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Laboratory for Smart and Additive Manufacturing

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Director

  • Bingbing Li, Ph.D., Professor of Manufacturing Systems Engineering.

Visiting Scholar

  • Haolin Fan, Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at National University of Singapore, obtained his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Singapore in July 2022, and B.S. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University in June 2020.

Research Assistant

  • Anthony M. Morales-Badajoz, M.S. student in Computer Engineering at CSUN, obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from CSUN in May 2022.
  • Jianhao Zhu, M.S. student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at CSUN, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University Northridge in December 2023.
  • Roger Xu,  M.S. student in Computer Engineering at CSUN, obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Science from University of California San Diego in March 2021.
  • Jared Carrillo, undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at CSUN.
  • Connor Juman, undergraduate student in Computer Science at CSUN.

DOE SMART IAC Student Assistant

  • Faria Binta Taher, M.S. student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at CSUN, obtained her B.S. degree in Industrial & Production Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh in May 2016.
  • Miller Alas, undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at CSUN.
  • Francis Malama, undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at CSUN.

NASA ARCS Research Fellow

  • Reza Alisamir, M.S. student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at CSUN, obtained his B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Azad University, Iran in September 2011.
  • Troy Israel, M.S. student in Computer Engineering at CSUN, obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering in May 2023.
  • John (Christian) Vega, M.S. student in Computer Science at CSUN , obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Science in May 2023.
  • Monitha Davuluri, M.S. student in Computer Science at CSUN, obtained her B.T. degree in Information Technology from G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science, India in May 2022.
  • Marshall Doyle, M.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at CSUN, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in December 2023.

NASA ARCS Research Associate

  • Xuan (Eric) Liu, Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at National University of Singapore.
  • Tianqi Zheng, Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Liwei Jiang, M.S. student in Computer Science at University of Southern California, obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Science at University of Rochester in May 2022.
  • Nik Khandandel, M.S. student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at CSUN, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran in September 2018.
  • Jade Dergevorkian, undergraduate student in Computer Science at CSUN.
  • Salman Sattar, undergraduate student in Computer Science at CSUN.
  • Samuel Forster, undergraduate student in Biology at University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Andrew Wang, undergraduate student in Materials Science and Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Kyosuke Imura, undergraduate student in Mathematics of Computation at University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Sunny Cai, undergraduate student in Biology at University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Shangyuan (Lucas) Liu, undergraduate student in Computer Science at University of Wisconsin Madison.

NASA ARCS High School Research Intern

  • Zachary Liu, student at Sierra Canyon School.
  • Keira Ebner, student at Calabasas High School.
  • Benjamin Sun, student at Granada Hills Charter High School.
  • Eric Xie, student at Geffen Academy at UCLA.

