Dr. Mark F. Smith

Deputy Director for Additive Manufacturing

Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM

Abstract

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is creating entirely new design, manufacturing, and materials engineering possibilities never before available with traditional manufacturing methods.  While there are exciting opportunities in such technology, Additive Manufacturing is still relatively immature and there is need for additional R&D to better understand and control AM processes and the resulting materials.  This presentation will offer a realistic overview of Additive Manufacturing, including some relative advantages and limitations, as well as examples of ongoing AM R&D at Sandia National Laboratories.

Biography

Dr. Mark Smith is the Deputy Director for Additive Manufacturing in the Materials Science & Engineering Center at Sandia National Laboratories.  A materials scientist with a Ph.D. in metallurgy from Iowa State University, Mark began his career at Sandia in 1981, and he has been involved with various Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology development activities for more than two decades.  Today, his responsibility has been to guide and coordinate AM R&D across Sandia, including both the Sandia New Mexico and California sites.  Sandia has a rich pioneering history in AM technology, developing and successfully commercializing some of the first metal and ceramic AM technologies in the 1990’s.  This year, Sandia is conducting more than $20M of AM R&D, including energy, national security, and defense applications. Mark has served on several U.S. national technical advisory panels and boards reporting to high-level policy entities such as the National Research Council, the Office of the Vice President of the United States, and the National Security Council.  He is a Fellow of the ASM International materials professional society and the Alpha Sigma Mu materials honor society.  He also served six years on the ASM Board of Directors and was President of ASM International in 2011.