1. CHARACTERIZING EMISSIONS FROM DESKTOP 3D PRINTERS: STUDYING THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS AND VALIDATING SOLUTIONS Open Access Author: Mcdonnell, William Brian Title: CHARACTERIZING EMISSIONS FROM DESKTOP 3D PRINTERS: STUDYING THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS AND VALIDATING SOLUTIONS Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: 3D Printingemissionshealthfine particlesvolatile organic compoundsmetaladditive manufacturing File: Download McDonnell_William_Characterizing_Emissions_From_Desktop_3D_Printers.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. EFFECTS OF EXTRUSION TEMPERATURE AND PRINTER NOZZLE SPEED ON THE TENSILE PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED POLYLACTIC ACID Open Access Author: Walsh, Alexander Pachelbel Title: EFFECTS OF EXTRUSION TEMPERATURE AND PRINTER NOZZLE SPEED ON THE TENSILE PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED POLYLACTIC ACID Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: 3D printingtensilematerial propertiesfused deposition modelingpolylactic acidadditive manufacturing File: Download Walsh_Alexander_3DPrintedProperties.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. MAKING AN AFFORDABLE CERAMIC POWDER 3D PRINTER FOR CREATING CERAMIC ART Open Access Author: Lewicki, Dimitri Stephan Title: MAKING AN AFFORDABLE CERAMIC POWDER 3D PRINTER FOR CREATING CERAMIC ART Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: 3D printingadditive manufacturingbinder jettingopen sourceceramicsclayinkjet File: Download UndergradThesis_DimitriLewicki.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. EFFECTS OF POST-PROCESSING ON PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COOLING CHANNELS Open Access Author: Orth, Carolyn Ann Title: EFFECTS OF POST-PROCESSING ON PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COOLING CHANNELS Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: additive manufacturingheat transferpressure dropcooling channelssurface roughness File: Download Orth_Carolyn_EffPostProcPressDropHTAMChannels.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis SupervisorDr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Build Time and Cost Estimation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Processes for Metal Additive Manufacturing Open Access Author: Midea, Matthew Title: Build Time and Cost Estimation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Processes for Metal Additive Manufacturing Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: 3D PrintingMetaldirect metal laser sinteringadditive manufacturingPowder Bed FusionModelcost File: Download Midea_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy W. Simpson, Thesis SupervisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Generating a Novel Methodology to Identify Critical Defects in Complex Metal AM Components Open Access Author: Stover, Micaela Title: Generating a Novel Methodology to Identify Critical Defects in Complex Metal AM Components Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: additive manufacturing File: Download Stover_final_draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorAndrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
7. Generative Design Software Comparison for a Robot Arm Loading Scenario Open Access Author: Hall, Alexander Title: Generative Design Software Comparison for a Robot Arm Loading Scenario Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: topology optimizationrobot armgenerative designadditive manufacturingbottle opener File: Download Alexander_Hall_THEsis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy W. Simpson, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Simulating and Comparing Sintering Infill Patterns for Lunar Regolith Open Access Author: Cooper, Jordan Title: Simulating and Comparing Sintering Infill Patterns for Lunar Regolith Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: additive manufacturingregolithsinteringsinter3d printinglunarmoon File: Download Cooper_Jordan_LunarRegolithThesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis SupervisorRick Ciocci, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Direct Ink Writing of Ethyl Cellulose and Its Composites Open Access Author: Reinert, Tyler Title: Direct Ink Writing of Ethyl Cellulose and Its Composites Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Ethyl CelluloseBiopolymer3D printingbiopolymer printingadditive manufacturingEC File: Download Reinert_Tyler_Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors AdvisorAmrita Basak, Thesis Supervisor
10. Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Luu, Anthony Title: Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: finstopologyoptimizationheat transfergenetic algorithmtwo-phase flowmulti-objective optimizationadditive manufacturingmechanical engineering File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Matthew J Rau, Thesis SupervisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors AdvisorMary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor