Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory
The Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing (AM2) at Oklahoma State University engages in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of materials science, physical phenomena, and advanced manufacturing. Our goal is to investigate and comprehend the essential triad of process, phenomenon, and property within the context of additive manufacturing. Toward this objective, we develop experimental tools, characterization methods, functional materials, and process models aimed at advancing the science and technology of manufacturing fully functional products.
We are currently focusing on droplet-based and extrusion-based additive manufacturing methods to produce products with end applications in healthcare, aerospace, and electronics. Our research focuses on developing materials and methods that allow for precise control over the functional properties (mechanical, biological, and electrical) of the structures created. Our research strategy includes the use of physics-based numerical modeling for insights and predictions on process behavior, material characterization to evaluate the effects of microstructure on properties, application of statistical tools for data analysis, and deployment of process monitoring systems.
News and Updates
04/11/2024: Our article titled "Engineering Tools for Stimulating Wound Healing" published in Applied Physics Reviews, American Institute of Physics, is now available online.
Here is the link: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apr/article/11/2/021304/328219603/19/2024: We are happy and proud to announce that Olivia Fulkerson, our undergraduate lab student, has won third place for her poster presentation at the 29th Annual Research Day at the Capitol. This competition, featuring participants from research-intensive institutions across Oklahoma, included Olivia as one of the four students representing OSU. Congratulations, Olivia! Olivia's picture with her proud father is featured in our gallery.
03/18/2024: An abstract submitted by our team to the SAMPE Europe 24 has been accepted for an oral presentation. The conference will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 24th-26th September 2024.
01/22/2024: We are pleased to announce that our paper titled "Advancing 3D Bioprinting through Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence" has been accepted for publication in Bioprinting, a journal by Elsevier.
01/08/2024: Our article titled "Engineering Tools for Stimulating Wound Healing" has been accepted for publication in Applied Physics Reviews, American Institute of Physics.
01/07/2024: Our paper titled "Aloe vera-based biomaterial ink for 3D bioprinting of wound dressing constructs" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Wiley.
01/16/2024: Shihab Shakur has joined the AM2 lab as a PhD student. Shihab's research will focus on advancing our fundamental understanding of micro-scale aerosol deposition technologies.
01/02/2024: Several abstracts submitted by our team to the Annual IISE Conference and Expo 2024 have been accepted for oral presentations.
12/05/2023: We are thrilled to announce that our ERP proposal has been selected for funding. This project, a collaborative effort with Prof. Chithrath Prasad from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Oklahoma State University, aims to investigate micro-scale aerosol deposition technologies.
11/18/2023: Prof. Srikanthan Ramesh delivered an invited talk at the School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, as part of their seminar series.
08/30/2023: Hadi Ubeidat has joined the AM2 lab as an undergraduate research assistant. He will be conducting research aimed at improving the properties of additively fabricated parts for high impact loading applications.
07/07/2023: Congratulations to Olivia Fulkerson on being awarded an NSF-funded registration fee waiver to attend the SFF (Solid Freeform Fabrication) Symposium this August in Austin.
07/07/2023: The lab was pleased to announce receiving a grant through the Engineering Research and Seed Funding Program. This collaborative project, involving Prof. Sundar Madihally from Chemical Engineering and Dr. Akash Deep from the School of Industrial Engineering and Management, focuses on developing a domain-aware machine learning framework to enhance the outcomes of bioprinting processes for fabricating in-vitro clinical tissue models.
05/03/2023: Several abstracts submitted by our team to the Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium 2023 have been accepted for both oral and poster presentations. Congratulations to Erik and Olivia on this achievement and recognition of their hard work.
04/02/2023: Erik Inman was awarded the Wentz Research Award for the academic year 2023-2024.
04/02/2023: Olivia Fulkerson was awarded the Wentz Research Award for the academic year 2023-2024.
03/20/2024: The paper titled "Computational fluid dynamics and experimental validation of aerosol jet printing with multi-stage flow focusing lenses" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Manufacturing Process, Elsevier.
02/07/2023: The paper titled "Monitoring and Control of Biological Additive Manufacturing Using Machine Learning" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer.
01/16/2023: Erik Inman joined the AM2 lab as an undergraduate research assistant.
11/18/2022: Prof. Ramesh delivered an invited seminar talk titled "Biofabrication: The Convergence of Biomaterials and Additive Manufacturing" at the University of Oklahoma's ISE Department Seminar Series.
09/13/2022: Olivia Fulkerson was awarded the Undergraduate Research Scholarship for her project "Machine Learning Driven Design and Freeform Fabrication of Artificial Bone Tissues."
08/25/2022: Olivia Fulkerson joined the lab as an undergraduate research assistant.08/14/2022: The paper titled "Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Aerosol Jet Printing" was accepted for publication in Additive Manufacturing by Elsevier.
08/01/2022: Prof. Srikanthan Ramesh joins the School of Industrial Engineering and Management as an Assistant Professor and establishes the Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing (AM2) Laboratory.
