Narendra B. Dahotre is a Professor with joint appointment with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He is also Chairman of the Center for Laser Applications at the University of Tennessee Space Institute-Tullahoma. Dr. Dahotre is author, co-author of over 80 technical articles and editor of 11 technical books. He holds 15 US patents in laser materials processing. He has organized 12 symposia and conferences in the area of Surface Engineering and High Temperature Coatings. He has successfully conducted several research projects funded by government and private industry in the field of laser surface engineering. His current research continues to be in laser based surface engineering. He is a member of TMS, ASM, SME, and AAAS. He is a joint Chair of the Surface Engineering Committee of TMS and a member of ASM international Surface Engineering Task Force.

From the reviews: "Dahotre and Harimkar ... have prepared a comprehensive, well-written reference on laser machining. ... The authors have successfully balanced the principles and physics of thermal processes with sufficient applied mathematics that does not overwhelm the reader. A fair knowledge of partial differential equations with emphasis on the diffusion equation in semi-infinite domains is helpful. The book provides an up-to-date bibliography that is immensely helpful for researchers in laser fabrications, ranging from macroscales to nanoscales. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above." (R. N. Laoulache, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008)

• Fundamentals of Laser Processing.- Basics of Lasers.- Laser Materials Interactions.- Laser Machining.- Manufacturing Processes: An Overview.- Laser Drilling.- Laser Cutting.- Three-Dimensional Laser Machining.- Laser Micromachining.- Laser Fabrication.- Laser Forming.- Laser-Based Rapid Prototyping Processes.- Laser Welding.- Special Topics in Laser Processing.- Laser Interference Processing.- Laser Shock Processing.- Laser Dressing of Grinding Wheels.- Lasers Processing in Medicine and Surgery.

Narendra B. Dahotre is a Professor with joint appointment with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He is also Chairman of the Center for Laser Applications at the University of Tennessee Space Institute-Tullahoma. Dr. Dahotre is author, co-author of over 80 technical articles and editor of 11 technical books. He holds 15 US patents in laser materials processing. He has organized 12 symposia and conferences in the area of Surface Engineering and High Temperature Coatings. He has successfully conducted several research projects funded by government and private industry in the field of laser surface engineering. His current research continues to be in laser based surface engineering. He is a member of TMS, ASM, SME, and AAAS. He is a joint Chair of the Surface Engineering Committee of TMS and a member of ASM international Surface Engineering Task Force.

From the reviews: "Dahotre and Harimkar ... have prepared a comprehensive, well-written reference on laser machining. ... The authors have successfully balanced the principles and physics of thermal processes with sufficient applied mathematics that does not overwhelm the reader. A fair knowledge of partial differential equations with emphasis on the diffusion equation in semi-infinite domains is helpful. The book provides an up-to-date bibliography that is immensely helpful for researchers in laser fabrications, ranging from macroscales to nanoscales. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above." (R. N. Laoulache, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008)

• Fundamentals of Laser Processing.- Basics of Lasers.- Laser Materials Interactions.- Laser Machining.- Manufacturing Processes: An Overview.- Laser Drilling.- Laser Cutting.- Three-Dimensional Laser Machining.- Laser Micromachining.- Laser Fabrication.- Laser Forming.- Laser-Based Rapid Prototyping Processes.- Laser Welding.- Special Topics in Laser Processing.- Laser Interference Processing.- Laser Shock Processing.- Laser Dressing of Grinding Wheels.- Lasers Processing in Medicine and Surgery.

Narendra B. Dahotre is a Professor with joint appointment with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He is also Chairman of the Center for Laser Applications at the University of Tennessee Space Institute-Tullahoma. Dr. Dahotre is author, co-author of over 80 technical articles and editor of 11 technical books. He holds 15 US patents in laser materials processing. He has organized 12 symposia and conferences in the area of Surface Engineering and High Temperature Coatings. He has successfully conducted several research projects funded by government and private industry in the field of laser surface engineering. His current research continues to be in laser based surface engineering. He is a member of TMS, ASM, SME, and AAAS. He is a joint Chair of the Surface Engineering Committee of TMS and a member of ASM international Surface Engineering Task Force.

From the reviews: "Dahotre and Harimkar ... have prepared a comprehensive, well-written reference on laser machining. ... The authors have successfully balanced the principles and physics of thermal processes with sufficient applied mathematics that does not overwhelm the reader. A fair knowledge of partial differential equations with emphasis on the diffusion equation in semi-infinite domains is helpful. The book provides an up-to-date bibliography that is immensely helpful for researchers in laser fabrications, ranging from macroscales to nanoscales. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above." (R. N. Laoulache, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008)

• Fundamentals of Laser Processing.- Basics of Lasers.- Laser Materials Interactions.- Laser Machining.- Manufacturing Processes: An Overview.- Laser Drilling.- Laser Cutting.- Three-Dimensional Laser Machining.- Laser Micromachining.- Laser Fabrication.- Laser Forming.- Laser-Based Rapid Prototyping Processes.- Laser Welding.- Special Topics in Laser Processing.- Laser Interference Processing.- Laser Shock Processing.- Laser Dressing of Grinding Wheels.- Lasers Processing in Medicine and Surgery.