Advanced Design and Manufacturing

Jim Lagrant

Senior Lecturer

Professor of Practice in Manufacturing

206 Engineering Lab I

University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210

jlagrant@umass.edu

(413) 545 - 0688

(413) 545 - 1027

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Education

B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1995
M.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1998

Research

As Professor of Practice, Lagrant teaches basic and advanced manufacturing related courses with a focus on applied engineering. He also leads industry-based projects and focused capstone activities, and works with industry partners for case studies and practical experience opportunities. He is responsible for moving the proposed graduate program in manufacturing engineering through the approval process, and will serve as the faculty advisor for the students the program. Jim’s interests include: process scale-up, automating manual processes, applications of industrial automation, manufacturing process data collection, statistical process control applications and analytics.

Program Area:

Mechanical Engineering

Research Area:

Advanced Design and Manufacturing

Apex Lab

Link to lab homepage:

https://blogs.umass.edu/yanfeixu/

We are an interdisciplinary research group of mechanical engineers, materials scientists, chemists, and physicists. Our mission is to advance the fundamental understanding of heat and charge transport in polymers, to create polymers with improved thermal conductivity and electrical insulation for better micro-electronic cooling, and to create others with improved thermal and electrical conductivity for better energy storage and conversion as well as biomedical temperature imaging, and higher solar cell efficiency.

Engineering Thematic Area:

Advanced Design and Manufacturing

Yanfei Xu

Assistant Professor

LGRT 403E

yanfeixu@umass.edu

Google Scholar

Advanced Polymer Engineering @ Xu (APEX) laboratory

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Education

2005-2010 Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Nankai University
2011-2013 Marie Curie Fellow of European Commission, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research & BASF SE Joint Lab
2013-2018 Postdoctoral Associate, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research

Our interdisciplinary research focuses on exploring fundamental relationships between material structures and properties at an atomic level; engineering polymers and carbon-based nanomaterials to improve thermal, electrical and optical properties; translating materials into integrated devices and systems by leveraging advanced manufacturing; and enhancing functionality during manufacturing. Potential applications include electronics, optics, optoelectronics, and thermal energy storage and conversion.

Program Area:

Mechanical Engineering

Research Area:

