3D Printing Materials

The field of additive manufacturing has experience rapid growth over the last 20 years, with the series of parts being introduced to commercial service in high-fidelity applications, such as commercial aircraft, liquid rocket en-gines and jet turbines. This talk is intended to survey some of the most challenging aspects of materials science in looking at the application of additive manufacturing across various materials systems, including metals, ceramics, gradients and multi-functional materials and structures. The goal is to fully understand the most interesting areas for upcoming research and what solutions are required for further introduction into commercial products.

Biography:

Bryan W. McEnerney holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University, as well as a M.S. and Ph.D. in Ceramic and Materials Engineering from Rutgers University. He spent 8 years as a member of the technical staff at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (now Aerojet Rocketdyne) working in a variety of areas, including advanced terrestrial energy projects, liquid rocket engine propulsion systems, hypersonic propulsion systems and a myriad of internal research and development tasks. He also managed over $60M in successful proposals to the U.S. Government, on areas as diverse as large rocket boosters, coal gasification, and advanced CO2 turbomachin-ery. He joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2014 as the Group Supervisor for the Materials Engineering, Test & Evaluation Group, where he is heavily involved in additive manufacturing research, failure analysis tiger teams and development of advanced materials. He is also a lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering at the Univer-sity of California, Los Angeles and holds 6 U.S. Patents.