Alumni

  • Chenshu Liu worked as Research Associate at LSAM (01.2023-02.2025), obtained his M.S. degree in Bioengineering in December 2023 and B.S. degree in Neuroscience and Statistics (dual degree) in March 2022 from University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Rondinelli Herculano worked as Visiting Scholar (11.2022-11.2024), obtained his Ph.D. degree in Health/Medical Physics from Universidade de São Paulo in August 2009, M.S. degree in Health/Medical Physics from Universidade de São Paulo in June 2015, and B.S. degree in Physics from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) in December 2002. He is working as Associate Professor of Biomaterials Engineering at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP).
  • Changyu Ma worked as Postdoctoral Research Assoicate (08.2022-08.2024), obtained his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from West Virginia University in August 2022, M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Shandong University in June 2017, and B.S. degree in Materials Shaping and Control Engineering from China University of Petroleum (East China) in June 2013. He is working as Assistant Professor at King's College.
  • Kang Shen worked as Research Associate at LSAM (09.2022-05.2024), obstained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2024 and M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2019  from Case Western Reserve University, and B.S. degree in Automotive Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in June 2017. He is working at Argonne National Laboratory.
  • Elliot Sadler worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (03.2021-05.2024), obtained his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from California State Univrsity Northridge in May 2024, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2022. He is working as Lecturer at CSUN.
  • Kazi Mohammed Zabeer worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (06.2023-05.2024), obtained his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from California State Univrsity Northridge in May 2024, and B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Sonargaon University, Dhaka, Bangladesh in September 2021. He is working at Omeat.
  • Shuyi Huang worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (03.2022-05.2024), obtained her B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from California State Univrsity Northridge in May 2024. She is a graduate student in Master of Applied Bioengineering at University of Washington Seattle.
  • Neville Elieh worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (08.2022-05.2024), obtained his B.S. in Computer Science from California State Univrsity Northridge in May 2024.
  • Ali Pacaci worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (03.2023-05.2024), obtained his B.S. degree in Manufaturing Systems Engineering from California State Univrsity Northridge in May 2024. He is working at Novo Nordisk.
  • Sankalp Pala worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (09.2023-05.2024), obtained his B.S. degree in Engineering Management Technology from California State Univrsity Northridge in May 2024. He is working at Air Max HAVC.
  • Bodia Borijin worked as Research Associate at LSAM (06.2022-03.2024), obtained her B.S. degree in Structural Engineering at University of California, San Diego in June 2024.
  • RacheSiqi He worked as Research Associate at LSAM (06.2023-02.2024), obtained her B.S. degree in Neuroscience at Colorado College in December 2022. She is a graduate student in Biomedical Sciences at University of Chicago.
  • Zonglin Ke worked as Research Associate at LSAM (06.2023-12.2023), obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Science at Saint Louis University in May 2021.
  • Teny Shahjahanian worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (01.2023-12.2023), obtained her M.S. degree in Engineering Management in December 2023, and B.S. degree in Engineering Management from California State Univrsity Northridge in May 2022. She is working at Crane Aerospace & Electronics.
  • Xuxin Zhang worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (07.2023-09.2023), obtained his B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics with double major in Statistics at University of California, Los Angeles in June 2023. He is working at TikTok.
  • Tongzi (Peter) Wu worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (01.2021-06.2023), obtained his B.S. degree in Statistics from University of California, Los Angeles in December 2020. He is working at American Airlines.
  • Donald Palomino worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (03.2022-06.2023), pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from CSUN in May 2023, obtained his B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder in May 2019. He is working at Divergent 3D.
  • Runrun Chen worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (01.2022-06.2023), pursued her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSUN in December 2022. She is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at University of Washington Seattle.
  • Alejandro Gomez worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (06.2021-06.2023), pursued his B.S. degree in Biology from CSUN in May 2022. He is a MD student in Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine.
  • Fahima Arif worked as the ARCS Student Fellow (01.2022-12.2022), pursued her M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from CSUN in May 2023, obtained her B.E. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from St. Joseph College of Engineering, Chennai, India in November 2018. She is working at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL).
  • Mitesh Pramod Sawant, worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (09.2021-03.2023), pursued his M.S. degree in Engineering Management from CSUN in May 2023, obtained his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vidyavardhini College of Engineering and Technology, India in August 2021. He is working at Vorto.
  • Axel Fernandes, worked as the Research Assistant at LSAM (08.2021-12.2022), pursued his M.S. degree in Engineering Management from CSUN in May 2023, obtained his B.T. degree in Computer Engineering from National Institute of technology, Kurukshetra, India in May 2014. He is working at CAD/CAM Consulting Services Inc.
  • Paula Logozzo worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (06.2021-05.2023), pursued her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSUN in May 2023. She is working at SomaBionics.
  • Jasmine Glover worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (02.2021-05.2023), pursued her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSUN in May 2023.
  • Jason Kim worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (02.2021-05.2023), pursued his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSUN in May 2023.
  • Ting-Hsun (Ted) Wu worked as the ARCS Student Fellow (09.2021-05.2023), pursued his B.S. degree in Computer Science from CSUN in May 2023. He is a Master Student at University of California Irvine.
  • Chen Li worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (10.2020-12.2022), obtained his M.S. degree in Computer Science at Columbia University, and B.S. degree in Mathematics of Computation at University of California, Los Angeles in December 2022. He is working at Tencent Holdings Ltd.
  • David Bell worked as the ARCS Student Fellow (09.2021-12.2022), pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from CSUN in December 2022, and obtained his B.S. degree in Business Management from University of Phoenix in May 2008. He is working at Walt Disney Imagineering.
  • Kullai Reddy worked as the Instructional Student Assistant (04-06.2022), M.S. student in Engineering Management, obtained his B.T. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India in August 2020.
  • Chenhao (Garry) Wang worked as the Research Assistant at LSAM (10.2019-12.2022), pursured his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from CSUN in December 2022, and obstained his B.S. degree in Microelectronics from Northwest University, China in July 2019. He is working at Apex Semiconductor.
