha, Raman Kumar, Pardeep Singh Bains, Chander Prakash, Raman Kumar, Sohini Chowdhury and Choon Kit Chan:  Comparative study of metallic foil friction stir welded and conventional friction stir welded AZ61 Mg alloy butt joints: Biomedical and engineering applications, AIP Advances (ISSN: 2158-3226), Vol. 14, 045209, 2024. (SCIE and I.F. 1.6)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0199003

17. Guoyu Zhang, Yebing Tian, Sohini Chowdhury, Jinling Wang, Bing Liu, Jinguo Han, Zenghua Fan: Effects of the Impacting Velocity and Angle on the Grinding Force, Force Ratio and Deformation Behavior During High-shear and Low-pressure Grinding, Micro and Nanosystems (ISSN (Print): 1876-4029 and ISSN (Online): 1876-4037), Vol. 15 (4), pp. 287-299, 2023. (SCOPUS)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/0118764029255495231020063843

18. Anil Kumar Deepati, Sohini Chowdhury, Nabam Teyi, Yadaiah Nirsanametla, Chander Prakash, Kuldeep Kumar Saxena and Sandeep Kumar: Influence of surface-active elements on GTA welds with respect to metallographic analysis and temperature distribution, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (Electronic ISSN 1955-2505 and Print ISSN 1955-2513), Vol. 18, pp. 1161-1170, 2024. (ESCI &SCOPUS; I.F. 2.1)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-022-01108-4

19. Yebing Tian, Zhiqiang Gu, Sohini Chowdhury, Jinguo Han, Chengwei Wei and Xinyu Fan:  Study on High‑Shear and Low‑Pressure Grinding Using Super‑Elastic Composite Abrasive Tool (ECAT) for Curved Inconel718 Workpiece, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing (Print ISSN: 2234-7593 and Online ISSN: 2005-4602), 2024. (SCIE and I.F. 2.6)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-024-01029-0

20. Amit Kumar, JMA Sulaiman, Pranav Kumar, Sohini Chowdhury and S. Sreenivasa: Novel Advancements in the Field of Nanostructured Materials: Zero-, One-, Two- and Three-Dimensional Materials, International Journal of Maritime Engineering, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 209-218, 2024. (I.F. 0.7)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5750/ijme.v1i1.1352

21. Varun Singhal, Subhash Mishra, Komal Sharma and Sohini Chowdhury: Examine the Optical and Dry Sliding Wear Characteristics of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with Ilmenite/GR/SN, International Journal of Maritime Engineering, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 287-294, 2024. (I.F. 0.7)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5750/ijme.v1i1.1360

In Conference proceedings

1. Sohini Chowdhury, N. Yadaiah, M. Chandrasekaran, G. Rinu, P. Kalita and M. Muralidhar: Finite element based heat transfer analysis of laser assisted additive manufacturing process, "24th DAE BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS-24), at RRCAT, Indore, from 2nd - 5th December 2015, Doc. ID: 6.40.

2. K. Pranjal, N. Yadaiah, G. Rinu, Sohini Chowdhury, S. M. Khan and M. Muralidhar: Thermal analysis of laser hybrid welding process and challenges in modeling, "24th DAE 4BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS-24), at RRCAT, Indore, from 2nd - 5th December 2015, Doc ID: 8.10.

3. G. Rinu,N. Yadaiah, Sohini Chowdhury, K. Pranjal and N. Teyi: Studies on numerical modeling of deep penetration laser welding process based on finite element method, 6th International and 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2016) at College of Engineering Pune, Pune, India, from 16th – 18th December 2016, pp. 1681-1684.

4. Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla and Manapuram Muralidhar, Studies on heat transfer analysis of Ti2AlNb electron beam welds using hybrid volumetric heat source, International Congress - 2017 of International Institute of Welding (IC IIW) held at Chennai, India, from 7th – 9th December 2017.

5. Benjamin Das, Sohini Chowdhury, Yadaiah Nirsanametla and Arpan Kumar Mondal, Effect of Process Variables in Submerged Arc Welding Process: Experimental and Numerical Investigations, Three-Day International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME-2020) held at Andhra University College of Engineering (A), Visakhapatnam, India, from 26th – 28th February 2020.