Prof Richard Hague is Director of the Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM) at the University of Nottingham. Having worked in the Additive Manufacturing field for over 25 years, he is internationally recognized both for scientific endeavour and creating impact though industrial exploitation where he has a background of leading and managing large multi-disciplinary, multi- partner research projects from both EPSRC and industry. Richard’s research interests are focused on AM specific processes, materials and computational methods across for wide spectrum of industrial sectors with current research programmes focused on next generation multifunctional additive manufacturing and the generation of functional materials through AM. Richard has received multiple international awards and honours and is a co-founder and Director of Added Scientific Ltd, a spin out from the University of Nottingham focused on implementing Additive Manufacturing technical solutions to industry.

Chunhua Li is the VP of Materials, Product Research and Development at Arizona-based dental alignment technology manufacturer, Align Technology, Inc.

With a Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering, Chunhua has over 25 years experience in the medical device industry, with 19 years at Align.

The company holds 51 US patents, plus various corresponding foreign patents and patent applications. The team at Align is dedicated to the science and technology to advance clear aligner treatment.

Tommy Hearne is a Staff Engineer in Stryker’s Global Additive Technologies team. Tommy began his career at Stryker as a Process Development Engineer in Additive Technology Centre of Excellence, working on the development of Stryker’s Laser Rapid Manufacturing (LRM) process for Trident II.

He was responsible for stabilizing the technology platform to scale towards high volume production; later assuming responsibility for managing build process preparation and production management software platforms. In 2018 Tommy took a role as an Senior research engineer tasked with identifying and commercializing the next generation of Additive technologies that would facilitate new products across Stryker’s divisions.

Sean has an interest in advanced and functional materials research, particularly around leveraging printing and coating techniques. He currently leads early-stage research programmes studying materials and technologies for the Advanced Technical Solutions business within BAE Systems Air Sector. This covers off material research for microwave and electro-optic applications for defence.

Prior to this, Sean worked for a SME in Nottingham on hydrothermal and solvothermal synthesis of nanomaterials with a focus on process optimisation and formulation for various industry areas from composites to printed electronics.

He is member of the Royal Society of Chemistry as well as the Institute of Minerals Mining and Materials, and holds a Master of Chemistry degree along with a PhD in materials chemistry, both from Manchester University. This varied background, with work in inks and formulation, nanomaterial synthesis, technical ceramics, colloid and polymer science, composites and printed electronics, brings a unique perspective to advanced and functional materials research.

Nik is currently leading and working on a variety of projects centered on additive manufacturing, including formulating new material feedstocks, developing new processes, and applying 3D printing to solve problems and enable new solutions in applications ranging from optics to CO2 capture and reduction. Nik earned his PhD in chemical engineering from University of Illinois working on self-assembling molecular gels.

Prior to his PhD, he worked at the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg, Germany developing new nonlinear methods for characterization of electrochemical reactions in fuel cells. Beyond science and technology, Nik is passionate about outreach and mentoring new talent through their education and careers.

Tom has worked for Canon Production Printing since 2019. In this capacity he has been active in late-phase engineering projects as well as early-phase technology development.

He leads functional materials research, software workflow and and device development in the field of in the field of medical 3D production printing, with a focus on dental applications. In addition he contributes to the contributes to business development and the company’s future R&D strategy.

Tom obtained his M.Sc. in Chemistry specialising in molecular imaging and photonics at KU Leuven. Prior to being being at Canon he was a PhD candidate at TU Delft in the field of imaging physics and materials science, authoring several publications on the subject. He is still a guest member of the university and keeps a strong interest in academic-corporate collaborations, taking part in various projects.

Ricky works in the area of developing the means by which we can rapidly discover which materials are suitable for 3D printing, particularly with regard to biofunctional materials. A particular current interest is in understanding how cells (mammalian and microbial) interact with surfaces and using 3D printing to uncover the critical biological mechanisms that govern cell behaviour. He is the PI on the EPSRC funded Programme Grant ‘Dialling up performance for on demand manufacturing’ and a co-founder of Added Scientific Ltd.

After completing his Diploma and PhD in physics at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (Germany) in 1986 and 1987, respectively, Martin spent two years as a postdoc at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Holmdel (U.S.A.). From 1990-1995 he was professor (C3) at Universität Dortmund (Germany), since 1995 he is professor (C4, later W3) at Institute of Applied Physics of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Since 2001 he has held a joint appointment as department head at Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) of KIT, since 2016 he is one of the three directors at INT. From 2001-2014 he was the coordinator of the DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) at KIT. Since 2018 he is spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order. His research interests comprise ultrafast optics, (extreme) nonlinear optics, optical laser lithography, photonic crystals, optical, mechanical, electronic, and thermodynamic metamaterials, as well as transformation physics.

