Research is conducted towards increasing the intelligence of manufacturing processes and systems for aerospace, automotive, energy and other applications. Fundamental theories in modeling and simulation, sensing and control, CAD/CAM, virtual reality, and software engineering are applied to generate a better understanding of emerging and critical manufacturing processes and systems for additive manufacturing, micro manufacturing, nanotechnology, etc. Research topics include: Virtual and Rapid Manufacturing, Integrated and Collaborative Design, Laser-Based Manufacturing, Composites Manufacturing, Laser Micromachining, and Liquid Metal Processing.

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