Short Courses
Yong Chen
3D Printing from Rapid Prototyping to Rapid Manufacturing
The advent of 3D printing and its use in rapid prototyping and manufacturing has drastically changed the design and manufacturing landscape by enabling companies to prototype and produce products faster and cheaper. Significant challenges remain to be addressed in future 3D printing development to achieve its full potential for future engineering systems. This talk will provide an overview of 3D printing technology and some limitations and challenges. Some of our recent work at USC will also be presented with a few remarks on future opportunities.
About Yong Chen
Dr. Yong Chen is a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). His research focuses on additive manufacturing (3D printing) in micro- and meso-scales. He has published more than 160 publications in refereed journals and conferences and 18 issued and pending U.S. patents. He received over ten Best/Outstanding Paper Awards in major design and manufacturing conferences. Other major awards he received include the NSF CAREER Award and USC’s Innovation Commercialization Awards. Dr. Chen is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has served as conference/program chairs and keynote speakers in several international design and manufacturing conferences.
