Ongoing Research Projects

Biomanufacturing and Bioprinting

• Advancing Personalized Medicine with 3D Bioprinting Technology
• 3D Bioprinting of Freeform Vascularized Constructs
• Investigation on Tunable Hybrid Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting

Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Process Simulation

• Real-time Finite Element Modeling for Manufacturing Simulation
• Ultrasonic Welding in Electric Vehicles and Superconductor Applications
• Virtual Manufacturing of Hybrid Composite Materials through Multiscale Modeling

Additive Manufacturing

• Volumetric 3D Printing using Visible Light
• Design for Additive manufacturing for Tooling in Sheet Metal Industry
• Mechanics of Bio-Inspired 4D Printed Strcutures
• Nature inspired Fractal-based Heat Exchangers through 3D Printing
• Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Tailored Solar Cell Structures
• Design Optimization of Additively Manufactured Solar Cells for Enhanced Energy Conversion Efficiency

Eco-manufacturing

• Life Cycle assessment of Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Batteries in California
• Ultrasonic Welding in Electric Vehicles and Superconductor Applications
• Sustainable Composite Materials for Lightweight Electric Vehicle (EV) Manufacturing

Clean Energy Manufacturing

• Analysis of  High Efficienty Green Hydrogen Production via PEM Electrolysis
• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Techniques  or Scalable Energy Storage Systems

Cyber-manufacturing and Smart Factory Automation

• Designing Industry 4.0's Smart Manufacturing Systems through Digital Twins-Based Approach
• Manufacturing Assembly Training System using Mixed Reality Technology
• Exploring the Current Advancements, Challenges, and Future Trends in Smart Manufacturing and Tactile Internet Enabled by 5G
• Digital Twin-Based Optimization for Clean Energy Manufacturing Processes
• Circular Economy Strategies for Clean Energy Manufacturing Industries in California
• Digital Technologies and Industry 4.0 Applications in Eco-Manufacturing