AMUG Awards Scholarships

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG; Milwaukee, WI) announced the recipients of their scholarships: Emrah Celik, PhD, an assistant professor of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Miami (UM; Coral Gables, FL), was awarded the Randy Stevens Scholarship, an annual recognition of one educator who emphasizes or focuses on additive manufacturing.  Daniel Delgado Camacho, who is pursuing a master’s degree in structural engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, TX), was awarded the Guy E. Bourdeau Scholarship, given each year to one college student. With these recognitions, Dr. Celik and Camacho will engage with AM users at the AMUG Conference that will be held in St. Louis, MO, from April 8-12, 2018.

Dr. Celik is an assistant professor, researcher and academic with a passion for AM, both as a user and as a developer of technology. He integrates AM into his engineering courses to teach students this new manufacturing platform and give them hands-on experience. In his research laboratory, Advanced Nano Systems Laboratory (ANSyL), he investigates novel 3D printing methodologies for fabrication of energy-harvesting materials and reinforced composites for strong, yet lightweight, structural components. He works closely with federal agencies, including NASA, the U.S. Air Force and the Army Research Laboratory. His aim is to develop state-of-the-art AM technologies that leverage this research.

Camacho’s research for his master’s degree is on the application of AM in the construction industry for the fabrication of connections using the material extrusion process. Following his May 2018 graduation, he will join ExxonMobil, a company that has enjoyed his contributions as an intern over a three-year period and sponsored him for the prestigious GEM Fellowship.

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