Advanced Additive Manufacturing Lab

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.

Dr. Md. Omar Faruk Emon become an tenure-track assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at University of New Haven. He started the job from the fall semester 2021. He graduated in 2020 and worked as a staff at Cornell University before he joined U of New Haven.

SBIR Phase II: SmartRun Monitor for Gait and Form Analytics, Mar 1 2021 – Feb 28 2023, NSF through eSens, $169,079, PI-subaward (100% credit).

eSens received ~$1M, where Choi is a co-founder and CTO.

This grant is for developing a low-cost, conformable and robust shoe insert to provide real-time pace and gait data to runners and coaches.

• Huang, R., Elassi, J., Kim, M., Jo, K.H., Lee, S.K., Morscher, G., Choi, J.W.*, “Material extrusion and sintering of binder-coated zirconia: comprehensive characterizations,” Additive Manufacturing, In Press.
• Negro, D., Bharambe, V., Oh, Y., Burden, E., Ahlfors, M., Choi, J.W., Du A.P. Adams, J.J., MacDonald, E., Pedro C. “Mechanical Properties of Material Jetted Zirconia Complex Geometries with Hot Isostatic Pressing,” Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, In Press.
• 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, In Press.

• Kim, M., Choi, J.W.*, “Rubber ink formulations with high solid content for direct-ink write process,” Additive Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 44, 102023, 2021.
• Dilibal, S. Sahin, H., Danquah, O., Emon, M.O.F., Choi, J.W.*, “Additively Manufactured Custom Soft Gripper with Embedded Soft Force Sensors for an Industrial Robot,” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Vol. 22, pp. 709-718, 2021.
• Kim, M., Philip, D.G., Emon, M.O.F., Choi, J.W.*, “Effects of Hardness on the Sensitivity and Load Capacity of 3D Printed Sensors,” International Journal of Precision and Manufacturing, Vol. 22, pp. 483-494, 2021.