Ala Qattawi
University of California, Merced
USA
Biography
Ala Qattawi is an assistant professor at University of California, Merced. She earned her PhD in Automotive Engineering from Clemson University, International Center for Automotive Research in 2012 and became the first female to earn this degree in USA. Her research area is in the innovative design and manufacturing processes, such as Origami-based metal forming and knowledge-based manufacturing. She has over 25 journal publications and did research on the topological analysis of Origami-based sheet metal products with application to complex products such as automotive body in white parts. She also has an experience in sustainability design for automotive structures.
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Abstract : The potential of origami-based sheet metal folding for vehicle design
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