{"650885":{"#nid":"650885","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Veterans Graduate from Summer Advanced Manufacturing Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA total of eight students, including three\u0026nbsp;military veterans, graduated from the Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (REVAMP) 2021 summer program. This veteran-focused program is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and hosted each summer by the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)--officially serving as a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site for NSF.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe coordinator of this education and work force development (EWD) program is \u003Cstrong\u003EBillyde Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E, Ph.D., a senior research faculty and EWD director at GTMI. Brown\u0026#39;s role is\u0026nbsp;to create strong partnerships among industry, government, and academia in manufacturing research, development, and deployment, while acquiring and managing sponsored research programs.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrent and past students have performed fundamental research projects in advanced manufacturing topic areas such as additive and hybrid manufacturing, composite joining and repair, cell therapy manufacturing, robotic machining, integrated computational materials engineering, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and data analytics for adaptive manufacturing, and nanoscale 3D printing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREVAMP\u0026rsquo;s major program activities include a seminar series on a broad array of manufacturing-related topics by Georgia Tech faculty and graduate students, external manufacturing plant tours (e.g. Kia Motors, Hyundai Mobis, Lockheed Martin, Textron Specialized Vehicles), experiential learning classes on the fundamentals of evidence-based entrepreneurship provided by Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s VentureLab and Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), a panel discussion from successful minority business enterprise clients of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Center in Atlanta, and three oral presentations delivered by students to demonstrate their research progress.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA new program element started in 2019 that offered a student veteran orientation, panel discussions, luncheon events,\u0026nbsp;and tours of Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) facilities both on the main campus and Marietta locations that were facilitated together with GTRI veteran faculty and the Georgia Tech Veterans Resource Center director. REVAMP is one of the premier REU programs in the nation for advanced manufacturing research and entrepreneurship training for undergraduate student veterans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s REVAMP-REU 10-week summer program was held from May 18 \u0026ndash; July 24 at GTMI located on the Georgia Tech main campus. Students worked under the supervision of different faculty mentors to complete a research project centered on cutting-edge manufacturing science and technology. They also received entrepreneurship training by conducting customer discovery interviews to support a hypothetical product related to their research. As a bonus, eligible students received on-campus housing, $500 towards travel, and a $5,000 stipend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to these student graduates (in bold text) of the summer 2021 REVAMP-REU program and their faculty mentors:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth Spahn\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentor: Tequila Harris, associate professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject: \u0026ldquo;Formation of Gradient Thin Film using Scalable Coating Method\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJabari Acre\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentor: Sourabh Saha, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject: \u0026ldquo;Two Photon Additive Manufacturing\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnthony Whylie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentor: Aaron Stebner, associate professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject: \u0026ldquo;Optimization of Process Parameters for Additively Manufacturing Nickel Titanium (NiTi)\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPedro Alcolea\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentor: Krishnendu Roy, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject: \u0026ldquo;Advanced Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Manufacturing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllison Jung\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentor: Yan Wang, professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject: \u0026ldquo;Optimization of 3D Printing Head\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJacob Totri\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentors: Keat Ghee Ong \u0026amp; Bob Guldberg, professors at the University of Oregon\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject 1: \u0026ldquo;Magnetoelastic Sensors for Real-Time Tracking of Cell Growth\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty mentor: Chuck Zhang, professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject 2: \u0026ldquo;Printed Sensors for In-situ Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Aircraft Structures\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ENathan Janda\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentor: Shreyes Melkote, professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject: \u0026ldquo;Robotics and Hybrid Manufacturing\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDevon Phelps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFaculty mentor: Raghu Pucha, Ph.D., principal lecturer in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProject: \u0026ldquo;Modeling of Hybrid Composites with Nanofillers\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information about the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/manufacturing\/workforce-development\/revamp-reu-program\u0022\u003EResearch Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (REVAMP) summer program\u003C\/a\u003E can be found here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A total of eight students, primarily military veterans, graduated from the Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (REVAMP) 2021 summer program."}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2021-09-17 17:35:16","changed_gmt":"2021-09-22 13:44:59","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650884":{"id":"650884","type":"image","title":"REU Group Photo-Summer 2021","body":null,"created":"1631899559","gmt_created":"2021-09-17 17:25:59","changed":"1631899559","gmt_changed":"2021-09-17 17:25:59","alt":"REU Group Graduation\u00a0Photo - Summer 2021","file":{"fid":"246976","name":"REVAMP Group Photo Front of GTMI.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/REVAMP%20Group%20Photo%20Front%20of%20GTMI.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/REVAMP%20Group%20Photo%20Front%20of%20GTMI.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":268207,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/REVAMP%20Group%20Photo%20Front%20of%20GTMI.jpg?itok=qsZERVoC"}}},"media_ids":["650884"],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"186857","name":"go-gtmi"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["walter.rich@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}