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Whiting, Gregory Lewis

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  • Dr Whiting's research is focused at the intersection of additive manufacturing, novel materials, and functional devices. He uses printing as a method to fabricate unconventional electronic components and systems that can be readily customized, mechanically flexible and conformable, large area, widely distributed, biocompatible, and/or controllably transient. These devices can find application in a broad range of areas, with ongoing projects including: printed and biodegradable sensors for monitoring soil and plant conditions, printing for space applications, wearable devices for human performance monitoring and care related instrumentation, multi-process/multi-material integrated printing of functional objects, and printing for energy devices.

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  • additive manufacturing, printed electronics, transient electronics, distributed systems, autonomous fabrication and prototyping, unconventional electronic devices and systems, sensor networks, solution processed electronic materials, multi-material integration, flexible electronics, organic electronic materials and devices, precision agriculture, soil monitoring, in-plant sensing, multi-process printing, 3D printing, wearable electronics

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  • MCEN 2024 - Materials Science
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Fall 2024
    Provides an overview of the structure, properties and processing of metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials. Specific topics include perfect and imperfect solids, phase equilibria, transformation kinetics, mechanical behavior and material degradation. Approach incorporates both materials science and materials engineering components. Degree credit not granted for this course and GEEN 3024.
  • MCEN 4085 - Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
    Second part of a two-course capstone design experience in mechanical engineering. Includes refinement of prototype, design optimization, fabrication, testing, and evaluation. Students orally present the final design and prepare a written report and operation manual for the product. GEEN-BS and GEEN-BSEPL students are not required to complete MCEN 4026.
  • MCEN 5055 - Advanced Product Design
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
    Introduces engineering design and development of consumer products. Includes learning sketching, brainstorming, idea generation, design thinking, user-centered design, product requirements and specifications, product constraints, human factors, aesthetics, industrial design, intellectual property, concept prototyping, idea selection, tolerancing, cost estimating, design for assembly, and materials selection. Entails a semester-long team re-design of a consumer product.
  • MCEN 5065 - Graduate Design I
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
    First part of a two-course graduate product design experience in mechanical engineering. Covers problem definition and specifications, determining design requirements, user feedback, alternative design concepts, engineering analysis, concept prototypes and CAD drawings. Students make several oral design reviews, a final design presentation and prepare a written report. Entails a team product design, fabrication and testing cycle of sponsored project. Students who complete this course are encouraged to take MCEN 5075 Graduate Design II.
  • MCEN 5075 - Graduate Design II
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
    Second part of two-course graduate product design experience in mechanical engineering. Includes refinement of prototype, design optimization, fabrication, testing, and evaluation. Students orally present the final design and prepare a written report and operation manual for the product. Entails a team product design, fabrication, and testing cycle of a sponsored project, leading to a fully-functional product.
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