2026
26. Geli Fan, Maoxuan Feng, Kazi Nosheen Ava, Seohyeon Jo, Dunji Yu, Ke An, Di Lin, Qiong Nian, Wonmo Kang, M.A. Roldan, Yan Chen, Minglei Qu. Structural evolution of additively manufactured 316 L+ TiC metal matrix composites during heat treatment revealed by in-situ neutron diffraction. Additive Manufacturing 130 (2026) 105400.
25. Junye Huang, Minglei Qu, Chihpin Andrew Chuang, Jiandong Yuan, Qilin Guo, Ali Nabaa, Lianyi Chen. Measurement of temperature evolution inside melt pool during laser powder bed fusion. Additive Manufacturing, 129 (2026) 105335.
2025
24. Minglei Qu, Jiandong Yuan, Qilin Guo, Ali Nabaa, Luis Izet Escano, Junye Huang, Qingyuan Li, Lianyi Chen. Achieving uniformly refined grain structure in fusion-based metal additive manufacturing: Experimental demonstration and analytical model development. Additive Manufacturing, 108 (2025) 104805.
23. Ali Nabaa, Minglei Qu, Jiandong Yuan, Lianyi Chen. Multiphysics modeling of thermocapillary force driven pore elimination from liquid metal droplets for manufacturing pore-free powders for additive manufacturing. Powder Technology, 452 (2025) 120412
22. Jiandong Yuan, Qilin Guo, Samuel J Clark, Luis I Escano, Minglei Qu, Ali Nabaa, Junye Huang, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. Revealing mechanisms of processing defect mitigation in laser powder bed fusion via shaped beams using high-speed X-ray imaging. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 204 (2025) 104232
2024
21. Minglei Qu, Dunji Yu, Jiandong Yuan, Lianyi Chen, Ke An, Yan Chen. Multi-stage load partitioning in additively manufactured Al6061+TiC nanocomposite characterized by in-situ neutron diffraction. Additive Manufacturing, 96 (2024) 104584.
20. Minglei Qu, Dunji Yu, Lianyi Chen, Ke An, Yan Chen. Understanding the high-temperature deformation behaviors in additively manufactured Al6061+ TiC composites via in situ neutron diffraction. Metals, 14 (2024) 1064.
19. Jiandong Yuan, Luis Escano, Samuel Clark, Junye Huang, Ali Nabaa, Qilin Guo, Minglei Qu, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. In-situ characterization of defect formation and elimination dynamics during electron beam melting using high-speed X-ray imaging. Additive Manufacturing Letters, 11 (2024) 100239.
18. Minglei Qu, Jiandong Yuan, Ali Nabaa, Junye Huang, Chihpin Andrew Chuang, Lianyi Chen. Melting and solidification dynamics during laser additive manufacturing of reaction-based metal matrix composites uncovered by in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Acta Materialia, 271 (2024) 119875.
2019-2022
17. Minglei Qu, Qilin Guo, Luis I. Escano, Ali Nabaa, S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Zachary A. Young, Lianyi Chen. Controlling process instability for defect lean metal additive manufacturing. Nature Communications, 13 (2022) 1079.
16. Minglei Qu, Qilin Guo, Luis I. Escano, Jiandong Yuan, Samuel J. Clark, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. Controlling melt flow by nanoparticles to eliminate surface wave induced surface fluctuation. Additive Manufacturing, 59 (2022) 103081.
15. Minglei Qu, Qilin Guo, Luis I. Escano, Ali Nabaa, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. Nanoparticle-enabled increase of energy efficiency during laser metal additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 60 (2022) 103242.
14. Minglei Qu, Qilin Guo, Luis I. Escano, Samuel J. Clark, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. Mitigating keyhole pore formation by nanoparticles during laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing Letters, 3 (2022) 100068.
