Students

Faculty

Jose Outeiro
José C. M. Outeiro
Full Professor, DEAM Lab director
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte
Office number 164
Harish Cherukuri
Harish Cherukuri
Full Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte
Office number 383
Greis Noel
Noel Greis
Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte
L Taner Tunc
L. Taner Tunç
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte
Office number 223

Invited Professors and Posdoctoral Researchers

Necati Uçak
Necati Uçak
Postdoctoral researcher
Workforce Training for Metrology using Immersive Technologies
Office number 369

Students

Ahmed Razin
Ahmed Razin
Ph.D. Candidate
Surface Finishing of Metal Additive Manufactured Components using an Intelligent Robot-Assisted Finisher System (iRAFS)
Office number 369
Carlos Andrade
Carlos Andrade
Ph.D. candidate
Digital Twins for Part Distortion Control in Hybrid Manufacturing Processes
Office number 369
Jia Holt
Jia Holt
Undergraduate Student
Immersive Digital Twins for Remote Teleoperation and Training in Manufacturing
Office number 369
Patrick Guinan
Patrick Guinan
Undergraduate Student
An Intelligent Robot-Assisted Finishing System for Post-processing Metal Additive Manufactured Components
Office number 369
Enzo Garreau
Enzo Garreau
Undergraduate student (in collaboration with University of Lyon-ENISE, France)
Development of Digital Twins for Surface Integrity Prediction and Control in Hybrid Manufacturing Processes
Office number 369
Murari Raghavan
Murari Raghavan
Lab Intern (Student at Providence High School, Charlotte)
Development of Digital Twins for Surface Integrity Prediction and Control in Hybrid Manufacturing Processes
Office number 369

Alumni

  • Sebastian L. Mares, Undergraduate student, Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of a High-Speed Loading Device for Material Characterization, 2025.

  • Sherwin Gnanaraj, Master, Immersive Digital Twin for Training in Additive Manufacturing of Technical Ceramics, 2024

  • Austin Varghese, Undergraduate student, Manufacturing Education Using Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies, 2024.

  • Arjun Phadke, Undergraduate student, Manufacturing Education Using Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies, 2024.

  • Riley Ferrar, Undergraduate student, Surface Finishing of Metal Additive Manufactured Components using an Intelligent Robot-Assisted Finisher System (iRAFS), 2024.

  • Nicholas Heidenreich, Master, Design and Deployment of IIoT in Machining, 2024.

  • Clay Brockmann, Bachelor, Immersive Training for Additive Manufacturing of Technical Ceramics using Mixed Reality, 2024.

  • Alexis Cavard, Bachelor, Design and Deployment of IIoT in Machining, 2023 (in collaboration with University of Lyon-ENISE, France).

    • Previously invited researchers

  • Dr. Petr Kolar, Invited Professor from Czech Technical University at Prague, Smart Machine Tools: Concept, Applications and Current Challenges, 2025.

  • Dr. Francisco Da Silva, Invited Professor from Instituto Federal da Paraíba- Brazil, Prediction of Surface and Subsurface Modifications Induced by Machining of IN718 Using Uncoated WC-Co and PCBN Cutting Tools, 2025.

  • Dr. Marcos Valerio Ribeiro, Invited Professor from UNESP- Brazil, High-Speed Machining of Wrought and Additive Manufactured Inconel 718 using Ceramis Tools, 2025