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Director


JK2s3.jpgJohn S. Kang (email: jkang4 at sdsu.edu)

Director, Smart Sensors and Manufacturing Lab., SDSU

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SDSU

- RET Design Engineer (Data Scientist), Intel Corporation, 2015-2019

- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015

- M.S. in ManagementGeorgia Institute of Technology, 2012

- Associate Research Scientist, SNU Precision Co., Ltd., 2006-2009

​- M.S. in Mechanical EngineeringSeoul National University, 2006

 

Ph.D. Students


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Nick Satterlee (Spring 2022-)

Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering 

Research Area: LPBF defect detection using multi-sensors and machine learning

Nuclear Fuel Engineer, Southern Nuclear

- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, SDSU / B.S. in Nuclear Engieering, UC Berkeley

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Xiaowei Zuo (Fall 2022-)

Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering  

- Research Area: Inverse sintering-assisted additive manufacturing using machine learning

- M.S. in Computational Statistics and Machine Learning, University College London / B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, UC San Diego

 

M.S. Students


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Shivam Raval (Spring 2020-)

M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Parametric study on process parameters of LPBF

- B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Silver Oak College of Engineering, Gujarat, India

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Brian Wu (Spring 2020-)

M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Machine learning-based fringe projection profilometry

- Quality Engineer, Solar Turbine, 2023-

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seattle University

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Andres Fernandez

M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering (Summer 2023-)

- Research Area: Robust phase-height calibration for digital fringe projection

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University

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Roy Johnson (Fall 2023-Spring 2024)

M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Optimization of LPBF Process Parameters for PA12 

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico

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Enrique Ortiz (Spring 2024-)

M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: LPBF In-Situ Sensors 

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University

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Jonas Boomgaarden (Exchange Student, Spring 2024-)

M.S. Student in Business Admin and Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University 

- Research Area: Smart Manufacturing Trends

- B.S. in Business Admin and Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

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Vishal Kumar (Spring 2024-)

M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Non-Destructive Pore Characterization using AE Sensor 

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 

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Clint Panian (Spring 2024-)

M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: LPBF In-Situ Sensors 

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University

 

Undergraduate Students


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Alex Cherry (Spring 2022-), SURP 2023

Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Development of a custom laser powder bed fusion printer

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Kyler Brown (Summer 2023-), SURP 2023, SURP 2024

Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Development of a custom laser powder bed fusion printer

 

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Matthew Chang (Spring 2024-), SURP 2024

Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Measurement of spatial stiffness of soft tissues

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Juan Flores (Spring 2024-), ME499 in Spring 2024

Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: 

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Victor Reyes (Spring 2024-), ME499 in Spring 2024

Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Silent speech recognition using EEG sensor

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Nolan Atkins (Spring 2024-), ME499 in Spring 2024

Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering

- Research Area: Strain measurement using digital image correlation