Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Brandon Bian, Mathematics of Computation, Max Slade, Anthropology, Elliot Sadler, Mechanical Engineering, Andrew Wang, High School Student, Axel Fernandes, Engineering Management, Bodia Borijin, Structural Engineering
Collaborator(s): Dr. Richard Otis, Technologist, JPL, Dr. Thomas Lu, Technologist, JPL, Daniele Grandi, System Engineer, Autodesk, Daniel Noviello, Autodesk
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering
PRESENT PROJECTS
Thermal Management and Energy Systems
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Michael Ellerbe, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Shadi Mahjoob, Associate Professor and Director of Thermofluid Research and Design Lab, Mechanical Engineering Department
Mars Science Helicopter: Mass Optimization
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Jared Carrillo, Benjamin Sun, Elliott Sadler, Marshall Doyle, Phanichandra Mylavarapu
Collaborator(s): Dr. Greg Agnes, Dr. Larry Matthies
CSUN CO-Is: Prof. Amiel Hartman, Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Dr. Ashley Geng, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Glass Fiber Reinforcement in 3D Printed Concrete
Student Researcher(s): Nikhil Sagar Dadem, Gevork Gazdzhya, Mundkur Palguni Panduranga Kamath
Collaborator(s): Jeffrey Megivern, JPL
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. C. Shawn Sun, Department of Civil Engineering and Management
AI in Construction Code Compliance
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Summayah Waseem, MS Software Engineering
Collaborator(s): Dr. Maged Elaasar, JPL
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Shawn Sun, Civil Engineering & Construction Management and Dr. Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management
In-Space Propellant Tank Venting
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Cole Millett, M.S. Mechanical Engineering; Alejandro Piscione, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Collaborator(s): Dr. Matthew E. Taliaferro, Dr. Samuel R. Darr, and Dr. Paul D. Lee at The Aerospace Corporation
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Vinicius Sauer, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Bingbing Li, Associate Professor, Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Dr. Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering
Nondestructive Evaluation of On-Orbit Manufactured Components
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Sharveny Parthibhan, MS Mech Engr, BS Astrophysics, Minor Elec Engr; Joshua Santiago, BS Mech Engr; and Omar Palacios, BS Mech Engr
Collaborator(s): Dr. Jacob Rome, Dr. Steffen Tai, and Dr. Evgueni Todorov at The Aerospace Corporation
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Christoph Schaal, Mechanical Engineering
Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Heat Exchanger
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Changyu Ma, PostDoc Material Science and Engineering; Jianhao Zhu, MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Marshall Doyle, MS Mechanical Engineering; Zachary Liu, student at Sierra Canyon School
Collaborator(s): NASA JPL: Dr. Ryan Watkins; NASA Goddard: Mr. Ryan McClelland; UCLA: Prof. Xiaochun Li, Prof. Morris Wang; Honeywell: Mr. Gregory Colvin; Rafael, Maldonado Comas; Natalie Campos, Natalie; Castheon Inc.: Dr. Youping Gao; ASTM AM COE: Mr. Shane Collins; SimInsights Inc.: Mr. Rajesh Jha; El Camino College: Mr. Jose Anaya, External Advisory Committee: Mrs. Marilee J. Wheaton (The Aerospace Corporation); Mr. Dale Turner, DOE CESMII
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Bingbing Li, Professor Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Dr.
Christoph Schaal, Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering
AI-assisted Knowledge Graph Design for the CADRE Robots
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Brandon Bian, Mathematics of Computation, Max Slade, Anthropology, Elliot Sadler, Mechanical Engineering, Andrew Wang, High School Student, Axel Fernandes, Engineering Management, Bodia Borijin, Structural Engineering
Collaborator(s): Dr. Richard Otis, Technologist, JPL, Dr. Thomas Lu, Technologist, JPL, Daniele Grandi, System Engineer, Autodesk, Daniel Noviello, Autodesk
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering
PAST PROJECTS
California Advanced Defense Ecosystem and National Consortia Effort
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Tongzi Wu, Statistics
Collaborator(s): Eileen Sanchez, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, Jose Anaya, El Camino College, Conrad Leiva, DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Digital Twin Integration of openCAESAR and INTREPID to design and additively manufacture the Multiphysics Optical Tracker
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Paula Logozzo, Mechanical Engineering, Max Slade, Anthropology, Ruitao Wu, Computer Science, Ting Hsun, Computer Science, Axel Fernandes, Engineering Management
Collaborator(s): Dr. Maged Elaasar, Dr. Richard Otis at NASA JPL, Dr. Bhupen Lodhia, Mr. Marco Fiocco, Mr. Tomas Lay Herrera, Mr. Akmal Bakar at Autodesk
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering
Additively Manufactured Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Alejandro Gomez, Biology, Axel Fernandes, Engineering Management, Runrun Chen, Mechanical Engineering, Shuyi Huang, Nutrition and Dietetics, Getaywokal Degef, Biology
Collaborator(s): Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kelber Jonathan, Biology