Biography

Dustin Gilmer is an assistant professor in the Material Science and Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee and the University of Tennessee’s Space Institute. He collaborates with Oak Ridge National Laboratories’ Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) on his research, which focuses on Extreme Environmental Materials Processing (EEMP), particularly materials such as carbon-carbon and ceramic matrix composites for high-temperature applications. He leads research at the MDF and UT in understanding the processing of materials for extreme environments, emphasizing advanced materials and manufacturing, including metal casting, ceramic processing, high-temperature composite processing, powder metallurgy, and additive manufacturing. His work also integrates workforce development efforts and leverages the UT and Tennessee ecosystems of the UT Space Institute, UT Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF), industry partners, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories MDF Carbon Fiber Technology Facility and Spallation Neutron Source.
Dustin received his Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee’s Bredesen Center in 2022, specializing in advanced manufacturing techniques such as binder jet technology and the interface of chemistry, materials science, and manufacturing, using tools like additive manufacturing and polymer synthesis. He holds a B.S. in Physics from East Tennessee State University.

Education

• PhD, University of Tennessee
  Design of Binder in Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing for Tooling

Professional Service

• Member, American Ceramic Society
  • East Tennessee Chapter Treasurer
• Member, American Foundry Society
• Member, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society

Awards & Recognitions

• 2019 R&D 100 Winner- High Strength Binder System for Additive Manufacturing
• 2016 McNair Scholar

Research Publications

1. Kim, S., Rahman, A., Fuzzaman, A,. Li, B., Gilmer D, B., Saito, T., Science Advanced (2021). Closed-loop Additive Manufacturing of Upcycled Commodity Plastic through Dynamic Crosslinking.

2. Gilmer, D. B., Han, L., Lehmann, M. L., Siddel, D. H., Yang, G., Chowdhury, A. U., … & Saito, T. (2021). Additive manufacturing of strong silica sand structures enabled by polyethyleneimine binder. Nature communications, 12(1), 1-8., featured in Nat Comm Editor’s highlights, featured in multiple media including Mashable, ORNL, Phys.org, Defense Digest, STEM Magazine

3. Wilt, J. K., Gilmer, D., Kim, S., Compton, B. G., & Saito, T. (2021). Direct ink writing techniques for in situ gelation and solidification. MRS Communications, 1-16.

4. Gilmer, D., Han, L., Hong, E., Siddel, D., Kisliuk, A., Cheng, S., … & Saito, T. (2020). An in-situ crosslinking binder for binder jet additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 101341.

5. Lehmann, M. L., Yang, G., Gilmer, D., Han, K. S., Self, E. C., Ruther, R. E., … & Delnick, F. M. (2019). Tailored Crosslinking of Poly (Ethylene Oxide) Enables Mechanical Robustness and Improved Sodium-Ion Conductivity. Energy Storage Materials.

6. Biswas, K., Gilmer, D., Ghezawi, N., Cao, P. F., & Saito, T. (2019). Demonstration of self-healing barrier films for vacuum insulation panels. Vacuum, 164, 132-139.

7. Han, L., Gilmer, D. B., Elliott, A., & Saito, T. (2022). Spray coating for washout tooling by binder jet additive manufacturing. Composites Part B: Engineering, 110436.

8. Dvorak, J.; Gilmer, D.; Zameroski, R.; Cornelius, A.; Schmitz, T. Freeform Hybrid Manufacturing: Binderjet, Structured Light Scanning, Confocal Microscopy, and CNC Machining. J. Manuf. Mater. Process. 2023, 7, 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp7020079

9. Gilmer, D., Kim, S., Goldsby, D. J., Nandwana, P., Elliott, A., & Saito, T. (2024). Predictive binder jet additive manufacturing enabled by clean burn-off binder design. Additive Manufacturing, 80, 103955.