Advanced Design and Manufacturing

Publications

Y. Guo, Y. Zhou, Y. Xu*. Engineering polymers with metal-like thermal conductivity—present status and future perspectives. Polymer, 2021, 233, 124168.
Y. Xu, X. Wang, Q. Hao*. A mini review on thermally conductive polymers and polymer-based composites. Composites Communication, 2021, 24, 100617.
Zhou, S. Lin, H, Zeng, J. Liu, B. Li, Y. Xu, X. Zhao, G. Chen. Dynamic intermolecular interactions through hydrogen bonding of water promote heat conduction in hydrogels. Materials Horizons, 2020,7, 2936-2943.
Y. Xu, D. Kraemer, B. Song, Z. Jiang, J. Zhou, J. Loomis, J. Wang, M. Li, H. Ghasemi, X. Huang, X. Li, G Chen*. Bulk Polymer with metal-like thermal conductivity. Nature Communications, 2019, 10, Article number 1771
Y. Xu, et al. Molecular engineered conjugated polymer with high thermal conductivity. Science Advances, 2018, 4, eaar3031.
Y. Xu, I. Hennig, D. Freyberg, A. Strudwick, M. Schwab, T. Weitz, and K. Cha. Inkjet-printed Energy Storage Device Using Graphene/polyaniline Inks. Journal of Power Sources, 2014, 248, 483-488.
Y. Xu, M. Schwab, A. Strudwick, I. Hennig, X. Feng, Z. Wu, and K. Müllen*. Screen-Printable Thin Film Supercapacitor Device Utilizing Graphene/Polyaniline Inks. Advanced Energy Materials, 2013, 3, 1035-1040.
Y. Xu, Y. Huang, W. Yan, L. Zhang, Y. Chen. Environmentally Friendly Approaches Toward the Production of Processable Graphene by Exfoliation of Graphite Using Ionic Liquid, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2013, 13, 1116-1119.
Y. Xu, G. Long, L. Huang, Y. Huang, X. Wan, Y. Ma, and Y. Chen*. Polymer Photovoltaic Devices with Transparent Graphene Electrodes Produced by Spin-casting. Carbon, 2010, 48, 3308-3311.
Y. Xu, Z. Liu, X. Zhang, Y. Wang, J. Tian*, Y. Huang, Y. Ma, X. Zhang, and Y. Chen*. A Graphene Hybrid Material Covalently Functionalized with Porphyrin: Synthesis and Optical Limiting Property. Advanced Materials, 2009, 21, 1275-1279 (935+ citations).
Y. Xu, Y. Wang, J. Liang, Y. Huang, Y. Ma, X. Wan, and Y. Chen*. A Hybrid Material of Graphene and Poly (3,4-ethyldioxythiophene) with High Conductivity, Flexibility, and Transparency. Nano Research, 2009, 2, 343-348.
W. Yan, Y. Xu, L. Huang, Y. Chen*. Controllable and Reversible Dispersiblity of Graphene Materials by a Generic Organometallic Functionalization, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2015, 15, 2032-2039.
W. Yan, Y. Xu, Y. Chen*. Facile and Effective Functionalization of Graphene Oxide by Boron–Oxygen Covalent or Bingel Cyclopropanation Reaction, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2015, 15, 2020-2026.
Y. Chen*, Y. Xu, K. Zhao, X. Wan, J. Deng, and W. Yan. Towards Flexible All-Carbon Electronics: Flexible Organic Field-Effect Transistors and Inverter Circuits Using Solution-
Processed All Graphene Source/Drain/Gate Electrodes. Nano Research, 2010, 3, 714-721 (Cover Story).
J. Liang, Y. Xu, D. Sui, L. Zhang, Y. Huang, Y. Ma, F. Li, and Y. Chen*. Flexible, Magnetic, and Electrically Conductive Graphene/Fe3O4 Paper and Its Application for Magnetic-Controlled Switches. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114, 17465-17471.
Z. Liu, Y. Xu, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, Y. Chen*, and J. Tian*. Porphyrin and Fullerene Covalently Functionalized Graphene Hybrid Materials with Large Nonlinear Optical Properties. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2009, 113, 9681-9686.
J. Liang, Y. Xu, Y. Huang*, L. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Ma, F. Li, T. Guo, and Y. Chen*. Infrared-triggered Aactuators from Graphene-based Nanocomposites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 9921-9927.
Y. Huang, W. Yan, Y. Xu L. Huang, Y. Chen*, Functionalization of Graphene Oxide by Two-Step Alkylation. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2012, 213, 1101-1106.
W. Yan, Y. Huang, Y. Xu, L Huang, Y. Chen*, Rapid and Effective Functionalization of Graphene Oxide by Ionic Liquid. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology 2012, 12, 2270-2277.
Z. Liu, L. Li, Y. Xu, J. Liang, X. Zhao, S. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Tian*, Direct Patterning on Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets using Femtosecond Laser Pulses. Journal of Optics, 2011, 13, 085601.
J. Liang, Y. Chen*, Y. Xu, Z. Liu, L. Zhang, X. Zhao, X. Zhang, J. Tian, Y. Huang, Y. Ma, F. Li. Toward all-carbon electronics: fabrication of graphene-based flexible electronic circuits and memory cards using maskless laser direct writing. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2010, 2, 3310-3317.
W. Yan, X. Wan, Y. Xu, X. Lv, Y. Chen*, A Phenalenyl-based Neutral Stable π-conjugated Polyradical, Synthetic Metals 2009, 159, 1772-1777.
Z. Liu, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, Y. Xu, Y. Chen, J. Tian*, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Graphene Oxide in Nanosecond and Picosecond Regimes. Applied Physics Letters 2009, 94, 021902.
J. Tong, X. Huang, S. Boriskina, J. Loomis, Y. Xu, G. Chen*, Infrared-Transparent Visible-Opaque Fabrics for Wearable Personal Thermal Management. ACS Photonics, 2015, 2, 769-778.
Hybrid Optical-Thermal Devices and Materials for Light Manipulation and Radiative Cooling. S. Boriskina, J. Tong, W. Hsu, L. Weinstein, X. Huang, J. Loomis, Y. Xu, G. Chen*. SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2015, 95461U-95461U-7.
J. Loomis, H. Ghasemi, X. Huang, J. Wang, N. Thoppey, J. Tong, Y. Xu, X. Li, C. Lin, and G. Chen. Continuous Fabrication Platform for Highly Aligned Polymer Films, Technology, 2014, 2,189-199.
X. Zhang, X. Zhao, Z. Liu, S. Shi, W. Zhou, J. Tian*, Y. Xu, Y. Chen. Nonlinear Optical and Optical Limiting Properties of Graphene Oxide-Fe3O4 Hybrid Material. Journal of Optics, 2011, 13, 075202.
Y. Li, Y. Li, W. Shi, S. Chen, G. Zhang, Z. Liu, Q. Sun, J. Tian*, Y. Xu, Y. Chen. Periodic Microstructures Fabricated by Multiplex Interfering Femtosecond Laser Beams on Graphene Sheet. International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, 2012, 8, 221-230.
X. Zhang, Z. Liu, X. Li, Q. Ma, X. Chen, J. Tian*, Y. Xu, Y. Chen. Transient Thermal Effect, Nonlinear Refraction and Nonlinear Absorption Properties of Graphene Oxide Sheets in Dispersion. Optics express, 2013, 21, 7511-7520.
G. Ni, N. Miljkovic, H. Ghasemi, X. Huang, S. Boriskina, C. Lin, J. Wang, Y. Xu, M. Rahman, T. Zhang, G Chen*, Volumetric Solar Heating of Nanofluids for Direct Vapor Generation, 2015, 17, 290-301.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Y. Huang, W. Yan, Y. Xu, L Huang, and Y. Chen, Chemical Synthesis and Applications of Graphene and Carbon Materials, Print ISBN: 9783527332083, Wiley, 2016.

