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  • Using the recently established shadowgraphy and fluorescent measurement set-up, we have been able to successfully capture the early plasma formed during femtosecond laser ablation with picosecond time resolution.   For details, see the new paper published in Physics of Plasmas.  This study has revealed new science on how early plasma affects laser-material interaction in ultrashort laser ablation.

  • A recent success story at the Center includes direct synthesis of Nitinol shape memory alloy directly from elementary Ni and Ti powders.   An article summarizing this work is being published.

  • Over the last few months, a number of industrial companies have visited the Center, including Honda, Silfex, Deloro Stellite, Edison Welding Institute, Strykers, Dow Chemicals, Lawrence Livermore Berkeley National Lab, and Huffman. We welcome your visit anytime.

  • A new 1 kW fiber laser has been ordered from IPG Photonics.  This new laser will be used to outfit the existing 3 axis MAZAK milling machine and will be utilized for projects dealing with laser-assisted milling and laser welding.

  • A second powder feeder has been acquired and installed on the Optomec LENS750 system.  The system now provides the capabilities of building gradient structures.

  • A new set-up for two-photon polymerization has been established.  The set-up includes a 3-axis nano positioning system from Aerotech, a high NA objective lens and a Ti-Sapphire femtosecond laser.   This unit will be used to build 3D nano-size structures.

  • Our work on the ultrafast laser-based scribing of this film solar cells has been featured by a number of news media.  Please see the Media Coverage page to see the link.  

  • Industrial Laser Solutions published a featured article on Laser Assisted Machining - LAM benefits a wide range of difficult-to-machine materials, (pp. 18-22 in Jan/Feb 2011 issue).   Industrial Laser Solutions is one of the leading magazines dealing with laser applications to manufacturing in industry.

  • One of the Professor Shin's group's paper is among the most cited papers published in International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture from 2006 to 2010.  "Laser-assisted machining of Inconel 718 with an economic analysis" Volume 46, Issue 14, 2006, pp. 1879-1891 Anderson, M., Patwa, R., Shin, Y.C.

  • One of the Professor Shin's group's paper was shown to be among the hottest 25 papers from 2009 to 2010 in International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture.  "Machinability improvement of titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) via LAM and hybrid machining", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Volume 50, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 174-182 Dandekar, C.R.; Shin, Y.C.; Barnes, J. 

  • Professors Shin and Cheng jointly received a new NSF grant to focus on high speed scribing of solar cell panels.  This project will be carried out in collaboration with industry and a national lab.

  • Professor Shin in teaming with Prof. Jian Cao at Northwestern  organized a two and half day summer short course on Principles of and Recent Advances in Laser Micro/Nano Manufacturing Processes.   This was held from June 1 to 4, 2010, in Evanston, Illinois with more than 60 participants.  Speakers were leading researchers and practitioners from industry, government and academia.  Please find the details from the short course web site.

  • The latest news media articles on our research in the laser-based fabrication of biomedical implants and stents have appeared in many different magazines and web news portal sites.  To see the articles, visit Press Release page.

  • Professor Shin gave a presentation on the new research outcome with the title "Residual Stresses Induced by Laser Shock Peening on Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glass and Its Effect on Plasticity" at the TMS conference held from Feb. 28 to March 4 in San Diego, CA.  This research shows a significant improvement of plasticity of Bulk Metallic Glass (BMG) via laser shock peening.  TMS is one of the largest materials related conferences with about 5000 presentations.  This research is being carried out in collaboration with the University of Tennessee and University of Manchester in UK.

  • Industrial Laser Solutions published a featured article on Laser Assisted Machining - LAM benefits a wide range of difficult-to-machine materials, (pp. 18-22 in Jan/Feb 2011 issue).   Industrial Laser Solutions is one of the leading magazines dealing with laser applications to manufacturing in industry.

  • One of the Professor Shin's group's paper is among the most cited papers published in International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture from 2006 to 2010.  "Laser-assisted machining of Inconel 718 with an economic analysis" Volume 46, Issue 14, 2006, pp. 1879-1891 Anderson, M., Patwa, R., Shin, Y.C.

  • One of the Professor Shin's group's paper was shown to be among the hottest 25 papers from 2009 to 2010 in International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture.  "Machinability improvement of titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) via LAM and hybrid machining", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Volume 50, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 174-182 Dandekar, C.R.; Shin, Y.C.; Barnes, J. 

