INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Mostafa Bedewy, PhD
1035 Benedum Hall | 3700 O’Hara Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Assistant Professor
P: 412-624-2682 mbedewy@pitt.edu www.mostafabedewy.com
The NanoProduct Lab (nanoproductlab.org), also known as the Bedewy Research Group, focuses on fundamental experimental research at the interface between nanoscience, biotechnology, and manufacturing engineering. We make basic scientific discoveries and applied technological developments in the broad area of advanced manufacturing at multiple length scales, creating solutions that impact major societal challenges in energy, healthcare, and the environment.
Advanced manufacturing research across multiple length scales Molecular Manufacturing
Protein-based sustainable nanomanufacturing (e.g. using regenerated silk and interfacial protein assemblies)
Nanomanufacturing
Process-structureproperty relationship for nanomaterial fabrication, (e.g. nanotubes synthesis and nanoparticle selfassembly)
Biomanufacturing
Medical device design, analysis and manufacturing (e.g. head immobilization devices for pediatric neurosurgery)
Origami/kirigamibased Manufacturing
Self-folding of shape memory polymers for complex 3D geometries (e.g. bidirectional folding of prestrained polystyrene sheets)
Cybermanufacturing
Toward robust/secure manufacturing systems with connected cyberphysical components (e.g. analytics for process improvement) Original
Control Improved
Biography Prior to Pitt, Dr. Bedewy was as a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT (2013-2016), and he received his PhD from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (2013). He has also recently received the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in 2018, the Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) in 2017, the Meyer Award from the American Carbon Society in 2016, the Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement from the University of Michigan in 2014, and the Silver Award from the Materials Research Society (MRS) in 2013.
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