Professor Shrikant Joshi has been at University West since Aug 2015, after long stints as a scientist in premier R&D institutions in India following his PhD at University of Idaho, USA in 1989. He has nearly 30 years of experience in fields spanning Surface Engineering, Laser Materials Processing and Additive Manufacturing. Shrikant has led numerous R&D projects that have culminated in many industrial applications, over a dozen patent applications and more than 185 publications in peer-reviewed journals. His current research interests focus on various powder and solution-based thermal spray techniques for varied applications including aerospace coatings, and on additive manufacturing with specific emphasis on post-treatment of Ni-based superalloys.