Professor Jonathan Lawrence is Director of the Laser Engineering and Manufacturing Group at Coventry University, and Editor-in-Chief of Lasers in Engineering and International Journal of Laser Science: Fundamental Theory and Analytical Methods. His work has attracted over £5M in research funding and yielded six patents. He has published eight books and over 140 journal papers.

• 1. ‘Light’ industry: an introduction to laser processing and its industrial applications 2. The challenges ahead for laser macro, micro and nano manufacturing3. Laser fusion cutting of difficult materials4. Laser-assisted glass cleaving5. Laser dicing of silicon and electronics substrates6. Laser machining of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic composites7. Understanding and improving process control in pulsed and continuous wave laser welding8. Laser microspot welding in electronics production9. Laser Hybrid Welding10. Influencing the weld pool during laser welding11. Laser transformation hardening of steel12. Pulsed laser annealing technology for nanoscale fabrication of silicon-based devices in semicondoctors13. Laser-Induced Forward Transfer Techniques and Applications14. Production of biomaterial coatings by laser-assisted processes15. Thick metallic coatings produced by coaxial and side laser cladding: processing and properties16. Laser consolidation: a rapid manufacturing process for making net-shape functional components17. Lasers for additive manufacturing18. Laser micro/nano-fabrication techniques and their applications in electronics19. Laser processing of direct-write nano-sized materials20. Micro- and nano-parts generated by laser-based solid freeform fabrication21. Laser-assisted additive fabrication of micro-sized coatings22. Multiphysics modelling of laser solid freeform fabrication techniques23. Process control of laser materials processing24. Experimental Design25. Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Reliability of Laser-Machined Structures

Professor Jonathan Lawrence is Director of the Laser Engineering and Manufacturing Group at Coventry University, and Editor-in-Chief of Lasers in Engineering and International Journal of Laser Science: Fundamental Theory and Analytical Methods. His work has attracted over £5M in research funding and yielded six patents. He has published eight books and over 140 journal papers.

• 1. ‘Light’ industry: an introduction to laser processing and its industrial applications 2. The challenges ahead for laser macro, micro and nano manufacturing3. Laser fusion cutting of difficult materials4. Laser-assisted glass cleaving5. Laser dicing of silicon and electronics substrates6. Laser machining of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic composites7. Understanding and improving process control in pulsed and continuous wave laser welding8. Laser microspot welding in electronics production9. Laser Hybrid Welding10. Influencing the weld pool during laser welding11. Laser transformation hardening of steel12. Pulsed laser annealing technology for nanoscale fabrication of silicon-based devices in semicondoctors13. Laser-Induced Forward Transfer Techniques and Applications14. Production of biomaterial coatings by laser-assisted processes15. Thick metallic coatings produced by coaxial and side laser cladding: processing and properties16. Laser consolidation: a rapid manufacturing process for making net-shape functional components17. Lasers for additive manufacturing18. Laser micro/nano-fabrication techniques and their applications in electronics19. Laser processing of direct-write nano-sized materials20. Micro- and nano-parts generated by laser-based solid freeform fabrication21. Laser-assisted additive fabrication of micro-sized coatings22. Multiphysics modelling of laser solid freeform fabrication techniques23. Process control of laser materials processing24. Experimental Design25. Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Reliability of Laser-Machined Structures

Professor Jonathan Lawrence is Director of the Laser Engineering and Manufacturing Group at Coventry University, and Editor-in-Chief of Lasers in Engineering and International Journal of Laser Science: Fundamental Theory and Analytical Methods. His work has attracted over £5M in research funding and yielded six patents. He has published eight books and over 140 journal papers.

• 1. ‘Light’ industry: an introduction to laser processing and its industrial applications 2. The challenges ahead for laser macro, micro and nano manufacturing3. Laser fusion cutting of difficult materials4. Laser-assisted glass cleaving5. Laser dicing of silicon and electronics substrates6. Laser machining of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic composites7. Understanding and improving process control in pulsed and continuous wave laser welding8. Laser microspot welding in electronics production9. Laser Hybrid Welding10. Influencing the weld pool during laser welding11. Laser transformation hardening of steel12. Pulsed laser annealing technology for nanoscale fabrication of silicon-based devices in semicondoctors13. Laser-Induced Forward Transfer Techniques and Applications14. Production of biomaterial coatings by laser-assisted processes15. Thick metallic coatings produced by coaxial and side laser cladding: processing and properties16. Laser consolidation: a rapid manufacturing process for making net-shape functional components17. Lasers for additive manufacturing18. Laser micro/nano-fabrication techniques and their applications in electronics19. Laser processing of direct-write nano-sized materials20. Micro- and nano-parts generated by laser-based solid freeform fabrication21. Laser-assisted additive fabrication of micro-sized coatings22. Multiphysics modelling of laser solid freeform fabrication techniques23. Process control of laser materials processing24. Experimental Design25. Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Reliability of Laser-Machined Structures