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Huachao Mao

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2011
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesManufacturing Process and OptimizationInteractive and Immersive DisplaysAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Publications

60

Citations

884

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
AI-generated

Huachao Mao's research focuses on 3D printing (additive manufacturing), particularly a technique called vat photopolymerization, which uses light to cure liquid resin into solid objects layer by layer. His work explores ways to make 3D printing faster, more precise, and capable of producing multi-material or multi-scale parts, with applications ranging from microfluidic devices to textured surfaces and biomedical structures. Recent work also incorporates data-driven and AI methods for predicting manufacturing quality during the printing process.

3D printing / additive manufacturingVat photopolymerization and stereolithographyMulti-material and multi-scale fabricationManufacturing process monitoring and quality predictionComputer-aided design for manufacturing

Publication output grew from a modest 2-4 papers per year around 2017-2020 to a peak of 8 in 2021, followed by a gradual decline through 2025, suggesting a period of increased activity followed by a slowing pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 8 publications8212022: 7 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes×4
  • Manufacturing Letters×4
  • Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering×3
  • Computer-Aided Design×2
  • Advanced Materials Technologies×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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