{"id":226,"date":"2025-05-06T10:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:21:32","slug":"chad-duty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/faculty\/chad-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad Duty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Chad Duty<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em>Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-reverse alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading orange-mark\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2021-Present<br><\/strong>Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering<br>University of Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2015-July 2021<br><\/strong>Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering<br>University of Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2013-2015<br><\/strong>Group Leader, Deposition Science &amp; Technology Group<br>Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2013-2015<br><\/strong>Joint Faculty, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering<br>University of Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2011-2015<br><\/strong>Senior Research Scientist, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility<br>Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2010-2012<br><\/strong>Director of Technology, Tennessee Solar Institute<br>University of Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2009-2011<br><\/strong>Solar Program Manager<br>Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2004-2011<br><\/strong>Research Scientist, Materials Science &amp; Technology Division<br>Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2002-2004<br><\/strong>Senior Aeronautical Engineer, C-5 Galaxy Modernization Program<br>Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marietta, GA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1997-2001<br><\/strong>Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering<br>Georgia Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1997<\/strong><br>Research Assistant, Tribology Laboratory<br>Virginia Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1994-1996<br><\/strong>Cooperative Education Student, Tyvek Non-wovens<br>DuPont, Richmond VA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD, 2001, Georgia Tech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSME, 1997, Virginia Tech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Additive Manufacturing of polymer and composite structures, focusing on anisotropic mechanical behavior, new material development, melt flow characterization, and optimizing process-structure-property relationships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) at multi-meter length scales and over 100 lbs\/h<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tooling applications for large scale additive manufacturing, including development of novel coatings and base materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and Recognitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MABE Outstanding Faculty Initiative and Leadership Award, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pi Tau Sigma Excellence in Teaching Award, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ORNL Director&#8217;s Award for Big Area Additive Manufacturing (2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ORNL Excellence in Technology Transfer Award for Big Area Additive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovation Award for&nbsp;<em>Big Area Additive Manufacturing<\/em>, RAPID 2014 Conference (2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National FLC Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for&nbsp;<em>Pulse Thermal Processing&nbsp;<\/em>(2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R&amp;D 100 Award:&nbsp; CermaClad:&nbsp; Rapid Metal Coating Process (MesoCoat) (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R&amp;D 100 Award for PulseForge 3100 with Pulse Thermal Processing (2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (May 2004)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C. Duty and B. Groh. \u201cUsing Direct Metal Deposition to Fabricate Mold Plates for an Injection Mold Machine Allowing for the Evaluation of Cost Effective Near-Sourcing Opportunities in Larger, High Volume Consumer Products.\u201d ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2015\/272, July 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. Graham, J.W. Moon, B. Armstrong, P. Datskos, C. Duty, R. Gresback, I. Ivanov, C. Jacobs, G.E. Jellison, G. Jang, P. Joshi, H. Jung, H. Meyer, T. Phelps. \u201cManufacturing Demonstration Facility: Low Temperature Synthesis\u201d&nbsp;<em>ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2015\/332<\/em>, June 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>P. Datskos, P. Joshi, C. Duty, F. List, B. Armstrong, I. Ivanov, C. Jacobs, D. Graham, J.W. Moon. \u201cManufacturing Demonstration Facility: Roll-to-Roll Processsing\u201d&nbsp;<em>ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2015\/270<\/em>, June 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>V. Kunc, B. Compton, S. Simunovic, C. Duty, L. Love, B. Post, C. Blue, S. DorMohammadi, R. Dutton, C. Godines, H. Baid, F. Abdi. \u201cNumerical Simulation of Big Area Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) of a Full Size Car.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Proceedings of SAMPE<\/em>, Baltimore, MD, May 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L Love, C Duty, B Post, R Lind, P Lloyd, V Kunc, B Peter, and C Blue, \u201cBreaking Barriers in Polymer Additive Manufacturing.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Proceedings of SAMPE<\/em>, Baltimore, MD (May 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>P. Joshi, B. Compton, J. Li, G.E. Jellison, C. Duty, Z. Chen. \u201cDevelop Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Process of ZrO2 Nanocrystals\/Acrylic Nanocomposites for High Refractive Index Applications.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2015\/149 (CRADA\/NFE-14-05066)<\/em>&nbsp;March 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. Love and C. Duty. \u201cCincinnati Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM).\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2015\/100 (CRADA\/NFE-14-04957)<\/em>&nbsp;March 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C. Duty, T. Drye, A. Franc. \u201cMaterial Development for Tooling Applications using Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM).