MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & MATERIALS SCIENCE
Xiayun (Sharon) Zhao, PhD
609 Benedum Hall | 3700 O’Hara Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Assistant Professor ZXY Intelligent Precision – Advanced Manufacturing (ZIP-AM) Laboratory
P: 412-648-4320 xiayun.zhao@pitt.edu
Dr. Xiayun Zhao joined the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant professor in Advanced Manufacturing in August 2018. Her interdisciplinary background cultivates her research interest in integrating precision engineering and additive manufacturing to realize the vision of advanced manufacturing. Her research lab, the ZIPAM (ZXY Intelligent Precision – Advanced Manufacturing) Laboratory, aims to lead significant area of “Measurement Science and Control Technologies for Additive Manufacturing.” With key research thrusts to improve and innovate a variety
of manufacturing methods, ZIP-AM Lab members (“Zippers”) are motivated to bridge the critical gaps within and between two interrelated research lines that are critical in manufacturing process quality assurance and control: (1) processstructure-property, and (2) modelingmeasurement-control. Harnessing the advancements in data science and computing, Dr. Zhao directs studies on measurement science and metrology systems, advanced control strategies, along with high-fidelity process modeling and simulation, to establish closed-loop processes and systems that feature new capabilities and unusual performance. Meanwhile, capitalizing on fundamental science and multidisciplinary studies, the ZIP-AM team is dedicated to perform convergence research and create novel manufacturing paradigms. Ultimately,
Zippers will demonstrate the application of advanced manufacturing technologies to efficiently realize quality or innovative products for broad industries including those demanding and emerging sectors. Currently, as a lead PI, Dr. Zhao is working with her collaborators and research team on several projects related to improving metal 3D printing and innovating photopolymerization based 3D printing. These projects are sponsored by the Department of Energy (University Turbine Systems Research program) and National Science Foundation (Future Manufacturing program), as well the Manufacturing Pennsylvania Innovation Program. More details about Dr. Zhao’s research are available at her lab website: https:// www.zipam.pitt.edu/.
Research Areas • Additive Manufacturing • Cyber Manufacturing • Measurement Science • Process Control • Precision Engineering
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