{"id":43515,"date":"2024-06-18T17:58:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/template-mercury\/?page_id=43515"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:16:24","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-create-block-hero-block\"><div class=\"hero-wrapper verScroll_Col\"><div class=\"hero-bg-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Pic043303.png)\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-object-wrapper\"><div class=\"hero-object\" id=\"object1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"10\" height=\"219\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/ufl-block\/assets\/images\/ver_bar_thick.webp\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div><div class=\"hero-object\" id=\"object2\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"2\" height=\"363\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/ufl-block\/assets\/images\/ver_bar_thin.webp\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper hero__text\"><div class=\"banner_subtitle\"><p class=\"banner_subtitle_text\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"banner_title\"><h1>Highlight: New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly<\/h1><br \/><div class=\"hero-excerpt-btn-wrapper\"><p class=\"hero__excerpt\">UF News: University of Florida engineers have developed a method for 3D printing called vapor-induced phase-separation 3D printing, or VIPS-3DP, to create single-material as well as multi-material objects. For more details, please have a look of a YouTube report: &#8220;New vapor-induced phase-separation 3D-printing method developed by UF engineers&#8221; made by UF Research.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nMrLxq_94Ys\" class=\"button animated-border-button button-border-orange button-text-light\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Watch on YouTube Now!\">Watch on YouTube Now!<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-image-gallery\"><section class=\"image-gallery bg-white position-relative\"><div class=\"col-12 text-center mb-5\"><h2>Highlights<\/h2><\/div><div id=\"imageGallery\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-bs-interval=\"false\" data-bs-ride=\"false\"><div class=\"carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-image-gallery-slide\"><div class=\"carousel-item active\"><div class=\"img-gallery-container overflow-hidden\"><div class=\"row g-0\">\n<div class=\"col-6 col-md-3 col-image-gallery\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture5.jpg)\"><a href=\"#\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#modalee940881-f80f-441d-9a7f-d3b48ea04947\" aria-label=\"modal about undefined\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"modal fade img-gallery-modal\" id=\"modalee940881-f80f-441d-9a7f-d3b48ea04947\" aria-labelledby=\"exampleModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-backdrop=\"static\" data-bs-backdrop=\"static\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-fullscreen\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-body\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><h2><strong>Highlight: New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.ufl.edu\/2024\/04\/new-3d-printing-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UF News<\/a>: University of Florida engineers have developed a method for 3D printing called vapor-induced phase-separation 3D printing, or VIPS-3DP, to create single-material as well as multi-material objects. For more details, please have a look of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nMrLxq_94Ys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a YouTube report: &#8220;New vapor-induced phase-separation 3D-printing method developed by UF engineers&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0made by UF Research.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture5.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-6 col-md-3 col-image-gallery\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture10.jpg)\"><a href=\"#\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#modal3cda6bd6-aa5d-4199-b8b1-4684b65ff7b9\" aria-label=\"modal about undefined\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"modal fade img-gallery-modal\" id=\"modal3cda6bd6-aa5d-4199-b8b1-4684b65ff7b9\" aria-labelledby=\"exampleModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-backdrop=\"static\" data-bs-backdrop=\"static\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-fullscreen\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-body\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><h2><strong>3D tube printing work featured as a Spotlight paper in Biotechnology &amp; Bioengineering<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>As a layer-by-layer fabrication process, three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has been explored to fabricate living tissues and organs by using living cells, biologics, and\/or biomaterials as building blocks. With ongoing scientific advances in post-printing cellular self-assembly and tissue maturation, 3D bioprinting provides a promising tool for the on-demand fabrication of tissue engineered substitutes, which may be used for customized implantation and as in vitro models for disease detection and drug screening, to name a few. By implementing a deformation compensation and liquid support-based approach, we are able to print fibroblast-based vascular-like structures with both horizontal and vertical branching features. This represents the first successful freeform fabrication of multidirectional branching vascular-like structures. This Kyle Christensen-led tube printing work, entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/bit.25501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freeform Inkjet Printing of Cellular Structures with Bifurcations<\/a>,&#8221; has been published and featured as a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/bit.25395\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotlight paper<\/a>\u00a0in Biotechnology &amp; Bioengineering (Vol. 112(5), pp. 1047-1055, 2015).<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology and Bioengineering, doi: 10.1002\/bit.25501. Copyright 2015 by Wiley. Adapted with permission.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture10.