Faculty
Heng Pan
- Associate Professor
- TAMU Email: hpan@tamu.edu
- Office: 217 MEOB
Research
Additive manufacturing, Laser-based micro/nano-manufacturing, Scalable nano-manufacturing, Energy devices and battery manufacturing, Flexible and stretchable electronics manufacturing, Multi-material and multi-function integration, Laser-material interactions, Transport phenomena in manufacturing.
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California – Berkeley, (2009)
M.S., Manufacturing Engineering, Missouri S&T, (2004)
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, (2002)
Awards
2026 National Academy of Inventors Senior Members
2019 NSF CAREER Award
2019 Research Momentum Award, Missouri S&T
2017 Faculty Research Award, Missouri S&T
2015 ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
Ph.D Students
Kai Chang
- TAMU Email: kai.chang@tamu.edu
- M.S. Beihang University
- B.S. University of Science and Technology Beijing
- Research Interests | Laser-based nanomanufacturing
Kai Wei
- TAMU Email: a79465879@tamu.edu
- M.S. National Central University
- B.S. National Central University
- Research Interests | Laser-based nanomanufacturing
Kai-Jen Wu
- TAMU Email: kjw2996@tamu.edu
- M.S. National Cheng Kung University
- B.S. Feng Chia University
- Research Interests | Solvent-free energy device manufacturing
M.S students
Shubham Gandhi
- B.S. Birla Institute of Technology and Science
B.S students
Mayan Kokkalera
Former Students
Xiangtao Gong (Ph.D., 2026), Chief Engineer, Long term electronics
Zhongjia Gao (Ph.D., 2026), Manufacturing Researcher at AM Batteries
Chinmoy Podder (Ph.D., 2023), Manufacturing Researcher at AM Batteries
Xiaowei Yu (Ph.D., 2020), R&D Researcher at General Motors
Brandon Ludwig (Ph.D., 2019), Mechanical Engineer at Boeing
Wan Shou (Ph.D., 2018), Assistant Professor at University of Arkansas
Mahati Guntupalli (M.S), Manufacturing Engineer at NuVasive
Bikram Mahajan (M.S), Ph.D. student at Purdue
Gopi Dendukuru (M.S), Manufacturing Engineer at Metso Minerals
I-Meng Chen (M.S), Mechanical Engineer at Inteplast Group