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Mark Du

Materials Engineer

Biography

I’m a Materials Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. My expertise is additive manufacturing of advanced materials, focusing on material development, process optimization, and post-processing.  My research has focused on advanced manufacturing technologies and applications in energy fields.

My publications can be found on Google Scholar.

Selected publications:

[1]    Du, W., Hu, T., MacKenzie, Q., & Singh, D. (2025). Optimization of overhang printing in ceramic binder jetting additive manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 147, 100-111.
[2]    Du, W., Haynes, J., Myers K., Barua, B., Yu, W., & Singh, D. (2025). Development of a High-temperature Inconel625 Heat Exchanger via Model Design and Additive Manufacturing. Materials & Design, 251, 113333.
[3]    Du, W., Yu, W., France, D. M., & Singh, D. (2024). Depowdering of an Additively Manufactured Heat Exchanger with Narrow and Turning Channels. Additive Manufacturing Letters, 9, 100202.
[4]    Du, W., Li, M., Pei, Z., & Ma, C. (2023) Roller-compaction-assisted Binder Jetting with Different Granulated Zirconia Powders. Manufacturing Letters, 35, 576-582.
[5]    Du, W., Caraway, B.C., Li, M., Miao, G., Pei, Z., Ma, C. (2023) Preparation of Granulated Powders via Freeze Drying at Different Levels of Slurry Solid Loading and Comparison of their Powder Bed Quality in Roller-compaction-assisted Binder Jetting. Manufacturing Letters, 35, 583-591.
[6]    Du, W., Ma, B., Thomas, J., & Singh, D. (2023) Concurrent Reaction-bonded Joining and Densification of Additively Manufactured Silicon Carbide by Liquid Silicon Infiltration. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 43(6), 2345–2353.
[7]    Du, W., Yu, W., France, F. D., Singh, M., & Singh, D. (2022). Additive Manufacturing and Testing of a Ceramic Heat Exchanger for High-temperature and High-pressure Applications for Concentrating Solar Power.” Solar Energy, 236: 654–665.
[8]    Du, W., Li, M., Pei, Z., & Ma, C. (2022). Performances of Three Models in Predicting Packing Densities and Optimal Mixing Fractions of Mixtures of Micropowders with Different Sizes, Powder Technology, 397: 117095.
[9]    Du, W., Miao, G., Pei, Z., and Ma, C. (2021). Comparison of Flowability and Sinterability Among Different Binder Jetting Feedstock Powders: Nanopowder, Micropowder, and Granulated Powder. Journal of Micro-and Nano-Manufacturing, 9(2), 021008.
[10]    Du, W., Roa, J., Liu, Y., Hong, J., Ren, X., Pei, Z., & Ma, C. (2021). Ceramic Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing: Effect of Particle Size Distribution on Density. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 43(9), 091002.
[11]    Du, W., Singh, M., & Singh, D. (2020). Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide Ceramics: Development of Bimodal Powder Feedstocks by Modeling and Experimental Methods. Ceramics International, 46(12), 19701–19707.
[12]    Du, W., Ren, X., Pei, Z., & Ma, C. (2020). Ceramic Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing: A Literature Review on Density. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 142(4), 040801.
[13]    Du, W., Ren, X., Ma, C., & Pei, Z. (2019). Ceramic Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing: Particle Coating for Increasing Powder Sinterability and Part Strength. Materials Letters, 234, 327–330.
 

Awards

  • Impact Argonne Award for Innovation, Argonne National Laboratory, 2025.
  • Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2024.
  • CIRTL Associate – Fellow, Academy for Future Faculty (AFF), Center for Teaching Excellence & Graduate and Professional School, Texas A&M University, 2021.
     

Services

  • YPN+1 Division Liaison, Manufacturing Division, The American Ceramic Society, 2025-08 – present
  • Host for Visiting Faculty Program of the Department of Energy
    Topic: Mechanical Characterization of Binder Jetted SiC Materials    May 20th – August 1st, 2025
     
  • Committee Member, Additive Manufacturing Emerging Professionals Committee, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2024-12 – present
     
  • Editorial Board Member, for journal: npj Advanced Manufacturing, 2024-09 – present
     
  • Session Organizer for Conferences
    [1]    15th Global Young Investigator Forum on Sustainability, ICACC 2026, Daytona Beach, Florida, 2026
    [2]    14th Global Young Investigator Forum on Sustainability, ICACC 2025, Daytona Beach, Florida, 2025