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Overview

Albert C. To is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Mechanical Engineering and related subfields such as Automotive Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics of their research include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Topology Optimization in Engineering, Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, High Entropy Alloys Studies, and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Albert C. To has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, including recent publications such as:

  • Additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys: A state-of-the-art review on process-structure-defect-property relationship, 2023, Progress in Materials Science
  • A review of multi-scale and multi-physics simulations of metal additive manufacturing processes with focus on modeling strategies, 2021, Additive Manufacturing
  • Invited review: Machine learning for materials developments in metals additive manufacturing, 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • Elucidating the effect of preheating temperature on melt pool morphology variation in Inconel 718 laser powder bed fusion via simulation and experiment, 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • Homogenization timing effect on microstructure and precipitation strengthening of 17-4PH stainless steel fabricated by laser powder bed fusion, 2022, Additive Manufacturing

The venues where Albert C. To most frequently publishes include Additive Manufacturing, SSRN Electronic Journal, arXiv (Cornell University), Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, and JOM.

Among their frequent collaborators, several coauthors have worked with Albert C. To on multiple occasions, indicating established research partnerships. These include Hao Deng, Shawn Hinnebusch, Wen Dong, Qian Chen, and Xavier Jimenez.

Best Publications

  • Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing

    Jikai Liu;Andrew T. Gaynor;Shikui Chen;Zhan Kang

  • Additive Manufacturing of Nickel-based superalloys: a state-of-the-art review on process-structure-defect-property relationship

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  • Functionally graded lattice structure topology optimization for the design of additive manufactured components with stress constraints

    Lin Cheng;Jiaxi Bai;Albert C. To

  • Efficient Design-Optimization of Variable-Density Hexagonal Cellular Structure by Additive Manufacturing: Theory and Validation

    Pu Zhang;Jakub Toman;Yiqi Yu;Emre Biyikli

  • A review of multi-scale and multi-physics simulations of metal additive manufacturing processes with focus on modeling strategies

    Mohamad Bayat;Wen Dong;Jesper Thorborg;Albert C. To

  • Finite element modeling and validation of thermomechanical behavior of Ti-6Al-4V in directed energy deposition additive manufacturing

    Qingcheng Yang;Pu Zhang;Lin Cheng;Zheng Min

  • Interplay between phononic bandgaps and piezoelectric microstructures for energy harvesting

    Stefano Gonella;Albert C. To;Wing Kam Liu

  • Efficient design optimization of variable-density cellular structures for additive manufacturing: theory and experimental validation

    Lin Cheng;Pu Zhang;Emre Biyikli;Jiaxi Bai

  • An inherent strain based multiscale modeling framework for simulating part-scale residual deformation for direct metal laser sintering

    Qian Chen;Xuan Liang;Devlin Hayduke;Jikai Liu

  • A modified method for estimating inherent strains from detailed process simulation for fast residual distortion prediction of single-walled structures fabricated by directed energy deposition

    Xuan Liang;Lin Cheng;Qian Chen;Qingcheng Yang

  • Invited review: Machine learning for materials developments in metals additive manufacturing

    N.S. Johnson;N.S. Johnson;P.S. Vulimiri;A.C. To;X. Zhang

  • On utilizing topology optimization to design support structure to prevent residual stress induced build failure in laser powder bed metal additive manufacturing

    Lin Cheng;Xuan Liang;Jiaxi Bai;Qian Chen

  • Role of anisotropic properties on topology optimization of additive manufactured load bearing structures

    Pu Zhang;Pu Zhang;Jikai Liu;Jikai Liu;Albert C. To

  • Wavelet denoising techniques with applications to experimental geophysical data

    Albert C. To;Jeffrey R. Moore;Steven D. Glaser

  • Statistical volume element method for predicting microstructure-constitutive property relations

    Xiaolei Yin;Wei Chen;Albert To;Cahal McVeigh

  • Perfectly matched multiscale simulations

    Albert C. To;Shaofan Li

  • Biomimetic staggered composites with highly enhanced energy dissipation: Modeling, 3D printing, and testing

    Pu Zhang;Mary A. Heyne;Albert C. To

  • Quantitative texture prediction of epitaxial columnar grains in additive manufacturing using selective laser melting

    Jian Liu;Albert C. To

  • Broadband wave filtering of bioinspired hierarchical phononic crystal

    Pu Zhang;Albert C. To

  • Variation of hardness, microstructure, and Laves phase distribution in direct laser deposited alloy 718 cuboids

    Erica L. Stevens;Jakub Toman;Albert C. To;Markus Chmielus

  • Coupling lattice structure topology optimization with design-dependent feature evolution for additive manufactured heat conduction design

    Lin Cheng;Jikai Liu;Xuan Liang;Albert C. To

  • Machine Learning for Materials Developments in Metals Additive Manufacturing

    N. S. Johnson;P. S. Vulimiri;A. C. To;X. Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University
Kevin P. Chen
Kevin P. Chen University of Pittsburgh
Shaofan Li
Shaofan Li University of California, Berkeley
Bing-Yang Cao
Bing-Yang Cao Tsinghua University
Paul R. Ohodnicki
Paul R. Ohodnicki University of Pittsburgh
Ryan B. Wicker
Ryan B. Wicker The University of Texas at El Paso
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Northwestern University
Tengfei Luo
Tengfei Luo University of Notre Dame
Stephen R. Leone
Stephen R. Leone University of California, Berkeley
Ted Belytschko
Ted Belytschko Northwestern University

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