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-6 col-md-3 col-image-gallery\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture7.jpg)\"><a href=\"#\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#modal72bca749-53dd-4c69-ae83-fb043b2b2558\" aria-label=\"modal about undefined\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"modal fade img-gallery-modal\" id=\"modal72bca749-53dd-4c69-ae83-fb043b2b2558\" aria-labelledby=\"exampleModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-backdrop=\"static\" data-bs-backdrop=\"static\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-fullscreen\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-body\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><h2><strong>Vascular tree printing highlighted by ACS Chemical &amp; Engineering News (CEN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>A recent American Chemical Society Chemical &amp; Engineering News (ACS CEN) article (Volume 93, Issue 10, pp. 37-39, 2015), entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/cen.acs.org\/articles\/93\/i10\/Print-Heart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Print Your Heart Out<\/a>,&#8221; has highlighted our bioprinting progress, in particular, regarding our efforts in printing three-dimensional vascular trees with horizontal and vertical bifurcations. This reported work was led by our Ph.D. student, Kyle Christensen. The CEN article, written by Matt Davenport of ACS CEN, was also cited by a few other media such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/read\/print-your-heart-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motherboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture7.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-6 col-md-3 col-image-gallery\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture6.jpg)\"><a href=\"#\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#modal2069bb19-d4f7-4454-859c-d16a233a66c3\" aria-label=\"modal about undefined\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"modal fade img-gallery-modal\" id=\"modal2069bb19-d4f7-4454-859c-d16a233a66c3\" aria-labelledby=\"exampleModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-backdrop=\"static\" data-bs-backdrop=\"static\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-fullscreen\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-body\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><h2><strong>Prof. Xu Chen of Tianjin University visited Center for Manufacturing Innovation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Prof. Xu Chen of Tianjin University, China visited UF and the Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) on Feb. 24 and 25. During his visit, Prof. Chen met with Profs. Greenslet and Taylor and toured their labs in addition to the Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Lab. Dr. Chen, a renowned scholar of experimental mechanics, has been collaborating with us in the area of mechanical testing and characterization of advanced materials.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/05\/Picture6.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\"><div class=\"container px-0\"><div class=\"row align-items-start\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chuanshen selected for the 2026 UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>April 3, 2026<\/strong><br>Chuanshen Zhou has been selected as a recipient of the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award in 2026. This award is given in recognition of his outstanding research performed during the 2025-2026 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Congratulations to Chuanshen!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>David to receive the 2026 MAE Outstanding Undergraduate Technical Paper Award<\/strong><br><strong>April 2, 2026<\/strong><br>David Iten has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 MAE Outstanding Undergraduate Technical Paper Award. This recognition reflects the exceptional quality, originality, and technical merit of his work, as well as his strong contributions to undergraduate research and technical excellence within MAE. Congratulations to David!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renjing to receive UF International Center Certificate of Outstanding Merit<\/strong><br><strong>February 24, 2026<\/strong><br>Renjing Wang has been selected to receive a Certificate of Outstanding Merit awarded by the College of Engineering and presented by the UF International Center during this year\u2019s International Student Achievement Awards ceremony. The International Student Achievement Awards were established to highlight the accomplishments of international students at UF. The awards are made annually in recognition of the contributions of students who distinguish themselves not only by their exemplary academic achievements, but also by a wide range of accomplishments and contributions to UF and the community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renjing selected for the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>April 24, 2025<\/strong><br>Renjing Wang has been selected as a recipient of the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award. This award is given in recognition of her outstanding research performed during the 2024-2025 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Congratulations to Renjing!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;Congratulations to Yunxia and Ben on their first-place poster presentation awards<\/strong><br><strong>January 30, 2025<\/strong><br>Dr. Yunxia Chen and Ben Ryder were selected to receive their first-place poster presentation awards at their respective category (postdoc researcher category for Yunxia and graduate student category for Ben) at the Department of Energy Artificially Intelligent Manufacturing Energy Frontier Research Center (DOE AIM EFRC) All-Hands Meeting in Clemson, SC from Jan. 29-30, 2025. Ali, Chuanshen, and JT were the poster contributors. Congratulations to Yunxia, Ben, Ali, Chuanshen, and JT!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;Highlight: New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly<\/strong><br><strong>April 11, 2024<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.ufl.edu\/2024\/04\/new-3d-printing-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF News<\/a>: University of Florida engineers have developed a method for 3D printing called vapor-induced phase-separation 3D printing, or VIPS-3DP, to create single-material as well as multi-material objects. For more details, please have a look of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nMrLxq_94Ys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a YouTube report: &#8220;New vapor-induced phase-separation 3D-printing method developed by UF engineers&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;made by UF Research.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1046\" height=\"638\" class=\"wp-image-43933\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/03\/2024VIPS_YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/03\/2024VIPS_YouTube.