Dr. Jinoop Arackal Narayanan is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies, Teesside University, UK. Prior to this role, he held positions as a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Teesside University from July 2023 - April 2025, research fellow in additive manufacturing at the Welding and Additive Manufacturing Centre, Cranfield University, UK, from January to June 2023, and as an industrial postdoctoral researcher at the Multi-scale Additive Manufacturing Lab, University of Waterloo, Canada, from 2021 to 2023. He also worked as a DAE Research Fellow at the Laser Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore, India, from 2016 to 2021.

Dr. Narayanan earned his PhD in laser additive manufacturing from Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India. With around ten years of experience in additive manufacturing, his research interests encompass various areas, including metal additive manufacturing, process window development in additive manufacturing, processing of advanced materials, post-processing of metal additive-manufactured components, and in-situ and ex-situ material characterisations.

He has more than 100 publications in additive manufacturing, including journal papers in peer-reviewed international journals, book chapters, and international and national conference papers/ presentations. Notably, he authored a comprehensive textbook on Additive Manufacturing, published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education for UG and PG Scholars. Additionally, Dr. Narayanan serves as an editor and reviewer for several reputed international journals.

His contributions to the field have been recognised through various awards and fellowships. In 2019, he was honoured with the "Young Scientist Award in Mechanical Engineering". Subsequently, he worked as a Young Scientist Fellow at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, focusing on metal additive manufacturing. He has also been awarded the "best Ph.D. Thesis award" from the Indian Laser Association, and his works have received best paper and poster awards during national conferences and technical events. 

Dr. Narayanan is actively involved in several collaborative projects related to metal additive manufacturing with several international universities, research labs and industries.

If you are interested in collaborating or developing research projects, feel free to contact me via email at [email protected]. Inquiries are welcome to explore opportunities for fruitful collaborations with researchers and specialists from universities, industries, and research laboratories

Research Areas – Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes (LAMMP)

• Advanced Materials

• Development of high-performance materials for engineering applications
• Functional materials for structural, thermal, and electronic applications
• Microstructural tailoring and characterisation for enhanced reliability

• Additive Manufacturing

• Metal and polymer 3D printing for precision and customisation
• Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) and topology optimisation
• Applications in lightweight structures, tooling, and energy systems

• Surface Engineering

• Coatings and surface treatments to enhance wear, corrosion, and thermal resistance
• Laser-based and plasma-assisted surface modification techniques
• Functional surface design for biomedical, aerospace, and energy sectors

• Sustainability and Circular Economy

• Resource-efficient materials and low-waste manufacturing processes
• Lifecycle assessment and design for disassembly, reuse, and recycling
• Sustainable material sourcing and eco-design for long-term impact

Reviewer

1. Funding: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), British Council
2. Journals: Additive Manufacturing, Nature: Scientific Reports, Journal of Manufacturing Process, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Optics & Laser Technology, Additive Manufacturing Letters, Materials Letters, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Thin-Walled Structures, Micromechanics, Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, International Journal of Materials Research, Progress in Additive Manufacturing, Materials, Coatings, Rapid Prototyping Journal, Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, Materials Today Proceedings, Imeche Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing, Crystals, Imeche Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Journal of micromanufacturing, Applied Physics A, JOM: Journal of Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), SPE Polymers, Engineering Failure Analysis, Materials Characterization, ASME Journal of Tribology., Smart and Sustainable Built Environment., Peer J Computer Science.
3. Conference: ASME Gas Turbine Conference, International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (ICAM-2024), 13th International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering (COPEN) 2025.
4. Book: CRC Press and Elsevier 

Editorial works

• Associate editor of Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology
• Editorial board member of the Research in Material Science Journal
• Editorial board member of the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications
• Editorial board member of the Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering
• Committee member for the 2nd International Summit on Lasers, Optics, and Photonics (ISLOP), Munich, Germany during April 22-24, 2024
• Guest Editor: Special issue on “Opportunities and Challenges of Utilizing Metal Additive Manufacturing Approaches for Sustainable Engineering” by Sustainability, MDPI. (2023- Present) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/FTH0MO29Z3#)
• Guest Editor: Special issue on “Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys“  by Crystals, MDPI. (2021-2023) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/crystals/special_issues/Z0S48ZDYG
• Guest Editor: Special issue on “ Opportunities and Challenges of Utilizing Metal Additive Manufacturing Approaches for Sustainable Engineering“  by Sustainability, MDPI. (2023- Present) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/FTH0MO29Z3#)
• Guest Editor: Special issue on "Emerging Sensing Technologies for Sustainable Smart Systems and Digitalization in Industries"
  (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/9Y2O8Z16VV) by Sensors, MDPI. (2023- Present) 
• Guest Editor: Special issue on “Biomechanics, Actuation, and Control Strategies of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Exoskeletons“  by Actuators, MDPI. (2024-present) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/actuators/special_issues/T6D20BB23A)

