Extreme Manufacturing

We focus on novel manufacturing and materials processing techniques, such as laser-based manufacturing, ultrasonic processing, additive manufacturing, dielectrophoresis, and more. Based on the understanding of microstructural evolution, phase transitions, pattern formation, thermodynamics and kinetics of materials, temperature/pressure/scale dependent heat transfer through interfaces, and ultrafast dynamics of laser-matter interaction, by using experimental and manufacturing methods such as real-time condition monitoring of manufacturing processes at critical interfaces, nanocomposite additive manufacturing, laser micro/nanomachining, shock peening, forming, welding, and surface engineering.