Future manufacturing systems

One of the most exciting developements in future manufacturing systems has been additive manufacturing – or 3D printing. Imperial College London is equipped to play a leading role in this ever-growing field. The current portfolio of our additive manufacturing research is varied and encompasses problems across the entire design-to-end-use-product chain.

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3D printing has evolved to the stage where we can now create aircraft parts, satellite components, medical implants and even copies of people’s faces. However, as Kieran finds out, this promising field also has potentially troubling aspects.

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Cecilia Mattevi

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Cecilia Mattevi Reader in Materials
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 0833
Research interests
- functional materials
- graphene
- 2D materials
- energy conversion and energy storage
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2.11 Royal School of Mines
South Kensington Campus

Amparo Galindo
Chemical Engineering

Antonio Del Rio Chanona

Antonio Del Rio Chanona
Chemical Engineering

Arash Mostofi
Materials

Calvin Tsay
Computing

Camille Petit
Chemical Engineering

Ceri Hammond
Chemical Engineering

christos markides

Christos Markides
Chemical Engineering

Jessica Wade
Materials

Jun Jiang
Mechanical Engineering

Koon-Yang Lee
Aeronautics

Magda Titirici
Chemical Engineering

Maria Papathanasiou

Maria Papathanasiou
Chemical Engineering

Naomi Nakayama
Bioengineering

Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro

Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro
Bioengineering

Salvador Eslava

Salvador Eslava
Chemical Engineering

Samuel Cooper
Design Engineering

Sandrine Heutz
Materials

serafim kalliadasis

Serafim Kalliadasis
Chemical Engineering

Yuval Elani
Chemical Engineering