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## Meet the editor

Dr. Masoud Harooni received both a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering in his home country where he also worked for a few years before moving to the United States in 2010. After moving, he obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Laser Materials Processing at the Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Following graduation in

May 2014, Dr. Harooni joined a tier 1 original equipment manufacturer (OEM) owned by Honda of America to serve as a laser welding engineer. He also worked as part-time faculty for Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) where he developed and taught a Modern Manufacturing Processes course. He then began his career with the TRUMPF Smart Factory, Chicago, Illinois, in 2017. He served as the head of the welding product group at TRUMPF for 6 years. He is currently Head of Sales in the West at IPG Photonics. Dr. Harooni is also studying for his MBA.

### Contents


Preface

The special characteristics of lasers make them very useful in a variety of industries in different applications. One such application is laser ablation. Different industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, and medical industries are learning the benefits of laser ablation compared to traditional methods. Therefore, it is important to review

This book, *Laser Ablation – Applications and Modeling*, includes four chapters that review the application and modeling of laser ablation. Written by experts in the field,

> **Masoud Harooni, Ph.D.** Head of Sales, US West,

> > IPG Photonics,

USA

this book is organized into two sections on "Applications" and "Modeling".

This book is a useful resource for scholars and specialists in the field.

and learn about new research in the field.
