Advanced Manufacturing and Functional Devices Lab

We always look for highly motivated graduate students with a solid background and hands-on experience in one or multiple areas: 3D printing, micro/nanoelectronics, optics, mechanics, and hardware interface.

Our group aims to develop innovative technologies in pushing the capabilities into a whole new dimension, including advanced manufacturingnovel photonic devices, as well as high efficiency energy conversion systems.

We’re hiring!

We’re currently recruiting fully funded PhD students to work on 1. advanced photopolymerization-based 3D printing processes and system optimization (preferably with a background in mechanical manufacturing or optics); 2. printable functional materials, including multifunctional hydrogels, liquid crystal elastomers, and composite materials.

Please send the following documents to [[email protected]] (subject line: PhD Application – [Your Name])
1️⃣ Cover letter describing your research interests, background, and career goals
2️⃣ CV or resume
3️⃣ Academic transcripts (unofficial acceptable for initial review)
4️⃣ Contact info for 2–3 references

Latest News

  • Congratulations to Luyang Liu for Publishing Paper

    Congratulations to Luyang Liu for publishing paper on ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (Impact Factor 2019: 8.758) to report high-speed 3D-printing of bioinspired water harvesting device! (Link)

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  • FURI Grant Received

    2021/05/10, Michael Schelp was awarded the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) grants for 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters.

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  • Congratulations to Daniel

    Congratulations to Daniel Mester for successfully defending his Barrett honors thesis!

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Acknowledgement

We would like to sincerely thank our sponsors for their generous support!