\u201d&nbsp;<em>ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2015\/78<\/em>, March 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. Kolbus, A. Payzant, P. Cornwell, T. Watkins, S. Babu, R. Dehoff, and C. Duty, \u201cComparison of Residual Stress in Inconel 718 Simple Parts Made by Electron Beam Melting and Direct Laser Sintering.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Materials Science &amp; Engineering A,&nbsp;<\/em><strong>46(A)<\/strong>, p 1419 (March 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C. Duty and R. Springfield.&nbsp; \u201cEvaluation of Additive Manufacturing for Composite Part Molds.\u201d&nbsp;<em>ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2015\/96 (CRADA\/NFE-14-05107)<\/em>&nbsp;February 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>W Zhou, F List, C Duty, and S Babu, \u201cSintering Kinetics of Inkjet Printed Conductive Silver Lines on Insulating Plastic Substrate.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B<\/em>,&nbsp;<strong>46<\/strong>&nbsp;(3), pp 1542-1547 (June 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H.L. Tekinalp, V. Kunc, G. Velez-Garcia, C. Duty, L. Love, A. Naskar, C. Blue, and S. Ozcan, \u201cHighly Aligned Carbon Fiber in Polymer Composite Structures via Additive Manufacturing.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Composites Science &amp; Technology<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>105<\/strong>&nbsp;(5) p 144 (October 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JW Moon, I Ivanov, P Joshi, B Armstrong, W Wang, H Jung, A Rondinone, G Jellison, H Meyer, GG Jang, R Meisner, C Duty, and T Phelps \u201cScalable production of microbially mediated zinc sulfide nanoparticles and application to functional thin films,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Acta Biomaterialia<\/em>,&nbsp;<strong>10<\/strong>(10), 4474-4483 (October 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L Love, V Kunc, O Rios, C Duty, A Elliot, B Post, R Smith, and C Blue, \u201cThe Importance of Carbon Fiber to Polymer Additive Manufacturing.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Journal of Materials Research<\/em>,&nbsp;<strong>29<\/strong>(17), pp 1893-1898 (September 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G. Velez-Garcia, A. Wright, V. Kunc, and C. Duty. \u201cCoefficient of Thermal Expansion Test Report.\u201d&nbsp;<em>ORNL Technical Report ORNL\/TM-2014\/334<\/em>&nbsp;(August 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SI Park, D Rosen, and C Duty, \u201cComparing Mechanical and Geometrical Properties of Lattice Structure Fabricated Using Electron Beam Melting.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Proceedings of the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium<\/em>, Austin, TX (August 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SI Park, SK Choi, D Rosen, and C Duty, \u201cEffective Mechanical Properties of Latice Material Fabricated by Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing.\u201d Proceedings of the<em>&nbsp;ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering (CIE) Conference<\/em>, Buffalo, NY (August 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>W Zhou, F List, C Duty, and S Babu, \u201cFabrication of Conductive Paths on a Fused Deposition Modeling Substrate using Inkjet Deposition.\u201d Accepted to&nbsp;<em>Rapid Prototyping Journal<\/em>, August 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R. Dinwiddie, V. Kunc, J. Lindhal, B. Post, R. Smith, L. Love, and C. Duty. \u201cInfrared Imaging of the Polymer 3D-Printing Process,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Proceedings of ThermoSense: Thermal Infrared Applications XXXVI<\/em>, Baltimore, MD&nbsp; (May 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JW Moon, I Ivanov, C Duty, L Love, A Rondinone, W Wang, Y Li, A Madden, J Mosher, M Hu, A Suresh, C Rawn, H Jung, R Lauf, T Phelps.&nbsp; \u201cScalable economic extracellular synthesis of CdS nanostructured particles by a non-pathogenic thermophile\u201d&nbsp;<em>Journal of Industrial Microbiology &amp; Biotechnology<\/em>, Vol. 40, p. 1263-1271 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watkins, Bilheux, An, Brice, Payzant, Dehoff, Duty, Blue, Peter, \u201cNeutron Characterization for Additive Manufacturing.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Advanced Materials and Processes (AM&amp;P)<\/em>, Vol. 171, Issue 3, pp. 23-27 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dehoff, Tallman, Duty, Peter, Yamamoto, Chen, Blue, \u201cCase Study: Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Brackets.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Advanced Materials and Processes (AM&amp;P)<\/em>, Vol. 171, Issue 3, pp. 19-22 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holshouser, Newell, Palas, Love, Kunc, Lind, Lloyd, Rowe, Blue, Duty, Peter, Dehoff, \u201cOut of Bounds Additive Manufacturing.\u201d<em>&nbsp;Advanced Materials and Processes (AM&amp;P)<\/em>, Vol. 171, Issue 3, pp. 15-17 (2013).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pull-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-stack-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dbf27b9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-146c2e40 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Chad-Duty.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Duty\" class=\"wp-image-268\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-bottom-width:5px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Chad-Duty.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Chad-Duty-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c0ddf3a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>206A Dougherty Engineering Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone<\/strong><br>865-974-8107<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:cduty@utk.edu\">cduty@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chad Duty Professor Biography August 2021-PresentProfessor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Tennessee 2015-July 2021Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Tennessee 2013-2015Group Leader, Deposition Science &amp; 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