
Optimising the surface structure through appropriate surface technologies are essential in material development and functional improvement. This research group combined the theoretical knowledge and research experience in powder technology (i.e. metal-based additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy) and surface characterisation (e.g. XPS, AES, etc) to develop and characterise new and traditional engineering materials, and then evaluate and develop the processes. Research activities conducted here are in close collaboration with local industries, research institutes and universities.
The research group

Lars Nyborg
- Full Professor, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Eduard Hryha
- Full Professor, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Emmy Cao
- Professor, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Varun Chaudhary
- Assistant Professor, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Mats Norell
- Senior Lecturer, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Eric Tam
- Senior Research Engineer, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Dmitri Riabov
- Research Engineer, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering
Gowtham Soundarapandiyan
- Research Engineer, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Bala Malladi
- Postdoc, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Priyanka Saha
- Postdoc, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering
Anton Arvidson
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Sanjana Erravelli
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Plinio Fernandes Borges Silva
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Ahmed Fardan Jabir Hussain
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering
Sofia Kazi
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Maria Margarita Mitsi
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Gabriele Muraca
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Mukesh Murali
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering

Abhinav Sathi Praveen
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering
Satya Chaitanya Vaddamanu
- Doctoral Student, Materials and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering