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Talents Wanted
We are looking for motivated students and researchers who are interested in advanced manufacturing, metrology, precision engineering, mechatronics, sensors and actuators. We are also looking at some interdisciplinary areas including machine learning, computer vision, robotics, material science, and their applications in manufacturing. Please contact the PI with your CV if interested.
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Malachi Landis wins DOD (ARO) NDSEG Fellowship!
Our PhD student, Malachi Landis, has been awarded Department of Defense's (ARO) National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. He is working on a project, "An Orbital-LINSI motion, Wire-fed Implementation of Additive Friction Stir Deposition and Corresponding Open-source Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulation". Congratulations, Malachi!
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Guanzhong Presents at ISFA 2024
We are excited to share that Guanzhong attended the International Symposium on Flexible Automation 2024 (ISFA) and delivered a remarkable presentation titled "Digital Fringe Projection for Interlayer Print Defect Characterization in Directed Energy Deposition." His work addresses critical challenges in additive manufacturing, showcasing innovative techniques for improving print quality. Congratulations to Guanzhong on this significant achievement and his outstanding contribution to the field!
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Congratulations to Yaoke on Successfully Defending His PhD Thesis!
We are thrilled to announce that Yaoke has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Design and Fabrication of Hierarchical Optical Structures Using Vibration-Assisted Ultra Precision Machining." This groundbreaking work exemplifies his dedication and innovative spirit. We are incredibly proud of Yaoke's achievements. Congratulations, Dr. Yaoko!
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World Congress on Micro and Nano Manufacturing
On September 18-21, 2023, Northwestern hosted the conference - World Congress on Micro and Nano Manufacturing. Prof. Guo, Yaoke Wang, Kojo Welbeck, Yahui Zhang, and Malachi Landis attended the conference. Yaoke Wang presented "Immersed Electrohydrodynamic Direct-Writing As an Advance Fabrication Method for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites." Yahui Zhang presented "Geometric Photometric Stereo Networks Enabling Normal and Depth Estimation for Smart Metrology." Malachi Landis "Large-Scale Surface Micro-structuring by Ergodic Control a Mobile Robot."
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Hiking in Starved Rock Park
We went for group hiking in Starved Rock Park. It was humid and hot. The "plumber" was taking a vacation as well, forgetting to turn on the water fall at French Canyon. We had a nice time!
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Our Paper Won Best Paper in ISFA
Our paper "A Mass-Air Stiffness Model for Coupled Dynamics of Near Field Acoustic Levitation Bearing" was presented at the International Symposium on Flexible Automation and awarded the best paper - theory. Congratulations to Yaoke Wang!
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Our Group Attended MSEC/NAMRC
Prof. Guo, Ru Yang, Yunzhi Xu, Yaoke Wang, and Malachi Landis attended NAMRC/MSEC Conference at Purdue University, Indiana. Ru Yang and Yunzhi Xu presented posters "Deep Learning-based Digital Image Correlation for Displacement and Strain Measurement" and "Fabrication of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Ceramic Composites by Wet Electrospinning". Ru Yang gave a presentation on "Deep-learning Metrology for Intelligent Manufacturing" in the doctoral symposium session.
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Kornel F. Ehmann Manufacturing Medal
Dr. Guo received the Kornel F. Ehmann Manufacturing Medal from ASME. The award recognizes the best original paper or papers submitted to ASME and clearly concerned with or related to micro- or nano-scale manufacturing processes or products. It is named after Prof. Kornel Ehmann, the PhD supervisor of Dr. Guo! It is indeed a special recognition.
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Group Excursion in Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
We went for a long excursion on Monday, July 13 in Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve obeying social distancing guidelines most of the times. Great up-close encounter with nature!