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/03\/2024VIPS_YouTube-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/03\/2024VIPS_YouTube-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/617\/2025\/03\/2024VIPS_YouTube-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;Congratulations to Ben and Sam on their first-place poster presentation awards<\/strong><br><strong>August 13, 2024<\/strong><br>Ben Ryder and Sam Shlafer were selected to receive their first-place poster presentation awards at their respective category (graduate student category for Ben and undergraduate student category for Sam) at the Department of Energy Artificially Intelligent Manufacturing Energy Frontier Research Center (DOE AIM EFRC) All-Hands Meeting in Newark, Delaware from August 12-13, 2024. Yunxia Chen was Sam&#8217;s Ph.D. student mentor. Congratulations to Ben, Sam, and Yunxia!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yunxia selected for the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>April 2, 2024<\/strong><br>Yunxia Chen has been selected as a recipient of the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award. This award is given in recognition of her outstanding research performed during the 2023-2024 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Congratulations to Yunxia!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;Study of cancer health equity through renewed CaRE2 funding<\/strong><br><strong>Oct. 17, 2023<\/strong><br>To support innovative research addressing cancer disparities, the Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement Health Equity Center, or CaRE2, at UF recently received a $5.3 million renewal of five-year support from the National Cancer Institute. Led by Dr. Diana Wilkie, UF researchers come from across multiple campuses, including the colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Engineering (including FAMSIL), and the UF Research and Academic Center Lake Nona, UF Health Jacksonville as well as UF Health Shands Hospital. For details,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.ufl.edu\/2023\/10\/17\/wilkie-affirms-commitment-to-cancer-health-equity-through-renewed-care2-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">please check the UF College of Nursing news<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use of 3D tissue constructs for radiation-induced DNA damage evaluation highlighted by ORAU<\/strong><br><strong>Sept. 21, 2023<\/strong><br>Human exposure to low doses of radiation &#8211; especially through medical diagnostics &#8211; has become inevitable, and that&#8217;s where potential health risks assume a greater importance. To address this concern, Dr. Balajee and his team at ORAU and we have collaborated to understand the health impacts of diagnostic low-dose radiation exposures using 3D printed tissue constructs, and the resulting knowledge is highlighted in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orau.org\/news\/releases\/2023\/finding-answers-to-health-impacts-of-low-dose-radiation-exposures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a recent article by ORAU<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yunxia selected for the UF MAE Knox T. Millsaps Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award<\/strong><br><strong>Apr. 4, 2023<\/strong><br>Yunxia Chen has been selected to receive the MAE Knox T. Millsaps Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. This award is given in recognition of her teaching-related assistance performed during the 2022-2023 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Congratulations to Yunxia!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bing selected for the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>Mar. 31, 2023<\/strong><br>Bing Ren has been selected as one of the recipients of the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award. This award is given in recognition of his outstanding research performed during the 2022-2023 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Congratulations to Bing!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bing&#8217;s paper featured by Biophysics Reviews (American Institute of Physics)<\/strong><br><strong>Feb. 18, 2023<\/strong><br>Bing&#8217;s paper, entitled &#8220;Realizations of Vascularized Tissues: from in vitro Platforms to in vivo Grafts,&#8221; has been featured by Biophysics Reviews. Vascularization is a key challenge in constructing thick tissue models. In this review, designs and realizations of vascularized human organ models are discussed for in vitro and in vivo applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kaidong selected for the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>Apr. 5, 2022<\/strong><br>Kaidong Song has been selected as one of three recipients of the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award. This award is given in recognition of his outstanding research performed during the 2021-2022 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Congratulations to Kaidong!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tryanni selected for the 2022-2023 UF University Scholars Program<\/strong><br><strong>Mar. 4, 2022<\/strong><br>Tryanni Chiaravalloti has been selected for the 2022-2023 University Scholars Program, a top research honor and opportunity for undergraduate students at the University of Florida. Congratulations, Tryanni!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nadine named a recipient of the 2022 AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>Feb. 18, 2022<\/strong><br>Nadine Belony, our postbac student working with Bing, has been named a recipient of the 2022 AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award. As part of the award, she will be financially supported to present her lung cancer research at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022 in New Orleans this April. Congratulations, Nadine!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bing&#8217;s perfusable tissue printing research highlighted by AIP (American Institute of Physics)<\/strong><br><strong>Jan. 20, 2022<\/strong><br>Bing&#8217;s research work, entitled &#8220;Study of Sacrificial Ink-Assisted Embedded Printing for 3D Perfusable Channel Creation for Biomedical Applications,&#8221; was recently accepted by Applied Physics Reviews and selected as a Featured Article by the journal and further covered by an AIP Scilight article. Congratulations to Bing and other co-authors!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Changxiao to receive the UF MAE Knox T. Millsaps Outstanding Undergraduate Technical Paper Award<\/strong><br><strong>Apr. 12, 2021<\/strong><br>Changxiao has been selected as the recipient of the UF MAE Knox T. Millsaps Outstanding Undergraduate Technical Paper Award this year for his paper, entitled &#8220;Study of Overlapping Adjacent Jets for Effective Laser-Induced Forward Transfer Printing,&#8221; which was published by ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering in 2021. Congratulations to Changxiao!