{"id":193,"date":"2016-11-07T13:43:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T18:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~egallag\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2019-09-28T07:01:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T11:01:55","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/manufacturing-lab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About Dr. Mears<\/h2><\/span>
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Laine Mears is the BMW SmartState Endowed Chair of Automotive Manufacturing, Professor and founding faculty member in the Automotive Engineering department at Clemson University. He teaches and conducts research in manufacturing quality estimation, Intelligent Machining Systems, manufacturing process design and control, and manufacturing equipment diagnostics, at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research. Current efforts are in expanding the Multimaterial Joining Lab and growing a new Center of Automotive Assembly. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles, and is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award, SAE Ralph Teetor Educational Award, the South Carolina Governor\u2019s Young Researcher Award for Excellence in Scientific Research, and the IMECHE George Stephenson Gold Medal and Thatcher Bros. Prize. He currently directs the Clemson Vehicle Assembly Center and the NSF THINKER Research Traineeship Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to academic experience, Dr. Mears has over 10 years in industry, holding positions with Hitachi Automotive and SKF Bearings as both Manufacturing Engineer and Engineering Manager in high-volume precision manufacturing environments. Applicable work in industry includes leading quality implementation teams for QS-9000 and IATF-16949 quality systems, power optimization of hard machining processes, and startup of a new bulk deformation rolling process.\u00a0 Dr. Mears has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech (1993) and M.S. (2001) and Ph.D. (2006) degrees in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech.\u00a0 He is a Fellow of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and SME, and a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality.\u00a0 He is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), BMW Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and licensed Professional Engineer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Education<\/span><\/h3><\/span>
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Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006, Mechanical Engineering<\/span>
\nM.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001, Mechanical Engineering<\/span>
\nB.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1993, Mechanical Engineering<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Laine Mears, Ph.D., P.E.<\/h3>\n<\/div>

335 Campbell Graduate Engineering Center
\n4 Research Drive | Greenville, SC USA 29607
\nPhone: (864) 283-7229
\nmears@clemson.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Current Students<\/h2><\/span>
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\"Matthew<\/div><\/div>
Matthew Krugh<\/span>Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant<\/span><\/div>
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Matthew leads and coordinates activities in the CVAC, and carries out research in human signal processing applied to manufacturing quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Tyler<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Tyler Grimm<\/span>Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant<\/span><\/div>
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Tyler works in the area of materials and process interactions, including machining research for tool wear in superalloys, different deformation architectures, and applications of electrical current for material property modification during processing.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Ethan<\/div><\/div>
Ethan Wescoat<\/span>Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant<\/span><\/div>
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Ethan carries out research related to Predictive Maintenance in manufacturing environments.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Mark<\/div><\/div>
Mark Allen<\/span>M.S. Graduate Research Assistant<\/span><\/div>
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Mark researches embedded system control for manufacturing quality and inspection. His areas cover Integrated Vision-Based Servoing, multisensor fusion, and design of wearable devices.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Brian<\/div><\/div>
Brian Skoglind<\/span>M.S. Graduate Research Assistant<\/span><\/div>
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Brian conducts research in sound-based inspection methods for consumer goods manufacturing. He develops prototypes and inspection platforms for factory use.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Technical Support<\/span><\/div><\/h2><\/span>
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\"David<\/div><\/div>
David Mann<\/span>Research Associate<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Technical specialist for equipment<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Gary<\/div><\/div>
Gary Mathis<\/span>Research Associate<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Technical specialist for machining<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Lab Alumni<\/span><\/div><\/h2><\/span>
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\"Farbod<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Farbod Akhavan Niaki<\/span>Research Assistant Professor<\/span><\/div><\/div>
2016-2019<\/p>\n

PhD 2016<\/p>\n

Timken Research<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Lujia<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Lujia Feng<\/span>Postdoctoral Scholar<\/span><\/div><\/div>
2016-2017<\/p>\n

PhD 2016<\/p>\n

Now with Iconics Software<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Durul<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Durul Ulutan<\/span>Postdoctoral Scholar<\/span><\/div><\/div>
2014-2016<\/p>\n

Now with Kadir Has \u00dcniversitesi<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"April<\/div><\/div>
April Bryan<\/span>Postdoctoral Scholar<\/span><\/div><\/div>
2008-2009<\/p>\n

University of Manchester, UK<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Cristina<\/div><\/div>
Cristina Bunget<\/span>Postdoctoral Scholar<\/span><\/div><\/div>
2009-2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Uli<\/div><\/div>
Uli Berger<\/span>Postdoctoral Scholar<\/span><\/div><\/div>
2009-2010<\/p>\n

