Education

• Ph.D. in Philosophy in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering , Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
• M.S. in Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
• B.Sc. in Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Jawharlal Nehru of Technology University, Hyderabad, India
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Ontario College of Institute and Technology, Toronto, Canada

Select Publications

• Aiman H Al-Allaq, Joseph Maniscalco, Srinivasa Naik Bhukya, Zhenhua Wu, Abdelmageed Elmustafa, 'Parametric Optimization of Friction Stir Welding Al6061 Samples Using the Copper Doner Stir Assistance Material Method' (Submitted to Metals)
• A.H. Al-Allaq, M. Ojha, Y.S. Mohammed, S.N. Bhukya, Z. Wu, and A.A. Elmustafa,'Post Weld Heat Treatment Effects on Microstructure, Crystal Structure, and Mechanical Properties of Donor Stir Assisted Friction Stir Welding Material of AA6061-T6 Alloy' The International Journal of Advanced Manufacture Technology, October 2023.
• Srinivasa Bhukya; Manish Ojha; Aiman Al-Allaq; Yousuf Mohammed; Zhenhua Wu,'Cu Donor Material Assisted Friction Stir Welding of AA2024 and AA6061 Dissimilar Alloys: Effect on Downward Force, Temperature Profile, and Mechanical Properties', The International Journal of Advanced Manufacture Technology, July 2023.
• Manish Ojha; Aiman Al-Allaq; Yousuf Mohammed; Srinivasa Bhukya; Zhenhua Wu,'Elastic Properties of the Donor Assisted Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloys Using Nanoindentation' to be considered for publication in Frontiers in Metals and Alloys, section Mechanical Properties of Metals', Frontiers in Metals and Alloys, March 2023.
• A.A Elmustafa, Joseph Maniscalco, Srinivasa Bhukya, and Zhenhua Wu 'Numerical Simulation of the Donor Assisted Stir Material for Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys and Carbon Steel.' Metals, Jan 2023.
• B.S. Naik, Z. Wu, 'Effect of Copper Donor Material Assisted Friction Stir Welding of AA6061-T6 Alloy on Downward Force, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties', The International Journal of Advanced Manufacture Technology, March 2022.
• P. Wanjara, B.S. Naik, Q. Yang, X. Cao, J. Gholipour and D.L Chen, 'Linear friction welding of Dissimilar materials 316L Stainless Steel to Zircaloy-4', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2017.
• B.S. Naik, X. Cao, P. Wanjara, D.L Chen, J. Friedman, 2015 'Residual stress and tensile properties of a friction stir lap welded AZ31B-H24 Mg alloy', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 46, pp.1626-1637.
• B.S. Naik, D.L Chen, X. Cao, P. Wanjara, 2014 'Texture Development in a Friction Stir Lap-Welded AZ31B Magnesium Alloy', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 45 (10), 4333-4349.
• B.S. Naik, D.L. Chen, X. Cao, P. Wanjara, 2013 'Microstructure and Fatigue Properties of a Friction Stir Lap Welded Magnesium Alloy', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 44, pp. 3732-3746.
• B.S. Naik, P. Janaki Ramulu and R. Ganesh Narayanan, 2010, 'Application of a few necking criteria in predicting the forming limit of unwelded and tailor-welded blanks' in The Journal of Strain analysis for Engineering Design ,Vol 45, pp. 79-96.
• R. Ganesh Narayanan, B.S. Naik, 2010, 'Assessing the Validity of Original and Modified Failure Criteria to Predict the Forming Limit of Unwelded and Tailor Welded Blanks with Longitudinal Weld' Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 25:11, 1351-1358.