Patents

G. Chen, H. Ghasemi, J. Loomis, J. Wang, X. Huang, and Y. Xu. Continuous fabrication platform for highly aligned polymer films, MIT Case NO. 17065K, US Utility Patent Filed.
G. Chen, Y. Xu, J. Wang, J. Zhou. Electrically insulating and thermally conductive polymer-polymer composite material, MIT Case18510 and provisional patent.
G. Chen, J. Tong, S. Boriskina, X. Huang, J. Loomis, Y. Xu. Infrared transparent visible opaque fabrics (ITVOF), US Patent MIT Case NO. 17,390.
G. Chen, Y. Xu, X. Wang, K. Gleason, Molecular engineered conjugated polymer with high thermal conductivity, MIT Case NO. 20030.
Y. Xu, M. Schwab, and I. Hennig. Graphene based screen-printable ink and its use in supercapacitors, WO2014072877A3.
X. Wan, Y. Xu, Y. Chen, Y. Ma, and Y. Huang. Single layer oxidation graphite composite hybridization material and method for preparing same and applications, CN101387810B.
Y. Chen, Y. Ma, Y. Huang, J. Liang, L. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Xu, and F. Li. Photo-induced shape memory composite and production thereof, WO2010045890 A1.
Y. Chen, Y. Huang, Y. Ma, J. Liang, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, and Y. Xu. Polymer composite and its preparation method, WO2010045887 A1.
X. Wan, Y. Xu, Y. Chen, Y. Ma, and Y. Huang. Sulfonated mono-layer graphite and polymer compound material and preparation and application thereof, CN101381507 A.
X. Zhang, J. Liang, Y. Wang, Y. Xu, Y. Chen, Y. Ma, and Y. Huang. Mono-layer graphite and polymer compound material and preparation and application thereof, CN 200810152466.

