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June 23 - 27, 2025

Clemson University, Greenville, SC

North American Manufacturing Research Conference

Board of Directors

President

Ihab Ragai, PhD, PE, CMfgE, FASME

The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College

President-Elect

Dale Lombardo

GE Aerospace

Past President

KC Morris, FSME

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Second Past President

Livan Fratini, PhD University of Palermo

Secretary

Robert X. Gao, PhD, FSME

Case Western Reserve University

Scientific Committee Chair

Xun Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME

The University of Auckland

Scientific Committee Chair-Elect

Stefania Bruschi, PhD University of Padova

Directors

Wayne Cai, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSAE General Motors

Qing (Cindy) Chang, PhD, FSME, FASME University of Virginia

Brad Kinsey, PhD, FSME University of New Hampshire

Patrick Kwon, MS, PhD San Diego State University

Arif Malik, PhD, FASME

The University of Texas at Dallas

Andy Wells, PhD, PE

National Science Foundation

Ex-Officio

Hitomi Yamaguchi Greenslet, PhD, FSME University of Florida

Thank you to the outgoing NAMRI | SME Board of Directors for their longtime dedication and service.

Outgoing

Second Past President

Livan Fratini, PhD Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Palermo

Director Patrick Kwon, MS, PhD Chair and Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, San Diego State University

Congratulations to our incoming NAMRI | SME Board of Directors on being elected.

2025-26

ThankYou Welcome Welcome Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Barbara Linke, Dr.-Ing. habil. Professor, University of California, Davis

Radu Pavel, PhD Director, Industrial Innovation, ARCTOS Technology Solutions, LLC

Board of Directors 2025-26

President

Dale Lombardo

GE Aerospace

President-Elect

Robert X. Gao, PhD, FSME

Case Western Reserve University

Past President

Ihab Ragai, PhD, PE, CMfgE, FASME

The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College

Second Past President

KC Morris, FSME

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Secretary Andy Wells, PhD, PE

National Science Foundation

Directors

Scientific Committee Chair

Xun Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME

The University of Auckland

Scientific Committee Chair-Elect

Stefania Bruschi, PhD

University of Padova

Wayne Cai, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSAE

General Motors

Qing (Cindy) Chang, PhD, FSME, FASME University of Virginia

Brad Kinsey, PhD, FSME University of New Hampshire

Barbara Linke, Dr.-Ing. habil. University of California, Davis

Arif Malik, PhD, FASME

The University of Texas at Dallas

Radu Pavel, PhD ARCTOS Technology Solutions, LLC

Ex-Officio

Brett Peters, PhD University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Scientific Committee

Scientific Committee Chair

Xun Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME The University of Auckland

Scientific Committee - Past Chair

Robert X. Gao, PhD, FSME Case Western Reserve University

Track 1

Manufacturing Systems — General Submission

Track Chair: Ray Zhong

Track Co-Chair(s): Laine Mears**

Members: Yuqian Lu, Paolo Parenti, Jongyoup Shim, Dazhong Wu*, Thorsten Wuest, Pai Zheng

Track 2

Manufacturing Processes — General Submission

Track Chair: Stefania Bruschi

Track Co-Chair(s): Wayne Cai

Members: Gianluca Buffa, Lei Chen, Till Clausmeyer, William Emblom, Azadeh Haghighi, Jun Ma, Sangkee Min, Shuaihang Pan, Teresa Rinker, Rohan Shirwaiker, Beatriz Silva, Guido Tosello, Weizhao Zhang

Track

Material Removal

Track Chair: Jeff Ma^

Track Co-Chair(s): Jahan Mohammad, Mike Vogler

Members: Shuting Lei, Barbara Linke, Brigid Mullany, Chandra Nath, Iqbal Shareef

Track 4

Additive Manufacturing

Track Chair: Jingyan Dong^

Track Co-Chair(s): Murali Sundaram^, Tsz-Ho Kwok

Members: Mihaela Banu, Hongqiang Chen, Jia Deng, Pei Dong, Shenghan Guo, Yiwei Han, Marion Merklein, Fuda Ning, Kyle Saleeby, Yunlong Tang, Changxue Xu

Scientific Committee Chair-Elect

Stefania Bruschi, PhD University of Padova

** Editor in Chief of Journal of Manufacturing Letters

* Associate Editor of Journal of Manufacturing Systems

^ Associate Editor of Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Track 5

