Guha Manogharan, affiliate professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, was named co-director of the Heart for Progressive Supplies Processing by means of Direct Digital Deposition or CIMP-3D. Manogharan replaces Tim Simpson, the Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design and Manufacturing, who has served within the place because the middle’s founding in 2012.
“I’m grateful for the chance to advance CIMP-3D’s outstanding function within the additive manufacturing neighborhood, having personally benefited from its world-class assets and institutional data as a researcher,” Manogharan mentioned. “As co-director, I sit up for growing new capabilities for CIMP-3D in additive manufacturing analysis, improvement and training. I additionally will deal with creating alternatives for college kids and researchers from Penn State’s commonwealth campuses to leverage CIMP-3D services and experience.”
Positioned at Innovation Park, CIMP-3D is an interdisciplinary analysis middle that works to advance additive manufacturing and supplies analysis. The middle affords industry-quality manufacturing capabilities of polymer, steel and ceramic constructions, together with multi-material additive and large-scale robotic arc-and-laser additive manufacturing methods, in addition to superior course of sensing and management.
The middle gives technical help to {industry}, authorities and tutorial companions whereas partaking in workforce improvement, training and outreach actions. CIMP-3D is staffed by 20 full-time engineers and scientists from Penn State’s Utilized Analysis Laboratory (ARL) that help the analysis actions of greater than 45 school associates from 5 faculties throughout the College.
Manogharan will function co-director on behalf of the School of Engineering, becoming a member of Affiliate Analysis Professor Ted Reutzal, CIMP-3D director, from ARL, and Professor Allison Beese, CIMP-3D co-director, from the School of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS). Beese additionally serves as director of Penn State’s additive manufacturing and design graduate applications and has an affiliation with the Division of Mechanical Engineering.
“Guha’s curiosity, relentless vitality and keenness for additive manufacturing will uphold the middle’s legacy and jumpstart new improvements,” Reutzel mentioned. “His drive to push the boundaries of additive manufacturing will guarantee CIMP-3D stays a world chief within the discovery, improvement and deployment of additive manufacturing know-how for years to come back.”
Manogharan, who additionally has affiliations with industrial and manufacturing engineering and nuclear engineering within the School of Engineering and Supplies Science and Engineering in EMS, joined Penn State in 2016. He accomplished his graduate research at North Carolina State College, incomes a grasp’s diploma and a doctorate in industrial and methods engineering. He directs the Programs for Hybrid-Additive Course of Engineering (SHAPE) Lab at Penn State.
“Dr. Manogharan is a acknowledged skilled in additive manufacturing,” mentioned Mary Frecker, Riess Chair of Engineering, professor and head of the Division of Mechanical Engineering. “His management will advance CIMP-3D’s prominence nationally, in addition to foster collaboration amongst researchers at Penn State.”
