Faculty and student members of the Made By Design Lab have written numerous journal publications, book chapters, and theses surrounding the field of AM.  The lab also regularly presents research updates at national and international academic conferences.  Below is a comprehensive list of publications written by members of the lab.

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Book Chapters
—     2017    —
Williams, C. B., & Meisel, N. A. (2017). Designing for Material Jetting Additive Processes. In LaRoux K. Gillespie (Ed.), Design for Manufacturability: New Materials, Technologies, and Processes. New York City, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Journal Articles

—     2022    —

Mathur, J., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2022). Effects Of Immersion on Knowledge Gain and Cognitive Load In Additive Manufacturing Process Education. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing.
Kaweesa, D. V., Bobbio, L. D., Beese, A. M., & Meisel, N. A. (2022). Prediction and Validation of Composite Properties Resulting from Voxel-Based Microstructural Design in Material Jetting. Rapid Prototyping Journal.
Prabhu, R., Simpson, T. W., Miller, S. R., Cutler, S. L., & Meisel, N. A. (2022). Teaching Design for Additive Manufacturing: Formulating Educational Interventions that Encourage Design Creativity. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing.
Williams, G., Meisel, N. A., Simpson, T. W., & McComb, C. (2022). Design for Artificial Intelligence: Proposing a Conceptual Framework Grounded in Data Wrangling. ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 22(6),060903.
Prabhu, R., Simpson, T. W., Miller, S. R., & Meisel, N. A. (2022). Development and Validity Evidence Investigation of a Design for Additive Manufacturing Self-Efficacy Scale. Research in Engineering Design, 33, 437-453.
Prabhu, R., Simpson, T. W., Miller, S. R., & Meisel, N. A. (2022). Mastering Manufacturing: Exploring Effects of Engineering Designers’ Prior Experience on Design for Additive Manufacturing Use. Journal of Engineering Design, 33(5), 366-387.
Ashrafi, N., Nazarian, S., Meisel, N. A., & Duarte, J. (2022). A Grammar-Based Algorithm for Toolpath Generation: Compensating for Material Deformation in the Additive Manufacturing of Concrete, Additive Manufacturing, 55, 102803.
Meisel, N. A.Watson, N., Bilen, S., Duarte, J. & Nazarian, S. (2022). Design and System Considerations for Construction-Scale Concrete Additive Manufacturing in Remote Environments via Robotic Arm Deposition. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 9(1), 35-45.
Prabhu, R., Berthel, J. T., Masia, J. S., Meisel, N. A., & Simpson, T. W. (2022). Rapid Response! Investigating the Effects of Problem Requirements on the Characteristics of Additively Manufactured Solutions for COVID-19. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 144(5), 054502.
—     2021    —

Ashrafi, N., Nazarian, S., Meisel, N. A., & Duarte, J. (2021). Experimental Calibration and Compensation for the Continuous Effect of Time, Number of Layers and Volume of Material on Shape Deformation in Small-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Concrete, Additive Manufacturing, 47, 102228.
Sinha, S., Lynch, S., & Meisel, N. A. (2021). Heat Transfer Simulation of Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing to Predict Weld Strength between Layers. Additive Manufacturing, 46, 102117.
Prabhu, R., Berthel, J. T., Masia, J. S., Meisel, N. A., & Simpson, T. W. (2021). Maximizing Design Potential: Investigating the Effects of Utilizing Opportunistic and Restrictive Design for Additive Manufacturing in Rapid Response Solutions. Rapid Prototyping Journal27(6), 1161-1171.
Prabhu, R.Leguarda, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2021). Favoring Complexity: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Factors that Influence Concept Selection when Designing for Additive Manufacturing. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design143(10), 102001.
Prabhu, R., Masia, J. S., Berthel, J. T., Meisel, N. A., Simpson, T. W. (2021). Design and Manufacturability Data on Additively Manufactured Solutions for COVID-19. Data in Brief36, 107012.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2021). Fresh in My Mind! Investigating the Effects of the Order of Presenting Opportunistic and Restrictive Design for Additive Manufacturing Content on Students’ Creativity. Journal of Engineering Design, 32(4), 187-212.
Jordan, A., Knochel, A., Meisel, N. A., Reiger, K., Sinha, S. (2021). Making on the Move: Mobility, Makerspaces, and Transdisciplinary Art Education. The International Journal of Art and Design Education40(1), 52-65.
Ashrafi, N., Nazarian, S., Meisel, N. A., & Duarte, J. (2021). Experimental Prediction of Material Deformation in Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Concrete. Additive Manufacturing37, 101656.

