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Advanced Manufacturing & Materials

Dr. Puren Yang looking at a research project in robotics

Research Expertise

Advanced manufacturing is transforming how we create products, while driving efficiency, precision, and sustainability.

FEAS research in this area explores cutting-edge techniques like additive manufacturing, robotics, and AI to create complex, high-performance products. By integrating advanced materials and data-driven processes, we aim to transform manufacturing, promote sustainability, and boost competitiveness across sectors like healthcare, aerospace, electronics, and automotive.

Sample research areas include:

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Circular Economy
  • Construction
  • Industry 4.0
  • Material Characterization
  • Smart & Meta Materials
Saman Hassanzadeh Amin
Associate Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseSupply Chain Management; Operations Management; Logistics; Operations Research; Optimization; Game Theory; Information Technology; Data Science; Decision Support Systems
Cheryl Atkinson
Associate Professor; Associate Chair of Global Learning
Areas Of ExpertiseArchitectural Design, Housing and Infrastructure, Urban Design, Construction, Circular Economy, Health Wellness and Equity,
Habiba Bougherara
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseBiomaterials, Additive Manufacturing, Nanocomposites, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics, 3D/4D Printing
Philip K. Chan
Professor / Department Chair
Areas Of ExpertiseComputer Simulation of Polymers / Liquid Crystals and Complex Fluids
Vincent Chan
Associate Professor / Director of Quality Assurance, FEAS
Areas Of ExpertiseAdvanced Manufacturing, Automation, Reverse Engineering, Metrology
Yao-Chon (John) Chen
Professor
Daolun Chen
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseMaterials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Properties, Deformation, Fatigue, Microstructural Characterization, Welding and Joining of Materials
Yaser Dahman
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseChemical and Biochemical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Nanotechnology; Green and Renewable Technology and Molecular Biology
Jennifer Esposito
Assistant Professor, Architect
Areas Of ExpertiseArchitectural Design, Professional Practice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Domestic Spaces, Storytelling in Architecture, Detailing and Construction, Tectonics and Materiality
Reza Faieghi
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering / Director, Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory
Areas Of ExpertiseRobotics, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, Uncrewed Ground Vehicles, Motion Control, Motion Planning, State Estimation, Object Detection
Bilal Farooq
Canada Research Chair in Disruptive Transportation Technologies and Services
Kazem Fayazbakhsh
Associate Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseAdditive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Design, Simulation, and Mechanical Testing
Paul Floerke
Professor / Dr. / Associate Chair / Graduate Program Director
Areas Of ExpertiseArchitectural Education, Architectural Design and Building Construction, Sustainable Design, Architectural Theory and Planning Theory, Research Through Design
Vadim Geurkov
Associate Professor
Ahmad Ghasempoor
Associate Professor
Mark Gorgolewski
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseSustainable Building, Circular Economy in Construction, Low Carbon Buildings, Energy Efficiency
Xijia Gu
Professor
Vincent Hui
Professor
Dae Kun Hwang
Associate Professor / CRC Chair in Microarchitecture for Advanced Polymeric Materials
Areas Of ExpertiseAdvanced Materials fabrication; Microfluidics-based synthesis; Hydrogel-based applications, Biomedical Engineering; Photo-polymerization
Dorothy Johns
Assistant Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseLow-carbon Material Research, Bio-based Material Research Design-based Research, Sustainable Detailing & Design, Circular Design & Engineering for Architecture, Building Science, High Performance Envelope Systems, Social Sustainability in the Built Environment
A. Emre Karatas
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering / Affiliate Scientist, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology, St. Michael's Hospital
Areas Of ExpertiseSustainable Energy, Flame Emissions, Hybrid-electric Propulsion, Reacting Flows, Respiratory Flows, Optical Diagnostics, Carbon Dots
Lev Kirischian
Associate Professor
Krishna Kumar
Professor
Lisa Landrum
Department Chair of Architectural Science / Professor / Architect
Areas Of ExpertiseArchitectural Design, Imagination, Agency, Performing Arts, History & Theory, Poetics & Ethics, Creative & Critical Thinking, Pedagogy, Architectures of Peace and Justice
Patrick Neumann
Director; Assistant Professor, Human Factors Engineering Lab
Areas Of ExpertiseEngineering Design, Human Factors, Industry 5.0, Cobotics, Healthcare Systems Engineering, Ergonomics, Sustainable Innovation, Organizational Design and Management
Marcello Papini
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseSolid Particle Erosion, Abrasive Jet Machining, Wear, Tribology, Fracture Mechanics, Materials Characterization, Biomedical Engineering, Process Modeling
Ravi Ravindran
Professor
Sajad Saeedi
Associate Professor
Khaled Sennah
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseBridge Design, Evaluation, and Rehabilitation; Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures; Structural dynamics; Steel, Concrete, and Timber Design, Experimental Testing, Product Certification, Ultra-high-performance Concrete and Fiber-reinforced Concrete.
Sharareh Taghipour
Associate Professor; CRC Chair in Physical Asset Management; Director, RRMR Lab
Areas Of ExpertiseOperations Research, Industrial Engineering, Mathematical Modeling and Optimization, Optimization under Uncertainty, Data-Driven Predictive and Prescriptive Modeling
Bo Tan
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseLaser Material Processing, Ultrafast Laser Material Processing, Nanomaterials, Biosensing, Cancer Diagnosis
Simant Upreti
Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseArtificial Intelligence, Optimal Control and Optimization, Process Modeling and Simulation
Virgilio Valente
Assistant Professor
Areas Of ExpertiseBioelectronics, Bio-MEMS, Biotelemetry, Analog and Mixed-Mode IC Design, Microelectronics, Wireless Sensors
Krishnan Venkatakrishnan
Professor
Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi
Professor
Victor X.D. Yang
Professor
Hadis Zarrin
Associate Professor / Director of Nanoengineering Laboratory for Energy and Environmental Technologies (NLEET)
Areas Of Expertise2D Nanomaterials; Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Electrolyte Gels & Membranes; 3D Porous Electrodes; Smart Coatings: Hydrogen Generation & Storage; Water Electrolysers; Fuel Cells; Supercapacitors; Batteries; Healthcare Electrochemical Biosensors; Water Treatment Adsorbents & Membranes