Principle Investigator
Mohsen Taheri Andani, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, 2023-Current
Prof. Mohsen Taheri Andani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science & Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Amit Misra. His research focuses on establishing the inter-relationship between processing, microstructure, and properties in metallic materials. Mohsen has worked on several material characterization projects and has published over 35 journal articles in the areas of metal additive manufacturing, materials characterization, and mechanical properties of materials. He has received several awards and honors for his outstanding doctoral research, including the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Outstanding Ph.D. Research from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, as well as the Ephrahim Garcia Best Paper Award from ASME.
Email: mtaheri@tamu.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Kijoon Lee, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, 2024-Current
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2022
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, 2013
Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion, Laser Powder Bed Fusin, Binder Jetting
Ph.D. Students
Haojun You, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023-Current
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, 2019-2023
Bachelor of Science (B.A), Physics, UC Santa Barbara, 2019-2023
Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials
Toan Truong, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2024-Current
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Vietnam National University – University of Technology, 2012-2017
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2021-2023
Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials
Md Shafiqur Rahman Jame, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2025-Current
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Materials Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2016-2021
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, 2023-2024
Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials
Master’s Students
John Peterson, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023-Current
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition
Abdulaziz Alfaifi, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2024-Current
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabuk
Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition
Omer Alshammery, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2024-Current
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabuk
Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition
Donggi Ha, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023-Current
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Research Interest: Laser Powder Bed Fusion