Membership

• Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM)
• EPSRC Peer Review college
• Indian Laser Association

• Additive Manufacturing Technology Lab, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
• Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, IIT Jammu, India
• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, India
• Swansea University, UK
• Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• University of Sunderland, UK
• University of Alberta, Canada
• Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
• HiLASE, Czech Academy of Sciences
• National Institute of Technology Surathkal, India

We welcome dynamic researchers with innovative ideas to join our challenging team.

Interested candidates are invited to email their CV and research plans directly to [email protected].

Postdoctoral position: Candidates interested in funding opportunities such as Marie Curie Individual Fellowship, Newton Fellowship, etc., are encouraged to contact well in advance.

PhD position: Prospective PhD students interested in applying for scholarships like the Commonwealth Scholarship and seeking a host should reach out without delay. Self-funded PhD students are also invited to start discussions early to arrange an interview promptly.

Current PhD students -

Aiswarya Rony - 3D printing of smart engineering components

Ajitav Sahoo -  Metal Additive Manufacturing

In-progress

Supporting Impactful UK Arctic Science Engagement’ 2025-26 (PI) Arctic Council, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Sustainable large-scale 3D-printing of composite hydrogen storage and transportation systems for Arctic Maritime decarbonisation (SAM)

Royal Academy of Engineering  Visiting Professor (Academic Champion)

Sustainable Manufacturing and Materials

Innovate UK – KTP with Ford Aerospace (PI)

Royal Society Research Grant (PI)

Understanding the Impact of LAser Shock peening on hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance of additive manufactured high strength steels: LASER

British Council-funded Going Global India (PI)       

Industrial Academia Collaborative Grant project

A Deep Learning-Based Framework for the Selection of Electric Vehicle Battery Materials and their Manufacturability: An Attempt Towards Sustainable Capacity Building

Lloyds small grant (Co-I) 

Exploring Metal 3D-printing for Pressurised Ammonia STorage in maritime decarbonisation(EMPAST)

Completed

Participatory Research Fund 2025 (Co-I)

A Pilot Study on Patient-Centered Biosensor Development Based on 3D-printed Graphene-Polymer for Early Prostate Cancer Detection and Metastasis Surveillance (PAGEMS)

UK-Iceland Arctic Science Partnership Scheme 2024-2025 (Co-I) 

Compatibility of Polymeric Materials for 100% Hydrogen Transportation in Iceland and the UK.

Teesside University Participatory Research Fund (Co-I)                           

Investigating the Feasibility of Adap2Align, a Personalised 3D Printed Back Support for Optimising Comfort and Performance in Wheelchair Athletes

• Course Leader: BEng Tech (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
• Module leader - Manufacturing systems (Level 7 - MSc Mechanical Engineering)
• Module leader - Manufacturing processes (Level 5 - BEng Mechanical Engineering)
• Module Tutor - Aerospace Materials Analysis (Level 6 - BEng/ MEng Aerospace Engineering)
• Module Tutor - Sustainable systems and Industry 4.0 (Level 6 - BEng /MEng Instrumentation and Control Engineering,  Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, BEng Tech Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEng Tech (Hons) Mechanical Engineering), BEng/MEng (Hons) Energy Engineering
• Module Leader - Manufacturing Processes ( Level 5 Mech Eng, Mech. Eng. NCWU China - TU Collaboration)

• Conferred with Young Scientist Award & Best Paper Award (2019) during Madhya Pradesh Young Scientist Congress by Madhya Pradesh Council for Science & Technology, RGPV, Bhopal, India.
• Best Ph. D Thesis award from Indian Laser Association during National Laser Symposium (NLS) - 30 , 2022 conducted by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India for doctoral research on Laser Directed Energy Deposition based Additive Manufacturing.
• Received Best Paper Award during National Aerospace Manufacturing Seminar, NAMS 2019, Dec 06 – 07, 2019, Trivandrum.
• Best poster award during Homi Bhabha National Institute Research Scholars’ Day 2018 at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India in Engineering Sciences Category.
• Received Fellowship for Training of Young Scientist for working at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India.
• Received Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India fellowship for pursuing Master of Technology at NIT Warangal, India: 2014 - 2016.
• Received Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India Research fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, India: 2016 - 2021.

• Consultant - Additive Manufacturing for Industries
• Resource person - CPD courses in additive manufacturing for industries