Nima Shamsaei

Mechanical Engineering
Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor
Director, National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence
3448 Wiggins Hall
334.844.4839
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Education

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology

Research Interests

Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Fatigue and Fracture
Failure Analysis
Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Keywords/Tags

Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing Fatigue & Fracture Failure Analysis Mechanical Behavior of Materials Microstructure-Property Relationships Laser Materials Processing Experimental Mechanics Durability and Reliability Mechanical Design

In The News

Recent mechanical engineering PhD grad is rising star in additive manufacturing

In the five years since it was established through a public-private partnership with NASA, the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) has brought in tens of millions in grants from government organizations and private companies.  But in terms of the center's growing acclaim, for the moment, all director Nima Shamsaei wants to talk about is the success of his students. 
NIST awards Auburn nearly $1M to lead NDE-based AM qualification via data analytics

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently awarded Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) and the ASTM Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) nearly $1 million to establish through computer vision and machine learning a data-driven framework for the non-destructive qualification of additively manufactured materials and parts for mission critical applications.

NCAME partners in $4M NSF project on rapid qualification for AM safety-critical components

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) continued confidence in Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence now includes a $4 million award for research on rapid qualification for additively manufactured (AM) safety-critical components used in the aviation, space and medical industries.
NCAME awarded $4M for additive manufacturing high-temperature material characterization

Things continue to heat up at the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME).  Thanks to multiple recent contracts from Lockheed Martin and NASA totaling more than $4 million, the center is expanding the scope of its world-renowned additive manufacturing (AM) material characterization research to include developing AM process parameters as well as high-temperature thermal and mechanical characterizations on materials necessary for next-generation harsh environment applications. 
Researchers earn NASA grant to reinvent electronics manufacturing in space

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Nima Shamsaei, and Stephen Mills are investigating means to manufacture functional devices in space via dry printing technology.
Army invests $4.3 million in Auburn University additive manufacturing research

The U.S. Army has asked Auburn University to help build the future of American combat readiness. Through a recent $4.3 million Army grant, the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University will soon initiate a two-year project focused on materials, parts and process qualification, all of which are necessary for furthering the adoption and implementation of additive manufacturing in Army operations.
ISE assistant professor leads NSF grant to transform the distributed additive manufacturing industry

Jia (Peter) Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, will lead a multi-disciplinary team of scientists on a nearly $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to transform the distributed additive manufacturing industry.
NCAME boosts AM qualification capacity with state-of-the-art in-process monitoring system

Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) will soon install state-of-the-art in-process quality assurance software on one of its three EOS M290 printers. The step is part of an academic and industrial collaboration between the center and Sigma Labs in support of several funded projects fostering the use of additively manufactured (AM) components in commercial air and space travel.

Auburn leads statewide NASA project on simulation-based qualification for additive manufacturing

Auburn's reputation for additive manufacturing (AM) research has again preceded itself.  A team of faculty from Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and Harbert College of Business, composed mostly of leadership and affiliated faculty within Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), received $750,000 in funding for their winning NASA EPSCoR — Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research — project proposal to investigate the structural integrity of additively manufactured (AM) metallic materials. The team also includes researchers from the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa and University of Alabama-Huntsville.
Interdisciplinary research team receives NSF future manufacturing grant for "multi-material additive nanomanufacturing of biodegradable paper electronics"

The team’s research demonstrates a transformative dry additive nanomanufacturing approach that enables the printing of eco-friendly papertronics.