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marc to receive the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>Apr. 12, 2021<\/strong><br>Marc has been selected as the recipient of the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award in SMDM (solid mechanics, design, and manufacturing). This award is given in recognition of his outstanding research performed during the 2020-2021 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Congratulations to Marc!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marc and Bing passed the Ph.D. qualifying exam<\/strong><br><strong>Sept. 15, 2020<\/strong><br>Both Marc Sole-Gras and Bing Ren successfully passed the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. qualifying exam in their selected topics, respectively. Congratulations to Marc and Bing!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Changxiao and Camille selected for the 2020-2021 UF University Scholars Program<\/strong><br><strong>Feb. 18, 2020<\/strong><br>Both Changxiao Liang and Camille Gardner have been selected for the 2020-2021 University Scholars Program, a top research honor and opportunity for undergraduate students at the University of Florida. Congratulations, Changxiao and Camille!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Yifei Jin to join University of Nevada &#8211; Reno as assistant professor<\/strong><br><strong>May 12, 2019<\/strong><br>Dr. Yifei Jin, a group 2018 Ph.D. graduate and postdoctoral researcher, will join&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unr.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the University of Nevada &#8211; Reno<\/a>&nbsp;as a tenure-track assistant professor this fall. Congratulations, Professor Jin!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Scott Smith delivers our inaugural Tlusty Manufacturing Lecture<\/strong><br><strong>April 16, 2019<\/strong><br>Dr. Scott Smith, a UF Center for Manufacturing Innovation alumnus and senior distinguished R&amp;D staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, delivers our inaugural Tlusty Manufacturing Lecture on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The talk introduces new technologies for the production of complex aerospace parts in terms of process characterization, sacrificial preforms, hybrid processes, and chip breaking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Guoan Wang of the Univ. of South Carolina visits us as SEC Faculty Travel Grant recipient<\/strong><br><strong>April 15, 2019<\/strong><br>Prof. Guoan Wang of the Univ. of South Carolina, an SEC Faculty Travel Grant recipient, visits us for collaborations on 3D printing of conductive structures such as antennas during the week of April 15, 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bioink printability paper featured by Applied Physics Reviews<\/strong><br><strong>December 10, 2018<\/strong><br>Our paper, entitled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/1.5053979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evaluation of Bioink Printability for Bioprinting Applications<\/a>,&#8221; is selected as a featured article by Applied Physics Reviews.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kaidong passed the Ph.D. qualifying exam<\/strong><br><strong>September 7, 2018<\/strong><br>Kaidong Song successfully passed the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. qualifying exam in his selected topics related to Dynamics, Systems and Controls (DSC), respectively. Congratulations to Kaidong!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Most Accessed Article in 2017 in ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering<\/strong><br><strong>May 30, 2018<\/strong><br>One of our additive manufacturing-related papers, titled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1115\/1.4028725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Additive Manufacturing: Current State, Future Potential, Gaps and Needs, and Recommendations<\/a>,&#8221; was the Most Accessed Article in 2017 in ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yifei to receive the UF MAE Best Dissertation Award<\/strong><br><strong>Mar 23, 2018<\/strong><br>Yifei Jin, a group Ph.D. student who defended his dissertation in Feb. 2018, has been selected as one of three recipients of the UF MAE Best Dissertation Award. This award is given in recognition of his outstanding dissertation work performed within the UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and defended during the 2017-2018 academic year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Ganiyusufoglu visited UF and the lab<\/strong><br><strong>Jan. 16-18, 2018<\/strong><br>Dr.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manufuture2015.eu\/speakers\/dr-ing-omer-sahin-ganiyusufoglu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00d6mer Sahin Ganiyusufoglu<\/a>, personal consultant to the Chairman of Shenyang Machine Tool Co., Ltd, China, visited UF and the lab from January 16 to 18 and discussed the potential partnership with UF in the area of advanced manufacturing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Prof. Changxue Xu selected for SME award<\/strong><br><strong>Nov. 16, 2017<\/strong><br>Professor&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/IEWEB\/faculty\/faculty.php?name=Changxue%20Xu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Changxue Xu&nbsp;<\/a>of Texas Tech University, a lab alumnus, has been selected for the prestigious Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award in 2018. Congratulations, Prof. Xu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Prof. Jun Yin of Zhejiang University visited the lab<\/strong><br><strong>August 2017<\/strong><br>Prof.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mypage.zju.edu.cn\/jyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jun Yin<\/a>&nbsp;of Zhejiang University, China, a lab alumnus, visited the lab early August 2017. During his visit, Prof. Yin discussed various research collaborations with some lab members and will bring his modeling expertise to solve some interesting biofabrication-related mechanics problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yifei&#8217;s printing in air research highlighted<\/strong><br><strong>May 13, 2017<\/strong><br>Yifei&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/acsami.7b03613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laponite nanoclay-based direct printing research<\/a>&nbsp;has been featured by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s?__biz=MzA5NjM5NzA5OA==&amp;mid=2651707581&amp;idx=2&amp;sn=eee8f22e3944c86149a4a9f2d3453eaf&amp;chksm=8b49caf8bc3e43eed916d44c79cabc1634a706933115c6755a70096c065159ae0b2911923877#rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WeChat Polymer-Science<\/a>. This self-supporting printing approach can be applied to directly print various soft hydrogel composite structures in air while no support structure is needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zhengyi to join Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China as assistant professor<\/strong><br><strong>August 5, 2016<\/strong><br>Dr.