Team
Principal Investigator
Tao Sun
Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, 2019-2023
Physicist, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 2017-2019
Assistant Physicist, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 2012-2017
Postdoc, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 2010-2012
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2009
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2004
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2002
Postdocs
Jiayun Shao
Postdoctorate Research Scholar
DEng in Mechanical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2022
BS in Material Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2017
Research Interests:
1. Microstructure-defect relationshhip in laser powder bed fusion of aluminum and titanium alloys
2. Laser wire directed energy deposition of high-performance aluminum alloys
3. Multi-sensor and machine learning defect detection in laser powder bed fusion
PhD Students
Kyle Mumm
3rd year PhD candidate
BS in Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, 2022
Research Interests:
1. Stochastic defect generation mechanisms in laser powder bed fusion
2. In-situ monitoring techniques for defect-melt pool relationships
3. Multiphysics simulations of laser-metal interaction region
Peter (Zhiyuan) Li
2nd year PhD student
BEng in Mechanical Engineering, University College London, 2023
Research Interests:
1. Mechanistic understanding of process parameter-microsctructure relationship in binder jetting
2. Binder jet printing of functional materials for energy storage applications
3. X-ray nanoCT for 3D microstructural characterization of lithium-ion battery electrodes
Xingyang Li
1st year PhD student
MS in Additive Manufacturing, Carnegie Mellon University, 2022
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2022
Research Interests:
1. In-situ characterization of solidification and microstructure evolution in additive manufacturing
2. Computational simulation of DED process
Sihang Feng
1st year PhD student
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2024
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2021
Research Interests:
1. Advanced instrumentation
2. Multi-material printing using wire-laser directed energy deposition
Runzhi (Arthur) Zhang
5th year PhD candidate at University of Virginia
BS in Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, 2018
Research Interests:
1. Laser powder bed fusion of complex alloys for high electrical conductivity
2. Binder jetting printed structural and functional metals
Lilly Balderson
4th year PhD student at University of Virginia
Research Interests:
1. Additive manufacturing of high-temperature composite materials
2. Operando synchrotron x-ray imaging of direct ink writing process
Master Students
Neethu Nazar
1st year Master student
BS in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, 2020
Research Interests:
1. Multi-material wire laser directed energy deposition
2. Materials characterization
Alumni
Zhongshu Ren
Postdoc, 2020-2024
BS in Ocean Engineering, Tianjin University, 2014
Research Interests: synchrotron x-ray imaging; laser powder bed fusion; direct ink writing
Current position: Beamline Scientist, National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Gao Lin
PhD, 2020-2023
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, 2019
BS in Materials Physics, Lanzhou University, 2017
Research Interests: synchrotron x-ray diffraction; wire laser directed energy deposition
Current position: Postdoc, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory
Sarah Wolff
Postdoc, 2018-2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2018
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2013
BS in Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2013
Research Interests: directed energy deposition; synchrotron x-ray imaging
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
Niranjan Parab
Postdoc, 2017-2019
MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, 2012
BS in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2010
Research Interests: synchrotron x-ray imaging; additive manufacturing; high-rate loading
Cang Zhao
Postdoc, 2016-2019
MS in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 2011
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2009
Research Interests: laser powder bed fusion; synchrotron x-ray imaging; nanoporous materials
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
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Contact
Prof. Tao Sun
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL, 60208
taosun@northwestern.edu
1-847-467-2676