Novel Nozzle: NASA, AU partnership boldly goes where few AM projects have gone before

The task to 3D-print a 10-foot tall rocket nozzle liner demonstrator for a large-scale, liquid rocket engine presented just one problem for DM3D Technologies — they didn't have a machine large enough to produce it. So, they built one.
Auburn Engineering showcases AM expertise with Army Additive Manufacturing Summit

Auburn University strengthened its status as the nation's leading academic institution for additive manufacturing research last week during the Army Additive Manufacturing (AM) Summit hosted by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. 
Auburn Engineering posts banner year for research in fiscal year 2020

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has again posted a banner year for externally sponsored projects, bringing in more than $74 million in awards during fiscal year 2020. 
ASTM International, Auburn receive America Makes award for additive manufacturing cybersecurity training

ASTM International and Auburn University have been awarded more than $260,000 in funding from America Makes for the development of additive manufacturing cybersecurity training.
NCAME cultivates additive manufacturing vendor partnerships for NASA

Inside a state-of-the art 50,000-square foot South Dakota facility, within view of Mount Rushmore, one of the largest examples of subtractive manufacturing in the world, sits one of the world's largest additive manufacturing machines, or 3D printers for metal parts. And, thanks to the latest developments in Auburn University's public-private partnership with NASA, it's got a big job to do.

FAA invests $3 million in Auburn University additive manufacturing research

Thanks to a recent $3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University will soon initiate a two-year project focused on improving commercial air travel through the use of 3D-printed (or additively manufactured) metal components. 
New additive printers boost NCAME capabilities

It's been only three years since Auburn University, through a public-private partnership with NASA, established the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) inside the recently renovated Gavin Research Laboratory. Yet, due to rapidly growing collaborative interest from additive manufacturing (AM) industry leaders, it's already getting cramped inside the center's state-of-the-art facilities.
Auburn University civil engineering assistant professor earns major NSF Award

An assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Civil Engineering has been recognized with a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Award worth more than $865,000. Lauren Beckingham, who was also awarded an NSF Faculty Early CAREER Development Award in 2019, will serve as the principal investigator on the project, with the award supporting the acquisition of an X-ray Computed Nanotomography (nanoCT) system equipped with in-situ mechanical and thermal material testing that enables fundamental research in biological, geological and engineered materials.
Auburn researchers receive NSF grant for interdisciplinary additive nanomanufacturing research

Led by faculty members Masoud Mahjouri-Samani and Nima Shamsaei, the project will support research to develop an additive nanomanufacturing platform capable of producing multifunctional nanoparticles on demand to fabricate durable hybrid structures and devices layer-by-layer.
Auburn Engineering posts banner year in research

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering brought in $59.6 million in externally sponsored research awards from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019. The college has also placed in the top 10% of engineering institutions in the nation for research expenditures for the past 15 years.

Auburn Engineering PhD student wins first place at ASTM International’s additive manufacturing symposium

A graduate research assistant in mechanical engineering was recently awarded first place at the 4th Symposium on Structural Integrity of Additive Manufactured Materials and Parts hosted by global standards developer ASTM International in Washington D.C.
NASA awards $5.2 million contract to Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering today announced that NASA has awarded a $5.2 million contract to its National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) to develop additive manufacturing processes and techniques for improving the performance of liquid rocket engines. The three-year contract is the latest expansion of a longstanding public-private partnership between Auburn and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
U.S. Army additive manufacturing team visits Auburn’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence, cites university as strategic partner

Representatives from the Team Redstone Additive Manufacturing Integrated Product Team (IPT) recently visited Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence, or NCAME, to tour the center’s additive manufacturing facilities and continue discussions on current and future collaborations with Auburn.
Auburn-led effort awarded $1.2M to create additive manufacturing standards

The America Makes investment will allow Auburn University researchers to help develop consensus-based best practices for the additive manufacturing industry.
Auburn creates partnerships to grow additive manufacturing workforce

Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence has formed partnerships with Huntsville City Schools and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Command to further education and workforce development.
Auburn, partner organizations sign agreements for additive research centers

Auburn University, ASTM International and other partner organizations on Monday celebrated the launch of two new centers of excellence in additive manufacturing aimed at accelerating research and development, standardization and innovation in that field, also known as 3-D printing.

Key researchers create roadmap for 3-D printing standards at Auburn conference

An international group of additive manufacturing researchers gathered in Auburn in May to discuss the field's standardization.