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ch.hust.edu.cn\/info\/1010\/2175.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zhengyi Zhang<\/a>&nbsp;was hooded this afternoon and will join Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China in August as an assistant professor. Congratulations, Professor Zhang!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lab members volunteered at the SME Student Innovation Tour<\/strong><br><strong>May 18, 2016<\/strong><br>On May 17 and 18, 2016, respectively, Yifei Jin, Kyle Christensen, Ruitong Xiong, Ashley Compaan, and other six students from Dr. Greenslet&#8217;s group volunteered to host high school students to experience a day of innovation at Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)&#8217;s RAPID event where SME plays a vital role in defining additive manufacturing. This year the SME RAPID conference was held in Orlando, FL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ruitong to receive the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award<\/strong><br><strong>March 17, 2016<\/strong><br>Mr. Ruitong Xiong, a group Ph.D. student, has been selected as a recipient of the UF MAE Graduate Student Research Award. This award is given in recognition of his outstanding research performed during the 2015-2016 academic year within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. During the past year, Ruitong received an Outstanding Paper Award at NAMRC, and one of his three published journal papers was&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/medicalphysicsweb.org\/cws\/article\/research\/63829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highlighted by IOP Publishing<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laser cellular tube printing research featured at IOP medicalphysicsweb<\/strong><br><strong>January 27, 2016<\/strong><br>For the first time, we and our Tulane University collaborator have successfully demonstrated the feasibility of laser printing straight and&nbsp;<em>Y<\/em>-shaped tubes with and without living cells. Branched tubes are of particular importance as they provide the basic component for creating blood vessels, a major technological challenge when printing three-dimensional (3D) human organs. This work, led by Ruitong Xiong (Ph.D. student), is highlighted at IOP (Institute of Physics) medicalphysicsweb with an article entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/medicalphysicsweb.org\/cws\/article\/research\/63829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The first laser-printed 3D cellular tubes<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NSF Workshop on Additive Manufacturing for Health being organized<\/strong><br><strong>December 18, 2015<\/strong><br>Drs.Yong Huang and Steven R. Schmid of University of Notre Dame will be co-organizing&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsfam.mae.ufl.edu\/AM4Health.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the NSF Workshop on Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Health<\/a>&nbsp;at the NSF Headquarters on March 17 and 18, 2016. The objectives of this workshop include: review of the state-of-the-art in basic research on AM for health; examination of future prospects of AM for health and sharing of perspectives on AM for health from funding agencies such as DoD, NIH, NIST, and NSF; identification of needs, gaps and challenges facing AM for health, for both existing products and new enabled technologies; and formulation of recommendations for basic research initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laser bioprinting research recognized to receive Outstanding Paper Award<\/strong><br><strong>June 11, 2015<\/strong><br>The research on laser bioprinting of three-dimensional (3D) soft and living constructs at UF was recognized to receive an Outstanding Paper Award on June 11, 2015 at the 43rd Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) in Charlotte, NC. The paper, titled &#8220;Identification of Optimal Printing Conditions for Laser Printing of Alginate Tubular Constructs,&#8221; has introduced a modified laser-induced forward transfer approach to freeform fabricate 3D constructs including Y-shaped vascular-like constructs. In particular, this study has aimed to scale-up fabricate biological constructs for implantation or as tissue models. The authors include Ruitong Xiong (Ph.D. student), Zhengyi Zhang (Ph.D. student), and Yong Huang.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Changxue Xu to join Texas Tech as assistant professor<\/strong><br><strong>May 5, 2015<\/strong><br>Dr. Changxue Xu, a group 2014 Ph.D. graduate and postdoctoral researcher, will join&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ttu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Tech University<\/a>, Lubbock, Texas as a tenure-track assistant professor this fall. Congratulations, Professor Xu!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3D tube printing work featured as a Spotlight paper in Biotechnology &amp; Bioengineering<\/strong><br><strong>March 28, 2015<\/strong><br>As a layer-by-layer fabrication process, three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has been explored to fabricate living tissues and organs by using living cells, biologics, and\/or biomaterials as building blocks. With ongoing scientific advances in post-printing cellular self-assembly and tissue maturation, 3D bioprinting provides a promising tool for the on-demand fabrication of tissue engineered substitutes, which may be used for customized implantation and as in vitro models for disease detection and drug screening, to name a few. By implementing a deformation compensation and liquid support-based approach, we are able to print fibroblast-based vascular-like structures with both horizontal and vertical branching features. This represents the first successful freeform fabrication of multidirectional branching vascular-like structures. This Kyle Christensen-led tube printing work, entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/bit.25501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freeform Inkjet Printing of Cellular Structures with Bifurcations<\/a>,&#8221; has been published and featured as a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/bit.25395\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotlight paper<\/a>\u00a0in Biotechnology &amp; Bioengineering (Vol. 112(5), pp. 1047-1055, 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vascular tree printing highlighted by ACS Chemical &amp; Engineering News (CEN)<\/strong><br><strong>March 9, 2015<\/strong><br>A recent American Chemical Society Chemical &amp; Engineering News (ACS CEN) article (Volume 93, Issue 