1. Investigation of Additive Manufacturing Based Tissue Engineering Open Access Author: Paul, Elisa Catherine Title: Investigation of Additive Manufacturing Based Tissue Engineering Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Tissue EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAdditive ManufacturingBioprinting File: Download Final_Thesis_Elisa_Paul.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mary I Frecker, Thesis SupervisorDomenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. POROSITY DETECTION AND ANALYSIS USING MATLAB OF THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES FABRICATED USING POWDER BED FUSION AT DIFFERENT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THE RECOATER BLADE Open Access Author: Dolack, Matthew Edward Title: POROSITY DETECTION AND ANALYSIS USING MATLAB OF THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES FABRICATED USING POWDER BED FUSION AT DIFFERENT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THE RECOATER BLADE Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingPowder Bed FusionPorosityDefect DetectionPart Fabrication AngleRecoater Blade File: Download Matthew_Edward_Dolack_-_SHC_Thesis_Spring_2017.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. THE MODELING, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF A METAL 3D PRINTED GOLF CLUB DRIVER USING 3D SCANNING TECHNIQUES AND POWDER BED FUSION Open Access Author: Goyal, Suryan Prakash Title: THE MODELING, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF A METAL 3D PRINTED GOLF CLUB DRIVER USING 3D SCANNING TECHNIQUES AND POWDER BED FUSION Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: 3D printingGolfSportsPowder Bed FusionCADPrototypingAdditive ManufacturingManufacturingCallawayGolf ClubsTitaniumMetal Additive Manufacturing File: Download Goyal_Suryan_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography Open Access Author: Trautman, Jacqueline Lee Title: Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingThermal ConductivitySLA File: Download JTrautman_Thesis_Spring_2019.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Investigating the Relationship Between Digital Prototyping Tool Use and Student Designers’ Perceptions of Design Processes Open Access Author: Berlin, Andrew Title: Investigating the Relationship Between Digital Prototyping Tool Use and Student Designers’ Perceptions of Design Processes Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingDfAMPrototypingEngineering Design EducationAdditive ManufacturingDfAMPrototypingEngineering Design Education File: Download AMB_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis SupervisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression Open Access Author: Mc Cartney, Carrie Title: Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Compliant MechanismsPsuedo Rigid Body ModelEnergy AbsorptionAdditive ManufacturingC3MContact-aided Compliant MechanismsCompression File: Download McCartney_Thesis_FinalSubmission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mary I Frecker, Thesis SupervisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Optimal Design of Two-Phase Flow Channels for Additive Manufacturing Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms Open Access Author: Evich, Nicholas Title: Optimal Design of Two-Phase Flow Channels for Additive Manufacturing Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Homogeneous Equilibrium ModelAdditive ManufacturingGenetic Algorithms File: Download Evich_Nicholas_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matthew J Rau, Thesis SupervisorJean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Honors AdvisorMary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
8. Analyzing the Implementation of TPMS Lattices in Non-Pneumatic Tire Design Open Access Author: Vitagliano, Nicolas Title: Analyzing the Implementation of TPMS Lattices in Non-Pneumatic Tire Design Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: LatticesTPMSAdditive ManufacturingNon-pneumatic Tires3D PrintingDigital Light Processing File: Download Vitagliano_Nicolas_SHC_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Total Hip Replacement Open Access Author: Cayley, Alex Title: Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Total Hip Replacement Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingBiomedicalTotal Hip ReplacementLatticenTopology File: Download Cayley_Alexander_Computational_Study_of_Additively_Manufactured_Porous_Biomimetic_Total_Hip_Replacement.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. 3D Printing of Barium Titanate Using the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) Technique Open Access Author: Barsom, Karim Title: 3D Printing of Barium Titanate Using the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) Technique Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Barium Titanate3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingDirect Ink WritingExtrusion 3D PrintingPrintabilityCeramics File: Download Barsom_SchreyerThesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. Development of a Dual Extrusion 3D Printer and Demonstration of the Printer Functionality Using Pancake Mixture-Based Slurry Open Access Author: Gardner, Nathan Title: Development of a Dual Extrusion 3D Printer and Demonstration of the Printer Functionality Using Pancake Mixture-Based Slurry Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive Manufacturing3D PrintingPaste ExtrusionPancake MixSlurry PrintingDIWDirect Ink Writing File: Download Gardner_Nathan_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Impact of Printing Process on Part Quality in Additive Manufacturing Open Access Author: De Kunder, Ella Title: Impact of Printing Process on Part Quality in Additive Manufacturing Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingFDMSLASpur Gear File: Download DeKunder_Thesis_Official.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Correlating Local and Global Tensile Deformation Behavior of AlSi10Mg Specimens Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion Open Access Author: Fronk, Caleb Title: Correlating Local and Global Tensile Deformation Behavior of AlSi10Mg Specimens Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingStrain GaugesLaser Powder Bed FusionDamage DetectionStrain File: Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid Open Access Author: Campbell, Jaron Title: Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive Manufacturing3D PrintingInfillTPMSTriply Periodic Minimal SurfaceFused Filament FabricationAnisotropyTensile File: Download Campbell_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Spectroscopy Based In-situ Monitoring of AlSi10Mg Repair of 7000 Series Aluminum Open Access Author: Savage, Conor Title: Spectroscopy Based In-situ Monitoring of AlSi10Mg Repair of 7000 Series Aluminum Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingLaser Directed Energy DepsotionSpectroscopyRepairAluminum 7075Process Monitoring File: Download Savage_Conor_Honors_Thesis_PSU_Schreyer_AM_Process_Monitoring_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Edward William Reutzel, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor