The Additive Manufacturing Customers Group (AMUG) has introduced Colleen Murray and Justin Levy as the most recent recipients of its two annual 3D printing scholarships.
Murray, a lecturer on the College of Maryland (UMD)’s Division of Aerospace Engineering, obtained the Randy Stevens Scholarship for additive manufacturing educators. Levy, presently in his third 12 months of finding out mechanical engineering at The Ohio State College (OSU), obtained the Man E. Bourdeau Scholarship for college kids.
AMUG scholarships honor excellent college students and educators who’re keen about additive manufacturing and devoted to advancing each schooling and the business. Each awardees are set to attend the 2025 AMUG Convention, which can happen on the Hilton Lodge in Chicago between March 30 and April 3. They may take to the stage on Tuesday, April 1, to current their work and interact with the 3D printing customers neighborhood.
“The truth that choice was tough for the Scholarship Committee exhibits that these scholarships have gotten an more and more sought-after and aggressive honor amongst extremely motivated college students and instructors within the subject of additive manufacturing,” commented Brent Griffith, a 2023 scholarship recipient and co-chair of AMUG’s Scholarship Committee.
Olga “Dr. O” Ivanova, Ph.D., Scholarship Committee co-chair, added, “We had an impressive pool of candidates this 12 months. The choice course of was significantly tough.” She famous, “the highest two candidates for the Man E. Bourdeau Scholarship and the highest three for the Randy Stevens Scholarship obtained almost similar scores from the committee, making the ultimate determination particularly difficult.”
Colleen Murray receives AMUG’s Randy Stevens Scholarship
AMUG’s Randy Stevens Scholarship is backed by Minnesota-based manufacturing service bureau In’Tech Industries. It honors the reminiscence of AMUG advocate Randy Stevens, famend for his dedication and contribution to additive manufacturing. The annual award acknowledges one high-school trainer or school professor for his or her contribution to additive manufacturing. Recipients are granted free entry to the AMUG convention, and have all bills coated for his or her go to.
Murray holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UMD and presently teaches a course on the mechanics of composites. Her analysis focuses on the mechanical characterization of composites and additively manufactured buildings. In her doctoral thesis, she particularly explored the vitality absorption properties of 3D printed honeycombs for crashworthiness purposes.
She can also be growing a course on superior manufacturing and automation which shall be taught at UMD sooner or later. Elsewhere, Murray is establishing a brand new undergraduate mechatronics engineering program for the Universities at Shady Grove.
Norman Wereley, Ph.D., a College of Maryland Minta Martin Professor of aerospace engineering, referred to as Murray “a superb communicator and an distinctive individual, chief, scholar, mentor and researcher.” In his letter of advice, Wereley added, “I can’t think about anybody extra deserving of the Randy Stevens Scholarship.”
The UMD lecturer is targeted on pushing the boundaries of additive manufacturing by way of analysis and tutorial outreach. She hopes her participation at AMUG 2025 will additional bolster these efforts. “I hope to convey again beneficial insights and encourage my colleagues to attend sooner or later. I’m excited to study extra about additive manufacturing and the way it will assist outline our future,” Murray mentioned.
Dr. Ivanova commented that the Randy Stevens Scholarship recipient “is actively growing curricula that might profit from her participating with the business leaders on the AMUG Convention.” Dr O added, “Her analysis and work concentrate on sensible purposes, guaranteeing that revolutionary concepts may be successfully translated into real-world use, which stood out.”
The Man E. Bourdeau Scholarship awarded to Justin Levy
Based within the reminiscence of Man E. Bourdeau, an ardent supporter and advocate of AMUG, the annual scholarship acknowledges a school scholar for his or her contribution to 3D printing in schooling. Funded by New Jersey CAD/CAM reseller Cimquest, the award additionally covers the price of AMUG 2025 participation for the winner.
Levy developed an curiosity in 3D printing at 13 and is now pursuing a bachelor’s diploma at OSU’s Middle for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME), the place he researches laser powder mattress fusion (LPBF) and course of optimization. His work focuses on growing new breakaway assist methods for LPBF 3D printing to cut back manufacturing prices and enhance scalability. He has additionally contributed to a joint undertaking between CDME and high-speed 3D printer producer Pantheon3D, which led to the set up of Ohio’s first concrete 3D printer.
Away from OSU, Levy has interned at metallic 3D printing agency Castheon, Inc. and was a fellow on the Nationwide Safety Innovation Community (NSIN) X-Power program. Later this 12 months, he’ll work with REACT lab’s additive group at Tinker AFB to develop methods for 3D printing throughout the US Air Power.
In his free time, the OSU undergraduate began a maker’s membership to advocate for 3D printers in lecture rooms. Moreover, in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Levy produced over 3,000 face shields for healthcare staff. He additionally led the West Coast logistics of a 3D printed Toys for Tots program, whereas individually 3D printing toys for distribution.
Castheon’s Founder, chief scientist, & EVP, Youping Gao, wrote a letter of advice for the Levy. “Justin’s sensible experience in additive manufacturing processes and his unwavering dedication to innovation make him an impressive candidate for this scholarship,” Gao said. “Justin persistently demonstrated distinctive initiative and flexibility. I’m assured that his dedication, technical aptitude, and collaborative spirit will proceed to serve him and any group he helps properly in future endeavors.”
Who obtained AMUG scholarships beforehand?
AMUG is now in its eleventh 12 months of granting 3D printing scholarships. In 2023, Brent Griffith was awarded the Man E. Bourdeau Scholarship. On the time, Griffith was finding out for a Grasp of Engineering in Additive Manufacturing and Design by way of Penn State College. He said that this scholarship was an “unimaginable and life-changing second.” Griffith added, “Earlier than receiving the scholarship, I felt I knew so much in regards to the additive manufacturing business. After receiving the scholarship and attending the AMUG Convention, I felt like I used to be part of it.”
Final 12 months’s AMUG Man E. Bourdeau Scholarship went to Alex Campbell, a fourth-year aerospace engineering scholar at Ohio State College (OHU). He was first launched to 3D printing in center faculty. What started as a pastime has since turn out to be a tutorial ardour, with 3D printing an “integral facet” of his skilled id. Trying to the longer term, Campbell hopes to maneuver into the aerospace sector and advance the manufacture of rocket engines or design next-generation propulsion programs.
The 2024 AMUG Randy Stevens Scholarship was awarded to Phil Rufe. An Assistant Professor within the Faculty of Engineering at Jap Michigan College (EMU), Rufe is a Licensed Manufacturing Engineer with levels in mechanical engineering, manufacturing and schooling.
He leads programs in manufacturing processes, industrial operations, CAD mechanics, GD&T, lean manufacturing, mental property design for meeting (DFMA), and additive manufacturing. The EMU professor additionally manages the college’s 3D printing lab.
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Featured picture exhibits 2025 AMUG scholarship recipients Colleen Murray (left) and Justin Levy (proper). Picture by way of AMUG.
