Digital Manufacturing

Research into geometry-driven digital fabrication — bringing mathematical structure to bear on how things are made. Projects span cooperative multi-robot 3D printing with custom slicing software, the expressive potential of 5-axis waterjet cutting beyond standard manufacturing constraints, and the Zip-Form system for curved architectural elements. The unifying thread is using mathematical understanding of geometry to unlock fabrication techniques that are simultaneously more precise and more flexible.

2017-01-01

Projects

A Slicer and Simulator for Cooperative 3D Printing

A Slicer and Simulator for Cooperative 3D Printing

Development of software tools for slicing and simulating cooperative 3D printing processes with multiple robots.

Double-Curved Spin-Valence: Geometric and Computational Basis

Geometric and computational analysis of doubly-curved configurations of the Spin-Valence deployable kirigami space-frame system, establishing the mathematical basis for producing doubly-curved surfaces from flat-cut sheet material via spin-folds and hub reconnections.
Unregulated Craft of 5-Axis Waterjet Cutting

Unregulated Craft of 5-Axis Waterjet Cutting

Considering the relationship between craft and digital manufacturing.

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Misshapen Chaos: of Well Seeming Forms

A series of six clay 3D-printed vessels on walnut bases, each encoding a different parameter of the logistic map as the equations are transformed into machine toolpaths for the printer. The surface of each vessel — from regular coiled rows at the base to chaotic bumps at the rim — traces the period-doubling cascade as the map bifurcates toward chaos. Created with Vincent Edwards and Jean Schmidt. Exhibited at Bridges 2025 (Eindhoven) and at the Création: Between Art and Mathematics exhibition at the Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris (April 2026).

Zip-Form

A computation-and-fabrication system for creating curved architectural forms by zipping flat-cut pieces together. Developed with architect Emily Baker at the University of Arkansas, Zip-Form pairs mathematical formulations for parallel transport with a simple jig-based assembly process, enabling complex 3D curves from plasma-cut steel and basic tools. The work spans a permanent public sculpture, papers at AAG and IASS, and an ongoing collaboration on shape-optimised concrete formwork.