July 1, 2025 PhD student wins Metal Powder Industries Federation outstanding poster Written By: Caitlin Scott Departments: Mechanical Engineering Categories: Graduate|Research PhD student Ali Nabaa with his winning poster. Ali Nabaa, PhD student in the lab of Kuo K. & Cindy F. Wang Associate Professor Lianyi Chen, recently won the Outstanding Poster award from the Metal Powder Industries Federation at the PowderMet2025/AMPM2025 conference. Only one poster was selected for this award. The posters are reviewed and judged based on technical, scientific, and professional integrity; presentation clarity and overall esthetic appearance and whether they enhance practical or industrial value for the industry. The technology shown in the poster is patented by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Nabaa’s research interests lie within the intersection of manufacturing, fluid flow, machine learning and in-situ monitoring. View the winning poster here.