  • Tianyang Liu worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (06-09.2022), obtained his M.A.S. degree in Applied Statistics from University of California, Los Angeles in June 2022, and B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles in June 2020. He is working at Community Loans of America, Inc.
  • Shijie (Brandon) Bian worked as Research Assistant at LSAM (09.2020-07.2022), obtained his B.S. in Mathematics of Computation at University of California, Los Angeles in March 2022, and M.S. degre in Computational Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University in December 2023. He is working at Trexquant Investment LP.
  • Arthur Sun worked as Research Intern at LSAM (02.2019-05.2022), graduated from Granada Hills Charter High School in June 2022. He is an undergraduate student in Biology at University of California Berkeley.
  • Max Slade worked as the ARCS Student Fellow (06.2021-05.2022), pursued his M.A. degree in Anthropology from CSUN in May 2022.
  • Ruitao Wu worked as theARCS Student Fellow (06.2021-05.2022), pursued his B.S. degree in Computer Science from CSUN in May 2022. He is graduate student in Computer Science at San Diego State University.
  • Andrew Langwald pursued his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2022 as AIMS2 Research Assistant at LSAM, ARCS Student Fellow. He is working at Senior Aerospace SSP.
  • Yaqi (Amy) Gao worked as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained her B.S. degree in Global Disease Biology from University of California, Davis in June 2021. She is working at Cedars-Sinai.
  • Abraham Meiszner pursued his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in December 2021 as AIMS2 Research Assistant at LSAM, ARCS Student Fellow, and Autodesk Student Ambassador. He is working at Ricoh Printing Systems America.
  • Mengrui (Mina) Jiang worked as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained her M.A. degree in Statistics from Columbia University in December 2020 and B.S. degree in Computational and Applied Mathematics from University of California, Irvine in June 2019. She is a Ph.D. student in Statistics at Arizona State University.
  • Siyuan (Claire) Li worked as Research Intern at LSAM, obtained her B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in May 2021. She is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
  • Henry Luong pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2021 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Los Angeles in March 2011. He is working at Glenair.
  • Yongwei (Frank) Fu pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2021 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Northridge in December 2019. He is working at Jiangxi Yichang Technology.
  • Howard Zhang pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2021 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Biochemistry Engineering from Beijing Union University, China in June 2017. He is working at IT Asset Partners.
  • Christian Mariscal pursued his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2021 as AIMS2 Research Assistant at LSAM. He is working at Crane Aerospace & Electronics.
  • Tiancheng Lin worked as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Science from University of California, Santa Barbara in December 2019, obtained his M.S. degree in Computer Science at University of Southern California in December 2021. He is working at Meta.
  • Yiwen Zhao worked as Research Intern at LSAM, graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory - High School in June 2020. He is an undergraduate student in Industrial Design at Georgia Institute of Technology.
  • Alexander Boyd pursued his M.S. degree in Materials Engineering in May 2020 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Nanotechnology from Univeristy of California, San Diego in June 2016. He is working at C3Nano.
  • Mohammed Jamjoom pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2020 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Missouri in December 2016. He is working at Inova Health System.
  • Naam Patel pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in December 2019 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research, India in May 2017. He is working at Amgen. 
  • Bani Davod Hesar pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2019 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.Arch. degree in Architecture from Woodbury University in May 2015. He is working at AC Martin.
  • Jose Olmedo pursued his B.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2019 as Research Assistant through NSF CSU-LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow program at LSAM. He is working at Kindeva Drug Delivery.
  • Kerstern Malama pursued her B.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2019 as AIMS2 Research Assistant at LSAM. She is working at Northrop Grumman.
  • Ryan Meza pursued his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2019 as BUILD PODER Scholar at LSAM. He is working at the Valencia Technologies.
  • Christian Sotelo pursued his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2019 as BUILD PODER Scholar at LSAM. He is working at the Advanced Bionics.
  • Shengzi Zheng worked as Visiting Scholar at LSAM from October 2017 to October 2018. She is working as an Associate Professor in the College of Mechanical Engineering at Tianjin University of Science and Technology.
  • Juliana Bermudez pursued her B.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2018 as BUILD PODER Scholar at LSAM. She is working at the RSA Engineered Products.
  • Ashima Saxena pursued her M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2018 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained her M.S. in Electronics Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China in January 2012, and B.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India in May 2007. She is working at Cooper Lighting Solutions.
  • Juan (Helen) Xing pursued her M.S. degree in Engineering Management in December 2017 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained her B.S. degree in Chemistry from Henan Normal University, China in 2007, and M.S. degree in Organic Chemistry from Beijing Normal University, China in 2010. She is working at Meta.
  • Beneil Eisavi pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2017 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Computer Software Engineering from University of Golestan, Iran in September 2011. He is working at Nexa3D.
  • Hyun Jin Kim pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2017 as Teaching Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from California State University Northridge in May 2016. He is working at Vitesse Systems.
  • Daniel Aguiar pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2017 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Engineering Management from California State University Northridge in May 2015. He is working at Medtronic.
  • Gaurang Patel pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in May 2017 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College Patan, Indian in May 2014. He is working at Boston Scientific.
  • Jingcai Li worked as Visiting Scholar at LSAM from April 2016 to April 2017. He is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tianjin University of Technology and Education.
  • Bin Li worked as Visiting Scholar at LSAM from April 2016 to April 2017. He is working as a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tianjin University of Technology and Education.
  • Shaojie Fei pursued his M.S. degree in Materials Engineering in May 2016 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chongqing University of Technology, China in June 2013. He is working at Lawrence Equipmen.
  • Rustam Niyaz pursued his M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in August 2015 as Research Assistant at LSAM, obtained his B.S. degree from Xinjiang University, China in June 2008. He is working at Northrop Grumman.

