Dr. Glenn Daehn

Professor of Metallurgical Engineering Ohio State University

Glenn S. Daehn is the Mars G. Fontana Professor of Metallurgical Engineering within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University and Director of the new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center HAMMER – Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution. A key element of the HAMMER program is the development of digital deformation technologies to impart materials properties and shape, complementing additive and subtractive digital methods. More broadly, his work spans from manufacturing process innovation, to providing authentic content and professional development for K-12 STEM teachers, to advancing manufacturing policy with a focus on the role of the 21st-century land grant university. His long-term research has been in impulse-based manufacturing processes for the joining, shaping, and cutting of material. Daehn is also active in several manufacturing initiatives, playing a keys role in establishing the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow Manufacturing USA institute, the Ohio State Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence, and the Ohio Manufacturing Institute. He received his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.