  • Professors Shin and Cheng jointly received a new NSF grant to focus on high speed scribing of solar cell panels.  This project will be carried out in collaboration with industry and a national lab.

  • Professor Shin presented three papers at the ICALEO held in Anaheim, CA, from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30, 2010.

  • Professor Shin presented topics on laser-assisted machining and in-situ synthesis of metal matrix composites at the 21sth Annual Advanced Aerospace Materials and Processes Conference & Exhibition (AeroMat), which was held on June 21-24, 2010 Bellevue, WA USA

  • A new issue (No. 7, Issue 1) of Center Newslaser has been published.  Please visit the members only section to view it or contact Prof. Shin for a copy.

  • Professor Shin in teaming with Prof. Jian Cao at Northwestern  organized a two and half day summer short course on Principles of and Recent Advances in Laser Micro/Nano Manufacturing Processes.   This was held from June 1 to 4, 2010, in Evanston, Illinois with more than 60 participants.  Speakers were leading researchers and practitioners from industry, government and academia.  Please find the details from the short course web site.

  • The students in Professor Shin's group presented three papers on micro machining at the upcoming  International Conference on MicroManufacturing held on April 5-8, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin.  See the details from the conference web site.

  • Professor Shin received a second NSF Partnership for Innovation grant on laser-based manufacturing and materials processing in a partnership with Northwestern University.

  • The latest news media articles on our research in the laser-based fabrication of biomedical implants and stents have appeared in many different magazines and web news portal sites.  To see the articles, visit Press Release page.

  • Professor Shin gave the plenary talk on "Advanced Laser Technologies for Fabrication of Bio Implants and Stents in the Future" at the Advanced Laser Applications Conference (ALAC) held on 14-15, 2009, San Jose Marriott, San Jose, California.

  • Professor Shin gave a talk at the Workshop on LASER AND PRODUCTION: CHARACTERISTICS, APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE TENDENCIES, which was held at the International Fair BI-MU 2008 (URL) in Milano Italy, on October 4th, 2008.  He delivered a speech on the State of the Art in industrial research and new tendencies in laser applications in USA.

  • A new femtosecond laser has been acquired from Spectra Physics and is now in operation.

  • The Center activities were displayed at the NSF Partnerships for Innovation Workshop, which was held during March 31-April 1, 2008 in Washington D.C. Purdue President France Cordova delivered the keynote speech at this workshop.

  • One of the technologies being developed at the Center,  Integrated Laser Cell, was chosen as one of 100 technologies for display at the “World’s Best Technology Showcase.” This showcase was held in Ft. Worth/Dallas, TX on March 25-27, 2008.

  • Dr. Shin served as the organizing chair of the 2009 ASME International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, which will be held during Oct. 4-7, 2009 at Purdue University.  The conference draw more than 300 attendees from all over the world.

  • Various Center projects were displayed on Nov. 9th at the Indiana Entrepreneurship & Innovation Day “Innovation Showcase” at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis

  • Some results of our laser projects were presented at ICALEO2007 and International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conferences.  Kevin Schoeffel won the 3rd place in the student design contest with design of the laser cladding nozzle.

  • Professor Shin and his former student, Yinggang Tian, have been selected as the recipient of the 2007 ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award for the paper entitled "Thermal Modeling for Laser-Assisted Machining of Silicon Nitride Ceramics with Complex Features". The following is the brief description of the Award.

The Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award is presented for the best current original paper or papers (not published elsewhere) which has/have been presented before ASME and/or published by ASME during the two calendar years immediately preceding the year of the award.

  • A laser deposition workshop was held on May 9, 2007 at Purdue University.   Invited lecturers from RPM, Rolls Royce, Optomec and GE along with Purdue researchers covered a broad spectrum of issues on the current technologies and future issues related to laser direct deposition.   The presentation material is now available to the workshop participants. 

  • An Optomec LENS750 system has been installed and in operation.   This will enhance the Center's laser deposition facilities with the total of three systems, providing different process capabilities.

  • Dr. Shin organized the Laser Applications in Manufacturing and Engineering Workshop to make industry aware of laser applications in manufacturing and engineering research being carried out by the various universities in Indiana. The event was held in West Lafayette at Purdue University on April 21, 2006 with 55 participants, and was sponsored by ATAIN’s (Access Technology Across Indiana) Indiana Innovation Network (IIN).