This research has led to various awards and honours, among which are the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Research Award 1993, the Baden-Württemberg Teaching Award 1998, the DFG Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award 2000, the European Union René Descartes Prize 2005, the Baden-Württemberg Research Award 2005, the Carl Zeiss Research Award 2006, the Hector Research Award 2008, the SPIE Prism Award 2014 for the start-up company Nanoscribe GmbH, the Stifterverband Science Award – Erwin-Schrödinger Prize 2016, and the Technology Transfer Prize of the German Physical Society (DPG) 2018. In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 Clarivate Analytics listed him as “Highly Cited Researcher” (top 1%). He is a Member of Leopoldina, the German Academy of Sciences (since 2006), Member of acatech, the National Academy of Science and Engineering (since 2019), Member of the Hector Fellow Academy (since 2013, presently also President), Fellow of the Max Planck School of Photonics (since 2019), Fellow of the Optical Society of America (since 2008), and Honorary Professor at Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China (since 2014).

Dave Poole is a Chartered Engineer at Rolls-Royce Plc where he holds the position of Additive Manufacturing Engineering Manager in the Nuclear Sector. He began working in AM in 2007 and set up the first metal AM facility in Rolls-Royce in 2009.

Since then he has developed the technology through a number of material alloy and application programmes. He now leads a dedicated AM division with multiple teams, facilities and capabilities.

He has driven the world’s first implementation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion in a nuclear plant primary circuit pressure boundary application. 

Dave remains committed to the advancement and productionisation of AM and is an active member on the ASME BPTCS/BNCS Special Committee on the Use of AM for Pressure Retaining Equipment. He also sponsors a number of PhD, EngD and Masters students throughout the University network in the UK.

Dave has a master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Loughborough University and was awarded Chartership through the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Richard Russell currently holds the position as the NASA Technical Fellow for Materials, a position he has held since 2016. 

Richard has a B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a M.S. degree from the University of Florida in Materials and Science and Engineering.

Richard began his career in 1986 at the Naval Aviation Depot in Pensacola, Florida. In 1989 he joined NASA's Kennedy Space Center supporting the Shuttle Engineering Project Office serving as a Materials and Processes (M&P) Engineering expert.  In 1996, he left NASA and worked in aircraft manufacturing and design at The Aerostructures Corporation in Nashville, Tennessee and Bell Helicopter in Ft. Worth, Texas. In 2001 Mr. Russell rejoined the Shuttle Program working for the United Space Alliance at Kennedy Space Center.

In 2004 Ricahrd rejoined NASA serving as the Aging Aircraft Principal Engineer for the Orbiter Project Support Office. In 2009 Mr. Russell became a member of the Materials Science Division at the Kennedy Space Center supporting the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and assisting in the development of requirements for the Commercial Crew Program.  In 2012 Mr. Russell was named the Chief of the Materials and Processes Engineering Branch.  In 2014 joined the Commercial Crew Program as both the spacecraft and launch vehicle Systems Manager for Specialty Engineering (Materials and Processes and Fracture Control).

Dr. Martin White is Head of Additive Manufacturing Programs – European region at ASTM International responsible for various AM programs in Europe. Martin is a Materials & Structures Specialist, with 20 years of experience in both academic and industrial fields. His recent career has focused on the Certification & Production of Aerospace structures, ranging from the A350-900 XWB Main Landing Gear at Safran Landing Systems, to his most recent role as Chief Engineer for Additive Manufacturing at GKN Aerospace. He spent his early career studying with Rolls Royce at Swansea University to obtain a Doctorate in High Temperature Materials for Gas Turbine applications, as well as a Masters in High Strength Steels for Landing Gears (with Airbus), before spending several years as a consultant at Frazer-Nash Consultancy. At Frazer-Nash, he worked across multiple industries – including Aerospace, Civil Nuclear, Defence, and Oil & Gas.

Chris has worked in the Additive Manufacturing sector since 2003 becoming Lecturer in Innovative Design and Manufacturing in 2008 at Loughborough University. In 2016 Chris became an Professor of Materials Engineering in the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering. Chris is Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing and has been an Executive Member of the ASTM F42 AM standards committee and a participant in the BSi initiative of AM standards development. Chris is a regular presenter at international conferences, a panel member for EPSRC and a reviewer for International funding agencies and a founder of Added Scientific Ltd. In 2018 Chris was appointed Faculty Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange in the Faculty of Engineering

Nick received the B.Eng and Ph.D degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK in 2009 and 2014 respectively, where he is currently a Senior Lecturer and member of the Electrical Energy Management Group within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His research focuses on performance improvement of electrical machines through advanced multi-physics design and manufacturing techniques, with a particular interest in additive manufacturing of active components. He leads Digital Design and Digital Manufacture of Electrical Machines activities under The Electrical Machine Works funded by his UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship.

