• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010
• Ph D, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2015

Journal Articles

Nicholas A. Meisel, 2023, "On the Importance of “Unlearning”: Changing Our Mindset in the Age of Design for Additive Manufacturing", Device, 1, (6), pp. 100219

Jayant Mathur, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2023, "Designing Immersive Experiences in Virtual Reality for Design for Additive Manufacturing Training", Additive Manufacturing, 78, pp. 103875

Martha Baldwin, Christopher McComb and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2023, "AddLat2D: The 2D Lattice Generator", Software Impacts, 17, pp. 100567

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2023, "Break It Down: Comparing the Effects of Lecture- And Module-Style Design for Additive Manufacturing Educational Interventions on Student Designers’ Learning and Creativity", International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 11, (4), pp. 229-252

Dorcas Kaweesa, Lourdes Bobbio, Allison Beese and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2023, "Prediction and Validation of Composite Properties Resulting from Voxel-Based Microstructural Design in Material Jetting", Rapid Prototyping Journal, 29, (3), pp. 488-503

Jayant Mathur, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2023, "Effects of Immersion on Knowledge Gain and Cognitive Load in Additive Manufacturing Process Education", 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Tino Stankovic, Serena Graziosi, Nicholas A. Meisel, Jun Wu, Zjenja Doubrovski and Martin Schutz, 2023, "Advancing Design for Additive Manufacturing Education: A Focus on Computational Skills and Competencies", ETH Teaching and Learning Journal, 4, (1)

Rohan Prabhu, Timothy W Simpson, Scarlett Rae Miller, Stephanie Cutler and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2023, "Teaching Designing for Additive Manufacturing: Formulating Educational Interventions that Encourage Design Creativity", 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 10, (2), pp. 356–372

Glen Williams, Nicholas A. Meisel, Timothy W Simpson and Christopher McComb, 2022, "Design for Artificial Intelligence: Proposing a Conceptual Framework Grounded in Data Wrangling", ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 22, (6), pp. 060903

Rohan Prabhu, Timothy W Simpson, Scarlett Rae Miller and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2022, "Development and Validity Evidence Investigation of a Design for Additive Manufacturing Self-Efficacy Scale", Research in Engineering Design, 33, pp. 437-453

Negar Ashrafi, Shadi Nazarian, Nicholas A. Meisel and Jose Pinto Duarte, 2022, "A Grammar-Based Algorithm for Toolpath Generation: Compensating for Material Deformation in the Additive Manufacturing of Concrete", Additive Manufacturing, 55, pp. 102803

Rohan Prabhu, Timothy W Simpson, Scarlett Rae Miller and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2022, "Mastering Manufacturing: Exploring Effects of Engineering Designers’ Prior Experience on Design for Additive Manufacturing Use", Journal of Engineering Design, 33, (5), pp. 366-387

Nicholas A. Meisel, Nathan Watson, Sven G Bilén, Jose Pinto Duarte and Shadi Nazarian, 2022, "Design and System Considerations for Construction-Scale Concrete Additive Manufacturing in Remote Environments via Robotic Arm Deposition", 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 9, (1), pp. 35-45

Rohan Prabhu, J Berthel, J Masia, Nicholas A. Meisel and Timothy W Simpson, 2022, "Rapid Response! Investigating the Effects of Problem Requirements on the Characteristics of Additively Manufactured Solutions for COVID-19", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 144, (5), pp. 054502

Jose Pinto Duarte, Negar Ashrafi, Shadi Nazarian and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2021, "Experimental Calibration and Compensation for the Continuous Effect of Time, Number of Layers and Volume of Material on Shape Deformation in Small-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Concrete", Additive Manufacturing, 47

Rohan Prabhu, Jordan Masia, Joseph Berthel, Nicholas A. Meisel and Timothy W Simpson, 2021, "Maximizing Design Potential: Investigating the Effects of Utilizing Opportunistic and Restrictive Design for Additive Manufacturing in Rapid Response Solutions", Rapid Prototyping Journal, 27, (6), pp. 1161-1171

Swapnil Sinha, Stephen Lynch and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2021, "Heat Transfer Simulation of Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing to Predict Weld Strength Between Layers", Additive Manufacturing, 46, pp. 102117

