Anthony Rollett

Anthony Rollett is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where he has been a faculty member since 1995. He serves as the Principal Investigator and Co-Director of the NASA-supported Institute for Model-Based Qualification & Certification of Additive Manufacturing (IMQCAM) and co-director of the Next Manufacturing Center. Prior to CMU, he held leadership roles at Los Alamos National Laboratory (1991-1995).

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Drexel University (1987)
  • MA, Metallurgy and Materials Science, Cambridge University (1977)

Research Interests: Rollett’s work focuses on microstructural evolution and microstructure-property relationships in 3D using experiments and simulations. His expertise spans additive manufacturing, metal 3D printing, materials for energy systems, grain growth, recrystallization, and stereology, with techniques like high-energy diffraction microscopy (HEDM) and dynamic x-ray radiography (DXR).

Scientific Contributions: He has over 320 peer-reviewed publications and an h-index >80. His recent articles highlight machine learning for laser processing, fatigue analysis of additively manufactured alloys, and design optimization for heat exchangers in supercritical CO2 and solar thermal applications.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Fellow of ASM International (1996)
  • Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK) (2004)
  • Fellow of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) (2011)
  • Cyril Stanley Smith Award (TMS, 2014)
  • Member of Honor, French Metallurgical Society (2015)
  • US Steel Professor (2017)
  • Francqui International Professor (2020-2021)
  • International FAME Award (2023)

Leadership & Impact: Rollett co-led the development of a NASA Space Technology Research Institute for additive manufacturing and established a new master’s program in additive manufacturing (2018). His research group is funded by industry, federal agencies, and Pennsylvania state grants. He also serves on the Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee and Defense Programs Advisory Committee for the Department of Energy.