Foundations of Engineering: 3D Printing: Research Interests

Vision:

The vision of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) is to accelerate the research and sponsored program enterprise while adhering to university policies and federal regulations.

Mission:

The mission of the ORSP is to provide the following services:

• proposal development assistance and training;
• review and provide institiutional endorsement of all applications for external sponsored funding;
• review, negotiate, and accept awards on behalf of the University;
• compliance and post-award monitoring and oversight;
• maintenance of sponsored project data for the University;
• coordination of institutional review boards for research with human and animal subjects and for biosafety;
• management of the University's intellectual property; and
• promotion of entrepreneurial and commercialization activities.

Please note: The vision & mission statements are from ORSP website.

Advanced Manufacturing:

Additive Manufacturing Technology

Additive Manufacturing (AM) allows us to take a computer-aided design of an object and quickly create a three-dimensional model or mold by precisely building up layers of material. It's an exciting technology that opens new worlds of research limited only by the imagination.

 3D Structural Manufacturing

Our research team has been leading the convergence of AM and Direct Printing (DP) technologies over the past decade for the development of 3D Structural Electronics multi-material, heterogeneous, electronic structures exhibiting non-conventional 3D component placement and conductor routing. These efforts have resulted in numerous publications, patents, and more recently, a spin-off company that is focusing on applications of importance to the intelligence community and national defense.