10, pp. 37-39, 2015), entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/cen.acs.org\/articles\/93\/i10\/Print-Heart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Print Your Heart Out<\/a>,&#8221; has highlighted our bioprinting progress, in particular, regarding our efforts in printing three-dimensional vascular trees with horizontal and vertical bifurcations. This reported work was led by our Ph.D. student, Kyle Christensen. The CEN article, written by Matt Davenport of ACS CEN, was also cited by a few other media such as&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/read\/print-your-heart-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motherboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Xu Chen of Tianjin University visited Center for Manufacturing Innovation<\/strong><br><strong>February 24, 2015<\/strong><br>Prof. Xu Chen of Tianjin University, China visited UF and the Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) on Feb. 24 and 25. During his visit, Prof. Chen met with Profs. Greenslet and Taylor and toured their labs in addition to the Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Lab. Dr. Chen, a renowned scholar of experimental mechanics, has been collaborating with us in the area of mechanical testing and characterization of advanced materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Yiming (Kevin) Rong of WPI gave a departmental seminar talk and visited lab<\/strong><br><strong>February 13, 2015<\/strong><br>Prof. Yiming (Kevin) Rong of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Tsinghua University, China visited UF on Feb. 12 and 13 and delivered a seminar, titled &#8220;Digital Manufacturing&#8221; to the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. During his visit, Prof. Rong also shared his philosophy on research and career development with some graduate students in the area of advanced manufacturing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Chengying (Cheryl) Xu of Florida State&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>visited Center for Manufacturing Innovation<\/strong><br><strong>February 4, 2015<\/strong><br>Prof. Chengying (Cheryl) Xu of Florida State University (FSU) visited UF and the Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) on Feb. 4 and 5. During her visit, Prof. Xu met with each CMI professor and explored possible manufacturing-related collaborations between FSU and UF. Prof. Xu also visited our departmental Manufacturing and Design Lab and discussed with Brian Davis, our Ph.D. student, about composite machining research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Ming Leu of Missouri Science and Technology&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>gave a departmental seminar talk and visited lab<\/strong><br><strong>February 3, 2015<\/strong><br>Prof. Ming C. Leu of Missouri University of Science and Technology visited UF on Feb. 3 and shared his understanding on &#8220;Additive Manufacturing: A Direct Digital Manufacturing Technology for Fabrication of 3D Parts with Geometric and Material Complexity&#8221; with Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering professors and students. During his visit, Prof. Leu also toured the Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Lab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yifei passed the Ph.D. qualifying exam<\/strong><br><strong>January 20, 2015<\/strong><br>Yifei Jin successfully passed the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. qualifying exam in his selected topics. Congratulations to Yifei!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Xidian University delegation visit<\/strong><br><strong>December 15, 2014<\/strong><br>Led by Prof. Guangming Shi, Xidian University delegation (China) visited UF and the Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Laboratory from December 13-15, 2014. During their visit, the delegation also met Prof. David Hahn, chair of the UF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department; both sides exchanged ideas regarding potential research and education collaborations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Jun Yin joins Zhejiang University in China<\/strong><br><strong>December 1, 2014<\/strong><br>Dr.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mypage.zju.edu.cn\/jyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jun Yin<\/a>, a group 2011 Ph.D. graduate, joins the School of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China as a professor of mechanical engineering. His current research focuses on biomedical manufacturing and biomaterials. Congratulations, Professor Yin!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kyle and Ruitong passed the Ph.D. qualifying exam<\/strong><br><strong>September 9, 2014<\/strong><br>Both Kyle Christensen and Ruitong Xiong successfully passed the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. qualifying exam in their selected topics, respectively. Congratulations to Kyle and Ruitong!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NSF Workshop on Environmental Implications of Additive Manufacturing being organized<\/strong><br><strong>August 22, 2014<\/strong><br>The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the University of Florida will organize an&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsfamenv.wilsoncenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSF Workshop on Environmental Implications of Additive Manufacturing<\/a>&nbsp;at the NSF Headquarters, Arlington, Virginia on Oct. 14-15, 2014. The workshop seeks to disseminate information and share ideas about the emerging technology of additive manufacturing (AM) and its impact on the environment and occupational health. The workshop will review the existing research on environmental impacts of AM; identify knowledge gaps and uncertainties that could help inform an agenda for future research; and expand the research community focused on these environmental and energy-use issues by bringing together researchers with diverse backgrounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fashioning inks to &#8216;print&#8217; tissues<\/strong><br><strong>August 12, 2014<\/strong><br>Kathiann M. Kowalski, a writer for Science News for Students, has summarized part of our bioprinting study and drafted a nice story, entitled &#8220;Fashioning inks to &#8216;print&#8217; tissues: 3-D printing for tissue transplants starts with cell-filled &#8216;inks&#8217;,&#8221; to inform, educate, and inspire our young generation regarding cell and organ printing. Click to enjoy&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/Af0Y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her interesting essay<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cell-laden bioprinting study highlighted by ACS and other media coverage<\/strong><br><strong>July 30, 2014<\/strong><br>Our study on the droplet formation process during the inkjet printing of cell-laden bioinks (a recent&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/la501430x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Langmuir paper<\/a>), storied as &#8220;Exploring 3-D printing to make organs for transplants,&#8221; is highlighted by the American Chemical Society (ACS) News Service Weekly PressPac on July 30, 2014. Dr. Changxue Xu (Ph.D., 2014) was the first author of this Langmuir paper. For details, please check&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/pressroom\/presspacs\/2014\/acs-presspac-july-30-2014\/exploring-3-d-printing-to-make-organs-for-transplants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the ACS link<\/a>.