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Ur Rehman Asif

Surname: Ur Rehman

Name: Asif

Research topic: 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing

Tutor: Prof. Dr. Vincenzo M. Sglavo

Curriculum Studiorum:

Sep 2014 – Jun 2017	Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China MS Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation
Thesis Topic	Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic Materials and Combinations with New Machine Concepts and Strategies
Tutor	Prof. Dr. Liu TingTing
Oct 2009 – Jul 2013	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan BS Mechanical Engineering
Thesis Topic	Design and Development of 3 Degrees of Freedom Haptic Device
Tutor	Prof. Dr. Suleman Khan (ICCC)

Fields of research:

3D Printing/ Additive Manufacturing (Multi-Jet Printing Process, Binder-Jetting Process, Selective Laser Sintering/ Selective Laser Melting).

3D Printing of Composites (Cements, Inorganic Materials, Ceramic Composites, Ceramic-Metal Composites).

Powder Flowability, Binder Flow Analysis, SLM Melt Pool and Marangoni Flow Analysis.

In-Process and Post-Process Phase and Chemical Changes in Additively Manufactured Articles.

Current employment (if any) or main job experiences:

Research Assistant, University of Trento, Trento, Italy (from December 2017 to Date). Working on Additive Manufacturing/ 3D Printing (Multi-Jet Printing, Binder Jetting) of Inorganic Materials. Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Vincenzo M. Sglavo.

Research Assistant, China-Germany Joint Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China (from 1 April 2016 to November 2017). Worked on 3D Printing/Additive manufacturing particularly selective laser melting and selective laser sintering for ceramics and composite materials. Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Liu TingTing (Director, China-Germany Joint Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, Nanjing University of Science and Technology(NJUST), Nanjing, China).

Visiting Instructor, Government Technology Training Institute, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan (from March 2014 to July 2014). Worked as an instructor for technology students enrolled in the 2-year diploma program(Higher Secondary level). It was part of my job to give lectures on various aspects of technology and demonstrate them laboratory experiments.

Project Internee, Machine Design Section, Instrumentation Computer Control Complex (ICCC), H-8 Islamabad, Pakistan (From June 2012 to July 2013 part-time). Worked on modelling, designing and manufacturing during final year project of “Design and Development of 3 DoF Haptic Device” offered by ICCC. Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Suleman Khan (Machine Design Section, Instrumentation Computer Control Complex (ICCC), Islamabad, Pakistan).

Future expectations:

To be recognized researcher in 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing within five years of my research career.

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