selected publications academic article Rahman, A. M., Akib, Y. M., Bedsole, C. O., Pei, Z., Shaw, B. D., Ufodike, C. O., & Castell-Perez, E. (2024). Effects of Incorporating Ionic Crosslinking on 3D Printing of Biomass-Fungi Composite Materials. Biomimetics. 9(7), 411-411. Ufodike, C. O., Nzebuka, G. C., & Rahman, A. M. (2023). Combine Effect of Feeding Rate and Modeling Parameter on the Extrusion Pressure in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing. 35, 485-492. Rahman, A. M., Rahman, T. T., Pei, Z., Ufodike, C. O., Lee, J., & Elwany, A. (2023). Additive Manufacturing Using Agriculturally Derived Biowastes: A Systematic Literature Review. Bioengineering. 10(7), 845-845. Ufodike, C. O., Nzebuka, G. C., & Egole, C. P. (2023). Prediction of Limiting Casting Speed in a Horizontal Direct-Chill Casting through Numerical Modeling and Simulation. Metals. 13(6), 1071-1071. Nzebuka, G. C., Ufodike, C. O., Rahman, A. M., Gwynn, C. M., & Ahmed, M. F. (2022). Numerical modeling of the effect of nozzle diameter and heat flux on the polymer flow in fused filament fabrication. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 82, 585-600. Rahman, A. M., Bhardwaj, A., Pei, Z., Ufodike, C., & Castell-Perez, E. (2022). The 3D Printing of Biomass-Fungi Composites: Effects of Waiting Time after Mixture Preparation on Mechanical Properties, Rheological Properties, Minimum Extrusion Pressure, and Print Quality of the Prepared Mixture. Journal of Composites Science. 6(8), 237-237. Ufodike, C. O., & Nzebuka, G. C. (2022). Investigation of thermal evolution and fluid flow in the hot-end of a material extrusion 3D Printer using melting model. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. 49, 102502-102502. Ufodike, C. O., & Dolzyk, G. (2021). Crashworthiness of circular tubes with rhombus star grooving pattern. Materials Today Communications. 29, 102899-102899. Ufodike, C. O., Ahmed, M. F., & Dolzyk, G. (2021). Additively manufactured biomorphic cellular structures inspired by wood microstructure. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 123, 104729-104729. Nzebuka, G. C., Ufodike, C. O., & Egole, C. P. (2021). Influence of various aspects of low-Reynolds number turbulence models on predicting flow characteristics and transport variables in a horizontal direct-chill casting. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 179, 121648-121648. Ufodike, C. O., Wang, H., Ahmed, M. F., Dolzyk, G., & Jung, S. (2021). Design and modeling of bamboo biomorphic structure for in-plane energy absorption improvement. Materials and Design. 205, 109736-109736. Ufodike, C. O., Eze, V. O., Ahmed, M. F., Oluwalowo, A., Park, J. G., Okoli, O. I., & Wang, H. (2020). Evaluation of the inter-particle interference of cellulose and lignin in lignocellulosic materials. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 147, 762-767. Ufodike, C. O., Eze, V. O., Ahmed, M. F., Oluwalowo, A., Park, J. G., Liang, Z., & Wang, H. (2020). Investigation of molecular and supramolecular assemblies of cellulose and lignin of lignocellulosic materials by spectroscopy and thermal analysis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 146, 916-921. Ufodike, C., Jackson, S., Bolden, N., & Dickens, T. (2018). Synthesis and characterization of extruded cellulosic fibrils for enhanced reinforced/filamentary textiles. Textile Research Journal. 88(5), 520-531. Akib, Y. M., Bedsole, C. O., Rahman, A. M., Hamilton, J., Khan, F., Pei, Z., Shaw, B. D., & Ufodike, C. O. A Preliminary Experimental Study on Biodegradation of 3D-Printed Samples from BiomassFungi Composite Materials. Journal of Composites Science. 8(10), 412-412. conference paper Ufodike, C. O., Nzebuka, G. C., & Rahman, A. M. (2023). Combine Effect of Feeding Rate and Modeling Parameter on the Extrusion Pressure in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing. Manufacturing Letters. 485-492. institutional repository document Ufodike, C. O., Nzebuka, G. C., & Egole, C. P. (2022). Flow Redistribution and Thermal Computation in a Horizontal Direct-Chill Casting of Aluminum-Copper Binary Alloy System Akib, Y. M., Bedsole, C. O., Rahman, A. M., Hamilton, J., Khan, F., Pei, Z., Shaw, B. D., & Ufodike, C. O. A Preliminary Experimental Study on Biodegradation of 3D Printed Samples from Biomass-Fungi Composite Materials
teaching activities ENTC691 Research Instructor ENTC692 Professional Study Instructor IDIS450 Analytics For Dist Operation Instructor IDIS491 Research Instructor ITDE691 Research Instructor MMET301 Mech Power Transmission Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Ewelike, Chukwubuikem (2023-06). Neural Network Algorithm for Complete Coverage Path Planning in Industrial Robotic Platforms: A Simulation-Based Study. Ewelike, Chukwubuikem (2023-06). Neural Network Algorithm for Complete Coverage Path Planning in Industrial Robotic Platforms: A Simulation-Based Study. Ewelike, Chukwubuikem (2023-06). Neural Network Algorithm for Complete Coverage Path Planning in Industrial Robotic Platforms: A Simulation-Based Study. Longa, Steven Tyler (2023-06). Flip Task Allocation for Robot Path Coverage. Longa, Steven Tyler (2023-06). Flip Task Allocation for Robot Path Coverage. Longa, Steven Tyler (2023-06). Flip Task Allocation for Robot Path Coverage.
education and training Ph.D. in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - (Tallahassee, Florida, United States) 2020
awards and honors Charlotte and Walter Buchanan Faculty Fellow, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2022
In the News Herff Spring Research Series Computational Design for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing (CDMatEx) News Release PVAMU, Texas A&M announce faculty winners of $600,000 joint PRISE research grants for 2023 News Release TEES PARTNERS WITH THE VIRTUAL FOUNDRY FOR INNOVATIVE TITANIUM 3D PRINTING RESEARCH News Release Water Seed Grant Awards $2.39 Million in Research Funding News Release