Technische Hochschule Ingostadt<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Abram<\/div><\/div>
Abram Pleta<\/span>PhD 2018<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Characterization of Superalloy Machining<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Jamie<\/div><\/div>
Jamie Skovron<\/span>PhD 2018<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Modeling of Flow Drilling and Application to Multimaterial Joining Processes<\/p>\n

Now with EJOT Corp.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Brandt<\/div><\/div>
Brandt Ruszkiewicz<\/span>PhD 2018<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Electrically-Assisted Processing<\/p>\n

Now with Semblex Corporation<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Kavit<\/div><\/div>
Kavit Antani<\/span>PhD 2014<\/span><\/div><\/div>
A Study of the Effects of Manufacturing Complexity on Product Quality in Mixed-Model Automotive Assembly<\/p>\n

Now with BMW Manufacturing Corporation<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Parikshit<\/div><\/div>
Parikshit Mehta<\/span>PhD 2013<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Model-Based Control of Machining Operations<\/p>\n

Now with Arconic Corp.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Yujie<\/div><\/div>
Yujie Chen<\/span>PhD 2013<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Prediction of Subsurface Damage during Machining Nickel-Based Superalloys<\/p>\n

Now With Caterpillar<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Joshua<\/div><\/div>
Joshua Jones<\/span>PhD 2012<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Control Approaches for Electrically-Assisted Deformation Processing in Sheet Metals<\/p>\n

Now with JTEKT Corporation<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Matthew<\/div><\/div>
Matthew Kuttolamadom<\/span>PhD 2012<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Prediction of the Wear & Evolution of Cutting Tools in a Carbide \/ Ti-6Al-4V Machining Tribosystem<\/p>\n

Now with Texas A&M University<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Wesley<\/div><\/div>
Wesley Salandro<\/span>PhD 2012<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Thermomechanical Modeling of the Electrically-Assisted Manufacturing (EAM) Technique During Open-Die Forging<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Carlos<\/div><\/div>
Carlos Montes-Solano<\/span>PhD 2011<\/span><\/div><\/div>
High Resolution Vision-Based Servomechanism using a Dynamic Target with Application to CNC Machines<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Thomas<\/div><\/div>
Thomas Martens<\/span>PhD 2011<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Sinter Bonding of Metal Injection Molded Parts through Surface Microstructure Control<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Chan<\/div><\/div>
Chan Wong<\/span>PhD 2011<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Model-Based Approach Addressing System Integration Challenges for High Precision System<\/p>\n

Now with Entergy Power<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Vassilis<\/div><\/div>
Vassilis Bardis<\/span>MS 2015<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Low-Cost Sensing for Manufacturing Systems<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Valerie<\/div><\/div>
Valerie Pezzullo<\/span>MS 2014<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Design of a Custom Software Application to Monitor and Communicate CNC Machining Process Information to Aid in Chatter Identification<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Hemanth<\/div><\/div>
Hemanth Potluri<\/span>MS 2013<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Characterization and Control of Electrically-Assisted Friction Stir Welding<\/p>\n

Now with Kautex Textron<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Seetha<\/div><\/div>
Seetha Ram Bavuluri<\/span>MS 2012<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Application of Tool Force Prediction to Process Control<\/p>\n

Now with Tesla Motors<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Drew<\/div><\/div>
Drew Werner<\/span>MS 2011<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Predictive Maintenance Automation in Machine Tools<\/p>\n

Now with Robert Bosch Corporation<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Manjesh<\/div><\/div>
Manjesh Dubey<\/span>MS 2011<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Model and of Injection Mold Processing for Surface Microstructure Control<\/p>\n

Now with BMW Manufacturing Corporation<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Todd<\/div><\/div>
Todd Titus<\/span>MS 2011<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Active Feedback for Manual Assembly Operations<\/p>\n

Now with Goodyear Tire & Rubber<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Brian<\/div><\/div>
Brian Stevenson<\/span>MS 2010<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Shape Factor Characterization for Metrology of Inductively-Sensed Structures<\/p>\n

Now with Schaltbau Bode North America<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Sumalatha<\/div><\/div>
Sumalatha Yaski<\/span>MS 2008<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Quantitative Modeling of Soil Properties Based on Composition ond Application<\/p>\n

Now with CB&I<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Swathi<\/div><\/div>
Swathi Chimalapati<\/span>MS 2008<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Characterization of a Nanocomposite Sensor in Multiple Environmental Domains<\/p>\n

Now with Robert Bosch Corporation<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Soujanya<\/div><\/div>
Soujanya Teppa<\/span>MS 2008<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Bonding Strength Modeling of Polyurethane to Vulcanized Rubber<\/p>\n

Now with Triyards Holdings Ltd.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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