Prof. Ozdoganlar’s research focuses on processes and equipment for micro-manufacturing. Research projects at Carnegie Mellon's Department of Mechanical Engineering include experimental, theoretical, and numerical (simulation) studies. The processes of interest include mechanical micromachining process, where micro-scale milling, drilling, and grinding tools as small as 10 µm in diameter are used within precision and miniature-machine-tool platforms. The research projects in his laboratory include fundamental understanding of the process mechanics (the effect of workpiece crystallography, modeling micromilling forces); micro-tool characteristics (micro-tool failure and wear, enhanced micro-tool fabrication); dynamic behavior of micromilling (analytical modeling of micro-endmill dynamics, dynamics of micromilling process); and applied projects on micromachining (fabrication of biomedical devices, micro-scale electrodes and molds, micromachinability of materials). Current research is aiming to create nano-scale (50 nm) structures using a new form of material removal.
