AMPL | Current Members

Faculty

Jian Cao Associate Vice President for Research Cardiss Collins Professor Director, Northwestern Initiative for Manufacturing Science and Innovation (NIMSI) Email: jcao@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-467-1032 Jian Cao Faculty Page		Kornel Ehmann Professor Email:k-ehmann@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-491-3263 Kornel Ehmann Faculty Page


Kuniaki Dohda Research Professor Email: dohda.kuni@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-491-7470 Kuniaki Dohda Faculty Page

Staff

Sina Malakpour Postdoctoral Scholar Email: sina.malakpour@northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Deep/Machine Learning Models for Additive Manufacturing 2. Probabilistic Generative Models 3. Bayesian Optimization for Additive Manufacturing and Material Processes 4. Geometric Deep Learning 5. Physics Informed and Data Driven Neural Networks for Additive Manufacturing	KenHee Ryou Postdoctoral Scholar Email: kenhee.ryou@northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Material characterizations 2. Metallurgy 3. Additive manufacturing

Maegen Gregory AMPL Coordinator NIMSI Program Coordinator Email: maegen.gregory@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-491-3048 Fax: 847-491-3915

PhD Student Members

Brett Wadman PhD Student Email: brettwadman2027@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. DSIF 2. AI Assisted Machining		Conor Porter PhD Student Email: conorporter2024@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Laser Powder Bed Fusion 2. Directed Energy Deposition

Daniel Quispe PhD Student Email: daniel.quispe@northwestern.edu Research Interests:mechanical behavior of hybrid fiber composites		Derick Suarez PhD Student Email: dericksuarez2024@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Computational mechanics – manufacturing and composites 2. Data-driven methodss

Faith Rolark PhD Student Email: rolark@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Development of and design for additive manufacturing 2. Functional materials 3. Applications in biomedical devices		Fanglei Hu PhD Student Email: fangleihu2021@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Computational Mechanics 2. Computational Materials Science 3. Additive Manufacturing


Fred Carter PhD Student Email: Fredcarter2024@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Additive Manufacturing (a) Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) (b) Laser Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 2. CFD simulation for Additive Manufacturing Processes 3. Machine Learning for Additive Manufacturing		Garrett Mathesen PhD Student Email: garrettmathesen2023@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Additive manufacturing 2. Process control


Itzel Salgado PhD Student Email: itzelsalgado2026@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Composites		Jin Choi PhD Student Email: jinchoi2024@u.northwestern.edu Project: 1. Additive manufacturing


Marisa Bisram PhD Student Email: mbisram@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: Composites- modeling and manufacturing		Nhung Nguyen PhD Student Email: nhungnguyen2022 @u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Additive Manufacturing Microstructure Evolution


Putong Kang PhD Student Email: putongkang@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Laser-Induced Plasma Micromachining 2. Additive manufacturing		Rujing Zha PhD Student Email: rujingzha2026@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Metal Additive Manufacturing


Sanjana Subramaniam PhD Student Email: sanjanasubramaniam2024 @u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. DSIF 2. Electrospinning		Vasudev Aravind PhD Student Email: vasudevaravind2022@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Directed Energy Deposition - Additive Manufacturing 2. Functionally Graded Materials

M.S. Students

Prathamesh R. Korgaonkar Master's Student Email: prathameshkorgaonkar2024 @u.northwestern.edu		Weiran Zhao Master's Student Email: weiranzhao2024 @u.northwestern.edu

Brahmansh Kaushik Master's Student Email: brahmanshkaushik2023 @u.northwestern.edu
Undergraduate Students

Gracia Cosenza Undergraduate Student Email: GraciaCosenza2023 @u.northwestern.edu		Penelope De La Torre Undergraduate Student Email: penelope@u.northwestern.edu Research Interests: 1. Modeling and manufacturing of composites

Julian Rocher Undergraduate Student Email: julianrocher2024@u.northwestern.edu		Henry Victor-Halliday Undergraduate Student Email: HenryVictor-Halliday2023 @u.northwestern.edu

Orlyse Ineza Undergraduate Student Email: orlyseineza2026 @u.northwestern.edu