SCHOOL AFFIATION

CA Johnson High School (Columbia, SC)

Focus: Chemistry, Physics, and Biology  

FACULTY ADVISOR

Prof. Jianhua ‘Joshua’ Tong (Materials Science and Engineering)

RESEARCH PROJECT OVERVIEW

Laser 3D printing (L3DP) implies layer-by-layer shaping and rapid in-situ consolidating feedstock, typically polymer solution or metal powder, to arbitrarily complicated configurations by combining computer-controlled laser processing and computer-aided design (CAD). Attempts to use L3DP for processing ceramics, however, have not been equally successful despite the great effort.  In this research, we looked at the ink fluidizability and solvent evaporation rate during the film printing step for achieving large-area crack-free precursor films.