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Overview

Tao Sun is a researcher affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States, with a primary focus in the field of engineering. Their work predominantly spans subfields such as mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's research explores various topics related to additive manufacturing and related technologies. These main topics include:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Tao Sun has published extensively across several journals and scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Plants
  • Nature Communications
  • JOM
  • Materials Science and Engineering A

Their recent publications include:

  • "Critical instability at moving keyhole tip generates porosity in laser melting," 2020, Science
  • "Defects and anomalies in powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing," 2022, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
  • "Direct observation of pore formation mechanisms during LPBF additive manufacturing process and high energy density laser welding," 2020, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
  • "Machine learning-aided real-time detection of keyhole pore generation in laser powder bed fusion," 2023, Science
  • "Universal scaling laws of keyhole stability and porosity in 3D printing of metals," 2021, Nature Communications

Tao Sun has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Kamel Fezzaa
  • Niranjan D. Parab
  • Cang Zhao
  • Anthony D. Rollett
  • Fucang Zhang

In addition to journal articles, Tao Sun has contributed to the publication of books, including a work published by Springer International Publishing titled Springer Handbook of Additive Manufacturing in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Keyhole threshold and morphology in laser melting revealed by ultrahigh-speed x-ray imaging

    Ross Cunningham;Cang Zhao;Niranjan Parab;Christopher Kantzos

  • Real-time monitoring of laser powder bed fusion process using high-speed X-ray imaging and diffraction

    Cang Zhao;Kamel Fezzaa;Ross W. Cunningham;Haidan Wen

  • Critical instability at moving keyhole tip generates porosity in laser melting.

    Cang Zhao;Cang Zhao;Niranjan D. Parab;Xuxiao Li;Kamel Fezzaa

  • Compression and aggregation-resistant particles of crumpled soft sheets.

    Jiayan Luo;Hee Dong Jang;Tao Sun;Li Xiao

  • Pore elimination mechanisms during 3D printing of metals.

    S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh;Niranjan D. Parab;Wentao Yan;Qilin Guo

  • Transient Dynamics of Powder Spattering in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process Revealed by In-Situ High-Speed High-Energy X-Ray Imaging

    Qilin Guo;Cang Zhao;Luis I. Escano;Zachary Young

  • Direct Observation of Pore Formation Mechanisms during LPBF Additive Manufacturing Process and High Energy Density Laser Welding

    S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh;S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh;Niranjan D. Parab;Qilin Guo;Minglei Qu

  • In-situ full-field mapping of melt flow dynamics in laser metal additive manufacturing

    Qilin Guo;Qilin Guo;Cang Zhao;Minglei Qu;Minglei Qu;Lianghua Xiong

  • In-situ characterization and quantification of melt pool variation under constant input energy density in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process

    Qilin Guo;Cang Zhao;Minglei Qu;Lianghua Xiong

  • Types of spatter and their features and formation mechanisms in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process

    Zachary A. Young;Zachary A. Young;Qilin Guo;Niranjan D. Parab;Cang Zhao

  • Ultrafast X-ray imaging of laser-metal additive manufacturing processes.

    Niranjan D. Parab;Cang Zhao;Ross Cunningham;Luis I. Escano

  • Real time observation of binder jetting printing process using high-speed X-ray imaging.

    Niranjan D. Parab;John E. Barnes;Cang Zhao;Ross W. Cunningham

  • Effect of Laser-Matter Interaction on Molten Pool Flow and Keyhole Dynamics

    Nadia Kouraytem;Xuxiao Li;Ross Cunningham;Cang Zhao

  • The dedicated high-resolution grazing-incidence X-ray scattering beamline 8-ID-E at the Advanced Photon Source

    Zhang Jiang;Xuefa Li;Joseph Strzalka;Michael Sprung

  • In-situ high-speed X-ray imaging of piezo-driven directed energy deposition additive manufacturing.

    Sarah J. Wolff;Hao Wu;Hao Wu;Niranjan Parab;Cang Zhao

  • Bulk-Explosion-Induced Metal Spattering During Laser Processing

    Cang Zhao;Qilin Guo;Xuxiao Li;Niranjan Parab

  • In situ X-ray imaging of pore formation mechanisms and dynamics in laser powder-blown directed energy deposition additive manufacturing

    Sarah J. Wolff;Hui Wang;Benjamin Gould;Niranjan Parab

  • Revealing particle-scale powder spreading dynamics in powder-bed-based additive manufacturing process by high-speed x-ray imaging.

    Luis I. Escano;Niranjan D. Parab;Lianghua Xiong;Qilin Guo

  • Structure-induced enhancement of thermal conductivities in electrospun polymer nanofibers

    Zhenxin Zhong;Matthew C. Wingert;Joseph Strzalka;Hsien Hau Wang

  • Synthesis of Amine-stabilized Aqueous Colloidal Iron Oxide Nanoparticles.

    M. Aslam;Elise A. Schultz;Tao Sun;Thomas Meade

  • Substantial crystalline topology in amorphous silicon.

    J. M. Gibson;Michael Treacy;Michael Treacy;T. Sun;N. J. Zaluzec

Frequent Co-Authors

Weinong Chen
Weinong Chen Purdue University West Lafayette
Sheng-Nian Luo
Sheng-Nian Luo Southwest Jiaotong University
Anthony D. Rollett
Anthony D. Rollett Carnegie Mellon University
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
Ross B. Cunningham
Ross B. Cunningham Australian National University
Steven F. Son
Steven F. Son Purdue University West Lafayette
Xinglong Gong
Xinglong Gong University of Science and Technology of China
Nikhilesh Chawla
Nikhilesh Chawla Purdue University West Lafayette
Sanjay Sampath
Sanjay Sampath Stony Brook University
Todd C. Hufnagel
Todd C. Hufnagel Johns Hopkins University

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