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ARMS lab kick-off meeting 09/29/2023

 

Principal Investigator

MASAKAZU SOSHI

Professor

2020B Bainer Hall
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

TEL (530) 752-8073
Email msoshi at ucdavis.edu

UC Davis College of Engineering Faculty website:
http://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/soshi/

Research Staff

We currently do not have research staff in the lab.

 

Graduate Student Researchers

KAZI OWAIS AHMED

PhD Candidate
BS: New York University Abu Dhabi, 2020

Interests in Engineering:

Computer-Aided Design, and Additive Manufacturing

Current Lab Activity:

Kazi is currently working on developing an algorithm that can autodetect a part geometry and suggest which manufacturing method, i.e., subtractive, additive, or hybrid, would be most productive to make it.

WEIJUN ZHANG

PhD Candidate
MS: UC Davis, 2020
BS: Shaoxing University, 2015

Interests in Engineering:
CNC Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Design, and Computer Aided Design

Current Lab Activity:
Weijun is actively engaged in researching the development of a Directed Energy Deposition (DED) control system. This innovative system is designed to achieve precise clad geometry and optimal temperature control, thereby enhancing productivity through real-time adjustments to energy and layer height. Simultaneously, the system’s impact on the material properties of as-built components, including residual stress measured through neutron diffraction, is being thoroughly investigated.

MUQING YANG

Master's Student
BS: UC Davis, 2020

Interests in Engineering:
Additive Manufacturing, CNC Machines, Heat Transfer, and Computer-Aid Design

Current Lab Activity:
Muqing is implementing a real-time thermal control that prevents parts from overheating during the deposition process while maintaining productivity.

MARK WISCOMBE

Master's Student
BS: UC SantaBarbara, 2018

Interests in Engineering:
Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Design, CNC Machining, Computer-Aided Design, Precision Engineering

Current Lab Activity:
Mark is analyzing and enhancing the current dynamic powder splitter system for improved metal powder flow rate control.

CHARLES RINGHAM

Master's Student
BS: UC Davis, 2022

Interests in Engineering:
CNC Machining, Computer-Aided Design, Additive Manufacturing

Current Lab Activity:
Charles is developing a method to reduce residual stress concentrations and part warpage due to excessive thermal accumulation in DED manufacturing.

 

Undergraduate Student Assistants

ARMS Lab Undergraduates - 05/03/2024

ANTHONY HOANG

IVAN LEUNG

SAM COSTELLO

TINA LE

SANJANA GUDI

JESHURUN LIOU

TAYLOR CHIN

ATHARVA KHARWADKAR

Visiting Scholar/Students

MARCO LAFIRENZA

Visiting Student

BS: Politecnico di Bari, 2018
MS: Politecnico di Bari, 2021
PhD: Politecnico di Bari, ongoing

Interests in Engineering:
Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing, Process monitoring, Optical sensors, Reverse Engineering, Metrology

Current Lab Activity:
Improvement of the already existing real-time Height Control system applied for the DED process through the installation of an additional camera. The goal is to increase the capabilities of the Height control system from 2D to 3D monitoring.