Internships are available for students above 8.0 CGPA in advanced manufacturing at COEAMT | If you are an industry professional and interested to get training on fabrication of composites at our lab. Write to us. | PhD position is available in the field of Composite Manufacturing (ME1). Write to me at ndaschakladar@gmail.com with your academic CV (detailed marks from X to MTech) before applying to our lab for PhD. |

Responsibilities

Chairperson, Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

Research Areas

PhD scholars who are interested to work with me, will require to opt for Manufacuring Science and Engineering (ME1) section, at the time of application and select "Polymer Composites Manufacturing and/ Conventional Machining" as research area during interview, if shortlisted in written test.

Appointments:

Visiting Senior Research Fellow, University of Leeds, UK until Dec 2025
Institute coordinator for MoU with University of Leeds, UK until Dec 2025

SECTION: Manufacuring Science and Engineering (ME1)

RESEARCH AREAS AVAILABLE:
(i) Composites Manufacturing and Process models; (ii) Wear and Manufacturing Tribology; (iii) Machining Process Simulations

Over the past 7 years, I have developed the Advanced Composites Engineering (ACE) Laboratory at the Training Workshop of Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur. The laboratory is now drawing popularity across the globe, owing to the dedication, passion and self-motivation of some of the finest PhD and JRF scholars I have. Nonetheless, the enthusiasm of BTech and MTech students in their term projects is a plus. The laboratory was incepted in a classroom of 70 sqm and has farther expanded to an effective area of 85 sqm. This was not possible without the funding support of IIT Kharagpur, SERB, DRDO, ISRO, and Ministry of Textiles. On behalf of ACE Lab, we invite faculties, researchers and industrialists across the boundaries to visit our lab and try hands-on with fabrication of composites.

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Laboratory: https://sites.google.com/view/nilanjan-das-chakladar/ace-lab-iitkgp

LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndaschakladar/

Orcid ID: 0000-0003-0026-0200

Fellow: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (London), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (London)

Professional Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

All Publications

Effect of ultrasonic-assisted abrasive peening on near-surface characteristics and electrochemical behaviour of Al-6061 alloy by Rao S., Bairagi D. , Mandal S. , Chakladar N. D., Paul S. Corrosion Science 242 112563- (2025)
Effects of tailored residual stress on micro-end milling: numerical modelling and validation by Yadav R., Chakladar N. D., Paul S. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 127 5449-5470 (2023)
Modelling of single grit micro-cutting of Ti-6Al-4V and In-718 with experimental validation by Kumar G., Chakladar N. D., Paul S. Tribology International 208 110661- (2025)
Evaluation of tool wear during micro-milling of ultrasonically assisted abrasive peened Ti-6Al-4V by Yadav R., Kumar M. , Chakladar N. D., Sidpara A. M., Paul S. Wear 552 205450- (2024)
Influence of ultrasonic-assisted abrasive peening treatment on Ti-6Al-4V and OFHC Cu alloys by Rao S., Chakladar N. D., Paul S. Surface and Coating Technology 494 131317- (2024)
Modelling of residual stress during curing of a polymer under autoclave conditions and experimental validation by Dewangan B., Chakladar N.D. Computational Materials Science 241 - (2024)
Tailoring of residual stress by ultrasonic vibration-assisted abrasive peening in liquid cavitation of metallic alloys by Yadav R., Das Chakladar N., Paul S. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture 194 - (2024)
Effect of pre-stress on surface integrity in micro milling: Modelling and experimentation by Yadav R., Kumar M. , Chakladar N. D., Sidpara A. M., Paul S. Journal of Manufacturing Processes 102 564-578 (2023)
Effects of porosity on the cure kinetics and residual stress of a porous polymer by Dewangan B., Chakladar N.D. Materials Today Communications 35 - (2023)

Completed Projects

Principal Investigator

Fabrication and Analysis of Composite Specimens for External Users Various Government and Non-Government Organisations
Fabrication and Analysis of Composite Specimens for IITKGP Users VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS/CENTRES OF IIT KHARAGPUR
Fabrication and Modelling of a Composite Antenna Reflector ISRO, INDIA
Fabrication and Modelling of a Composite Antenna Reflector ISRO, IIT KHARAGPUR CELL
Fabrication of Impact-tolerant hybrid composite for naval applications Naval Research Board

Alumni members