<br>Other media coverage:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdmag.com\/news\/2014\/08\/exploring-3-d-printing-make-organs-transplants?et_cid=4111179&amp;et_rid=54726740&amp;location=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R&amp;D Magazine<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inside3dp.com\/latest-development-brings-us-one-step-closer-bioprinting-organs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inside 3DP<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2014\/07\/140730104140.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ScienceDaily<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meddeviceonline.com\/doc\/d-printed-organs-on-demand-one-step-closer-to-reality-0001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MED Device Online<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/transplantfamilies.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/22\/3-d-printed-organs-for-transplant-one-step-closer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transplant Families<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brian Davis selected as one of SME 30 under 30<\/strong><br><strong>July 1, 2014<\/strong><br>Mr. Brian Davis, lab Ph.D. student, has been chosen as one of 30 young people in the area of manufacturing who are 30 or younger. For the second year, Manufacturing Engineering of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is proud to celebrate 30 young people under the age of 30 who have demonstrated exceptional talent and leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics-fields that are essential underpinnings to a career in manufacturing. Congratulations to Brian! Click for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sme.org\/davis\/?taxid=3313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brian&#8217;s story<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dalian University of Technology delegation visit<\/strong><br><strong>May 3, 2014<\/strong><br>Profs. Minjie Wang and Danyang Zhao of Dalian University of Technology, China visited UF and the Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Laboratory on May 3, 2014. During their visit, the delegation and UF exchanged ideas regarding potential research and education collaborations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Jun Yin joins Fudan University (China)<\/strong><br><strong>November 8, 2013<\/strong><br>Dr. Jun Yin, a group 2011 Ph.D. graduate, starts his academic career with the Mechanics and Engineering Science Department at Fudan University, China. Congratulations, Professor Yin!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zhejiang University delegation visit<\/strong><br><strong>September 19, 2013<\/strong><br>Led by Prof. Jianrong Tan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhejiang University Mechanical Engineering delegation (China) visited UF and the Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Laboratory on September 19, 2013. During their visit, the delegation also listened to the UF introduction given by Prof. Nagaraj Arakere, associate chair of the UF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department; both sides exchanged ideas regarding potential research and education collaborations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zhengyi and Brian passed the Ph.D. qualifying exam<\/strong><br><strong>September 3, 2013<\/strong><br>Both Zhengyi Zhang and Brian Davis successfully passed the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. qualifying exam in their selected topics, respectively. Congratulations to Zhengyi and Brian!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NSF Workshop on Frontiers of Additive Manufacturing Research and Education to be organized at Hilton Arlington<\/strong><br><strong>April 15, 2013<\/strong><br>Drs.Yong Huang and Ming Leu of Missouri University of Science and Technology will be co-organizing&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsfam.mae.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the NSF Workshop on Frontiers of Additive Manufacturing Research and Education<\/a>&nbsp;at Hilton Arlington from July 11-12, 2013. The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for disseminating information and sharing ideas about the frontiers of additive manufacturing (AM) research, education, and technology transfer. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a suite of computer automated technologies to fabricate three-dimensional structural and functional parts, usually layer by layer, from metallic, plastic, ceramic, electronic, biological, and composite materials based on computer aided design (CAD) models. The workshop will discuss the current state-of-the-art and future potential of AM, analyze the gaps between the future potential and the current status, and identify what needs to be done in the areas of research, education, and technology transfer in order to close the gaps. The workshop will be co-funded by fourteen NSF programs, across different divisions and directorates.<br>Related reports:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/plaza.ufl.edu\/yongh\/2013NSFAMWorkshopReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Downloadable Workshop Report<\/a>&nbsp;<br><small>and<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1115\/1.4028725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Additive Manufacturing: Current State, Future Potential, Gaps and Needs, and Recommendations<\/a>, a 2015&nbsp;<em>ASME J. of Manufacturing Sci. and Eng<\/em>. article by Huang, Leu, Mazumder, and Donmez.