Increasing use of 3D printing techniques to manufacture consumer products raises the question:  What is the reliability of 3D printed parts/objects? I started using some of the 3D printers available at IIT to observe the effects of various printing setting on the mechanical reliability. I also try to observe quality variation between different 3D printers […]

This semester, Spring 2015, I will be teaching one of the best classes that a sophomore can take “Design for Innovation, MMAE 232,” prepared by Prof. Matthew Spenko. During the fall semester, I graded the students projects and was a guest lecturer for the same class. Design for Innovation includes a lot of concepts that are practiced […]