Team

Faculty

Semih Akin, Ph.D. [CV]
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Erik Jonsson Engineering Center, Troy, NY 12180
📧 akins@rpi.edu

Dr. Semih Akin is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2022, where he also worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow before joining RPI. He is the recipient of Purdue’s College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award and Lambert Teaching Fellowship in recognition of his contributions to both research and teaching. Dr. Akin’s cross-disciplinary research focuses on surface engineering and advanced multi-scale manufacturing, with applications in 3D-printed electronics, smart films, electronic textiles, and energy devices.

Ph.D. Students

Sazedur Rahman
PhD Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Smart structures
📧 rahmas5@rpi.edu

MS Students

Undergraduate Students

Alex Wong
BS Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Additive manufacturing, Aerosol jet printing
📧wonga9@rpi.edu

Travis Johnson
BS Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Smarts sensors, Aerosol jet printing
📧johnst10@rpi.edu

Hongfei Liu
BS Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Aerosol jet printing
📧liuh23@rpi.edu

Hongru Liu
BS Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Aerosol jet printing
📧liuh24@rpi.edu

Past Members