Bruce Tai

Educational Background

- Non-traditional machining processes
- Material removal mechanics and modeling
- Surgical simulation and analysis
- Advanced additive processes for polymers
- 3D printing of polymer composites

2022 ASME Fellow
2019 TEES Engineering Genesis Award
2018 TEES Young Faculty Fellow Award, Texas A&M University
2017 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
2017 Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
2017 Brittan Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Texas A&M Mechanical Engineering
2015 Second Place Winner of Technology Innovation Abstract, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, New Orleans, LA

A. Kazi and B. Tai, 2021, “Comparison of Rotary and Linear Cutting Methodology in Determining Specific Cutting Energy of Granite,” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, v. 143, 111002.
A. Nigam, and B. Tai, 2021, “In-process Chemical and Mechanical Polishing for Fused Filament Fabrication: A Feasibility Study,” Manufacturing Letters, v. 28, pp. 59-62.
J. Raval and B. Tai, 2021, “An Optical Tomographi Method to Characterize the Mist Distribution in MQL Tools,” Journal of Manufacturing Processes, v. 62, pp. 275-282
D. Kim, J. Suriboot, C.C. Shih, A. Cwiklik, M.A. Grunlan, and B. Tai, 2020, “Mechanical isotropy and postcure shrinkage of polydimethylsiloxane printed with digital light processing,” Rapid Prototyping Journal, v. 26, pp. 1447-1452.
C.C. Shih, M. Burnette, D. Staack, J. Wang, and B. Tai, 2019, “Effects of cold plasma treatment on interlayer bonding strength in FFF process,” Additive Manufacturing, v 25, pp. 104-111.