Philpott-WPS Distinguished Professor and NCAME Director
National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME)
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Auburn University
Nima Shamsaei is currently the Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, where he is also the founding director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), a NASA and NIST funded research center focused on advancing the additive manufacturing (AM) technology. NCAME is also one of the two U.S.-based founding partners of the ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE). Prior to joining academia, Dr. Shamsaei spent many years in industry, including leadership positions, specializing in fatigue analysis and durability test development. Dr. Shamsaei then took his skillset to Mississippi State University in 2013 and initiated a research track in the AM field. The focus of his research was on the structural integrity of AM metallic materials, which is his continued primary area of interest at Auburn University. His research work has resulted so far in publishing over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings as well as 70+ technical presentations including 40+ invited talks or keynote/plenary speeches in the areas of fatigue, fracture, mechanics of materials, and AM part qualification and certification. Several government agencies and private companies sponsor many of his research projects in order to advance AM technology for faster industrial adoption. He has served as the guest editor for the International Journal of Fatigue 1st and 2nd special issues on Additive Manufacturing in 2017 and 2019 and continues to organize multiple AM-related symposia and conferences in ASTM, TMS, and ASME.
