Additive Manufacturing (AM), Materials, Ceramics Processing, Ink Formulation, Materials Characterization, 3D Printing, Astronautics.

1. Avishek Ghosh
The Cube, Room no-19E 575 Ashby Road LE113QU, UK
E-mail: a.ghosh@lboro.ac.uk
Education
2017-19 Loughborough University, United Kingdom PhD in Material science and engineering
SYMETA (SYnthesizing METAmaterials): EPSRC grand challenge (GBP 4 million)
PhD Project: Additive Manufacturing of Metamaterial Structures for high frequency applications.
Key areas: Processing ceramics (Micro/nano), material characterization (XRD, SEM), suspension
formulation, 3D printing, investigate various IN-SITU/sintering techniques, customize 3D printers.
2014-15 International Space University (ISU), Strasbourg, France Masters of Space Studies (MSS)
2010-13 Shobhit University, New Delhi, India. Bachelor of Science, Physics (B.Sc. Honour's)
2006-10 The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Professional Diploma, E&TC
Experience
NASA AMES Research Centre, June-December 2015, California USA
Department and responsibilities: Space Portal, Planetary sustainability and Microgravity applications.
• Study the concept and acquisition model of Public Private Partnership for Commercial Orbital Transportation
Services (COTS) program.
•Investigate future applications of microgravity experiments with In-SITU Resource utilization (ISRU).
•In depth evaluation of base materials and application strategies of Additive Manufacturing (AM) capabilities
for lunar architecture developments.
Visiting Research Associate, ISU, December 2015- September 2016, Strasbourg France
•In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) with multiple sintering techniques (laser & solar) on lunar Regolith
simulant (JSC variants) for 3D printing.
•Implementation of material characterization and properties analysis of 3D printed structures.
•Developed a customised Solar sintering 3D Printer with Fresnel lens.
•Investigate the possibilities of Lunar dust experiment under vacuum and microgravity environment.
Apprenticeship-Design Engineer, Le Hub Strasbourg, February 2016-September 2016, France
•Categorize application of biodegradable thermoplastic materials such as PLA and ABS for 3D printing.
•Custom design of 3D printers and develop CAD models for various commercial 3D printing applications.
•Maintenance of commercial 3D printers (RepRap, Zortrax, Ultimaker).
Volunteer at Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Web Editor, since March 2018, Vienna, Austria
•Perform regular updates of the content & troubleshoot issues on the website.
•Work with all the staff across SGAC to support their events, projects through the website & applications
•Work with PR & Communications team to maximise the social media exposure
Research Publications & Presentations
Conference/papers and posters:
• A. Ghosh, B. Vaidhyanathan, D. Cadman; 3D Printing of Designed Ultra-Low Loss Microwave Dielectrics for >5G Applications;
Materials research Day, Loughborough, 19th June 2019.
• S Zhang, D Wang, A Ghosh, G Chi-Tangyie, A Ketharam, R Gheisari; Extrusion Based High Performance Low Temperature
Sintered Ceramic Materials for Microwave Applications; 13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP,
Poland, 31March - 5th April, 2019.
• Cadman, D.A; El-Faouri, S; Wang, D; Chi-Tangyie; G; Ghosh A; 3D printing of high-performance low temperature sintered
ceramic substrates for microwave applications. Presented at the Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference 2018
(LAPC 2018), Loughborough, UK, 12-13 November 2018.
•Goulas, A; Gheisari, R; Ghosh, A; Wang, D; Vaidhyanathan, B; Additive manufacturing of metal/ceramic metamaterial structures
for RF applications. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting,
Boston, Massachusetts, 8-13 July 2018.

2. • Field assisted processing of 3D printed ceramics "Electric Field Enhanced Processing of Advanced Materials II:
Complexities and Opportunities", ECI Symposium Series, (2019).
• Additive manufacturing of next generation microwave dielectric ceramics-LU Materials Research Day, June 2018.
• Presented a poster on Additive Manufacturing of Metamaterial Structures, LU Material research day, June 2017.
Selected abstracts at International Astronautical Congress, (IAC2019, October), Washington DC
•In-SITU construction on Mars: 3D printing and Microwave Sintering of Mars Soil Simulant (JMSS-1)
•Growing green on Mars: An Experiment to evaluate growth studies of various seeds in Mars soil.
•Experience from a four crew mars simulation mission: A possible investigation for future spaceflight mission.
Presented at International Astronautical Congress (IAC2018) Bremen, Germany
• Biomimicry: A possible natural solution to develop sustainable architectures on MARS.
Research papers/posters have been presented in International Astronautical Congress (IAC2016), Mexico
• Solar sintering on lunar Regolith simulant (JSC-1) for 3D printing. (Paper code: IAC-16, A3, IP,26, x32092)
• An approach to study Additive Manufacturing of Regolith simulant under vacuum and reduced gravity environment.
• Poland Mars Analog Mission (PMAS 2017)-A Case Study. (Paper code: IAC-16, B6,1,3, x33302)
Scholarship / Awards
EPSRC Postgraduate research studentship GBP 6000 per year. 2017-2019
Scientist Mehgnad Saha Inspiration award- Science and Mathematical Society of India 2018
International Space University Scholarship; 14,000 Euros to pursue MSS. 2014
Technical Skills
Software: CATIA V5, MasterCAM, TDM Airfoil Design, Eagle CAD PCB Design, WordPress. Hardware: Customize
configure and assemble 3D printers, Milling and CNC Machines. Arduino interfacing and programming,
Training, Certifications & Workshop Activities
Workshop on ‘Sustainable Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics’ Organized by ACerS - University of Sheffield 2017
Workshop on ‘Applications for Ceramics in 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing’- MTC Coventry. February 2018
Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), Space Analogue Facility, Hanksvile, Utah, USA
• Served as a commander with Crew 204 for January 2019 & as a crew engineer with Crew 181 for May
2017 field sessions (with full scholarship). Selected as an Executive officer with Crew 185 for December 2017 field
session.
Project PoSSUM, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), September-October 2016, Florida, USA
•Suborbital Mission Simulation & Bioastronautics (including 3 subject credits),
• Noctilucent cloud science, spaceflight simulations and operations, spacesuit operation, hypoxia training and aerospace
physiology, high-G analogue.
Memberships & Media Publications
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) (Membership no: 482183) Since 2018
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). Since 2015
Secret Story of Stuff: Materials of the Modern Age (BBC 4 Documentary)
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/materials/news/2018/materials-at-loughborough-featured-in-bbc-4-
documentary.html 2018
Meet the Crews Preparing for Human Life on (National Geographic Web)
Marshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2018/05/mars-on-earth-nasa-training/ 2018