Sarath Kamath, Ph.D.
January 2021 ~ December 2026
Now at ASC Engineered Solutions, Ohio
Thesis: Tailoring synthetic rubber via direct ink writing: designing and optimizing multifunctional materials
Md Jarir Hossain, Ph.D.
January 2021 ~ December 2026
Now at Intel
Thesis: Smart elastomers for automotive and robotic sensing applications
Bharath reddy Alandur ramesh, Ph.D.
January 2021 ~ December 2026
Now at AAML at University of Akron
Thesis: Advancing polymer electrolyte co-networks for solid-state supercapacitive batteries, supported by UV-assisted direct ink writing and commercialization pathways
Chaehyeon “Lily” Kim, Undergraduate Assistant
Korea Aerospace University, Korea
May 2025 – December 2025, Korea West Program
Research areas: Signal processing for tactile sensors, 3D printing
Changmin “Chris” Son, Undergraduate Assistant
May 2025 – December 2025, Korea West Program
Korea Maritime & Ocean University, Korea
Research areas: 3D printing process optimization, battery manufacturing
Junho “Aiden” Jung, Ph.D.
May 2024 ~ May 2025
Visiting Scholar from Jeonbuk National University; LG Display, Korea
Research areas: Display technology
Bahareh Tabatabaei, M.S.
January 2021 ~ August 2023
Thesis: Additive manufacturing of synthetic rubber reinforced by networked silica
Rui Huang, Ph.D
January 2018 ~ May 2022
Now at CloudMinds as a senior researcher, Beijing, China
Thesis: Material extrusion additive manufacturing of binder-coated zirconia: process, comprehensive characterizations, and applications
Myoeum Kim, M.S.
January 2019 ~ May 2021
Now a Ph.D. student in University of Virginia
Thesis: Additive manufacturing of rubber ink formulations with high solid content
Daryl Philip, M.S.
January 2018 ~ August 2020
Now at Spectrum Plastics Group, Tucson, Arizona
Thesis: Effects of hardness of 3D printed sensors on sensitivity and load capacity
Md. Omar Faruk Emon, Ph.D.
January 2015 ~ Aug 2020
Now at Howmet Aerospace, Michigan
Thesis: Ionic liquid-based 3D printed soft pressure sensors and their applications
Byungchul Yang, Visiting Scholar
January 2020 ~ September 2020
Now a Research Engineer at DMT, S. Korea
Research areas: Hybrid Manufacturing of 3D Printing and Electoplating
Aslan Alamdari, M.S.
August 2017 ~ December 2019
Now a Ph.D. student in Ohio State University, OH
Thesis: Reducing adhesion force in liquid bridge microstereolithography
Faez Alkadi, Ph.D.
August 2014 ~ May 2019
Now an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Thesis: Development of a conformal additive manufacturing process and its application
Jeongwoo Lee, Ph.D, Postdoc
February 2016 ~ April 2018
Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron
Now a Senior Researcher in ATC Hankook Tire, Ohio
Research areas: Polymer composites, sensors, liquid-bridge microsterelithography
Andrea Felicelli, B.S. as a Undergraduate Research Assistant
Fall 2015 ~ Fall 2016
Research areas: Low-cost 3D printers supported by NSF REU
Yanfeng Lu, Ph.D.
August 2011 ~ August 2016
Now in Arxada, Georgia
Thesis: A study on liquid bridge based microstereolithography (LBMSL) system
Morteza Vatani, Ph.D.
August 2011 ~ August 2015
Now in Apple, San Jose, CA
Thesis: Additive manufacturing of stretchable tactile sensors: processes, materials, and applications
Noman Muhammad Hasan, M.S.
January 2012 ~ August 2014
Ph.D. in Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Now in Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, OH
Thesis: Numerical analysis of droplet and filament deformation for printing process
Nymisha Satya Mantha, M.S.
August 2011 ~ August 2013
Now in Schaeffler, Charlotte, NC
Thesis: Fabrication of PPF based drug containing microneedle array by microstereolithography