Bio
Alex Roschli obtained a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee in May of 2015 and May of 2016, respectively. He has conducted research for ORNL at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility since May of 2012. His area of expertise and research has centered around the development of large format additive manufacturing and the BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing) system. He has played an integral role in many projects such as 3D printing the first car, a Shelby Cobra, a Guinness World Record holding Boeing 777x wing blade mold, a wind turbine blade mold, and a 34' catamaran boat hull mold.
His current focus is software development for toolpath generation in additive manufacturing. This includes slicing, printing, motor and extrusion control, and closed loop data feedback. Alex manages development of ORNL Slicer 2, a novel toolpath generation software produced at ORNL.
Awards
- AMUG DINO Award (Additive Manufacturing Users Group Distinguished Innovator Operators Award) in 2023
- Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from SME in 2023
- ASME Thomas A. Edison Patent Award from ASME in 2023
- AMUG Technical Competition First Place in 2021
- R&D 100: Techmer EngineeredAdditive Manufacturing Materials (TEAMM) in 2017
Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering 2015 - University of Tennessee Knoxville
- MS in Electrical Engineering 2016 - University of Tennessee Knoxville
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering (ongoing) - University of Texas at El Paso
Professional Affiliations
- AMUG Track Leader Committee Co-Chair (2023-Present)
- AMUG Track Leader for Education and Training (2021-2023)
Trademarks and Patents
- "Apparatus for generating and dispensing a powdered release agent." U.S. Patent No. 10,105,876
- "Method for generating and dispensing a powdered release agent." U.S. Patent No. 10,780,612
- "Polymer exhaust for eliminating extruder transients." U.S. Patent No. 11,097,473
- "Cable-driven additive manufacturing system." U.S. Patent No. 11,230,032
- "System and method for additive manufacturing with toolpath bridges and resultant structure." U.S. Patent No. 11,534,977
- "Continuous toolpaths for additive manufacturing." U.S. Patent No. 11,630,439