Prof. Ihar Yadroitsau
Prof. Ihar Yadroitsau

POSITION
Visiting Professor
PORTFOLIO
Prof. Yadroitsau is a full professor with over 30 years of academic experience in manufacturing, engineering and technology. He was NRF Research Chair in Medical Product Development through Additive Manufacturing at CUT from 2015 to 2021. Prof. Yadroitsau is a co-author of more than 200 papers on laser materials processing, additive manufacturing, laser matter interaction and laser metal additive manufacturing.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Additive manufacturing
Laser powder bed fusion
Optimisation and quality
Mechanical properties
Metals and plastics
PUBLICATIONS
  • Yadroitsev, I, Yadroitsava, I, Du Plessis, A & MacDonald, E (eds). 2021. Fundamentals of Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals, 1st Edition. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-824090-8, 676p. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-012004
  • Yadroitsev, I, Yadroitsava, I & Du Plessis, A. 2021. Basics of laser powder bed fusion. In: Fundamentals of Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals, 1st Edition. Yadroitsev, I, Yadroitsava, I, Du Plessis, A & MacDonald, E (eds). Elsevier. pp.15-38.  https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824090-8.00024-X
  • Yadroitsev, I & Yadroitsava, I. 2021. A step-by-step guide to the L-PBF process. In: Fundamentals of Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals, 1st Edition. Yadroitsev, I, Yadroitsava, I, Du Plessis, A & MacDonald, E (eds).  Elsevier. pp.39-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824090-8.00026-3
  • Vilardell, AM, Yadroitsava, I, Wolf, WKC, Du Plessis, A, Tshibalanganda, M, Kouprianoff, DP, Garcia-Giralt, N, Kobashi, M & Yadroitsev, I. 2022. Laser powder bed fusion of polyamide-composite for antibacterial applications: characterization and properties. Materials Today Communications, 31, p. 103727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103727
  • Shange, M, Yadroitsava, I, Du Plessis, A & Yadroitsev, I. 2022. Roughness and near-surface porosity of unsupported overhangs produced by high-speed laser powder bed fusion. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 9 (4), pp. 288-300. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2020.0097

Contact Us
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  • iyadroitsau@cut.ac.za