About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Incorporating Additive Manufacturing in Material Science and Engineering Education (2024 Student-led Symposium)
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Presentation Title |
The Evolving Role of Additive Manufacturing in the Materials Engineering Community: A Dual National Laboratory and Academic Perspective |
Author(s) |
Andrew Kustas |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Andrew Kustas |
Abstract Scope |
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables complex near-net-shape parts from a variety of polymeric, ceramic and metallic material systems. With increasing adoption of these technologies, it is crucial that engineering communities further integrate the fundamentals of AM in the classroom to successfully develop the next-generation engineering and manufacturing workforce. This talk provides a dual national laboratory and academic perspective describing the role AM has had in recent years on shaping the materials engineering and education communities, highlighting the distinct needs and expectations for each organization. Examples are provided from the author’s experiences as a staff scientist at Sandia National Laboratories and Adjunct Professor at Colorado School of Mines, focusing on metallic AM. Opportunities for academia and national laboratories to synergistically use AM education to improve national manufacturing resiliency and encourage workforce development are also briefly discussed.
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Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, |