Digital & Sustainable Manufacturing

People

Group

Postdocs:

  • Necati Uçak, Ph.D. Research Topic: Workforce Training for Metrology using Immersive Technologies

Ph.D. Students:

  • Carlos Andrade (PhD candidate). Research Topic: Digital Twin for Part Distortion Control in Hybrid Mfg Processes
  • Ahmed Asif Razin (PhD candidate). Research Topic: Finishing of Metal Additive Manufactured Components using an Intelligent Robot-Assisted Finishing System (iRAFS)
  • Steve Modi (PhD Candidate, in collaboration with ENSAM). Research Topic: Constitutive Material Modeling of Metal Additive Manufactured Inconel 718
  • Noé Watiez (PhD Candidate, in collaboration with ENSAM). Research Topic: Modeling and Simulation of the Physical Vapor Deposition Process

Master Students:

  • NA

Undergraduates:

  • Jia Holt. Undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte. Project Title: Manufacturing Education and Training Using Immersive Digital Twins
  • Javel Patel. Undergraduate student at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Internship topic: Digital Twin of an Intelligent Robot-Assisted Finishing System (iRAFS) Developed with  Siemens Tecnomatix

High School Students:

  • Murari Raghavan. Sophomore at Providence High School, Charlotte, NC. Internship topic: Digital Twin of an Intelligent Robot-Assisted Finishing System (iRAFS) Developed with NVIDIA Omniverse

Visiting Scholar/Professor:

  • Marcos Valerio Ribeiro, Ph.D. Full Professor of São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil. Research Topic: High-Speed Machining of Wrought and Additive Manufactured Inconel 718 using Ceramic Tools


Alumni*

  • At UNCC:
    • Sebastian Mares. Project Title: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of a High-Speed Loading Device for Material Characterization
    • Sherwin Gnanaraj, Master. Research Topic:  Mixed Reality for Training Workforce in Additive Manufacturing
    • Nicholas Heidenreich (Master). Research Topic: Tool wear and Surface Integrity in High Speed Machining of Inconel 718 using Ceramic Tools
    • Austin Varghese (Undergraduate). Project Topic: Manufacturing Education Using Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies
    • Arjun Phadke (Undergraduate). Project Topic: Manufacturing Education Using Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies
    • Riley Ferrar (Undergraduate). Project Topic: Surface Finishing of Metal Additive Manufactured Components using a Robot-Assisted Abrasive Process
    • Clay Brockmann (Bachelor). Project Topic: Mixed Reality for Training Workforce in Additive Manufacturing
    • Alexis Cavard (Bachelor, in collaboration with ENISE). Project Topic: Design and Deployment of IIoT in Machining
  • At ENSAM:
    • Cheng Hu (PhD, in collaboration with ENSAM and WUT)
    • Necati Uçak (PhD, in collaboration with ENSAM and AYBU)
    • Mohamed Ali Louhichi (PhD)
    • Xiang Xu (PhD, in collaboration with XJTU)
    • Yutao Zhang (PhD)
    • Wenyu Cheng (PhD)
    • Iheb Cherif (PhD)
    • Tristan Régnier (PhD)
    • Pierre Lequien (PhD)
    • Lamice Denguir (PhD)
    • Maxime Bonardi (Master)
    • Elodie Devezeaud (Master)
    • Camille Le Febvre de Saint Germain (Master)
    • Vitor Martins (Master, in collaboration with ULisboa)
    • Hana Havlíková  (Master, in collaboration with VUT)
    • Léonard Suslian (Master)
    • Mohamed Ali Louhichi (Master, in collaboration with ENIM)
    • Guillaume Charrondiere (Master)
    • Philip Tirivavi (Master)
    • Houda Moones (Master)
    • Fábio Pereira (Master, in collaboration with ULisboa)
    • Albin Giroud (Master)
    • Stéphane Kapoujyan (Master)
    • Olivier Marques (Master, in collaboration with ULisboa)
    • Jitka Metelkova (Master, in collaboration with VUT)
    • Badr Zouhair (Master)
    • Pei Shen Wang (Master)
    • Pierrick Lenoir (Master)
    • Mustapha Afriad (Master)
    • Lamice Denguir (Master, in collaboration with UB)
    • Dorian Fabre (Master, in collaboration with ENISE)
    • Diana Pita (Master, in collaboration with UC)
    • Marco Badiali (Master, in collaboration with UNIROMA2)
    • Elton Nhaca (Master)
    • André Martins (Master, in collaboration with ULisboa)
    • João Cardoso (Master, in collaboration with ULisboa)
    • Carlos Patrício (Master)
    • Délcio Cordeiro (Master, in collaboration with ULisboa)


(*) 42 Bachelors’ internship in companies and research laboratories, not including in this list.

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