Voiland CollegeWSU School of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringAmit Bandyopadhyay

Amit Bandyopadhyay

  1. Boeing Distinguished Professor
Email Addressamitband@wsu.edu
LocationDana 105A
Phone509-335-4862

Biography

Education

  • Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 1995
  • M.S. in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore, India), 1992
  • B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Jadavpur University (Kolkata, India), 1989

Professional Preparation

  • Post-Doctoral training, Center for Ceramic Research at Rutgers University, 1995
  • Metallurgical Engineer, Bridge and Roof Company (I) Ltd., India 1989 – 1990
  • CSIR-Fellow in CSIR-CGCRI, India, 2007
  • Visiting Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) 2008 & 2014
  • Visiting Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) 2021

Research Interests

  • Metal additive manufacturing
  • Biomedical devices
  • Additive manufacturing of multi-material structures

Research Areas

Recognition and Honors

  • 2025 Editor-in-Chief, Applied Ceramic Technology, American Ceramic Society.
  • 2025 Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Scholarship, and Arts, WSU.
  • 2024 Executive Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM)
  • 2024 Class of Fellows, Materials Research Society (MRS).
  • 2023 Editor, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM).
  • 2022 Boeing Distinguished Professorship
  • 2022 Editor, Scientific Reports (Springer-Nature)
  • 2022 Associate Editor, Virtual and Physical Prototyping (VPP, Taylor and Francis).
  • 2021 Standing member, Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering (MTE) Study Section (CSR-NIH, 2021 to 2025)
  • 2021 Distinguished Faculty Address (DFA) Award, Washington State University
  • 2020 Editor, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (Wiley and the American Ceramic Society)
  • 2019 Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Hindawi)
  • 2019 Class of Fellows, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
  • 2018 Principal Editor, Journal of Materials Research (Springer-Nature and the Materials Research Society)
  • 2017 Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS)
  • 2017 Anjan Bose Researcher Award – Best research faculty of the year, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA), WSU
  • 2017 Outstanding Researcher Award, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, WSU
  • 2015 Class of Fellows, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
  • 2015 Editor-in-Chief, Digital manufacturing (Frontiers)
  • 2012 Class of Fellows, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2012 Class of Fellows, American Society for Materials (ASM International)
  • 2012 College of Fellows, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
  • 2011 Class of Fellows, American Ceramic Society
  • 2008 Outstanding Researcher Award, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, WSU
  • 2008 WSU – Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) – Excellence award – Academic Adviser
  • 2005 Outstanding Researcher Award, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, WSU
  • 2000 MSE Outstanding Teaching Faculty, Teaching Excellence Award, WSU
  • 1999 CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation
  • 1998 Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, the Office of Naval Research