—     2020    —

Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Built to Win? Exploring the Role of Competitive Environments on Students’ Creativity in Design for Additive Manufacturing Tasks. Journal of Engineering Design, 31(12), 574-604.
Hu, H., Sinha, S.Meisel, N. A., & Bilen, S. (2020). Permittivity of 3D-Printed Nylon Substrates with Different Infill Pattern and Density for Design of Microwave Components. Designs4(3), 39.
Prabhu, R., Bracken, J., Armstrong, C., Jablokow, K., Simpson, T., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Additive Creativity: Investigating the Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing to Encourage Creativity in the Engineering Design Industry. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation8(4), 198-222.
Sinha, S., Rieger, K., Knochel, A., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Mobile Making Platform for 3D Printing Education: Evaluating the Impact of Key Session Variables on Student Awareness and Engagement. International Journal of Engineering Education36(4): 1-17.
Sinha, S., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Predicting Material Properties for Embedded Structures Created with Polymer Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing34, 101247.
Malviya, M., Sinha, S., Berdanier, C., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Digital Design Automation to Support In-Situ Embedding of Functional Objects in Additive Manufacturing. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(11), 114501.
Bracken, J., Pomorski, T., Armstrong, C., Prabhu, R., Simpson, T., Jablokow, K., Cleary, W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Design for Metal Powder Bed Fusion: The Geometry for Additive Part Selection (GAPS) Worksheet. Additive Manufacturing35, 101163.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). But Will It Build? Assessing the Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing in Engineering Design Outcomes with Novice Designers. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design142(9), 092001.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Teaching Design Freedom: Understanding the Effects of Variations in Design for Additive Manufacturing Education on Students’ Creativity. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design142(9), 094501.
Ostrander, J., Tucker, C. S., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Evaluating the Use of Virtual Reality to Teach Introductory Concepts of Additive Manufacturing. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design142(5), 051702.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Exploring the Effects of Additive Manufacturing Education on Students’ Engineering Design Process and its Outcomes. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design142(4), 042001.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020). Complex Solutions for Complex Problems? Exploring the Effects of Task Complexity on Student Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(3), 032302.

