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Additive manufacturing

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Additive manufacturing (AM) research at CMU is internationally recognized for excellence and leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to advance the technology and improve processes and outcomes. The largest focus is on metals 3D printing with additional research in 3D printing of soft, polymer, electronic, and biological materials.

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Learn about which MFI researchers are working on additive manufacturing research.

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[### Successful part production advances digital twin modeling project Opens in new window

Researchers have completed their first successful production of a challenge part, which will advance efforts to optimize additive manufacturing of custom components used in aeroengines.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2026/02/09-digital-twin-modeling.html)

[### Researching a hot topic Opens in new window

Mechanical engineering undergraduate finds research opportunities that combine his interest in 3D printing and robotics.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/12/05-researching-a-hot-topic.html)

[### Predicting failure produces success

Mechanical engineers Justin Miner and Sneha Prabha Narra won first place in NIST additive manufacturing benchmark challenge.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/mfi/news/2025/11/25-nsit.html)

[### AlloyGPT: Leveraging a language model to aid alloy discovery Opens in new window

Researchers in the Materials Science and Engineering Department have pioneered the potential to train large language models to understand a novel alloy physics language in a similar manner.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/09/29-alloy-gpt.html)

[### Printed materials inspired by nature Opens in new window

A new method for creating superhydrophobic surfaces offers precise control over the shape and location of the structures, while requiring no post processing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/06/16-printed-materials-inspired-by-nature.html)

[### Mission accomplished Opens in new window

CMU engineers and scientists undertook more than 45 research projects to develop artificial intelligence approaches to enable the use of metal additive manufacturing for the U.S. Army.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/04/04-mission-accomplished.html)

[### 3d printing tomorrow’s ceramics for high-performance systems Opens in new window

New 3D printing technique fabricates highly complex and controllable ceramic nanostructures that could be the key to emerging engineering systems.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/02/25-3d-printing-ceramics.html)

[### CMU student, professor, and alumnus receive ICAM awards

International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing awardees were recognized for contributions to advanced manufacturing research.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/mfi/news/2024/11/15-icam-awards.html)

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[### AI generates missing parts of temperature distribution

Researchers have found a way to reconstruct the complete temperature profile in real time using only the partial data available from in situ sensors used in additive manufacturing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/mfi/news/2024/10/21-data-driven-in-painting.html)

[### Interdisciplinary team partners to develop advanced alloys Opens in new window

Materials science and engineering and chemical engineering faculty will collaborate on projects supported by the Naval Nuclear Laboratory to create additively manufactured structural alloys that can sustain extreme environments.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2024/09/25-advanced-alloys.html)

[### Understanding the 3D ice-printing process to create micro-scale structures Opens in new window

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University develop numerical models that enable precise control of the 3D ice printing process for biomedical and manufacturing applications.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2024/07/15-3d-ice-printing.html)

[### NASA mentor guides student’s career trajectory Opens in new window

Campus research experience, NASA internship, and advice from a mentor propel material science and engineering student, Lauren Fitzwater, to pursue a minor in additive manufacturing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2024/06/03-am-trajectory.html)

[### Undergraduates present research at Meeting of the Minds 2024 Opens in new window

Engineering undergraduate students had a wonderful showing at Meeting of the Minds, displaying posters, giving presentations, and demonstrating projects they have worked on this past academic year.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2024/05/16-motm.html)

[### These defects are not to be mistaken as scratches Opens in new window

Shrinkage porosity, a common defect in metal castings, has been identified in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2024/03/20-shrinkage-porosity.html)

[### AI accelerates process design for 3D printing metal alloys Opens in new window

Researchers use AI and high-speed in-situ imaging to optimize process parameters for 3D printing metal alloys.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2024/02/23-ai-metal-alloys.html)

[### Scaling in-situ process monitoring to qualify AM parts Opens in new window

Mechanical Engineering alumnus Luke Scime uses artificial intelligence in the development of Peregrine, a process monitoring software stack to qualify additive manufactured parts at the U.S. national laboratories.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2023/12/15-peregrine.html)

[### 3D micro-ice printing for medical applications Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon researchers receive funding from the Manufacturing Futures Institute to continue work on 3D micro-ice printing for medical applications.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2023/10/17-micro-ice-printing.html)

[### Accelerating adoption of additive manufacturing Opens in new window

Engineering alumnus Brian Fisher embodies the vision for additive manufacturing his former professor Jack Beuth helped him to see.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2023/08/18-accelerating-adoption.html)

[### Additive manufacturing in focus Opens in new window

Researchers introduce an experimental method to measure melt pool temperature using a single commercial color camera during additive manufacturing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2023/07/10-am-in-focus.html)

[### Controlling distortion Opens in new window

By identifying its root cause, Carnegie Mellon engineers have found a way to control distortion in additive manufacturing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2023/06/21-controlling-distortion.html)

[### CMU to Lead NASA Space Technology Research Institute Opens in new window

A new NASA Space Technology Research Institute (STRI) led by Carnegie Mellon University seeks to shorten the cycle required to design, manufacture, and test parts that can withstand the conditions of space travel through constructing models for qualification and certification.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2023/03/17-nasa-stri.html)

[### A sweet way to teach kids about manufacturing Opens in new window

Sneha Prabha Narra uses hands-on activities to introduce engineering and additive manufacturing concepts to local grade school students.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2023/01/11-mfi-outreach.html)

[### Nanoprinting electrodes for customized treatments of disease Opens in new window

Researchers pioneer the CMU Array—a customizable, 3D nano-printed, ultra-high-density microelectrode array platform for next-generation brain-computer interfaces to treat neurological disorders.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2022/10/07-brain-arrays.html)

[### Drop by drop: MXene in complex 3D device architectures Opens in new window

3D architectures of MXene can increase the energy storage density of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors, but there hasn’t been a reliable manufacturing method to build these configurations.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2022/05/31-mxene-manufacturing.html)

[### Faculty projects awarded DURIP funding Opens in new window

Three College of Engineering faculty members have been selected to receive funding for their projects through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): Marc De Graef, Anthony Rollett, and Rebecca Taylor.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2022/01/11-durip.html)

[### Metal 3D printing across scales Opens in new window

New faculty member Sneha Prabha Narra is interested in utilizing recent advances in in-situ monitoring, process modeling, and fundamentals of welding to advance the use of wire arc additive manufacturing for new applications and materials.](https://www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/news/2021/10/metal-3d-printing-across-scales.html)

[### Lightening the load Opens in new window

Kate Whitefoot and Burak Kara are developing methods allowing manufacturers to redesign multiple parts into one continuous part using 3-D printing.](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2018/12/26-whitefoot-kara-consolidation.html)

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