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Manufacturing & Automation Research Laboratory
© 2003-2013

Director:
T. Özel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
Industrial & Systems Engg. 
Rutgers University
96 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
(848) 445-1099
E-mail:
ozel@rutgers.edu


Director

 


Assoc. Professor T. Özel

Ph.D. Ohio State (1998)
 

Author:  OZEL, Tugrul
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Current and Former Graduate Students

Yigit M. Arisoy
Ph.D. Rutgers (2016 expected)
 

Yigit M. Arisoy has been a Ph.D. student in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University since Fall 2012. He received his B.S. degree in Astronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 2009 and his M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011.

Luis E. Criales
Ph.D. Rutgers (2016 expected)

 

Luis E. Crailes has been a Ph.D. student in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University since Fall 2012. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Notre Dame in 2007 and his M.S. degree in Marquette University in 2009. He was a project design and evaluation specialist in Universitat Del Norde in Barranquilla, Colombia between 2011 and 2012.

Thanongsak Thepsonthi
 M.S. ISE Rutgers (2011)
Ph.D. Rutgers (2014 expected)

 

Thanongsak (Tony) Thepsonthi is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. student at Rutgers University since Fall 2011. He received his M.S. degree from Industrial & Systems Engineering Department in 2011. He received a B.Eng. in Industrial Engineering degree from Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand in 2003 and an M.Eng. in Manufacturing Engineering from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2006. He is the recipient of 2007 Royal Thai Government Scholarship.

Mohammed Damoon Sima
 M.S. ISE Rutgers (2011)
Ph.D. Rutgers (2014 expected)

Mohammed Damoon Sima has been a Ph.D. student at Industrial & Systems Engineering since Spring 2009. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran in 2003 and his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Production from K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 2006.

Durul Ulutan
Ph.D. Rutgers (2013)
 

Durul Ulutan completed his Ph.D. degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering at Rutgers University. He holds his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering  from Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2005 and 2007 respectively. He received Rutgers ISE Department's Outstanding Graduate Student Award in 2012.

Ph.D. Dissertation: Predictive Modeling and Multi-Objective Optimization of Machining-Induced Residual Stresses: Investigation of Machining Parameter Effects.

He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).
 

Daisy Fung
B.S. MAE Rutgers (2011)
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2012)

Daisy Fung has finished her M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2012.  She holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University.

Master's Project: Micro-needle Design and Fabrication using Additive Manufacturing Processes.

Haiqing Gao
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2011)

Haiqing Gao has finished his M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2011.

Master's Project: Design Optimization and Prototyping of A Spinal Spacer Biomedical Implant.

Atul Dhanorker
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2007)

 

Atul Dhanorker has finished his M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2007.

Master's Thesis: An Experimental and Modeling Study on Meso and Micro Scale End Milling Processes for Micro-manufacturing
 

Yigit Karpat
Ph.D. Rutgers (2007)
Assistant Prof. Bilkent Univ. (2007-present)
 

Yigit Karpat received his Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Rutgers University in 2007. He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey and a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

Ph.D. Dissertation: Predictive Modeling and Optimization in Hard Turning: Investigations of Effects on Cutting Tool Micro Geometry
He is currently an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Bilkent University, Turkey.
http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~ykarpat/
 

Erol Zeren
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2006)
 

Erol Zeren has finished his M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2006.

Master's Project: Development of workpiece material and friction models for simulation of machining of aerospace alloys

 

Wen-Hui (Mary) Lee
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2005)
 

Wen-Hui Lee has finished her M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2005.

Master's Project: A State-Of-The-Art in Pulsed Laser Micromachining Processes and Hole Area Modulated Machining of Micro-lenses
 

Fazal Naikwadi
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2005)

 

Fazal Naikwadi has finished his M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2005.

Master's Project: Design and Analysis of Micro-manipulator for Micro-fabrication
 

Dhiraj Oberoi
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2004)
 

Dhiraj Oberoi has finished his M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2004.

Master's Project: CAD/CAM in Turning
 

Tsu-Kong Hsu
M.S. ISE Rutgers (2003)
 

Tsu-Kong Hsu has finished his M.S. degree in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Rutgers University in 2003.

Master’s Project: Development of Interactive Web-Based Tools for Hard Turning Analysis: Cutting Forces, Surface Roughness and Tool Wear

 

Current & Past Visiting Scholars/Students

Tiago Marques
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
, Portugal
(2013)
Tiago Marques who is a an IREBID  researcher and a master's student from Polytechnic Institute of Leiria in Portugal worked on laser-based additive processes for titanium products.
David Oliveira
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
, Portugal
(2013)
David Oliveira who is a an IREBID  researcher and a master's student from Polytechnic Institute of Leiria in Portugal worked on worked on laser-based additive processes for titanium products.

