FAMES Lab reviews the role of 3D printing technologies in fiber device fabrication in Advanced Fiber Materials
Another review has been published by the FAMES Lab members on the many applications of additive manufacturing in fiber drawing processes.
FAMES Lab News
Our COVID-19 research results on the design, rapid fabrication, and testing of sterile medical nasopharyngeal swabs has been published in Advanced Engineering Materials
Louis van der Elst and Merve Gokce Kurtoglu publish in Advanced Engineering Materials on the use of 3D printed nasopharyngeal swabs during a pandemic.
Invited lecture at IFSul
Camila Faccini de Lima was invited to talk about her research at the Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology, Brazil.
Presentation at CLEO Pacific Rim on the Effects of 3D Printed Preform Annealing on Structural and Optical Properties of Fibers
Veda Narayana Koraganji presents polymeric fiber and waveguide fabrication process optimization techniques.
Mengxin Zheng presentation at the CLEO Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on 3D printed glass for optical fibers
Mengxin Zheng presents a novel approach for 3D glass perform fabrication band shows that it can produce glass preforms with non-equilibrium cross-sections for developing optical fibers.
FAMES Lab Members Win First Place at the Cheng Wu Innovation Challenge 2020
Veda Narayana Koraganji and Vakar Ahmed, students of Intelligent Systems Engineering tie in first place at the Cheng Wu Innovation Challenge, receiving $7,500 to develop their work.
FAMES Lab steps up to the challenge: Preparing Indiana for the COVID-19 pandemic
The FAMES lab advance fabrication facility has been temporarily reconverted to adress the needs of protective, testing, and other biomedical equipment for hospitals in Indiana, as a support to the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis.
FAMES Lab submission to CLEO 2020 accepted
Mengxin Zheng will be presenting 3D printed glass preforms for optical fibers with non-equilibrium cross-sections from 11:30am to 1:00pm on May 13, 2020, in San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California, at CLEO 2020.
Presentation to MRS Spring Meeting 2020 confirmed
FAMES Lab members, Louis van der Elst and Merve Gokce Kurtoglu will be attending the 2020 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit (SM09.02: 3D Printed Medical Devices II). The oral presentation by Louis will take place at 1:30 PM, on April 14, 2020, in PCC North, 200 Level, Room 225B.
The FAMES Lab facility has been commissioned!
The facility space of the Fibers and Additive Manufacturing Enabled Systems Laboratory has finally been handed over.
Prof. Gumennik's U.S. Patent 10,406,723 issued to MIT
Prof. Gumennik’s invention “Dynamic in-fiber particle production with precise dimensional control ” has been granted a U.S. Patent 10,406,723 issued on September 10, 2019.
Draw Tower Commissioning and Training
OptoGear engineering trains the FAMES Lab members on polycarbonate, silica, and borosilicate glass fiber drawing.
SPS Commissioning and Training
Over 3 days the FAMES Lab was trained by CalNano and SUGA Co. on their new spark plasma sintering system.
Prof. Gumennik U.S. Patent 10,338,00 issued to MIT
Prof. Gumennik’s invention “Fiber Sensor” has been granted U.S. Patent 10,338,000 issued on July 02, 2019.
ExOne Printer Added to the FAMES Lab
ExOne Innovent+ joins the ranks of the FAMES Lab's 3D printer fleet.
First Publication in Nanoscale Research Letters
The members of the FAMES Lab co-author their first publication, a review of the outlooks of the array of novel application of VLSI-Fi technology.
Installation of the Optogear Glass Lathe
OptoGear's glass lathe is now installed at the FAMES Lab. OptoGear's engineering team came for two weeks from Finland to calibrate it along with our draw tower.
The FAMES Lab installs its high precision multifunction draw tower
In the process of the laboratory's construction, the tower has finally been assembled and passed preliminary calibration tests by OptoGear's team, en route for commisioning.
Cheng Wu Innovation Challenge awarded to FAMES Lab student teams
Student teams earned $10,000 and $2,500 for their innovations in a tissue engineering device and 3D printed glass fiber preforms, respectively.
Prof. Gumennik U.S. Patent 10,131,095 issued to Formlabs Inc.
Prof. Gumennik’s invention “Techniques of Additive Fabrication using an Aspheric Lens” has been granted U.S. Patent 10,131,095 issued on November 20, 2018.
Prof. Gumennik's U.S. Patent 10,112,321 issued to MIT
Prof. Gumennik’s invention “High-Pressure In-Fiber Particle Generation With Precise Dimensional Control” has been granted a U.S. Patent 10,112,321 issued on October 30, 2018.
3D Bioprinter Offers New Experimental Opportunities for FAMES Lab
The acquisition of a CELLINK BIO X 3D bioprinter expands the possibilities for tissue engineering and 3D printing technology within the FAMES Lab.
FAMES Lab adds Stratasys Fortus 450mc to its 3D printer’s arsenal
The Fortus 450mc production series performance system from Stratasys offers accuracy and faster manufacturing making it a great addition to FAMES Lab.
Arrival of Optogear's Glass Lathe at the FAMES Lab
The glass lathe will alow our laboratory to produce precise optical surfaces in glass or other optical materials to integrate in our fibers.
Professor Gumennik, member of the newly founded Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering
$3 million awarded to a four-year collaborative effort to establish a Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering.
The tapering setup, our new addition
The tapering setup is an elaborate fiber drawing project and its delivery is yet another checkpoint crossed for the FAMES Lab.
Our drawing tower crossed the Atlantic
One of the most advanced drawing tower has finally arrived from Finland to our lab. Welcome to the mid-west!
Presenting fiber concepts for bio-synthetic applications at the EnCON 2017 IEEE Conference
Exposing nano-engineered fiber devices for biosynthetic interfaces.
Students presented a poster at IUPUI-Johns Hopkins 2nd Annual Symposium
The FAMES Lab students showcase the potential of fibers in regenerative medecine.
Behavior of freezing water could open door to technological advances
Optimization of solar cells by quenching molten Si-Ge droplets to a dendritic morphology.
Alexander Gumennik helps unveil an innovative 3D printer
Innovation of laser-sintering powder-bed printer through Fuse 1's optical technology.
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