SMART Lab Alumnus Dr. Chaoran Dou joined The University of Missouri at Columbia as an Assistant Professor in July 2025

Aug 2, 2025

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Chaoran defended his dissertation entitled "Smart Process Design with Machine Learning for Defect Mitigation in Metal Additive Manufacturing" on 6/30/2025. He has joined the University of Missouri at Columbia, the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, as an assistant professor in July 2025.

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