<\/small><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Yu Long selected for 2013 SME Young Manufacturing Engineer Award<\/strong><br><strong>November 8, 2012<\/strong><br>Dr. Yu Long, group 2008 Ph.D. graduate and senior scientist at the United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CT, has been selected to receive the 2013 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award is conferred in recognition of his significant achievements and leadership in the field of manufacturing engineering as a young engineer. Yu is one of seven recipients who will receive the award in 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lab alumni selected for 2012 young scholars funding from NSFC<\/strong><br><strong>August 18, 2012<\/strong><br>Visiting professors, Prof. Daxing Zhang of Xidian University, China (on energy harvesting-based wireless sensing and monitoring) and Prof. Haibo Huang of Ningbo University, China (on tire dynamics and wear) were both selected to receive the 2012 National Science Fund for Young Scholars (age 35 or younger) from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Our another visiting professor, Prof. Xinhua Yao of Zhejiang University, China (on wireless monitoring of machine conditions) was also selected for this NSFC award in 2011. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Past Hightlights (2003-2011)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr. Huang elected a Fellow of ASME<\/strong><br><strong>October 7, 2011<\/strong><br>Dr. Huang has been elected a Fellow of ASME for his contributions in manufacturing research and development, especially in theoretical and experimental contributions in jet-based direct writing of biological materials and machining of difficult-to-machine materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumnus Yu Long recognized by UTRC<\/strong><br><strong>April 6 , 2011<\/strong><br>Dr. Yu Long, group 2008 Ph.D. graduate and research scientist at the United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CT, has been selected to receive a 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award, UTRC&#8217;s highest award for recognizing exceptional performance. His contribution is about physics-based machining modeling. His team advanced the fundamental understanding of traditional metal cutting and developed a suite of physics-based modeling tools that are used across UTC to reduce machining time for milling and grinding operations, helping to improve product performance and reduce cost. Congratulations to Dr. Long!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yafu selected for Departmental Ph.D. Award<\/strong><br><strong>April 8, 2010<\/strong><br>Yafu Lin has been selected for our Departmental Ph.D. Award among many Ph.D. students from the Clemson Mechanical Engineering department for his overall achievements in research and service. Congratulations to Yafu!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yafu&#8217;s colon cell printing paper selected as&nbsp;SFF Symposium Outstanding Paper<\/strong><br><strong>November 10, 2009<\/strong><br>Yafu&#8217;s paper, titled &#8220;Effect of Laser Fluence in Laser-Assisted Direct Writing of Human Colon Cell,&#8221; has been selected as one of eight outstanding papers by the 2009 Twentieth International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (Austin, TX \/ August, 2009) organizing Committee.<br>These papers are designated as &#8220;SFF Symposium Outstanding Papers&#8221;, selected on the basis of expert reviews of the conference paper and presentation, and the relevance of the subject matter to the field. Fewer than ten percent of all manuscripts submitted to the meeting were selected, and all these outstanding papers will be published in the Rapid Prototyping Journal (RPJ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Huang received the ASME ISFA Young Investigator Award<\/strong><br><strong>June 24, 2008<\/strong><br>Dr. Huang was selected to receive the National Instruments Outstanding Young Investigator Award at the 2008 ASME International Symposium on Flexible Automation (ISFA 2008) in Atlanta, GA. The citation reads as follows: for contributions in manufacturing process development, modeling and monitoring, and wireless technology applications for plant floor monitoring and automation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mason selected for Outstanding Student in ME MS Program Award<\/strong><br><strong>April 8, 2008<\/strong><br>Mr. Mason Morehead (2007 MS graduate), has been selected to receive our Outstanding Student in the Masters Degree Program Award from our department this spring. It is a significant recognition of what Mason has done as a graduate student with us. Congratulations to Mason, and we are really proud of this honor!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lubrication research paper highlighted in&nbsp;<em>Trib<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>ology and Lubrication Technology<\/strong><\/em><br><strong>February 1, 2008<\/strong><br>The research paper coauthored by Drs. Simon Tung (GM), Yong Huang, and Mr. Dennis C. Karczynski (GM) has been selected as the Editor&#8217;s Choice for the February issue of&nbsp;<em>Tribology and Lubrication Technology<\/em>, a leading tribology magazine by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). The paper is about an innovative polymer-based near-dry lubricant delivery system that could replace oil flooded systems while meeting environmental concerns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Congratulations on Wei&#8217;s 2007 NAMRI\/SME Outstanding Paper Award<\/strong><br><strong>May 23, 2007<\/strong><br>Wei Wang&#8217;s paper, titled &#8220;Numerical Study of Cell Droplet and Hydrogel Coating Impact Process in Cell Direct Writing,&#8221; was selected for the prestigious 2007 NAMRI\/SME Outstanding Paper Award (third place) by the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (NAMRI\/SME) on May 23, 2007. Only 3 out of 70 accepted paper were selected as the Outstanding Paper Award finalists by the NAMRI\/SME honors committee. Congratulations to Wei!<br>Prof. Douglas Chrisey of RPI is the paper&#8217;s co-author.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Huang selected for the 2005 ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award<\/strong><br><strong>May 9, 2005<\/strong><br>Dr. Yong Huang and his coauthor, Dr. Steven Liang of Georgia Tech, have been selected to receive the 2005 Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award &#8220;for the paper, &#8216;Modeling of CBN Tool Flank Wear Progression in Finish Hard Turning,&#8217; which describes an experimentally validated tool wear model identifying the basic wear mechanisms acting, and the extent of each, in the increasingly important hard turning process.&#8221;<br>The Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award was established by ASME in 1954 for the best paper or papers clearly concerned with or related to the design or application of machine tools, gages, or dimensional instruments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-43515","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43515"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48815,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43515\/revisions\/48815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/yong-huang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}