Sundar V Atre

Sundar V Atre is a Professor and Endowed Chair in Manufacturing & Materials at the University of Louisville. He leads efforts to establish an interdisciplinary program on Digital Manufacturing and Design. His research focuses on advanced materials, additive manufacturing, and powder injection molding of metals and ceramics. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Penn State University in 1995.

Dr. Atre’s research group, the Materials Innovation Guild, has produced over 200 publications and 7 licensed patents. His work emphasizes multi-scale manufacturing strategies, including green micromachining of ceramics to enable precise micro-scale features. His NSF-funded research (CMMI-1200647, CMMI-1562439) explores tool wear, material compositions, and process parameters for ceramic micromachining.

Key projects include optimizing L-PBF processes for fine metal powders and analyzing green-state SiC/AlN micromachining using tungsten carbide tools. His contributions address challenges in ceramic micro-manufacturing through experimental studies on forces, surface quality, and binder effects.