Projects dealt with Metal additive, thin-film semiconductor, projects primarily deal with 3D printing in other capacities such as metal-polymer, polymer-polymer, polymer-wood, and ceramic-polymer composites, syringe type liquid/gel printers and low temp metal additive processes.• Improved upon the previous wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) process obtaining better material properties, print speed and resolution for 6061 aluminum.• Acted as subject matter expert on steel and aluminum metal additive approaches for several undergraduate research teams.• Gained extensive knowledge on causes of hot tearing in 6061 aluminum and researched WAAM solutions such as rapid cooling, inner-layer remelt and Ti inoculation.• Built several 3D printers for polymer, composite, liquid and thin film printing.• Coordinated with biology and forestry departments and international researchers on several sustainability focused projects and resultant papers.• Mentored undergraduate research group members in open-source sustainable additive manufacturing techniques and methods.

• Instructed groups of students from grades 6 – 12 in material principles.• Led demonstrations using liquid nitrogen, foundry work, sand casting, and heat treatments.

Worked with an expert team on printing, cleaning and sintering alumina calibration cubes via SLS. Analyzed dimensional variation in cubes, identified potential solutions, implemented successful countermeasures, and verified by optical microscopy, dye penetrant and SEM. Performed Kaizen improvements on the ceramic printing process, pre-sinter cleaning, sintering heat treatment and alumina paste storage.

• Collaborated with engineers to perform failure analysis on manufacturing anomalies.• Created, polished and mixed etching solutions for metallographic samples.• Utilized FTIR, SEM-EDS, XRF, and ICP-OES characterization techniques.