Wi3DP Dayton-Cincinnati Joint Chapter Event: Dinner and 4D Printing Talk

31 South Main Street,Dayton OH 45402

25 October, 2022

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EVENT DETAILS Admission is FREE, but registration is required to have an accurate count for spaceDinner: A light pizza dinner will be served for $10 per person. Cash accepted.Parking is available at the Reibold GarageSPEAKER'S BIO Xinyi Xiao, Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Miami University Dr. Xiao joined Miami University in the fall of 2020 and is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. She received her PhD and master's in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2020 and 2017, respectively. Dr. Xiao's past research is in developing autonomous methods in advanced manufacturing to reduce human interaction and manufacturing risks; and her work was funded by NSF and the US Army. Her current research interests mainly include Process - Quality Prediction and Control in Additive Manufacturing, Quality Enhancement through Hybrid Additive Manufacturing, and Self-Morphing Structure Design and Control. https://miamioh.edu/cec/academics/departments/mme/about/faculty-and-staff/xiao-bio/index.html ABSTRACT 4D printing a flat sheet that self-morphed into architected 3D shapes through external stimulus is a powerful origami-inspired approach for an unprecedented opportunity to re-imagine manufacturing, product assembly, and electronics. They can perform multi-functionalities through the exhibition of various deformations and stiffness. However, the heterogeneity and variability that spans from material to geometry to the manufacturing process introduce thermo-responsive morphing behavior that is uncontrollable and unpredictable. Dr. Xiao hypothesizes that the performance-driven functionalities can be programmed directly into the design and the manufacturing phases, which offer tunable morphing performances. She wishes to investigate the intersection amongst material, topology, and AM process physics to tailor the thermo-activated morphing responses (morphed shapes and stiffness). The developed innovation solution will contribute to the following scientific advancements: 1) capable of characterizing the self-morphing dynamic behaviors as living creatures, and 2) enabling the systematic architect in the design and process phases for the thermos-responsive morphing feature. These outcomes are expected to significantly impact advancing 4D printing in-demand modalities in various mission-critical applications, such as drug delivery, wearable electronics, sensors, and other engineering applications, by effectively and efficiently designing from materials to topological information to the manufacturing processes on a micro-to-human scale. ABOUT Wi3DP Women in 3D Printing is an inclusive organization that promotes the visibility of female leaders in the additive manufacturing industry and encourages more newcomers to use 3D Printing technologies. All are welcome to attend, regardless of gender!