Team
Group members of SEMI-Lab.
Faculty
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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
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Erik Jonsson Engineering Center, Troy, NY 12180
📧 akins@rpi.edu
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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
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Sazidur Rahman Shahriar
PhD Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Composite Materials
📧 shahrs@rpi.edu
PhD Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Composite Materials
📧 shahrs@rpi.edu
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MS Students
Undergraduate Students
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Brandon Villanueva
BS Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Additive manufacturing, hybrid manufacturing
📧villab@rpi.edu
BS Student
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE)
Research Interests: Additive manufacturing, hybrid manufacturing
📧villab@rpi.edu
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