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Advanced Manufacturing

Our research provides an outstanding foundation to an expanded research agenda that includes materials innovation and integration with the entire product design phase through manufacturing methods.


The Governor’s Chair for Advanced Manufacturing is Suresh Babu, a materials scientist who explores the production, design, and performance of transforming materials into parts.


As the Governor’s Chair for Advanced Composites Manufacturing, Uday Vaidya is an expert on fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites.

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