USDE HSI-STEM/ AIMS2 Summer 2019 Research Assistant

  • Osmar Estrada, B.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at CSUN.
  • Andrew Langwald, B.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at CSUN.
  • Abraham Meiszner, A.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at Los Angles Pierce College.
  • Angela Calderon, A.S. student in Engineering at Moorpark College.

USDE HSI-STEM/ AIMS2 Summer 2017 Research Assistant

  • Diego Barreto, A.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at Glendale Community College.
  • Ria Regi, A.S. student in Engineering at Moorpark College.
  • Nathalie Pham, A.S. student in Bioengineering at College of the Canyons.
  • Micah Elinor B. Feras, A.S. student in Bioengineering at Los Angeles Valley College.

Openings

Non-degree seeking visiting Ph.D. student openings:

Currently we have multiple non-degree seeking Ph.D. student openings with extra financial support in the following research areas:

  • Smart Manufacturing: knowledge graph-based industrial AI, multimodal data fusion for autonomous system, digital twins, XR and metaverse for manufacturing.
  • Additive Manufacturing: metal additive manufacturing, design for additive manufacturing, 3D bioprinting.
  • Sustainable Manufacturing: energy efficiency, life cycle assessment, industrial decarbonization, waste management.

Graduate student openings:

Multiple M.S. student openings are available to work on the projects of smart manufacturing, additive manufacturing, and sustainable manufacturing. Financial supports are available, while priority will be given to those 1st semester CSUN master students to continue until their M.S. thesis project.

Undergraduate student openings:

Undergraduate research and lab assistant opening, with competitive hourly pay, are avaiable for engineering students to work on the projects.

 

Links

Shielding the Community: CSUN Creates, Donates Protective Gear for Health Care Workers

https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/community/shielding-the-community-csun-creates-donates-protective-gear-for-health-care-workers/

CSUN Students’ Vision-Assisted Robotic Arm Takes the Grand Prize in the 2017 Manufacturers Challenge and Exposition

http://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/media-releases/csun-students-vision-assisted-robotic-arm-takes-the-grand-prize-in-the-2017-manufacturers-challenge-and-exposition/

CSUN Showcases Innovation During Chancellor Visit

http://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/university-news/csun-showcases-innovation-during-chancellor-visit/

CSUN’s New University Innovation Fellows Geared Up for Campus-Wide Interdisciplinary Collaborationhttp://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/media-releases/csuns-new-university-innovation-fellows-geared-up-for-campus-wide-interdisciplinary-collaboration/

CSUN’s China Institute to Showcase Culture and Research with Lecture Series

https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/university-news/csuns-china-institute-to-showcase-culture-and-research-with-lecture-series/

Student Innovation Fellows Bring the Future to CSUN

https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/science-and-technology/student-innovation-fellows-bring-the-future-to-csun/

Maker Profile

http://make.xsead.cmu.edu/makers/people/4?utm_campaign=people-makers&utm_medium=email&utm_source=people%2Fpeople_mailer

Maker Schools

http://make.xsead.cmu.edu/schools/schools/5

University Innovation: California State University Northridge Student Priorities

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/California_State_University_Northridge_Student_Priorities

The Hybrid Layered Manufacturing 3D Printer

http://hlm3d.weebly.com/

CSUN Energy Research Center

http://www.csun.edu/energy-research-center

CSUN's NIH BUILD PODER

http://www.csun.edu/build-poder

NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation – Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP-BD) Program

http://www.csun.edu/~cecsssc/lsamp.htm

The University Innovation Fellows program, NSF-funded National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter)

http://epicenter.stanford.edu/

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) 

http://laincubator.org/

CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)

http://www.calstate.edu/csuperb/

VentureWell Foundation (originally called the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, or NCIIA)

https://venturewell.org/