Two Materials Science Engineers Win NSF CAREER Awards

Assistant Professor Amir Mostafaei has received an NSF CAREER award that aims to make production more cost-effective and sustainable across various additive manufacturing processes. “This grant has opened new horizons in metal additive manufacturing by introducing a new class of feedstock for various powder-based additive manufacturing processes, including laser powder bed fusion, electron beam melting, and binder jetting,” says Mostafaei.

Assistant Professor Heng Wang has received an NSF CAREER award to improve infrared sensor technology, which is used in a broad array of industries including public safety, health care, and agriculture. He aims to find a way to use the photo-thermoelectric effect to increase sensitivity and allow sensors to collect more information.