Smart Manufacturing – Cyber Physical Systems

Track Chair: Robert Landers

Track Co-Chair(s): Qing (Cindy) Chang, Shaopeng Liu

Members: Nabil Anwer, Fazel Ansari, Weilong Cong, Clayton Cooper, David Hoelzle, Ashif Sikandar Iquebal, John Karigiannis, Hantang Qin, Roozbeh (Ross) Salary, Chenhui Shao, Peng Wang, Xi Vincent Wang*, Xiaowei Yue

Track 6

Manufacturing Education and Case Studies

Track Chair: Arif Malik

Track Co-Chair(s): Jyhwen Wang

Members: Xi Gu, Dale Lombardo, Johnson Samuel

Track 7

Sustainable Manufacturing

Track Chair: Karl Haapala

Track Co-Chair(s): Nancy Diaz-Elsayed, Sekhar Rakurty

Members: Guiseppe Ingarao, Tao Victor Peng, Jeremy Rickli

Outstanding Paper Award

The NAMRC 53 Outstanding Paper Award recognizes both the engineering value and industrial relevance of publications presented at NAMRC. The top three papers were selected.

Outstanding Paper in Manufacturing Systems:

NAMRC-86

“Real-Time Decision-Making for Digital Twin in Additive Manufacturing with Model Predictive Control using Time-Series Deep Neural Networks” by Yi-Ping Chen, Vispi Karkaria, Ying-Kuan Tsai, Faith Rolark, Daniel Quispe, Robert Gao, Jian Cao and Wei Chen

Outstanding Papers in Manufacturing Processes:

NAMRC-220

“Directed Energy Deposition on Sheet Metal Forming for Reinforcement Structures” by Fan Chen, Rujing Zha, Jihoon Jeong, Shuheng Liao and Jian Cao

NAMRC-271

“Efficient Screening of Rare Large Pit Anomalies on Polished Surfaces Using a Minimalist Sampling Scheme” by Sampson Canacoo, Shashank Galla, Yuhao Zhong, Saikiran Chary Nalband, Sean Michael Hayes, Monika Biener, Suhas Bhandarkar and Satish Bukkapatnam

Muhammad Huzaifa Raza

The University of Hong Kong

Zhibin Zhao

Xi’an Jiaotong University

Ashif Iquebal

Arizona State University

Outstanding Reviewers

S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award

Primary Technical Contributors

Jeffrey A. Abell, PhD, FSME, CMfgE, PE

Director and Chief Scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Systems Research, GM R&D

S. Jack Hu, PhD

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of Georgia

Chenhui Shao, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

J. Patrick Spicer, D.Eng.

Chief Technologist, Materials and Manufacturing Research, General Motors

Summary

Industry’s first online monitoring system for ultrasonic welding of EV batteries using physics-informed dimensionality reduction, machine learning, and a progressive deployment strategy. Savings to Chevy Volt were $22M, with significant additional savings expected in vehicle applications using the established framework.

S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award Team:

PAPER #1:

Shao, C., Paynabar, K., Kim, T.H., Jin, J.J., Hu, S.J., Spicer, J.P., Wang, H. and Abell, J.A., “Feature selection for manufacturing process monitoring using cross-validation,” SME NAMRC 41, June 10-14, 2013, Madison, Wisconsin.

PAPER #2: Wu, X., Liu, T. and Cai, W., “Microstructure, welding mechanism, and failure of Al/Cu ultrasonic welds,” SME NAMRC 43, June 8-15, 2015, Charlotte, North Carolina. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Volume 20, 2015, Pages 321–331.

PAPER #3: Spicer, J.P., Chakraborty, D., Wincek, M., and Abell, J.A.,“Implementation strategy for launch and performance improvement of high throughput manufacturing inspection systems”, Manufacturing Letters, Volume 41, Supplement, October 2024, Pages 143-152.

Award Research Implementation

Since 1986, the SME College of Fellows has honored those members who have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession. The industry professionals who make up the 2025 Class of SME Fellows have earned this highly prestigious honor through 20 years or more of dedication and service to manufacturing.

