Dr. Dong Lin is currently an associate professor at Oregon State University. He earned his Ph.D. in manufacturing direction from the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University in 2013. Subsequently, he served as a research associate under the guidance of Professors R. Byron Pipes and Gary J. Cheng at Purdue until 2015. His current research focuses on microstructure control in laser powder bed fusion, 3D printing of aerogels, bio-inspired manufacturing of metal-graphene composites, and 3D printing of continuous carbon fiber composites. He has authored 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, many of which have been published in prestigious journals, including Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials, Nano Energy, Small, and Acta Materialia.

Notably, Dr. Lin has led a collaborative effort resulting in the achievement of a Guinness World Record for producing the world’s lightest material (0.5 mg/cm³) through 3D printing. His research outputs have garnered recognition from over 136,000 websites, including Science Daily, Materials Today, and MSN, as well as from the TV station KSNT. In recognition of his significant contributions to the advanced manufacturing field, Dr. Lin has received the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the Chao and Trigger Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (honoring young manufacturing researchers under 40 with the potential for fundamental contributions to the science and technology of manufacturing processes), and the Outstanding Paper Award at the SME 49th North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC). Additionally, he was selected to participate in the 2021 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) European Union-U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (EU-US FOE) Symposium. Dr. Lin also serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Manufacturing Processes (JMP) and was selected as Outstanding Associate Editor of JMP.