Cristian Cappellini
University of Brescia, Italy
(2011-2012)

Cristian Cappellini, an IREBID doctoral researcher in Dept. of Industrial Engineering at University of Brescia in Italy, worked on machining processes with applications in medical manufacturing, specifically 3D modeling of machining processes using finite element models. He has earned his Ph.D. degree from University of Brescia in Italy.
 
Elodie Pinto
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
, Portugal
(2011-2012)
Elodie Pinto who is a an IREBID  researcher and a master's student from Polytechnic Institute of Leiria in Portugal worked on geometrical accuracy in laser-based additive processes for medical manufacturing.
Carla Moura
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
, Portugal
(2011-2012)
Carla Moura who is a an IREBID doctoral researcher and a doctoral student from Polytechnic Institute of Leiria in Portugal has worked on materials and structural integrity in laser-based additive processes for medical manufacturing.

Francisco Orozco
 Tecnológico Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey, Mexico
(2011-2012)

Francisco Orozco,  visiting graduate student, worked on laser micro-machining of polymeric and transparent materials for biomedical applications. He earned his M.S. degree from Tecnológico Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey in Mexico. He is currently Ph.D. student at Cambridge University in the U.K.

Daniel Teixidor
University of Girona
, Spain
(2011)

 

Daniel Teixidor,  an IREBID doctoral researcher in Dept. of Industrial Engineering at University of Girona in Spain, has worked on laser milling process and laser micro-machining of polymeric and transparent materials for biomedical applications. He earned his Ph.D. degree from University of Girona in Spain.

Nicola Milesi
University of Brescia, Italy
(2011)
 

Nicola Milesi, an IREBID doctoral researcher in Dept. of Industrial Engineering at University of Brescia in Italy, has worked on micro-milling process with applications in medical manufacturing. He earned his M.S. degree from University of Brescia in Italy.

Amaia Aguirre
IDEKO
, Spain
(2011)

Ameia Aguirre, a visiting researcher from Ideko in Spain, has worked on manufacturing processes for micro-technologies such as micro-milling and laser micro-machining processes.
 

Simone Farina
University of Brescia, Italy
(2010)
 

Simone Farina has worked on modeling of micro end-milling using finite element simulation and analysis models and finished his master thesis during his stay at Rutgers MARL. In March 2011, he obtained his M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Brescia in Italy.
 

Current and Former Visiting Professors & Post-Doctoral Scholars
 

Prof. Joaquim Ciurana
University of Girona

(2008 & 2011)

Prof. Joaquim de Ciurana, University of Girona, Catalunia, Spain, visited MARL group as a visiting professor in April 2008 for four months. Prof. Ciurana has been collaborating with MARL on modeling and optimizing advanced micro-machining operations, and decision support systems for machine tool selection. In 2011, he visited MARL group again for six months and worked on laser based manufacturing processes.
 

Prof. Xinyu Liu
Lamar University
(2006)
 

Dr. Xinyu Liu joined our research group as a visiting scholar after receiving his graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2006. Dr. Liu developed finite element models for the micro-end milling process using DEFORM and ABAQUS to study the influence of edge radius on the machining performance. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Industrial Engineering at Lamar University, Texas.
 

Current and Former Undergraduate Students
 

Mohamed Amin
B.S. ISE, Rutgers (2011)

Mohamed Amin was an ISE student and he was supported by the NSF REU Program in the MARL group in 2011. He conducted research on data analysis in physics based-simulation modeling of machining titanium and nickel alloys.
 

Joshua Greenhaus
B.S. ISE, Rutgers (2010)
 

Joshua Greenhaus was an ISE student and he was supported by the NSF REU Program in the MARL group in 2009-2010. He conducted research on experimental analysis and physics based-simulation modeling of machining titanium alloys.
 

Joel Lora
B.S. ISE, Rutgers (2010)
 

Joel Lora was an ISE student and he was supported by the NSF REU Program in the MARL group since in 2009-2010. He conducted research on material constitutive modeling and physics based-simulation modeling of machining titanium alloys.
 

Adam Miller, BSME
B.S. MAE,
Rutgers (2008)
 

Adam Miller was MAE student at Rutgers, and he assisted in designing and manufacturing of workholding fixture and machining of grooves to prepare nickel-base super alloys disks for the orthogonal cutting tests.
 

Michael Pandolfo, BSIE
B.S. ISE, Rutgers (2009)

 

Michael Pandolfo was ISE student at Rutgers and he assisted in acquiring, measuring and analyzing forces in orthogonal cutting tests of nickel-base super alloys.