Wayne Cai, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSAE

Technical Fellow, General Motors, Warren, MI

SME Member Since 2015

Wayne Cai, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSAE, is a Technical Fellow at General Motors Global R&D Center in Warren, Michigan, USA. His research area is advanced manufacturing simulations, where mechanics, materials, and mathematics (statistics) are used to innovate and optimize manufacturing processes and systems for improved quality, reliability, and reduced cost. He is wellrecognized for innovations with over 40 granted patents and many GM trade-secret inventions. He authored over 100 peer-reviewed research papers, one book on li-ion battery manufacturing, and is a frequently invited speaker at a variety of industrial and academic forums. Dr. Cai was Chair of SAE Hybrid Electric Vehicle Committee, Chair of ASME MED Manufacturing Process Technical Committee and currently is a board member of SME/NAMRI and co-chair of SME/NAMRC Manufacturing Processes Committee. He is serving or had served as associate editors for a number of prestigious ASME, SME and SAE research journals. Dr. Cai received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is a Fellow of ASME, SME and SAE.

Xun Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME Professor, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, The University of Auckland SME Member Since 2019

Xun W. Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME, is a professor of Manufacturing at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, The University of Auckland. He has been working in the field of intelligent manufacturing solutions for some 30 years. Dr. Xu is an internationally recognized expert in smart manufacturing systems, STEP-NC, cloud-based manufacturing and smart manufacturing. He serves as an Associate Editor and member of the Editorial Board of a number of international journals and has published over 350 research papers. Dr. Xu is the Director of Laboratory for Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Systems (LISMS), the only Laboratory for Industry 4.0 in New Zealand. His current research focus is on Industry 4.0 technologies, e.g. smart factories, digital twins, cloud manufacturing, model-based manufacturing, and AI for manufacturing. Dr. Xu is a Fellow of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Engineering New Zealand (EngNZ). In 2020, he was named one of the “20 Most Influential Professors in Smart Manufacturing” by SME. He was also recognized by Web of Science as a Clarivate™ Highly Cited Researcher in 2020.

2025 Shiv Kapoor

Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award

Shiv Kapoor PhD, FSME, FASME

Director of the Center for Machine Tool Systems Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Manufacturing Processes

2003 NAMRI | SME Past President

Fred M. Carter III

Head of Research and Development, DMG MORI SME Member Since 2024

Fred M. Carter III is the head of research and development at DMG MORI Additive Solutions, where he leads a team of engineers focused on advancing additive manufacturing machine tools. Carter is also a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University. He has worked on a range of metal additive manufacturing technologies, including fluid process modeling, process control, and mechanical and material characterization. He has contributed extensively to the field through academic publications in additive manufacturing.

Shane Whitaker

Applications Engineer Staff, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

SME Member Since 2024

Shane Whitaker is a staff robotic applications engineer at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, where he is the technical lead for Agile Automation & AI for Manufacturing within the Manufacturing Technology team. Whitaker began his career at Lockheed Martin in 2016 on the F-35’s Software Configuration Management and later transitioned to manufacturing systems. Since joining the Manufacturing Technology team in 2018, his primary implementations include a mobile collaborative robotic system for coating inspections and a mobile robotic sanding system. Whitaker’s research focuses on delivering mobile manipulation systems for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from New Mexico State University.

2025 Outstanding Lifetime Service Award

Steven R. Hayashi Senior Principal Engineer GE Research (retired)

Steve started his technical career doing electron microscopy on micrometeorites at Dudley Observatory. He then moved to GE Research, initially doing microscopy but soon shifted to chip formation and high-speed machining. Manufacturing became the central theme for the rest of his career spanning process monitoring systems, machined surface fatigue, high speed electro-machining, ultra-precision machining, and fiber coating systems for ceramic composites. He retired from GE as a Senior Principal Engineer in 2020 after 44 years and continues to consult for GE Aerospace. He has a BS in physics, an MS in mechanical engineering and is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. With an inclination toward practical applications, he has 38 patents.

A long-time participant in NAMRC he served on the NAMRI Board and Scientific Committee from 2005 to 2013 and was president in 2010-2011 during the initial co-location of the MSEC and NAMRC conferences.

Lifetime Service

2025 Founders Lecture

Ramulu Mamidala, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSEM, FASM

Boeing Pennell Professor of Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, and Industrial & Systems Engineering University of Washington

Founders Lecture

“An

Overview of Advances in Machining Science of Aerospace Materials”

Abstract: Composite materials are increasingly used in aerospace, automotive, marine, and defense industries. Recent aerospace trends focus on reducing emissions, weight, and the buy-to-fly ratio, leading to the use of high-strength hybrid materials like metal-composite stacks and fiber metal laminates. Fiberreinforced plastic (FRP) composites, metal-composites, and fiber metal laminates are popular for their strength, low weight, and corrosion resistance. Machining is necessary for tolerance and surface finish, with edge trimming by milling or drilling for assembly commonly used. These materials are stronger and lighter but require challenging machine processes, which can cause tool wear, friction, and other issues, increasing production time and cost. This presentation will clarify how to machine different composite materials in terms of operating conditions, cutting tools, and the appropriate machines. It also presents typical damage patterns caused by both traditional and non-traditional machining operations and strategies to reduce induced damage. Current practices and requirements for producing high quality critical composite components in the aerospace industry are also presented after review of the state of the art in both traditional and nontraditional methods of machining processes for composites and hybrid materials systems, discussing damage and modeling considering the factors like cutting forces, tool wear, and surface finish and most importantly the surface integrity. Some challenging issues will also be discussed for future research directions.

