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Khair Ul Wara has joined the lab in Sep 2026 to work on gait analysis and flexoelectric sensors. Welcome!

He has successfully defended and now he is called Dr. Hossain. Congratulations!

Changmin “Chris” Son from Korea Maritime & Ocean University

Chaehyeon “Lily” Kim from Korea Aerospace University

Seohyun Oh, M.S. from Korea

Vikram G.C., B.S. from Nepal

Junho “Aiden” Jung from LG Display affiliated with Jeonbuk National University; Ph.D. Candidate

Jishnu Nirmala Suresh from Technical University – Dresden, Germany; Ph.D. candidate

Minjung Ji from Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea; M.S. student

• Development of an all-in-one 3D printer to manufacture freeform secondary batteries with a dimensional accuracy of less than 500 um, Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), $623,077, April 2024 – Dec 2027, PI (100% credit)
• (Confidential research) April 15 – Oct 15 2024, Syensqo, $23,712.5, PI (100% credit)

• Flexoelectric Polyelectrolyte Elastomer for Tire Sensors and Tire Energy Harvesters, Aug 2023 – July 2026, Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), $210,000, co-PI with Drs. Siamak Farhad and Thein Kyu.
• High-performance 3D-Printable Smart Elastomer Structures at High Temperature, Hyundai Motors, April 2023 – Aug 2024, $108,750, PI.
• Development of Multi-Head Binder Jetting Process for Automobile Components, Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), April 2023 – Dec 2026, $409,921, PI.
• Material Extrusion and Characterizations of Binder-Coated, Rod-Shaped Ceramic and Metal Feedstock, June 2022 – May 2025, 3DControls, Co., $50,000, PI.
• Freeform Solid-State Polymer Batteries Offering Improved Safety, Range and Payload Capacity for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, July 2022 – June 2024, NSF PFI, $250,000, PI with Drs. Thein Kyu and Gopal Nadkarni.
• IUCRC Phase III University of Akron: Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), May 2022 – April 2027, NSF, $249,995, PI.

Several Ph.D. students are joining AAML. Welcome!

Shahba Tasmiya Mouna, Biomedical Engineering, Joined in Oct 2023

Mehdi Sahami, Polymer Engineering, Starting in Jan 2024

Daewoong Park, Chemical Engineering, Starting in Jan 2024

Two more Ph.D. students will be joining in summer/fall 2024.

Poster at the International Elastomer Conference Student Symposium, ACS in October 2021, Pittsburgh, PA

• Emon, O.F., Alkadi, F., Kiki, M., Choi, J.W.*, “Conformal 3D printing of a polymeric tactile sensor,” Additive Manufacturing Letters, Vol. 2, 100027, 2022.
• Kamath, S.S., Choi, J.W.*, “3D printing of synthetic rubber ink via direct ink writing process,” Rubber World, Vol. 265, No. 2, pp. 40-45, 2021.
• Emon, M.O.F., Russel, A., Nardkarni, G., Choi, J.W.*, “A Low-Cost Visual Grasp Aid for Neuropathy Patients Using Flexible 3D Printed Tactile Sensors,” ASME Journal of Medical Devices, Vol. 15, 034502-1, 2021.