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J. Karthikeyan, FASM, Director
of Research and Development,
ASB Industries, Barberton, Ohio
J. Karthikeyan received his
Ph.D. from Bombay University, In-
dia, andspecialized in thermal spray
and advanced material process-
ing technology. Since 1972, he has
pursued research in BARC (Atomic
Energy Commission), India, Nucle-
ar Research Center (Kernforschungsanlage), Germany, Monash
University, Australia, and SUNY at Stony Brook, New York. He
has been involved in industrial research and development since
1997, developing advanced coating techniques and engineered
coatings. He is one of the pioneers of cold spray technology and
has carried out R&D on almost all aspects of the technology,
from design and development of nozzles, guns, and systems
to engineered coatings for specific industries. He has authored
over 100 publications, mostly in peer-reviewed journals. During
the last 15 years, he has been leading industrial cold spray R&D
and has authored over 50 peer reviewed papers and six patents
in various aspects of cold spray technology.
He served as conference chairman of the ASM-sponsored
“Cold Spray 2004,” “Cold Spray 2007,” and “Cold Spray 2010”
meetings in Akron, Ohio. He also organizes special symposium
on cold spray technology at international thermal spray con-
ferences every year. He is a Fellow of ASM International and has
Practical examples of 3D-printed products using the cold gas
dynamic spray process: (a) prototype machine component,
(b) Ti seamless heat pipes, and (c) Ti machine components.
served as a member of the ASM Thermal Spray Society Board
(2008-11). He is a member of the International Board of Review
of many prestigious journals such as the Journal of Thermal
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