Welcome to Professor Tao Sun’s lab

what we study

Better manufacturing technologies via fundamental understanding

Our team investigates fundamental issues in advanced manufacturing processes using state-of-the-art in situ and ex situ characterization techniques.

Currently, we focus on understanding energy-matter interactions, mass and heat flow, defect generation, and material structure evaluation involved in various additive manufacturing processes.

We are passionate about contributing to the technological advancements driving the next industrial revolution and building a more sustainable world.

our approaches

3D Printing

  • Laser Powder Bed Fusion
  • Wire-Laser Directed Energy Deposition
  • Binder Jetting
  • Direct Ink Writing

Operando Synchrotron Experiments

  • High-Speed X-ray Imaging
  • High-Energy X-ray Diffraction
  • In-Situ Pair Distribution Function
  • 4D X-ray Imaging

Modeling and Simulation

  • Multi-Physics Process Simulation
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • CALPHAD

Machine Learning

  • In-Process Defect Detection
  • Optimization of Process Simulation

Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Directed Energy Deposition

Binder Jetting

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Last Updated: January 19, 2025
Contact

Prof. Tao Sun
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL, 60208
taosun@northwestern.edu
1-847-467-2676