Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University, 2018
M.S. Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University, 2015
B.Eng. Material Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2013
Research Interests
Manufacturing process automation
Hybrid manufacturing systems (Additive/Subtractive Manufacturing)
CAD/CAM (Computational geometry, Design for Manufacturability)
Digital manufacturing
Professional Associations and Honors
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
Selected Publications
Chen, N., and Frank, M.C. “Automated post machining process planning for a new hybrid manufacturing method of additive manufacturing and rapid machining” Rapid Prototyping Journal, Volume 24, Issue 7. 2018
Eldakroury, M.,Chen, N., and Frank, M.C. “A New Method for Locating Candidate Substrates for Multi Axis Hybrid Manufacturing Systems” Rapid Prototyping Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3. 2018
Frank, M.C., Harrysson, O., Wysk, R.A.,Chen, N., et al. “Direct Additive Subtractive Hybrid Manufacturing (DASH) – An Out of Envelope Method”, Proceedings of Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, 2017
Frank, M.C., Harrysson, O., Wysk, R.A.,Chen, N., et al. et al. “A method for integrating additive and subtractive operations for metal parts- Direct Additive Subtractive Hybrid manufacturing(DASH)”, Proceedings of Material Science and Technology, 2017