Our Team
Faculty
Sundar V. Atre, Endowed Chair of Manufacturing & Materials, University of Louisville
Kunal H. Kate, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville
Staff
Alireza Tofangchi, Multifunctional Materials in AM
Current Students
Sihan Zhang, Ph.D., Paste Printing of Metals
Arul Selvan Arumugham Akilan, Ph.D., L-PBF of Duplex Steels
Kavish Sudan, Ph.D.,Ceramic Fused Filament Fabrication
Postdoctoral & Visiting Scholars
Dr. Dharmendra Chalasani, Corrosion Behavior of AM Alloys, 2020
Prof. Vamsi Krishna Balla,3D Printing of Polymers and Ceramics, 2019
Dr. Subrata Deb Nath, Laser-Powder Bed Fusion, 2019
Prof. Azim Gokce, Titanium Powder Metallurgy, 2019
Prof. H. Ozkan Gulsoy, Alloy Design for Additive Manufacturing 2018
Chang Woo Gal, Ph.D., Additive Manufacturing of Duplex Steels 2018
Dr. Swathi Vunnam, Materials Design for Advanced Manufacturing 2016-2017
Dr. Samuel Dilip, Metallurgical Attributes of L-PBF Components 2017
Joo Won Oh, Ph.D., Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of Tungsten 2016-2017
Dongguo Lin, Ph.D., Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of C-103 Niobium Alloy 2016
Dr. Kunal Kate, Digital Manufacturing & Design 2015-2016
Project Engineers
Swapnil Kumar, B.S., Design for Additive Manufacturing
Victor Papyshev, B.S., Soy-Based Stereolithography Resins
Myengchan Kim, B.S., Fused Filament Fabrication of Sustainable Materials
Anthony Zalmanov, B.S., Metal Fused Filament Fabrication
Bryson Clifford, B.S., Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of Inconel 625 2018-2019
Monica Martinez, B.S., Additive Manufacturing of Bronze 2018-2019
Ismayra Jimenez-Gonzalez, B.S., Additive Manufacturing Process Modeling 2019
Jacob Zimmerman, B.S., Metal Fused Filament Fabrication 2018-2019
Taylor Reese, B.S., Additive Manufacturing of Titanium Alloys 2018-2019
Zainab Soofe, B.S., 3D Printing for Medical Applications 2018-2019
Abdullah Abdulmogith, B.S., Injection Molding of PZT Micropillar Arrays 2016-2018
Onajia Stubblefield, B.S., Metallography of L-PBF Alloys 2018
Jacob Groeschen, M.Eng, Stereolithography Resin Development 2017-2018
Max Livchak, M.Eng, Fused Deposition Modeling with Kenaf Fiber-Polymer Composites 2017
Keren Callen, M.Eng, Fused Deposition Modeling with Carbon Composites 2017
Jeffrey Sparks, M.Eng, Fused Deposition Modeling with Biomaterials 2017
Timothy Batchelor, M.Eng., Design of Powder-Bed Additive Manufacturing Machines 2016
Abdul Khader Khan, M.Eng., Digital Tools for Design-To-Manufacture with Powder Injection Molding 2016
David Knadler, M.Eng., Additive Manufactured Tooling for Injection Molding 2016
Jason Porter, M.Eng., Binder Jetting of Metals and Ceramics 2016
Alumni
Ph.D.
1. Qasim Shaikh, Ph.D., Design for Metal Fused Filament Fabrication, Spring 2021
2. Paramjot Singh, Ph.D., Metal Fused Filament Fabrication of Titanium Alloys, Summer 2020
3. Subrata Deb Nath, Ph.D., Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of Tool Steels Fall 2018
4. Harish Irrinki, Ph.D., Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of Stainless Steels Summer 2018
5. Christian Buesch (with J. Simonsen), Ph.D., Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogels, Fall 2015
6. Kunal Kate, Ph.D., Powder Injection Molded Aluminum Nitride, Spring 2015
7. Richard Chinn, Ph.D., Micro-Patterned Silicon Carbide, Spring 2015
8. Kyoung C. Kim, Ph.D., VRP for Microelectronic Industry, Spring 2011
9. Negar A. Monfared, Ph.D., Structure-Processing Relationships in the Fabrication of Nanopores and Nanorods, Winter 2011
10. Onbattuvelli P. Valmikanathan, Ph.D., The Effects of Nanoparticle Addition on the Structure, Processing and Properties of AlN and SiC, Fall 2010
11. Siddhartha Bhowmik, Ph.D., Nanostructured Periodic Metallic Arrays on Polymers, Spring 2009
12. Manish G. Bothara, Ph.D., Microstructure & Properties of Nanocrystalline SiC Consolidated by Plasma Pressure Compaction, Summer 2007
13. Ravi Kumar Enneti (with R. German), Ph.D., Evolution of Shape Loss During Polymer Burnout in Powder Metallurgy, Spring 2005
M.S.
1. Mohith Ram Buxani, M.Eng., Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of Direct Metal Laser Sintered Injection Molds Summer 2018
2. Jeremiah Bauer, M.Eng., Fused Filament Fabrication of Bioresorbable Polymers Spring 2018 (advised by Kunal Kate)
3. Nirupama Warrier, M.S., Fused Filament Fabrication of Metals, Fall 2017 (advised by Kunal Kate)
4. Bhushan Bandiwadekar, M.S., Injection Molding of PZT Microarrays, Fall 2017 (advised by Kunal Kate)
5. Harish Irrinki, M.S., Direct Metal Laser Sintering of Stainless Steels, Spring 2016
6. Brenton Barmore, M.S., 3-D Printed Metal Tooling, Spring 2016
7. Renee Martin, M.S., PIM Design of Zirconia-Toughened Mullite UAV Microturbines, Spring 2013
8. Kunal Kate, M.S., Predicting Polymer-Powder Properties For Injection Molding Simulations of AlN, Fall 2012
9. Juergen Lenz, M.S., Materials and Process Design for Powder Injection Molding of Silicon Nitride, Winter 2012
10. David Mandrell, M.S., High-Throughput Toxicology Screening of Nanomaterials, Spring 2010
11. Sachin Laddha, M.S., Process and Materials Design for Alumina Microchannels Produced by PIM, Fall 2008
12. Onbattuvelli P. Valmikanathan , M.S., Synthesis and Properties of Palladium/Polycarbonate Nanocomposites, Spring 2007
13. Kartavya Jain, M.S., Synthesis of Silicon Nitride Nanoparticles in A Microreactor: Design, Fabrication & Testing, Spring 2007
14. Sweda Noorani (with J. Simonsen), M.S., Cellulose Nanocrystal/Polysulfone Nanocomposites, Spring 2006
15. Roshan Urval, M.S., CAE-Based Process Design of PIM for Microfluidic Device Components, Fall 2004
16. Chris Wilbur (with S. Joshi), M.S., Rotational Molding of Powdered Metals, Spring 2004
17. Katia Menendez (with P. Cohen), M.S., Green Machining of Powder-Polymer Mixtures, Spring 2001