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Guha Manogharan, Ph. D. | |
| Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University M.S., Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA University, India |
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| Additive Manufacturing, Hybrid Manufacturing, Design Optimization, CNC Machining and Non-Traditional Machining, Biomedical Applications of AM and Metal Casting | ||
| Phone: 814 863 7273 | Office: 330 Leonhard bldg | |
| gum53@psu.edu | ||
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SHAPE Lab Alumni
PH.D. ALUMNI
| Name | Degree | Thesis |
| Sagar Jalui | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2024 | AM-driven design innovation: DfAM constraints in adjoint shape optimization for gas turbine applications |
| Ankit Saxena | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2024 | Systematic design of pressure-actuated adaptive structural cells enabling adaptive mechanical properties in mechanical structures |
| Philip King | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2023 | Bridging the oldest and newest manufacturing technologies: Additive Manufacturing, Metal Casting, and Internet of Things. |
| Foxian Fan | Ph.D., Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2023 | Evolution of Additive Manufacturing surface morphology during Centrifugal Disc Finishing. |
| Md Moinuddin Shuvo | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2023 | Improving sustainability of Sand-Casting Processes via novel 3D Mold Designs. |
| Xi Gong | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2020 | Machining Behavior and Material Properties in Additive Manufacturing of TI-6AL-4V Parts |
| Maryam Tilton | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2020 | Multi-Objective Design and Characterization of Orthopaedic Implants and Meta-Biomaterials Fabricated via Additive Manufacturing |
MASTERS ALUMNI
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| Mychal Taylor | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2024 | Power cell packaging using a structural electronics approach |
| Buket Yilmaz | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2024 | A review of the interface design in multi-material laser powder bed fusion of metals |
| Matthew Williams | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2024 | Multi-axis routing of syringe deposited conductive traces over topology-optimized multi-functional structures |
| Serah Hatch | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2024 | A microstructure based machine learning model to predict mechanical properties of LPBF-manufactured 15-5PH stainless steel. |
| Carson Vath | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2024 | Development and testing of novel multi-material additive manufacturing systems for embedding wire electronic. |
| Sandy Karam | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2023 | Additive Manufacturing of patient-specific high-fidelity and thickness-controlled cerebral aneurysm geometries |
| Willem Groeneveld-Meijer | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2023 | Does Finer Powder get deposited first in Powder Bed? – A Comparative Study using Simulation and Experimental Techniques. |
| Ryan Stebbins | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2022 | Novel Runner Extension Designs via 3D Sand-printing to Improve Casting Performance |
| Paula Clares | M.S. Additive Manufacturing & Design, 2022 | Fundamental Understanding into Bimodal Powder Size Distributions in Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing Process |
| Erik Jacobs | M.S. Additive Manufacturing & Design, 2021 | Influence of Anti-Counterfeiting Taggants on the Tensile Properties of STEP Additively Manufactured Polymer |
| Nicholas Soares | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2021 | Incorporating Novel Sprue Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques to Improve Nickel Aluminum Bronze Castings |
| Daniel Martinez | M.S. Additive Manufacturing, 2019 | Indirect Hybrid Manufacturing – Integrating 3D Sand-Printing for Metal Casting |
| Casey Bate | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2019 | Fundamental Study on 3D Sand-Printed Molds: Metal Flow and Thermal Properties |
| Gregory Bicknell | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2019 | Electrical Discharge Machining Process Design for Post-Processing Stainless Steel 316L Additively Manufactured Parts |
| Santosh Reddy Sama | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018 | Investigation into Non-Conventional Mold Design Using 3D Sand-Printing in Castings |
| Jiayi Wang | M.S. Engineering Design, 2017 | Part Design and Topology Optimization for Rapid Sand and Investment Casting |
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
| Name | Degree |
| Avah Cherry, Visiting student from University of Tennessee | B.E. Aerospace Engineering, 2026 |
| Rachel Bonfini | B.S. Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, 2024 |
| Valerie Fu | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2023 |
| Christine Gabriele | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2023 |
| Jay Sim | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2022 |
| Shelby Bauer | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2022 |
| Nick Vitagliano | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2021 |
| Alex Cayley | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2021 |
| Brianna Wilson | B.S. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 2021 |
| Israel Monroy | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2021 |
| Hunter Snyder | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2019 |
| Michael Szczesniak | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018 |
| James Lauer | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018 |