Celebrating Excellence

Journal Recognitions

SME would like to recognize the following individuals for their service, diligence and oversight in reviewing and editing the submissions for its three peer-reviewed journals.

Journal of Manufacturing Letters

Editor-in-Chief

Laine Mears, PhD, FSME, FASME, CMfgE, PE Clemson University

2024 Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Associate Editor

Benjamin Kirsch

TU Kaiserslautern

2024 Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Reviewers

Lutfi Taner Tunc Sabanci University

Dinesh Setti

IIT Palakkad

2025 Manufacturing Letters

Associate Editors

H. Ahuett-Garza

Tecnológico de Monterrey

E. Brousseau

Cardiff University

H. Ding

University of Iowa

T. Feldhausen

Oak Ridge National Lab

G. Guo

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

R. Harik

Clemson University

B. Kirsch

University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

T. Kurfess

Georgia Institute of Technology

J. Li

Pennsylvania State University

P. Wiederkehr

TU Dortmund University

2025

2025 Manufacturing Letters

Editorial

Board

E. Ahearne

University College Dublin

M. Annoni

Politecnico di Milano

D. Bierman

TU Dortmund University

M. Bigerelle

Polytechnic University Hauts-de-France

A. Brosius

TU Dresden

A. Caggiano

University of Naples Federico II

S. Castagne

KU Leuven

Y. Chen

University of Southern California

A. Clare

University of Nottingham

A. Elkaseer

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

P. Guo

Northwestern University

M. Helu

University of Maryland

L. Hof

École de Technologie Supérieure

M. Hoffmann

RWTH Aachen University

M. Jun

Purdue University

Y. Kakinuma

Keio University

P. Koshy

McMaster University

R. Morales-Menéndez

Tecnológico de Monterrey

A. Qattawi

The University of Toledo

C. Saldaña

Georgia Institute of Technology

H. Siller

University of North Texas

M. Soshi

University of California-Davis

P. Urbina Coronado

Tecnológico de Monterrey

J. Valentinčič

University of Ljubljana

X. Xu

The University of Auckland

J. Yagüe-Fabra

University of Zaragoza

Y. Yan

Harbin Institute of Technology

C. Yuan

Case Western Reserve University

F. Zanger

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

F. Zhao

Purdue University

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Best Paper Award

Award Criteria

The Manufacturing Letters Best Paper Award is given for the work with the highest number of citations over the past 5 years, demonstrating the spirit of novelty and impact sought by the journal. No paper can receive this award more than once.

Qualification Period

One Best Paper is awarded each year to a JML paper published in the past seven years.

Citation-Based

The impact of a paper is measured based on the number of citations in Scopus in the past five years. The Journal of Manufacturing Letters Best Paper goes to the paper with the highest number of citations.

2024 Award Winner

Soleyman, E., Aberoumand, M., Soltanmohammadi, K., Rahmatabadi, D., Ghasemi, I., Baniassadi, M., Abrinia, K., Baghani, M.

“4D Printing of PET-G via FDM Including Tailormade Excess Third Shape”

Manufacturing Letters, Volume 33, August 2022, Pages 1–4

Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Editor-in-Chief

Shiv G. Kapoor, PhD, FSME, FASME University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2024 Journal of Manufacturing Processes Area Editors

Shiv G. Kapoor, PhD, FSME, FASME: Advanced embossing, casting, forming and molding processes at all scales; Continuum and subcontinuum manufacturing process modeling and simulation, Smart/Intelligent Manufacturing Processes including sensing, diagnostics, and Real-time Control

Martin Jun, PhD: Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Automation including, Meso/micro/nano fabrication, including imprint lithography; Advanced manufacturing processes, including mechanical, chemical, and thermal processes; Rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing, stereolithography and other 3-D fabrication techniques that can use optical projection; Machine Learning, Signal/Image Processing, and Data Driven Approaches; Tribology and wear issues relevant to manufacturing processes

