Elham N, PhD cand

Experience

Elham started her additive manufacturing career with her Ph.D. at the University of Tehran in 2016 focusing on the “Development of novel Extrusion-based process for Additive Manufacturing of high-temperature metal alloys on semi-solid state“. During her Ph.D., she was a visiting researcher at the University of Twente, the Netherlands working on numerical studies of Friction Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing (FSEAM) of high-temperature aluminum alloys.

Currently, Elham is working with Hitachi Energy and is dedicated to finding additive manufacturing solutions for high voltage/energy applications. Here she is the project leader of metal AM-related projects and has the responsibilities included but is not limited to:

• helping business units and product managers understand the benefit of AM in their products and how they can start with this technology,

• writing the proposal to the head of research to get the funding and resources for the project,

• managing and delivering the project from all aspects (analysis, resourcing, reporting, etc.),

• presenting the results to different groups to show the advantages of this technology to other business units.

As an expert in her field, she can provide the following advisory services:

1. review drawings / 3D models of the metallic parts of each industry.

2. preparing a decision chart for them to apply to their products.

3. considering what is the percentage of parts suitable and beneficial for AM in comparison to whole metallic parts.

4. consultation concerning powder and process as well as required post-processing.

Elham’s application experience includes the following:

• Industrial (general)

• Energy

Her additive manufacturing areas of competence include:

• Project Management

• Business Case Preparation

• Application Engineering

• Process & Materials

• Post-Processing