Honors

2021-2022 Teaching for Inclusiveness, Diversity and Equity (TIDE) Ambassadors.
2020-2021 UMass Amherst ADVANCE Faculty Fellow.
2020 Flex Grant Award for Faculty Development, Massachusetts Society of Professors, the UMass Amherst
2020 Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Materials
2016 Top 10 Reviewers, JMCC, Royal Society of Chemistry
2015 Featured Speaker, TechConnect World Innovation Conference
2011-2012 Marie Curie Fellowship, European Commission
2011 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, Nankai University
2009 Top 100 Most Influential Scientific Researchers, P. R. China (中国百篇最具影响国际学术论文)

Intelligent Sensing Lab

Link to lab homepage:

http://blogs.umass.edu/xiandu/

The start of Intelligent Sensing Lab includes three key areas:
1. Machine design (flexible electronics printer and medical device);
2. Control (Sensing, metrology, pattern analysis, feedback control)
3. Machine intelligence (Machine vision, image processing, deep learning)

Engineering Thematic Area:

Jinglei Ping

Assistant Professor

BME Adjunct

S603 Life Science Laboratories
University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210

ping@engin.umass.edu

(413) 545-3395

Nano/Bio Interface Lab

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Education

B.S. (with highest honor), Sun Yat-sen University, 2003
M. Phil., Sun Yat-sen University, 2008
Ph.D., University of Maryland–College Park, 2013

Research

Development of biosensing devices and systems based on two-dimensional (2D) materials and translation of 2D materials into applications in point-of-care diagnostics, drug testing, and healthcare.

Program Area:

Mechanical Engineering

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Honors

NIH Trailblazer Award, 2022
Air Force Office of Scientific Research YIP Award, 2020

Links

Lab Affiliation:

Nano/Bio Interface Lab

Interdisciplinary Interface Engineering Laboratory

Link to lab homepage:

Interdisciplinary Interface Engineering Laboratory

Associated Faculty

Professor Tingyi "Leo" Liu

Interdisciplinary interface engineering, such as：

• Bio-inspired soft robotics; Soft electronics; Medical devices;

• Advanced manufacturing; Heterogeneous integration; Roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing;

• Super-repellent surfaces; Superomniphobic surfaces; Superhydrophobic surfaces;

• Liquid-metal-based micro/nano-devices;

• Fundamentals of interfacial phenomena;

• Anti-biofouling surfaces;

• Personalized medicine; Complex systems.

Engineering Thematic Area:

Tingyi “Leo” Liu

Assistant Professor

S417 Life Science Laboratories

160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003

leoliu@umass.edu

Phone: (413) 577 - 0927

Fax: (413) 545 - 1027

Interdisciplinary Interface Engineering Laboratory

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Education

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Mechanical Engineering, 2014

M.S., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Mechanical Engineering, 2011

B.E., Zhejiang University, Electrical Engineering, 2009

Research

Interdisciplinary interface engineering, such as：

• Bio-inspired soft robotics; Soft electronics; Medical devices;

• Advanced manufacturing; Heterogeneous integration; Roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing;

• Super-repellent surfaces; Superomniphobic surfaces; Superhydrophobic surfaces;

• Liquid-metal-based micro/nano-devices;

• Fundamentals of interfacial phenomena;

• Anti-biofouling surfaces;

• Personalized medicine; Complex systems.

Program Area:

Mechanical Engineering

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Publications

Journals

T. Liu, and C.-J. Kim, “Contact angle measurement of small capillary length liquid in super-repelled state,” Scientific Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 740, Apr. 2017.
T. Liu, Z. Chen, and C.-J. Kim, “A dynamic Cassie-Baxter model, ” Soft Matter, Vol. 11, Iss. 8, Feb. 2015, pp. 1589–1596.
T. Liu and C.-J. Kim, “Turning a surface superrepellent even to completely wetting liquids,” Science, Vol. 346, Iss. 6213, Nov. 2014, pp. 1096-1100.
G. Sun, T. Liu, P. Sen, W. Shen, C. Gudeman and C.-J. Kim, “Electrostatic Side-Drive Rotary Stage on Liquid-Ring Bearing,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. Vol. 23, Iss.1, Feb. 2014, pp. 147-156.
T. Liu, P. Sen, and C.-J. Kim, “Characterization of Nontoxic Liquid-Metal Alloy Galinstan® for Applications in Micro Devices,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 21, Iss. 2, April 2012, pp. 443-450.

