OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 8, 2017 – Brian T. Gibson, a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named one of the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers for 2017.
Gibson holds a doctorate and master's degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He works in the Materials Processing and Joining group in the Materials Science and Technology Division.
Before joining ORNL Gibson studied as a Tennessee Space Grant fellow in the Vanderbilt University Welding Automation Laboratory. His research focuses on technical challenges at the intersection of robotics and materials processing, with specific research interests that include solid-state joining, additive manufacturing, in-process quality monitoring, robotic force control and signal processing.
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