Pavel Levkin graduated from the Institute of Fine Chemical Technology, Moscow and obtained his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Tübingen in Germany, followed by postdoctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley.

Pavel joined Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as a group leader in 2010 and accepted Heisenberg professorship in 2020. Currently Pavel is the head of the Biofunctional Materials Systems research group at the Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems (IBCS-FMS) and Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) at KIT.

He received the Ewald-Wicke Prize in 2014 and the Heinz-Meyer Leibnitz Prize in 2015. He is also recipient of both Helmholtz Junior research group grant and the ERC Starting Grant.

Pavel is the co-founder of ScreenFect GmbH and Aquarray GmbH. His research focuses on the development of functional and responsive materials, and surfaces for biomedical and biotechnological applications.

Eric MacDonald, Ph.D. is a professor of mechanical engineering and Murchison Chair at the University of Texas at El Paso.  Dr. MacDonald received his doctoral degree (2002) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked in industry for 12 years at IBM and Motorola and subsequently co-founded a start-up specializing in CAD software and the startup was acquired by a firm in Silicon Valley. Dr. MacDonald held faculty fellowships at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, US Navy Research and was awarded a US State Department Fulbright Fellowship in South America. His research interests include 3D printed multi-functional applications and process monitoring in additive manufacturing with instrumentation and computer vision for improved quality and yield.

As a co-founding editor of the Elsevier journal Additive Manufacturing, MacDonald has helped direct the academic journal to have highest impact factor among all manufacturing journals worldwide. He has recently been involved in the commissioning of a second partner journal, Additive Manufacturing Letters, upon which he serves as the Editor-in-Chief.  

Recent projects include 3D printing of structures such as nano satellites with structurally-embedded electronics - one of which was launched into Low Earth Orbit in 2013 and a replica of which was on display at the London Museum of Science. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications, dozens of patents, one of which was licensed by Sony and Toshiba from IBM.  He is a member of ASME, ASEE, senior member of IEEE and a registered Professional Engineer in the USA state of Texas.

Marco Gavagnin has a background in Chemistry, with a Master of Science degree from Padova University in Italy, specialising in material science. Following this, he accomplished his PhD at the Solid State Electronics Department at the Vienna University of Technology in Austria. Here he mainly worked on electron beam induced deposition of nanomagnets for logic applications.

Since 2014, Marco has worked as Technology Forecaster in one of the most advanced and renowned companies in printed circuit board (PCB) and IC Substrate manufacturing, the Austria Technology and Systemtechnique AG (AT&S AG). His team’s work consists in monitoring the microelectronics landscape, and evaluate new opportunities addressing future applications’ technical needs.

Paulo Bartolo is Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Executive Director of Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP).

At NTU, he is also Programme Director of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) hub at NTU. He is also Professor at the University of Manchester.

Paulo has authored more than 600 publications in journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings, co-edited 22 books and holds 16 patents.

Dr Nesma Aboulkhair is currently the Additive Manufacturing Lead at the Technology Innovation Institute, UAE. Prior, she was an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at the University of Nottingham (UK), where she is now a visiting academic.

Her active research projects span across several additive manufacturing processes, including powder-based and droplet-on-demand. Her research interests are mainly experimental with focus on materials processing, manufacturing, and characterisation for metallurgy and mechanical properties.

In addition, she has growing interest in developing new materials for additive manufacturing. As an early career researcher, she has an excellent track record of scientific publications (38 articles, h-index 20, Field Weighted Citation Impact 5.45) and funding (in excess of £2M). Nesma is the president of the Early Career Researchers committee for the Association of Industrial Laser Users, UK. She has been awarded numerous awards and honours, including the prestigious Anne McLaren Fellowship (UK).

Dr Carl Hauser joined TWI Ltd in June 2010 and holds the position of section manager and technology consultant within the Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) section. Carl has been involved in additive manufacturing for more than 25 years. Carl steers technical strategy for both PBF and DED-LB and still conducts experimental research into large scale AM and metallic coatings. This includes the development of CAM software tools to drive multi axis nozzle positioning for 3D part manufacture and for the application of coatings onto conformal surfaces.

Carl has published over 30 scientific conference and journal papers, has given many keynote presentations on Additive Manufacturing, and is an expert reviewer for several international additive manufacturing journals. Carl has also written, coordinated and participated in many national and international funded R&D projects on the topics of AM and coatings. Carl is a chartered engineering and has attained Fellow status with the Welding Institute.

James holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University with a focus on energy systems and high-temperature gas dynamics, and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University. He has co-authored 83 patents and 13 academic publications in the fields of additive manufacturing and power generation.

Prior to founding Seurat, James was at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he worked on the Laser Inertial Fusion Energy project, and co-invented and developed the core of Seurat's breakthrough technology in Additive Manufacturing.