YuMing Zhang, PhD, FSME: Welding/Joining/Additive Manufacturing including, Arc Welding Processes; Solid State Welding and Brazing Processes including Friction Stir Welding; High Energy Beam Welding Processes including Laser, Laser-Arc Hybrid, and Electron Beam Welding; Additive Manufacturing Processes including wire arc additive manufacturing

2024 Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Associate Editor

Wenda Tan

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2024 Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Reviewers

Semih Akin

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jordan Weaver

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Chen Shen

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Sylvie Castagne

KU Leuven

2025 Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Associate Editors

M. Banu University of Michigan

G. Cheng

Purdue University

H. Chung

Michigan State University

H. Ding University of Iowa

J. Dong

North Carolina State University

G. Fromentin

Centre Arts et Métiers Paris Tech de Cluny

A. Gerlich

University of Waterloo

S. Goel

London South Bank University

M. Gomez

MSC Industrial Supply Co.

P. Guo

Northwestern University

M. Jahan

Miami University, Ohio

X. Jin

University of British Columbia

A.S. Kumar

National University of Singapore

P. Lee

University of Toronto

Y. B. Li

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Y. Liao

Iowa State University

D. Lin

Oregon State University

W. Liu Cognex Corporation

J. Ma

Saint Louis University

R. Malhotra

Rutgers University

G. Manogharan

Pennsylvania State University

B.K. Min Yonsei University

A. Murphy

CSIRO Australian Manufacturing and Materials Precinct

C. Nath

Purdue University

G. Ngaile

North Carolina State University

C. P. Nikhare

Penn State University

Z. Pan University of Wollongong

S. S. Park

University of Calgary

M. Ravi Shankar

I.I.T. Triputi

T. Schmitz

University of Tennessee Knoxville

C. Shao

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M. Strano Politecnico di Milano

S. Subbiah

I.I.T. Madras

M. Sundaram University of Cincinnati

B. Tai

Texas A&M University

W. Tan University of Michigan

V. Wagner Toulouse INP National Engineering School of Tarbes

B. Wu

Purdue University

F. Yang University of Kentucky

X. Zhao

Clemson University

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Best Paper Award

The Journal of Manufacturing Processes (JMP) Best Paper Award is awarded annually to the paper published within the past seven years that has received the highest number of citations, as measured in Scopus within the past five years.

2024 Award Winner

Theodore Gabor, Semih Akin, Martin Byung-Guk Jun

“Numerical Studies on Cold Spray Gas Dynamics and Powder Flow in Circular and Rectangular Nozzles”

Journal of Manufacturing Processes , Volume 114, 30 March 2024, Pages 232-246

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Editor-in-Chief

Lihui Wang, PhD, FSME, PE

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

2024 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Associate Editor

Dazhong Wu

University of Central Florida

2024 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Reviewers

Marcello Fera

University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Dao Phuong Nam

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Best Paper Award

The Journal of Manufacturing Systems (JMS) Best Paper Award is awarded annually to the JMS paper published within the past seven years that has received the highest number of citations, as measured in Scopus within the past five years.

Award Criteria

Qualification Period

One Best Paper is awarded each year to a JMS paper published in the past seven years.

Citation-Based

The impact of a paper is measured based on the number of citations in Scopus in the past five years. The Journal of Manufacturing Systems Best Paper goes to the paper with the highest number of citations.

2024 Award Winner

Xun Xu, Yuqian Lu, Birgit Vogel-Heuser, Lihui Wang

“Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0—Inception, Conception and Perception” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Volume 61, October 2021, Pages 530-535

2025 Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Associate Editors

O. Battaïa

KEDGE Business School

M. Doolan

Australian National University

E.M. Frazzon

Federal University of Santa Catarina

J. Ko

Ajou University

M.B. Kurz

Clemson University

Y. Li

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

J. Liu

University of Arizona

K. Salonitis

Cranfield University

A. Syberfeldt

University of Skövde

X.V. Wang

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

D. Wu

University of Central Florida

S. Yang

Xi’an Jiaotong University

P. Zheng

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2025

2025 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Editorial Board

S. Akpinar

Dokuz Eylül University

Q. Chang

University of Virgina

A. Giret

Polytechnic University of Valencia

W. Guo

State University of New Jersey

J. Heger

Leuphana University of Lüneburg

W. Ji

AB Sandvik Coromant

S. Lee

Youngstown State University

Y. Lu

University of Auckland

D. Mourtzis

University of Patras

A. Nassehi

University of Bristol

A. Ng

University of Skövde

T. Peng

Zhejiang University

J. Rickli

Wayne State University

D. Roy

Indian Institute of Management

J. Sagawa

Federal University of Sao Carlos

M.K. Thompson

Baker Hughes

A. Valente

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

L. Wells

Western Michigan University

T. Wuest

West Virginia University

C. Yang

Beijing Institute of Technology

H. Yang

The Pennsylvania State University

2025 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Emeritus Editors:

