Welding Engineering at The Ohio State University

Training students of other academic institutions is part of the model at Manufacturing & Materials Joining Innovation Center (Ma²JIC), a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry and University Cooperative Research Center.

Students from high schools, community colleges and welding technology programs spent the last year learning about metals additive manufacturing and performing research at The Ohio State University’s Welding Engineering Laboratory. The collective approach equips the future workforce with advanced skills needed in industry.
mse.osu.edu/news/2026/06/engineering-research-extends-beyond-materials-joining-students

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Engineering research extends beyond materials joining for students The value of the internship experience offered by Ma2JIC inspires future engineers and teaches advanced manufacturing skills.

Congratulations to the Buckeye Engineers who graduated over the weekend with PhD, MS, or BS degrees in Welding Engineering. We wish you nothing but success! Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

👏 👏🏽👏🏿 Congratulations to Alan Luo for being named a Distinguished University Professor, the highest faculty honor, by The Ohio State University.

Luo has promoted integrated learning in materials processing through classroom, laboratory and simulation-based instruction. His work has enhanced light-metal manufacturing across the automotive sector and strengthened the link between materials research and industrial practice.

His collaboration with industry renders real-life projects that support career readiness and expands research pathways for Buckeye engineers. Congratulations, Professor Alan Luo.
mse.osu.edu/news/2026/05/alan-luo-named-2026-distinguished-university-professor

Here's a HUGE shout out to The Ohio State University Welding Engineering Alumni Society for providing a freshly cooked meal to the students, faculty and staff of WE. It's THE favorite Reading Day tradition each spring. Thank you!

Professor Glenn Daehn will discuss how public-private partnerships help drive breakthrough manufacturing technologies from research laboratories to industry.

He will use the US National Science Foundation (NSF) HAMMER Engineering Research Center as a case study to highlight progression, innovation, and the ecosystem that define their role in helping revolutionize American manufacturing. Registration for the virtual session ends May 4.
hammer.osu.edu/events/2026/05/american-manufacturing-resilience-discussion-featuring-glenn-daehn

Andrew Chuang of Argonne National Laboratory's Advanced Photon Source will discuss using diffraction-based methods for tracking phase evolution, lattice strain, texture, and microstructural change in metal additive manufacturing.
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Congratulations to everyone who was honored at the college's annual Distinguished Faculty Awards ceremony. We recognize three remarkable members of our department who received awards this year.
🏆 Professor Aeriel Murphy-Leonard, PhD - Lumley Research Award
🏆 Professor Jinwoo Hwang - Harrison Faculty Award for Excellence in Engineering Education
🏆 WE alumna Nancy Porter - Dean's Meritorious Service to Students Award

College honors 2026 Distinguished Faculty Award recipients Annual event honors excellence in teaching, innovation and service

We had the privilege of honoring undergraduate students, graduate students and one special professor for their scholarship, research, leadership, and service throughout the 2025-2026 academic year at the annual awards banquet.

A presentation of awards, winners, and more event photos are ready for your enjoyment. ⬇️
mse.osu.edu/news/2026/04/student-awards-banquet-2025-2026

Markus Chmielus of the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering will be presenting how his team is helping define the relationship between different additive manufacturing methods and printing parameters, microstructure, and magnetic properties of magnetic shape-memory alloys (MSMAs), respectively.
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