Neha Choudhary

Designation: 

Assistant Professor

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Friday, December 6, 2024

Professional Experience: 

Institute Post Doctoral Fellow at IIT Bombay, (September 2024-December 2024)
Research Associate at IIT Delhi, (February 2024-July 2024)

Contact Details

E-mail: 

nchoudhary@nitk.edu.in
neha050892@gmail.com

Mobile: 

8004745362
Academic Background

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Ph.D. in Production and Industrial Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
2018 – 2023

National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, India
M.Tech. in Manufacturing Engineering
2016 – 2018

Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering
2011 – 2015

Areas of Interest

Additive Manufacturing
Sustainability
Polymer Processing
Hybrid Manufacturing
Composites
Biomedical Implants
Multi Criteria Decision Making Techniques

Supervision of Ph.D

Ongoing:
1. Nagesh H
2. Amar M

Significant Publications

International Journals (SCIE, SCI, Scopus)
• Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, Pradeep Kumar, Life cycle assessment of centralized and distributed additive manufacturing systems, Manufacturing Letters, Vol. 49, 2026, pp. 1793-1800, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2026.08.084
• Neha Choudhary, Abhijit Majumdar, and Shankar Chakraborty, 2026, One decade of progress in best–worst method of decision making: a systematic review. OPSEARCH. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12597-026-01156-4
• Sachin Alya, Neha Choudhary, Shashank Shukla and Ramesh Singh, Machining Characterization of Ultra-hard CPM 9V deposits obtained in Laser Directed Energy Deposition-based Die Restoration, Manufacturing Letters, 2025. Vol. 44, pp. 964-972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2025.06.114
• Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, and Pradeep Kumar, 2023. Sustainability assessment framework of biomedical scaffolds: Additive manufacturing versus traditional manufacturing. Journal of Cleaner Production Vol. 418, pp 138118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138118.
• Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, and Pradeep Kumar, 2023. Polylactic acid‐based composite using fused filament fabrication: Process optimization and biomedical application. Polymer Composites. Vol. 44, pp 69. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.27027.
• Neha Choudhary, Chandrachur Ghosh, Varun Sharma, Partha Roy and Pradeep Kumar, 2023. Investigations on effect of pore architectures of additively manufactured novel hydroxyapatite coated PLA/Al2O3 composite scaffold for bone tissue engineering. Rapid Prototyping Journal. Vol. 29, pp 1061. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-09-2022-0303.
• Neha Choudhary, Anish Kumar, Varun Sharma, and Pradeep Kumar, 2021. Barriers in adoption of additive manufacturing in medical sector supply chain. Journal of Advances in Management Research. Vol. 18, pp. 637. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAMR-12-2020-0341.
• Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, and Pradeep Kumar, 2021. Reinforcement of polylactic acid with bio-ceramics (alumina and YSZ composites) and their thermomechanical and physical properties for biomedical application. Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology. Vol. 27, pp.612. https://doi.org/10.1002/vnl.21837.

Conferences:
• Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, and Pradeep Kumar, Assessment of Sustainable additive manufacturing drivers: A MCDM Approach, Machining and Additive Manufacturing, Lecture notes
in Mechanical Engineering (CPIE-2023), pp. 1-9, 978-981-99-6094-1, 2023.
• Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, and Pradeep Kumar, Investigations of impact and hardness property of the 3D printed PLA bio-composites, 8-10 Dec 2023, (AIMTDR-2023).
• Neha Choudhary and Ramesh Singh, Investigation of challenges of directed energy deposition additive manufacturing using MCDM approach, 13-15 Dec 2024 (COPEN 2024).
• Mohit Kumar, Prakhar Shukla, Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, 4D printing of carbon fiber-reinforced polyamide composite by fused deposition modeling, (AIMTDR 2025).
• Aswani Kumar Singh, Neha Choudhary, Durga Prasad Reddy, Rajnish Prakash Modanwal, Varun Sharma, Post-Processing Methods in Additive Manufacturing: From Print to Performance, (AIMTDR 2025)
• Subodh Gadre, Bhaskar Manne, Neha Choudhary, Srikanth Bontha, Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Wear Resistance of In718-B4c Composite Cladding Using Laser Cladding (IMECE-India 2026)

Book Chapters
• Neha Choudhary, Aswani Kumar Singh and Varun Sharma, 2023. “Materials for Additive Manufacturing: Polymer, Ceramic, Metal, and Smart materials.” Additive Manufacturing for Advance Applications: Technologies, Challenges and Case Studies, 9781032480947, pp. 1, CRC Press.
• Kshitij Sharma, Maitrik Shah, Shivendru Mathur, Neha Choudhary, Varun Sharma, 2022. “Impact of enabling factors on the adoption of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry” Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing Processes: Principles and Application, pp. 211, CRC Press.
• Mohit Kumar, Neha Choudhary, and Varun Sharma, 2023. “Additive manufacturing of polymer-based functionally graded materials.” Additive Manufacturing: Advanced Materials and Design Techniques, pp.167. CRC Press.

Invited Talks:
Invited Lecture on " A Case study on FDM Filament Preparation for Medical applications" on April 06, 2026 at SR University.

Achievements

Travel Grant to attend NAMRC, 2026, by ANRF, ITS.

 

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK)

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P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangaluru - 575 025 Karnataka, India.

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