Meet The Team

Dr. Nicholas Meisel

Associate Professor of Engineering Design

Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Meisel is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) at Penn State and an affiliate faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.  He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010 with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 2015.  He joined the faculty at Penn State in Fall 2015 and was promoted/tenured in Summer 2022.

213-J Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-3163 (Office)
nam20@psu.edu

Our Current Students

Our students are the driving force behind the Made By Design Lab’s research.  Before graduation, they become experts in DfAM with rigorous understanding of what advances are needed to move the field forward. They also bring a passion for innovation and creativity that is the very embodiment of the “Maker Movement.”

Jayant Mathur

Jayant Mathur

Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering

Sumant Rokade

Sumant Rokade

Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering

Sunny Kaneria

Sunny Kaneria

M.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering

Seth Pearl

Seth Pearl

Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering

Hannah Luben

Hannah Luben

M.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering

Gavin Adams

Gavin Adams

M.Eng. Student, Additive Manufacturing & Design

Evelyn Thomas

Evelyn Thomas

Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering

Alex Cayley

Alex Cayley

M.S. Student, Engineering Design

Our Alumni

The Made By Design Lab wouldn’t be what it is today without the efforts of our Alumni.  Though they have moved on to bigger and better things, the dedication of the below Alumni has left a lasting mark on the field of DfAM.

Dorcas Kaweesa

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

Lauren Ryan

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Daniel Henneh

M.S., Engineering Design

Zach Schreckengost

M.Eng., Additive Manufacturing & Design

Swapnil Sinha

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

Cody Maurice

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Nathan Watson

M.S., Additive Manufacturing & Design

Noah Zeiff

M.Eng., Additive Manufacturing & Design

Rohan Prabhu

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

John Ostrander

M.S., Engineering Design

Jacob Shepherd

M.Eng., Additive Manufacturing & Design

Nick Burkhardt

M.Eng., Additive Manufacturing & Design