13. Luis Izet Escano, Samuel J. Clark, Chihpin Andrew Chuang, Jiandong Yuan, Qilin Guo, Minglei Qu, Junye Huang, Kamel Fezzaa, Peter Kenesei, Tao Sun, Lianyi Chen. An electron beam melting system for in-situ synchrotron x-ray monitoring. Additive Manufacturing Letters, 3 (2022) 100094.
12. Qilin Guo, Minglei Qu, Chihpin Andrew Chuang, Lianghua Xiong, Ali Nabaa, Zachary A. Young, Yang Ren, Peter Kenesei, Fan Zhang, and Lianyi Chen. Phase transformation dynamics guided alloy development for additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 59 (2022) 103068.
11. Luis I. Escano, Niranjan D. Parab, Qilin Guo, Minglei Qu, Kamel Fezzaa, Wes Everhart, Tao Sun, Lianyi Chen. An instrument for in-situ characterization of powder spreading dynamics in powder based additive manufacturing processes. Review of Scientific Instruments. 94 (2022) 043707.
10. Qilin Guo, Minglei Qu, Luis I. Escano, S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Zachary Young, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. Revealing melt flow instabilities in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy via in-situ high-speed X-ray imaging. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 175 (2022) 103861.
9. Zachary Young, Minglei Qu, Meelap M. Coday, Qilin Guo, S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Luis I. Escano, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. Effects of particle size distribution with efficient packing on powder flowability and selective laser melting process. Materials, 15 (2022) 705.
8. Zachary Aaron Young, Meelap Michael Coday, Qilin Guo, Minglei Qu, Seyed Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Luis I. Escano, Kamel Fezzaa, Lianyi Chen. Uncertainties induced by processing parameter variation in selective laser melting of Ti6Al4V revealed by in-situ X-ray imaging. Materials, 15 (2022) 530.
7. S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Qilin Guo, Niranjan D. Parab, Minglei Qu, Luis I. Escano, Kamel Fezzaa, Wes Everhart, Tao Sun, and Lianyi Chen. In-situ characterization of pore formation dynamics in pulsed wave laser powder bed fusion. Materials, 14 (2021) 2936.
6. Cody Lough, Luis Escano, Minglei Qu, Christopher C. Smith, Robert G. Landers, Douglas A. Bristow, Lianyi Chen, Edward C. Kinzel. In-situ optical emission spectroscopy of selective laser melting. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 53 (2020) 336-341.
5. Qilin Guo, Cang Zhao, Minglei Qu, Lianghua Xiong, S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Luis I. Escano, Niranjan D. Parab, Kamel Fezzaa, Tao Sun, and Lianyi Chen. In-situ full-field mapping of melt flow dynamics in laser metal additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 31 (2020) 100939.
4. Zachary A. Young, Qilin Guo, Niranjan D. Parab, Cang Zhao, Minglei Qu, Luis I. Escano, Kamel Fezzaa, Wes Everhart, Tao Sun, and Lianyi Chen. Types of spatter and their features and formation mechanisms in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process. Additive Manufacturing, 36 (2020) 101438.
3. S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Niranjan D. Parab, Qilin Guo, Minglei Qu, Lianghua Xiong, Cang Zhao, Luis I. Escano et al. Direct observation of pore formation mechanisms during LPBF additive manufacturing process and high energy density laser welding. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 153 (2020) 103555.
2. Qilin Guo, Cang Zhao, Minglei Qu, Lianghua Xiong, Luis I. Escano, S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Niranjan D. Parab et al. In-situ characterization and quantification of melt pool variation under constant input energy density in laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing process. Additive Manufacturing, 28 (2019) 600-609.
1. S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh, Niranjan D. Parab, Wentao Yan, Qilin Guo, Lianghua Xiong, Cang Zhao, Minglei Qu, Luis I. Escano, Xianghui Xiao, Kamel Fezzaa, Wes Everhart, Tao Sun, Lianyi Chen. Pore elimination mechanisms during 3D printing of metals. Nature Communications, 10 (2019) 3088.