J.T. Black

Auburn University

J.G. Bollinger

University of Wisconsin-Madison

N. Duffie

University of Wisconsin-Madison

S.J. Hu

University of Michigan

V. J. Leon

Texas A&M University

R. Suri

University of Wisconsin-Madison

2025 Student Research Presentation Award Finalist

As part of the annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC), a Student Research Presentation Award is presented in recognition of students’ contributions to NAMRC. Encouraging young talents to pursue a career in manufacturing research is of vital importance to the long-term goals of the manufacturing community.

“Directed Energy Deposition on Sheet Metal Forming for Reinforcement Structures”

Rujing Zha, Fan Chen, Jihoon Jeong, Shuheng Liao and Jian Cao

“Efficient Screening of Rare Large Pit Anomalies on Polished Surfaces Using a Minimalist Sampling Scheme”

Yuhao Zhong, Sampson Canacoo, Shashank Galla, Saikiran Chary Nalband, Sean Michael Hayes, Monika Biener, Suhas Bhandarkar and Satish Bukkapatnam

“Milling Force Measurement Using a Constrained Motion Dynamometer with Compensation”

Jose Nazario, Dylan Pollard and Tony Schmitz

“Graph Neural Networks for Patterned Welds Detection on Point Clouds”

Kojo Welbeck, Yahui Zhang, Ru Yang, Guangze Li, Hui-Ping Wang, Blair Carlson and Ping Guo

“IIoT-enabled Digital Twin for Legacy and Smart Factory Machines with LLM Integration”

Anuj Gautam, Manish Raj Aryal, Sourabh Deshpande, Shailesh Padalkar, Mikhail Nikolaenko, Ming Tang and Sam Anand

“A Data-Efficient Sequential Learning Framework for Melt Pool Defect Classification in Laser Powder Bed Fusion”

Ahmed Shoyeb Raihan, Austin Harper, Israt Zarin Era, Omar Al-Shebeeb, Thorsten Wuest, Srinjoy Das and Imtiaz Ahmed

“Machine Learning-Enhanced Digital Twins for Predictive Analytics in Battery Pack Assembly”

Muhammad Waseem, Changbai Tan, Seog-Chan Oh, Jorge Arinez and Qing Chang

“A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Kraft Lignin and Hemp Straw Fillers to Improve Ductility of Polylactide (PLA) 3D Printed Parts”

Dolor Enarevba, Karl Haapala and Nebojsa Jaksic

“A Bi-Level Supply Chain Resilience Model Using Cloud Manufacturing”

Wei Ye, Shanshan Yang and Xingyu Li

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BLUE SKY COMPETITION

Finalists

“Music-inspired Autonomous Nano-Fab Platform: A Future Roadmap for Decentralized Semiconductor Manufacturing Solution”

by Zimo Wang, PhD., Jia Deng, PhD., ChingNam (Hippocrates) Cheng, PhD. State University of New York at Binghamton

“QuantumSpectral HoloSense: A Futuristic NDE Revolution”

Blue Sky

by Aditya Balu, PhD., Anushrut Jignasu, Adarsh Krishnamurthy, PhD. Iowa State University

“Spatial Collective Intelligence for Symbiotic Manufacturing of Emergent Systems”

by Vinayak Krishnamurthy, PhD., Ergun Akleman, PhD., Zhenghui Sha, PhD. Texas A&M University

“Evolutionary Digital Twins for Design and Manufacturing in Space” by Jose Outeiro, PhD., Marjan Molavi-Zarandi, PhD., Ali Bonakdar, PhD., Taner Tunc, PhD. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

“Manufacturing Empathy: Sensorial AI for Rewriting Human-AI Collaboration”

by Cristian Garcia-Ponce, Niloofar Rezaei, Marcus DiBattista, John Bradley Frericks, Dr. Jaime Andres Camelio University of Georgia

“Build Space. In Space; an In-Situ Approach”

by Parth Ghube, Kunal Sonawane, David Bourne Carnegie Mellon University