Micro and Nano Machining of Engineering Materials

Kaushik Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. His areas of teaching and research interest are Quality Management Systems, Optimization, Non-conventional machining, CAD / CAM, Rapid Prototyping and Composites. Divya Zindani is pursuing his PhD studies at the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India. His areas of interests are Manufacturing Processes, Material Selection, Optimization, Product and Process Design, CAD/CAM/CAE and Rapid prototyping. Nisha Kumari is pursuing her Ph.D studies at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India. Her areas of interests are Bio-mechanics, Product and Process Design, CAD/CAM/CAE and Rapid Prototyping and optimization.  J. Paulo Davim is Eur Ing by FEANI and Senior Chartered Engineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with a MBA and Specialist title in Engineering and Industrial Management. He is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience in Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanical Engineering with special emphasis in Machining & Tribology. He has also interest in Management/Industrial Engineering and Higher Education for Sustainability/Engineering Education.

• Nano-machining and Micro- machining using conventional machining techniques.- Nano-machining and Micro- machining using non conventional machining techniques.- Materials in micro machining and nano machining.- Tools and processes for micro machining and nano machining.- Management of micro machining and nano machining processes.- Micro machining and nano machining enterprises.- Healthcare technologies and Environmental systems.- Advanced micro/ nanomachining processes.- Design of Micro and Nano sized products such as Microfluidic systems, Micro pumps, Micro engines etc.- Nanofinishing processes.