Rohan Prabhu, J Masia, J Berthel, Nicholas A. Meisel and Timothy W Simpson, 2021, "Design and Manufacturability Data on Additively Manufactured Solutions for COVID-19", Data in Brief, 36, pp. 107012

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson, Nicholas A. Meisel and Rainmar Leguarda, 2021, "Favoring Complexity: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Factors that Influence Concept Selection when Designing for Additive Manufacturing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 143, (10), pp. 102001

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2021, "Fresh in My Mind! Investigating the Effects of the Order of Presenting Opportunistic and Restrictive Design for Additive Manufacturing Content on Students’ Creativity", Journal of Engineering Design, 32, (4), pp. 187-212

Alvaro Jordan, Aaron Knochel, Nicholas A. Meisel, Kelsey Reiger and Swapnil Sinha, 2021, "Making on the Move: Mobility, Makerspaces, and Transdisciplinary Art Education", The International Journal of Art and Design Education, 40, (1), pp. 52-65

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Built to Win? Exploring the Role of Competitive Environments on Students’ Creativity in Design for Additive Manufacturing Tasks", Journal of Engineering Design, 31, (12), pp. 574-604

Manoj Malviya, Swapnil Sinha, Catherine Berdanier and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Digital Design Automation to Support In-Situ Embedding of Functional Objects in Additive Manufacturing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142, (11), pp. 114501

Jennifer Bracken, Thomas Pomorski, Clinton Armstrong, Rohan Prabhu, Timothy W Simpson, Kathryn W Jablokow, William Cleary and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Design for Metal Powder Bed Fusion: The Geometry for Additive Part Selection (GAPS) Worksheet", Additive Manufacturing, 35, pp. 101163

Negar Ashrafi, Shadi Nazarian, Nicholas A Meisel and Jose Duarte, 2020, "Experimental Prediction of Material Deformation in Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Concrete", Additive Manufacturing, 37, pp. 101656

Rohan Prabhu, Jennifer Bracken, Clinton Armstrong, Kathryn W Jablokow, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Additive Creativity: Investigating the Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing to Encourage Creativity in the Engineering Design Industry", International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 8, (4), pp. 198-222

Hanxiong Hu, Swapnil Sinha, Nicholas A. Meisel and Sven G Bilén, 2020, "Permittivity of 3D-Printed Nylon Substrates with Different Infill Pattern and Density for Design of Microwave Components", Designs, 4, (3), pp. 39

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "But Will It Build? Assessing the Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing in Engineering Design Outcomes", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142, (9), pp. 092001

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Teaching Design Freedom: Understanding the Effects of Variations in Design for Additive Manufacturing Education on Students' Creativity", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142, (9), pp. 094501

Swapnil Sinha and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Predicting Material Properties for Embedded Structures Created with Polymer Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing", Additive Manufacturing, 34, pp. 101247

Swapnil Sinha, Kelsey Rieger, Aaron Knochel and Nicholas A Meisel, 2020, "Mobile Making Platform for 3D Printing Education: Evaluating the Impact of Key Session Variables on Student Awareness and Engagement", International Journal of Engineering Education, 36, (4), pp. 1-17

John Ostrander, Conrad S Tucker, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Evaluating the Use of Virtual Reality to Teach Introductory Concepts of Additive Manufacturing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142, (5), pp. 051702

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Exploring the Effects of Additive Manufacturing Education on Students’ Engineering Design Process and its Outcomes", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142, (4), pp. 042001

Rohan Prabhu, Scarlett Rae Miller, Timothy W Simpson and Nicholas A. Meisel, 2020, "Complex Solutions for Complex Problems? Exploring the Effects of Task Complexity on Student Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142, (3), pp. 032302

Glen Williams, Nicholas A. Meisel, Timothy W Simpson and Christopher McComb, 2019, "Design Repository Effectiveness for 3D Convolutional Neural Networks: Application to Additive Manufacturing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 141, (11), pp. 111701

Negar Ashrafi, Jose Duarte, Shadi Nazarian and Nicholas A Meisel, 2019, "Evaluating the Relationship Between Deposition and Layer Quality in Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Concrete", Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 14, (2), pp. 135-140

Tobias Mahan, Nicholas A. Meisel, Christopher McComb and Jessica Menold, 2019, "Pulling at the Digital Thread: Exploring the Tolerance Stack Up Between Automatic Procedures and Expert Strategies in Scan to Print Processes", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 141, (2), pp. 021701

Swapnil Sinha and Nicholas A Meisel, 2018, "Influence of Process Interruption on Mechanical Properties of Material Extrusion Parts", Rapid Prototyping Journal, 24, (5), pp. 821-827

Dorcas Kaweesa and Nicholas Alexander Meisel, 2018, "Quantifying Fatigue Property Changes In Material Jetted Parts Due to Functionally Graded Material Interface Design", Additive Manufacturing, 21, pp. 141-149

Brant Stoner, Joseph Bartolai, Dorcas Kaweesa, Nicholas Alexander Meisel and Timothy W Simpson, 2018, "Achieving Functionally Graded Material Composition Through Bicontinuous Mesostructural Geometry in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing", JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 70, (3), pp. 413-418

Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Christopher Bryant Williams, Kimberly Ellis and Gaylon Don Taylor, 2016, "Decision Support for Additive Manufacturing Deployment in Remote or Austere Environments", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 27, (7), pp. 898-914

Nicholas Alexander Meisel and Christopher Bryant Williams, 2015, "An Investigation of Key Design for Additive Manufacturing Constraints in Multi-Material 3D Printing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 137, (11), pp. 111406

Nicholas Alexander Meisel and Christopher Bryant Williams, 2015, "Design and Assessment of a 3D Printing Vending Machine", Rapid Prototyping Journal, 21, (5), pp. 471-481

Nicholas A Meisel, Amelia M Elliott and Christopher B Williams, 2015, "A Procedure for Creating Actuated Joints via Embedding Shape Memory Alloys in PolyJet 3D Printing", Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 26, (12), pp. 1498-1512

Dean Snelling, Qian Li, Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Christopher Bryant Williams, Romesh Batra and Alan Druschitz, 2015, "Lightweight Metal Cellular Structures Fabricated via 3D Printing of Sand Cast Molds", Advanced Engineering Materials, 17, (7), pp. 923-932

Andrew T Gaynor, Nicholas A Meisel, Christopher B Williams and James K Guest, 2014, "Multiple-Material Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms Created Via PolyJet Three-Dimensional Printing", ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 136, (6), pp. 061015

Seth Pearl and Nicholas A. Meisel, , "Assessing the Manufacturability of Students' Early-Stage Designs Based on Previous Experience with Traditional Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design

Alex Cayley, Jayant Mathur and Nicholas A. Meisel, , "Creation and Assessment of a Novel Design Evaluation Tool for Additive Manufacturing", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design

Martha Baldwin, Nicholas A. Meisel and Christopher McComb, , "Smoothing the Rough Edges: Evaluating Automatically Generated Multi-Lattice Transitions", 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Serena Graziosi, Jeremy Faludi, Tino Stankovic, Yuri Borgianni, Nicholas A. Meisel, Sophie Hallstedt and David Rosen, , "A Vision for Sustainable Additive Manufacturing", Nature Sustainability

Jiance Chen, Justin Pierce, Glen Williams, Timothy W Simpson, Nicholas A. Meisel, Sneha Narra and Christopher McComb, , "Accelerating Thermal Simulations in Additive Manufacturing by Training Physics-Informed Neural Networks with Randomly Synthesized Data", ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

• August 2018 - July 2022, "Investigating the Effectiveness of Machine Learning Paradigms for Supporting Engineering Designers in Rapidly Evolving Digital Manufacturing," (Sponsor: National Science Foundation).

• August 2017 - July 2021, "Making in the Maker Movement: An Investigation into the Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Student Creativity," (Sponsor: National Science Foundation).

• October 2016 - September 2019, "EAGER: MAKER: Deployable Makerspace Classrooms: Mobility, Additive Manufacturing, and Curricular Spectacle," (Sponsor: National Science Foundation).

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