Overview
 
Our research is focused on developing methods and computational tools for engineering design.  Our research emphasizes integrated multiscale/multilevel design of products, processes, and materials; solid freeform fabrication; and design methodologies for supporting innovation, customization, and sustainability. Our work builds upon foundations in robust design, topology design, solid freeform fabrication, multiobjective decision support and optimization, design for flexibility, and collaborative and multidisciplinary design. 

Ongoing projects include:

Set-based, Multilevel Design Exploration

     Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Schlumberger
 

Design for Solid Freeform Fabrication

     Cellular (honeycomb) materials, acoustic materials, deployable structures

     Sponsor: UT Applied Research Laboratory, Advanced Manufacturing Center
 

Design of Flexible, Evolvable Products and Systems

     Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Predictive Process Control: Investigating Residual Stresses in Welding

     Sponsor: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Green Design

     Sponsor: Advanced Manufacturing Center, UT McCombs School of Business, UT Center for Electromechanics, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, DARPA SMART Fellowship

Empathic Design (Extreme Experience Design)

     Sponsor: National Science Foundation