Conference Papers

—     2022    —
Williams, G., Meisel, N. A., Simpson, T. W., & McComb, C. (2022) “Analyzing Expert Design Cost Estimation for Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, In Press.
Mathur, J., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2022) “Identifying the Effects of Immersion on Design for Additive Manufacturing Evaluation of Designs of Varying Manufacturability.” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, In Press.
Pearl, S. & Meisel, N. A. (2022) “Assessing the Manufacturability of Students’ Early-Stage Designs Based on Previous Experience with Traditional Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, In Press.
Cayley, A.Mathur, J., & Meisel, N. A. (2022) “Toward a Comprehensive Framework for Preliminary Design Evaluation in Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, In Press.
Baldwin, M., Meisel, N. A., & McComb, C. (2022) “A Data Driven Approach for Multi-Topology Lattice Transitions.” Proceedings of the 32nd Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, In Press.
—     2021    —
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2021) “Break It Down: Comparing the Effects of Lecture- and Module-Style Design for Additive Manufacturing Educational Interventions on Students’ Learning and Creativity.” ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2021-71702.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2021) “Mastering Manufacturing: Exploring the Influence of Engineering Designers’ Prior Experience When Using Design for Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2021-71686.
Mathur, J., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2021) “Analysis of the Knowledge Gain and Cognitive Load Experienced Due to the Computer-Aided Instruction of Additive Manufacturing Processes.” ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2021-71667.
Pierce, J., Williams, G., Meisel, N. A., Simpson, T. W., & McComb, C. (2021) “Stochastically-Trained Physics-Informed Neural Networks: Application to Thermal Analysis in Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion.” ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2021-70557.
—     2020    —
Mathur, J., Basu, S., Menold, J. D., & Meisel, N. A. (2020) “Quality Assessment of Additively Manufactured Fiducial Markers to Support Augmented Reality-Based Part Inspection.” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2020-22172.
Williams, G., Meisel, N. A., Simpson, T. W., & McComb, C. (2020) “Deriving and Assessing Metamodels to Predict Machine Learning Quality in the Context of Additive Manufacturing.” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2020-22518.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020) “Fresh in My Mind! Investigating the Effects of the Order of Presenting Opportunistic and Restrictive Design for Additive Manufacturing Content on Creativity.” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2020-22449.
Prabhu, R.Leguarda, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2020) “Favoring Complexity: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Factors that Influence Concept Selection in Design for Additive Manufacturing,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2020-22447.
—     2019    —
Watson, N.Meisel, N. A., Bilen, S., Duarte, J. & Nazarian, S. (2019) “Large-scale Additive Manufacturing of Concrete Using a Six-axis Robotic Arm for Autonomous Habitat Construction.” Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, 1583-1595.
Shepherd, J., & Meisel, N. A. (2019) “Large-scale Identification of Parts Suitable for Additive Manufacturing: An Industry Perspective.” Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, 33-44.
Bracken, J., Meyer, J., Bentley, Z., Miller, E., Jablokow, K., Simpson, T., & Meisel, N. A. (2019) “Investigating the Gap Between Research and Practice in Additive Manufacturing.” Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, 80-96.
Sinha, S., & Meisel, N. A. (2019) “Impact of Embedding Cavity Design on Thermal History between Layers in Polymer Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing.” Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, 1778-1792.
Williams, G., Mezghani, A., Eachus, M., O’Brien, J., McComb, C., & Meisel, N. A. (2019). “A Standardized Framework for Communicating and Modelling Parametrically Defined Mesostructure Patterns.” Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, 1136-1150.
Meisel, N. A., Ritter, S. C., McComb, C. C., & Menold, J. D. (2019). “Creation and Implementation of a Project Framework to Improve Cornerstone Engineering Design.” 11th Annual ASEE First Year Engineering Education Conference.
Meisel, N. A. & Ritter, S. C. (2019). “A Flexible, Portable Making Solution to Enable Hands-On Learning with Additive Manufacturing in Cornerstone Engineering Design.” 11th Annual ASEE First Year Engineering Education Conference.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2019). “Complex Solutions for Complex Problems? Exploring the Effects of Task Complexity on Student use of Design for Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2019-97474.
Prabhu, R., Miller, S. R., Simpson, T. W., & Meisel, N. A. (2019). “But Will it Print? Assessing Student Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing and Exploring its Effect on Design Performance.” ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2019-97478.
Ostrander, J., Ryan, L., Dhengre, S., McComb, C. C., Simpson, T.W., & Meisel, N. A. (2019). “A Comparative Study of Virtual Reality and Computer-Aided Design to Evaluate Parts for Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2019-97480.
Malviya, M., Sinha, S., & Meisel, N. A. (2019). “Digital Design Automation to Support In-Situ Embedding of Functional Components in Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2019-97607.
Kaweesa, D., McComb, C. C., Menold, J. D., Ritter, S., & Meisel, N. A. (2019). “Evaluating Idea Quantity and Variety When Using Digital Collaboration Tools to Support Brainstorming in Non-Collocated Teams.” ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2019-98203.
Theses & Dissertations
—     2023    —
Rokade, S. D. (2023). Large Scale Additive Manufacturing of Lattice Beams with Tessellation Variation: Predicting Structural Behavior using Laws of Similitude. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Engineering Design. (Co-Advisor: Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto)
Thomas, E. (2023). Predicting the Performance of Flexible Multi-material Additively Manufactured Beam Structures Under Small and Large Deflections. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Engineering Design. (Co-Advisor: Jared Butler)
Cayley, A. (2023). Creation and Evaluation of a Novel Design Evaluation Tool for Additive Manufacturing. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Engineering Design.
—     2021    —
Kaweesa, D. V. (2021). Predicting and Validating Composite Mechanical Behavior Resulting from Voxel-based Microstructural Design and Macroscopic Interfacial Analysis. The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Sinha, S. (2021). Understanding Design for Embedding Considerations for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for Multifunctional Polymer Parts . The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Mathur, J. (2021). Novel Visualization Tools to Support Assessment of Additively Manufactured Part Quality. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Engineering Design.
Henneh, D. (2021), Establishing Closed-Loop Control of Additive Construction Technology. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Engineering Design (Co-Advisor: Sven Bilen).
—     2020    —
Ryan, L. (2020). Using Functionally Graded Lattices to Promote Printed Part Adhesion in Silicone Overmolding. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Co-Advisor: Jessica Menold).
Watson, N. (2020), Concrete Additive Manufacturing System Design for Earth and Mars. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Additive Manufacturing and Design (Co-Advisor: Sven Bilen).
—     2019    —
Ostrander, J. (2019). Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Distance Education for Additive Manufacturing. The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Engineering Design.