Dibakor Boruah Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

• Technical manager of EU funded Horizon 2020 project FORGE (GA 958457), a multinational consortium of 13 partners including end users, universities, research institutes, and SMEs, focusing on the development of Compositionally Complex Materials (CCM) coatings for harsh environments such as wear/abrasion, CO2 corrosion, hydrogen. FORGE aims to reduce costs, increase energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions from energy intensive industries.• Technical lead of UKAEA funded projects: CSAM ODS PM2000 (Phase 1), and CSAM ODS Eurofer97 (Phase 2), focusing on scaling up of Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (CSAM) for nuclear industries.• Leading and/or contributing to preparation of project proposals, funding acquisition, execution and delivery of projects on budget and time to meet stakeholders requirements.• Guiding/supporting NSIRC PhD students.

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

• Coordinated fundamental and application-driven research and served as a leading researcher in multiple collaborative projects related to Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), funded by the EU and local government: 1. Print-AM: Integrity of WAAM components through intelligent printing (high strength steel) -https://www.sim-flanders.be/projects/print-am-icon/ 2. WAAMMEC: Mechanical properties of WAAM structural components (mild steel) - https://bil-ibs.be/en/node/1930 3. 3DMPWIRE: Material efficient Cu wire based 3D printing technology - https://www.3dmpwire.com/• Supervised master’s (4) and doctoral (2) students in their exercises, work placement and dissertation.• Assisted teaching activities at the master’s level.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Contributed to clients’ enquiries and preparation of project work proposals related to fatigue of material.• Contributed to EU funded project Science for Clean Energy (S4CE).• Guided/supported NSIRC PhD students

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

PhD research carried out on the project entitled "Structural integrity assessment of cold spray additive manufactured titanium alloy Ti6Al4V", which was placed at the National Structure Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC); coordinated by TWI Ltd in collaboration with Coventry University, and sponsored by Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF).Accomplishments:1. Optimised process parameters for cold spray (CS) deposition of Ti6Al4V alloy for repair and additive manufacturing applications.2. Performed a parametric study on the through-thickness distribution of process-induced residual stresses, measured using neutron diffraction, contour method, hole-drilling, and predictive models based on the concept of solid-mechanics.3. Developed an adhesive-free test (Collar-Pin Pull-off) method for measuring interfacial adhesion strength of high strength coatings, and performed a parametric study for CS Ti6Al4V coatings.4. Assessed structural integrity performance in terms of mechanical properties under static and fatigue loading conditions: nanoindentation, microhardness, tensile properties, high cycle fatigue (HCF), fracture toughness (K, J-integral, CTOD), and fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR).5. Studied the effect of post-deposition thermal treatments such as annealing, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), solution treatment and aging (STA) and HIP followed by STA (HIP+STA) on the microstructure and mechanical properties.6. Characterised Laser-Assisted Cold Spray (LACS) deposits in terms of deposition efficiency, surface profilometry, microhardness, phase identification, microstructure, and residual stresses.

Guwahati Area, India

Optimised process parameters using Taguchi statistical methods for micro-plasma arc welding (MPAW) of thin stainless steel 316L sheets, and characterised their microstructure and mechanical properties.(June-July 2014, and continued in June-July 2015)

Sivasagar, Assam

Explored Mud Rotary Drilling Method and rig equipment, alongside gaining hands-on experience with Turbomachines.

Tezpur Area, India

Characterised biodiesel fuel blends and evaluated engine performance parameters.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical, Materials And Manufacturing Engineering

Thesis: Structural integrity assessment of cold spray additive manufactured titanium alloy Ti6Al4V

Master’S Degree, Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Distinction

Dissertation: Analysis of dynamics of bladed discs with monocrystalline anisotropic blades