Dr Debashis Puhan

Position Bye Fellow
Email d.puhan10@gmail.com

Debashis Puhan is a Supervisor in Engineering at Wolfson College and Homerton College. Dr Puhan’s background is as a Mechanical Engineer, though the scope of his research has broadened to include the chemistry and physics of surfaces. He has specialised in developing a range of experimental methods and in-situ tribology testing which he uses in combination with spectroscopy to analyze sliding interfaces.

Dr Puhan obtained a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering followed by a Master of Technology in Industrial Tribology and Maintenance Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Tribology) at Imperial College London.

Debashis Puhan was a Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry and a visiting researcher at Imperial College London. He also volunteers as an educator/tutor for prospective undergraduate students interested in making a career in engineering.

Recognitions & achievements

Member of the Institute of Physics, current secretary of the Tribology Group committee

Tribology, Polymer composites, Surface Science and Engineering, Lubricant and Lubrication Technology, Bio-Tribology and Plant-based Foods.

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Poetry Trail

13/05/2024 at 12.00

Explore our new trail featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students for the forthcoming WolfWords Anthology Wild.

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Graduation Ceremony

17/05/2024 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

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Postgraduate Research Soirée

17/05/2024 at 17.45

Join Wolfson postgraduate students as they talk about their research in an informal evening of interesting presentations and friendly discussion – complete with wine and cheese!