Conference Proceedings (Refereed)

T. Man, X. Zhu, Y. T. Chow, T. Liu, X. Wen, M. A. Teitell, P.-Y. Chiou, “Photothermal Intracellular Delivery with Self-Aligned Cell Seeding,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, Aug. 2017.
T. Liu, X. Wen, Y.-C. Kung, and P. Y. Chiou, “Fabrication Strategy For Micro Soft Robotics With Semiconductor Devices Integration,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. MEMS, Las Vegas, USA, Jan. 2017, pp. 663-666.
X. Wen, T. Liu, and P.-Y. Chiou, “A Hybrid Silicon-PDMS Multifunctional Neural Probe,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), Singapore, Jul. 2016.
T. Liu and C.-J. Kim, “Structure-Based Superhydrophobicity for Serum Droplets,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. MEMS, Estoril, Portugal, Jan. 2015, pp. 6-7.
T. Liu and C.-J. Kim, “Doubly Re-entrant Cavities to Sustain Boiling Nucleation In FC-72,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. MEMS, Estoril, Portugal, Jan. 2015, pp. 1122-1124.
T. Liu and C.-J. Kim, “Microstructured SiO2 Surface Repellant to Liquids without Coating,” Proc. Int. Conf. Solid State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers’13), Barcelona, Spain, June 2013, pp. 1609-1612.
T. Liu, G. Sun, J. J. Kim, C.-K. K. Yang, and C.-J. Kim, “Electrostatic Bottom-Driven Rotary Stage on Multiple Conductive Liquid-Ring Bearings,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. MEMS, Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 2013, pp. 86-89.
G. Sun, T. Liu, P. Sen, W. Shen, C. Gudeman, and C.-J. Kim, “Electrostatically Driven Rotor on Conductive Liquid Ring Bearings,” Technical Digest, Solid-State Sensor, Actuator and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC, June 2012, pp. 78-81.
T. Liu, P. Sen, and C.-J. Kim, “Characterization of Liquid-Metal Galinstan® for Droplet Applications”, Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. MEMS, Hong Kong, China, Jan. 2010, pp. 560-563.

Links

Lab Affiliation:

Interdisciplinary Interface Engineering Laboratory

Multiscale Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory

Link to lab homepage:

http://blogs.umass.edu/wenchen/

Multiscale Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory works at the interface of materials science and advanced manufacturing. We are particularly interested in understanding the fundamental microstructure-property-processing relationships in advanced materials and integrating control over materials on different length scales (atomic structure, microstructure, architecture) through materials processing and additive manufacturing (or 3D printing), to eventually arrive at optimized, multi-functional engineering components.

Engineering Thematic Area:

Lee Nano Engineering Laboratory

Link to lab homepage:

https://blogs.umass.edu/leejh/

Engineering Thematic Area:

J. MacGregor Smith

Professor

Marston 111B

111B Marston Hall
University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210

jmsmith@ecs.umass.edu

(413) 545-4542

(413) 545-1027

Personal Homepage

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Education

B.Arch., University of California at Berkeley, 1968;
M.Arch., University of California at Berkeley, 1969;
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978

Research

Topological network design; facility layout and location; stochastic network design and analysis

Program Area:

Industrial Engineering

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Publications

Facilities Planning and Design. Pearson Prentice-Hall: New Jersey, 2008, ISBN 0-13-148191-6. with Alberto Garcia-Diaz.
Steiner Minimal Trees, Twist Angles, and the Protein Folding Problem. Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics 66. 889-902 (2007). with Yunho Jang and Moon Kim.
Optimal Buffer Allocation in Finite Closed Networks with Multiple Servers. Computers and Operations Research. Volume 35, Issue 8, August 2008, Pages 2579-2598, with Mustafa Yuzukirmizi.
Approximate Analysis of M/G/c/c State Dependent Queueing Networks.Computers and Operations Research 34. 2332-2344 (2007), with Frederico Cruz.
A Customer Threshold Property for Closed Finite Queueing Networks. Performance Evaluation Vol. 63, Númbers. 4-5 (2006), 463-492. with Mustafa Yuzukirmizi.

Honors

IE Professor of the Year Award 2005,2006,2007
Best Paper Award, IIE Transactions on Manufacturing Systems (2004-2005) with Frederico Cruz

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