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On Printing Complex Fluids: from nozzles to lasers

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Mechanical Science and Engineering
Location
3100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building
Date
Oct 6, 2023   12:00 pm  
Speaker
Professor Mazi Jalaal, University of Amsterdam
Contact
Amy Rumsey
E-Mail
rumsey@illinois.edu
Phone
217-300-4310
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Originating Calendar
MechSE Seminars

Abstract

We will present our recent progress in experiments, theory, and simulations of printing yield stress fluids. I will start with the “classic” Direct Ink Writing methods where soft matters are deposited using a nozzle. We will then continue with a more recent laser based technology. The ultimate goal is to achieve an optimized Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) system: a nozzle-free ultra-fast printing technology that can be used for two- and three-dimensional printing. We will conclude the talk with a list of wishes and open problems.

About the Speaker

Mazi Jalaal is an assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) sine 2021. He received his PhD from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Before joining UvA, he was a postdoc at the Physics of Fluid group at the University of Twente and a Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. His Lab studies the flow of complex and active fluids, biology of marine and fresh water organisms, and biophysics of plants.

More info: fluidlab.nl

Host: Professor Randy Ewoldt

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