Carolyn Conner Seepersad
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

Monday, April 14
1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Location: Callaway/GTMI bldg.,
Room 114

Lunch provided for in-person attendees on a first come first serve basis.

If you can’t join us in-person, Zoom link: https://gatech.zoom.us/j/94192905022?pwd=WdMBv2JZaKrj2W8QeaWx0PbNCUI101.1

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Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM) is making a profound impact on the way engineers realize customized parts, but engineering applications continuously drive the need for more advanced AM technologies.  In this talk, we will explore some recent advances in polymer AM, including new capabilities for reactive extrusion, volumetric selective sintering, and high viscosity photopolymerization.  The discussion will include the underlying innovations in AM processing and manufacturing systems, along with the new design opportunities and challenges that accompany them, such as the design of active, shape-changing structures and soft robotics. 

Bio: Carolyn Conner Seepersad is the Woodruff Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technoloy. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Her research interests include design for additive manufacturing, simulation-based design of materials and structures, and process innovation in additive manufacturing. She is a member of the organizing committee of the annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium and a member of SME's Additive Manufacturing Technical Leadership Committee. She is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed conference and journal publications.