Bio
Dr. Justin West is an R&D Associate Staff member in the Advanced Machining & Machine Tool Research group, located at ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. He has a background in mechanical design and traditional manufacturing, precision engineering and design, and additive and hybrid manufacturing. He joined ORNL in 2019 and completed his doctoral degree at the University of Tennessee in 2023. His research interests include next generation machine tool design, modeling of hybrid manufacturing processes, and distortion reduction in additive manufacturing.
Awards
30 Under 30 SME 2024
Tennessee Top 100 Graduate Fellowship
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida 2017
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee 2022
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee 2023
Professional Affiliations
SME, ASME, ASPE
Publications
Machine tool cross beam design, fabrication, and testing using metal big area additive manufacturing
Other Publications
IMTS 2022 AMT Emerging Technology Center Annex
Justin West, Emma Betters, Scott Smith, AMT, 2022
Inside Oak Ridge’s 3D-Printed Machine Tool Moonshot
Brent Donaldson, Modern Machine Shop, 2020
Chasing Gold in A&D Manufacturing
Ed Sinkora, SME Media, 2021
The Building Blocks of Directed Energy Deposition Design
Laura Ely, Metal 3D Printing, 2021
IMT 2020 ETC Talks – Moonshot
Tony Schmitz, Scott Smith, Justin West, Emma Betters, 2020