Pitt PhD Student Lin Cheng captures first place in poster competition at international additive manufacturing conference

PITTSBURGH (May 15, 2017) … With its growing research focus in additive manufacturing, the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering made an impact at RAPID + TCT, the international additive manufacturing and 3D printing event held in Pittsburgh, May 8-11. Lin Cheng, a PhD student in the Swanson School’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, won first place for at the conference poster session for his research, “Efficient Design of additive manufacturing lattice structures by integrating micromechanics modeling and topology optimization.”

The RAPID + TCT Competition featured projects or research in the areas of 3D printing, additive manufacturing, and 3D imaging from Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University, York College, and The Pennsylvania State University.

“This was an incredibly competitive event, and I couldn’t be more proud of Lin’s success,” said Albert To, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, CNG Faculty Fellow, and Mr. Cheng’s advisor. “Our students are making an impact in additive manufacturing research, especially related to topology optimization and process-microstructure-property relationship, and so it’s an honor for one of our students to be recognized at this international gathering.”

Mr. Cheng’s research interests include AM cellular structure, artificial intelligence, computational fluid mechanics, heat transfer and topology optimization. He earned a bachelor’s in power and energy engineering from Xi'an Jiao Tong University, and master’s degree in turbomachinery engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 

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Photo above: Mr. Cheng with his poster and the EOS M290 in the Swanson School's ANSYS Additive Manufacturing Lab.