Visitors

Imad Eddine Guira

Visiting PhD Student, National Polytechnic School Algiers

Imad Eddine Guira is a visiting PhD student with the CCWJ from February 2026, joining from the National Polytechnic School Algiers in Algeria. His work focuses on welding of stainless steel-copper joints, with emphasis on microstructure evolution, defect formation, and mechanical properties using laser and arc welding processes.

Ayush Kumar

Visiting BSc Student, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India

Ayush Kumar is a visiting BSc student with the CCWJ from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in India. His work with the CCWJ focuses on artificial intelligence in welding and the physics of thermal plasmas at atmospheric pressures.

Haron Freitas Lourenzoni

Visiting BSc Student, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil

Haron Freitas Lourenzoni is a visiting BSc student with the CCWJ from the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil. His work with the CCWJ focuses on additive manufacturing using wire arc deposition.

Makarand Rele

Visiting BSc Student, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India

Makarand Rele is an undergraduate visiting BSc student with the CCWJ from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in India. His work supports research on the physics of thermal plasmas at atmospheric pressure, with a focus on heat-transfer concepts relevant to welding. He is involved in research that helps improve the understanding of how thermal plasma behavior influences welding processes.

Audrey Rice

Visiting Student, Colorado School of Mines, USA

Audrey Rice is an undergraduate visiting student intern with the CCWJ from Colorado School of Mines in the United States, where she is studying Mechanical Engineering. Her work supports research on reheated welded materials and weld beads, with a focus on identifying and understanding their different properties. She has also been learning how to use Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM).