We develop the next generation of additive manufacturing techniques capable of processing combinations of structural, electronic and functional materials.  While AM Techniques have received rapid growth in the past decades. It current faces challenges in scalability over multiple feature size lengthscales, speed as well as the ability to simutaneously processing several classes of materials (polymer, metal, ceramics and electronics) .

Here my group actively pursue several areas in additive manufacturing science and technology:   1) processing physics and novel mechanisms underlying new manufacturing processes. For example,  we develop additive manufacturing techniques capable of assembling microscale features overal large areas (from micro-meter to meter level);  novel processses that introduce mesocale control of features over 3D topology: e.g., 3D alignment of nano-scale inclusions.   2) Multi-material 3D printing processes that are capable of patterning different classes of material into any 3D geometry and architectures, e.g., printing dielectric materials with metal, ceramics and multi-functional materials.  3) Hybrid Additive manfuacturing for metal, ceramics and composite hybrids .