• Kevin Zhou

    Kevin Zhou

  • Congratulations and farewell David Griggs!

    Congratulations and farewell David Griggs!

    Farewell and congratulations to David Griggs!  David, a member of the Mechanosynthesis Group since July 2018, successfully completed his  Master’s Thesis, “Design and validation of a high-pressure laser melting system” in February this year.  He then continued his research on the impact of ambient pressure on laser melting and laser powder bed fusion.  David now…

  • Caroline Jordan

    Caroline Jordan

  • Changhong Cao

    Changhong Cao

  • John Lewandowski awarded Legatum Fellowship

    John Lewandowski, a graduate student in the Mechanosynthesis Group, was awarded a 2017-2018 Legatum Fellowship. John’s commercial ventures into enhanced biomedical devices are due to bring lasting positive impacts to those who need them most, and the Legatum Fellowship will help facilitate the transition of his vision and research into actionable products. “The Legatum Fellowship…

  • Dr. Hangbo Zhao successfully defends thesis

    Dr. Hangbo Zhao successfully defends thesis

    Congratulations to Dr. Hangbo Zhao, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “Liquid Manipulation Using Engineered Carbon Nanotube Surfaces,” on May 12th, 2017 in front of a faculty panel comprised of Professors Kripa Varanasi and Xuanhe Zhao. Dr. Zhao is the first Mechanosynthesis Group alumnus to be awarded his PhD at MIT, and will continue with…

  • Welcome, New Members!

    In a bright start to 2017, the Mechanosynthesis Group welcomed several new members. Seungju Seo, a graduate student from the University of Tokyo, joined us for a few weeks in February to advance an ongoing research collaboration with the University of Tokyo. Ben Awuondo, a graduate student in MIT’s LGO program, joined us as well…

  • Prof. Hart Delivers 2-Day Course on AM at NSRDEC

    Prof. Hart Delivers 2-Day Course on AM at NSRDEC

    On February 28th and March 2nd, Prof. Hart was invited to the U.S. Army’s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) to deliver a 2-day course on additive manufacturing. The course was an adaptation of his longer, 5-day professional course, “Additive Manufacturing: From 3D Printing to the Factory Floor,” delivered at MIT each summer.…