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	Professor T. DebRoy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, 204 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-1974 debroy@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Computational materials processing • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Welding and Joining • 3D printing/Additive manufacturing • Optimization
	Jared Blecher 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 jjb5120@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Hybrid laser arc welding • Additive manufacturing • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Solidification of nickel based alloys
	Huiliang Wei 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 huw15@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Additive manufacturing • Hybrid laser arc welding • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Solidification texture
	Tuhin Mukherjee 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 tuhiniitb@gmail.com My homepage	Research Interests: • Additive manufacturing • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Thermal distortion, residual stress • Printability of alloys for additive manufacturing • Digital twin of 3D printing
	James Zuback 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 jsz125@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Additive manufacturing • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Compositionally functional gradient materials • Vaporization of alloying elements
	Gerry Knapp 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 glk9@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Additive manufacturing of metallic systems • Numerical heat and mass transfer
	Yang Du 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 duy56@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Aluminum alloy friction stir welding • Numerical simulation of welding process • Mechanical properties and microstructure
	Qianru Wu 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 quw91@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Wire arc additive manufacturing • Numerical simulation of AM • Residual stresses and distortion
	Meng Jiang 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814) 865-3617 mjj5513@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Laser welding under vacuum • Elucidation of high power laser welding phenomena • Modeling of keyhole mode laser welding
	Zhongmei Gao 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814)865-3617 zug48@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Laser-arc-magnetic field welding of steel • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Modeling of hybrid welding
	Tong Liu 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814)865-3617 tul171@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Laser arc hybrid welding • Multi-signal detection and analysis of plasma • Modeling of keyhole mode laser welding • Laser welding of DP1000 steel
	Leilei Wang 219 Steidle, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 (814)865-3617 lzw17@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Laser arc hybrid welding • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Mechanical properties of welding joints • Welding defects of Titanium and aluminum alloys
	Dr. Amitava De Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. amit@iitb.ac.in My homepage	Research Interests: • Materials processing • Numerical heat and mass transfer • Welding and Joining • 3D printing/Additive manufacturing
	Dr. Todd Palmer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering The Pennsylvania State University, PA, 16802 (814) 863-8865 tap103@psu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Additive manufacturing of metallic systems • High energy density heat source processing of structural and advanced materials • Characterization of phase transformations in metallic systems
	Dr. Vinaya Manvatkar Lead Engineer, Eaton Technologies Pvt Ltd, Pune Area, India vinayamanvatkar@gmail.com	Research Interests: • Additive manufacturing • Heat transfer and liquid metal flow
	Dr. Wei Zhang Associate Professor of Materials Science Engineering, 1248 Arthur Adams Drive, Room 120 Edison, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43221 (614)292-0522 zhang.3978@osu.edu My homepage	Research Interests: • Additive manufacturing • Heat and mass transfer and fluid flow • Residual stress and distortion
	Dr. John Elmer Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue Mail Stop L-342, Livermore, CA, 94551-0808 elmer1@llnl.gov	Research Interests: • In-situ synchrotron studies of phase transformations • Evolution of grain structure
	Dr. Thomas Lienert Materials science and technology, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MST-6, Mail Stop G770, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM, 87545 lienert@lanl.gov	Research Interests: • Friction stir welding • Role of sulfur in fusion welding
	Dr. Stan David Retired corporate fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory davidsa1@ornl.gov	Research Interests: • Solidification • Fusion welding • Novel dissimilar joints between alloy 800H and 2.25Cr-1Mo steel