Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Office: 245 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: 616-331-6129
Email: [email protected]

Education: 

B.E. Mechanical Engineering - BITS
M.S. Mechanical Engineering - University of Cincinnati
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering - University of Cincinnati

Research Interests:

Additive manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Electrochemical manufacturing, Process modeling and Simulation, micro-manufacturing, Industrial automation, Biomedical devices, and Engineering education.

Biography:

Abishek Balsamy Kamaraj is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He has experience teaching design, materials, manufacturing, robotics, and additive manufacturing courses. His research interests include additive manufacturing, Industry 4.0, electrochemical manufacturing, process modeling and simulation, micro-manufacturing, industrial automation, biomedical devices, and engineering education. Abishek has authored 24 peer-reviewed publications, including journal articles and conference papers, contributed to 3 invention disclosures, and has over 600 citations of his scholarly writings. Abishek holds a Ph.D. and master’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a bachelor’s degree from BITS-Pilani, India. Abishek’s Ph.D. dissertation was titled “A Study of localized electrochemical deposition for metal additive manufacturing.” This National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research focused on a novel non-thermal metal additive manufacturing process capable of manufacturing lightweight parts with engineered porosity. He serves as the media director for the manufacturing and design (M&D)division of IISE. Previously, he has served the M&D division as the lead track chair, conference paper reviewer, and best paper award judge. Abishek has been recognized for his research through grants and awards from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, and several foundations. Abishek was recognized for his teaching with the IISE M&D division Outstanding Teaching award in 2021. Abishek is also a member of professional organizations such as ASME, SME, and IISE.