The mission of the Systems for Hybrid-Additive Process Engineering Lab (SHAPE Lab) is to advance:
- Additive Manufacturing: Design, Material Development and Biomedical Applications
- Hybrid Manufacturing
- Sand-Printing for Metal Casting
Newsletter and Current Events:
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Kaitlyn Hartman awarded with for winning second place in the Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) 2025 student poster competition. Kaitlyn Hartman was awarded 2nd place in the MSEC student poste competition for her research poster titled “Functionally graded TPMS lattices structures for biomedical applications” |
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Student marshals are selected for their outstanding academic achievement and contributions to engineering student life. Joe’s undergraduate honors research includes analyzing the effect of embedded fluorescent particles in elastomeric parts manufactured with digital light processing |
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SHAPE Lab’s Ashish Jacob was awarded the 2025 Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award. | |
Beyond Welding: Researchers 3D print two metals in single complex structure. | ||
SHAPE Lab’s multi-material laser powder bed fusion (MM-LPBF) capabilities featured on Additive Manufacturing Media. | ||
Computational Design Symposium (NY24) key note presentation by Dr. Guha Manogharan on Design Optimization for Multi-Material Laser Powder Bed Fusion | ||
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Dr. Guha Manogharan named co-director of Penn State’s additive manufacturing center Read More here: Penn State News in Engineering
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Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Institute’s Lecture series featuring “Hybrid Additive Manufacturing: Role of AM in advancing traditional manufacturing methods” by Dr. Guha Manogharan. | ||
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3D-Printing Grad Student Helps Optimize Emerging Technology by Paula Clares | |
3D-Printing Surgical Implants Inspires Engineering Graduate Student by Lauren Judkins | ![]() |
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3D Printing for Better Flame From a Gas Turbine Swirler: The Cool Parts Show #42 from Peter Zelinski of Additive Manufacturing Media |