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November 2024: Our paper on optimizing process parameters for laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing has been published. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2024-143279
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October 2024: Dr. McGregor spoke at the ASTM International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing (ICAM) in Atlanta, GA. His talk was titled "Automated metrology enables additive manufacturing process insights and predictions."
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August 2024: Welcome Rafat (PhD), Ben (BS), and Maxim (BS) to the MIRAGE Lab!
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June 2024: Dr. McGregor becomes a Fischell Fellow at the REF Institute for Biomedical Devices. Read the press release about the MIRAGE Lab research: “McGregor: Harnessing the Potential of Additive Manufacturing“
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May 2024: MIRAGE welcomes six new members. Welcome Ayush, Navdeep, Gaspar, Ariana, Sachin, and Chris!
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May 2024: Our research using a Vision Transformer to auto-detect defects in X-ray CT scans of AM parts was published in Journal of Intellignet Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-024-02416-0
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May 2024: Our research on federated learning and strategies for data sharing between factories was published in Journal of Manufacturing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2024.04.031
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March 2024: Dr. McGregor was invited to speak at the National Academies’ workshop on future directions for statistics, data analytics, AI, and digital twins for additive manufacturing qualification. Watch the recording online (day 3).
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February 2024: Our research on how to think about geometry repeatability for patient-specific AM medical devices was published in Additive Manufacturing Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addlet.2024.100200
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January 2024: Welcome Jack (PhD) and Brandon (MS) to the MIRAGE Lab!
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August 2023: Dr. McGregor joins the University of Maryland and starts up the MIRAGE Lab.