Advanced Manufacturing

Revolutionizing manufacturing with cutting-edge materials.

Breakthroughs in 3D printingpolymerization processing, ceramic synthesis and semiconductor development are reshaping manufacturing processes. Our research teams are enhancing the strength, reliability and sustainability of essential materials for applications in construction, energy systems and high-performance electronics.

Areas of Manufacturing Innovation:

  • Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Expanding 3D metallic printing for enhanced quality and performance in construction and automotive applications.
  • Next-Generation Semiconductors: Developing semiconductors with 500x greater charge mobility than traditional silicon, revolutionizing LCD displays and electronics.
  • Sustainable Polymer Processing: Streamlining polymer fabrication to reduce costs, improve efficiency and meet sustainability goals.
  • Low-Thermal-Budget Synthesis: Pioneering unconventional ceramic sintering routes with in-situ property monitoring, enabling more sustainable bulk energy storage materials production.
  • Customized Thin-Film Fabrication: Advancing electrochemical and vapor-phase deposition techniques, creating advanced thin-film solid-state battery components and hierarchical nanostructures for energy applications.

Meet the Experts: Leading Advanced Manufacturing 

Professor and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering; Director of Materials Research Laboratory
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
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Associate Professor
James Economy Professor
Department Head, Swanlund Endowed Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor
Assistant Professor