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Wajira Mirihanage

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PhD projects

PhD Positions: Inquiries are also welcomed in the research areas of metal additive manufacturing and solidification research. Funding may available for UK candidates and high calibre international students. Externally/Self-funded non-EU inquiries are also welcomed.
For further info. contact - [email protected]

Personal profile

Overview

Wajira Mirihanage is a Diamond-Manchester Fellow/Senior Lecturer in Materials Science. His research focuses on the evolution of solidification microstructures in materials. A major area of his work is the additive manufacturing of different materials, alongside studies in casting and welding of metallic alloys. His key scientific interests lie in understanding the influence of fluid flow on microstructure formation, dynamic phase transformations, and strategies for microstructure control in materials processing.

Wajira’s research makes extensive use of advanced characterization techniques, including fast time-resolved synchrotron X-ray studies and in situ electron microscopy. In addition, his work benefits from the application of computational approaches such as machine learning and numerical methods to extract and interpret complex information from large experimental datasets.

Number of Wajira's X-ray studies on materials processing were highlighted on both ESRF and Diamond websites; for example,

Diamond Light Source : 

https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Science/Research/Highlights/3D Printing

https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Science/Research/Highlights/Alloys under strain

http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/News/Additive biomanufacturing

ESRF : http://www.esrf.eu/home/UsersAndScience/ID15A/materials-engineering--eh2/scientific-examples.html

 

Teaching

 MATS24102 : Engineering Alloys in Service

   Unit Co-ordinator

 MATS43102 : Advanced Metals Processing 

   Lecturer

 MATS64402 : Advanced Metals Processing 

   Lecturer

Opportunities

PhD Postions:  Inquiries are also welcomed in the research areas of metallic solidification and metal additive manufacturing. Funding may available for UK candidates and high calibre international students. Externally/Self-funded non-EU inquiries are also welcomed.

For further info. contact - [email protected] 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

  • Solidfication
  • Fast synchrotron XRD
  • Time resolved characterization
  • X-ray Imaging
  • Phase Transformations

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