Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Director of the Semiconductor Science and Engineering Program
Email: Michael.Cullinan@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: (512) 471-0262
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering - MIT (2011)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering - MIT (2008)
B.S. Engineering - Swarthmore (2006)
B.A. Economics - Swarthmore (2006)
Project: Uncertainty quantification in metal additive manufacturing
Senior Research Scientist
Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Lviv Polytechnic National University (2015)
Project: Process Development for Volumetric 3D Printing Using Holographic Metasurface Nanolithography (HMNL)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (2024)
B.S. in Mechanical & System Design Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea (2018)
Project: Optical Development for Volumetric 3D Printing Using Holographic Metasurface Nanolithography (HMNL)
Postdoctoral Researcher (Co-Advised with Chih-Hao Chang)
Ph.D. in Physics, Rice University (2024)
B.S. in Physics, Peking University (2020)
Project: Material Development for Volumetric 3D Printing Using Holographic Metasurface Nanolithography (HMNL)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University (2025)
M.S. in Materials Science, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (2019)
B.Ege. in Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (2018)
Project: Machine Tool Development for Microscale Selective Laser Sintering for the Fabrication of Advanced Electronics Packages
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2024)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University (2015)
Project: Multiscale Simulation Framework for Predicting Cu-Cu and SiO2-SiO2 Hybrid Bond Quality in Semiconductor Packaging
PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas (2025)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas (2021)
Project: Developing Structure-Function Relationships for Singlet Fission and Exciton Transport in Molecular Crystals via Selective Application of Strain
Post-Baccalurate Scholar M.S./Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin (2019)
Project: Graphene electrostatic transducer in acoustic application
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, South China Agricultural University
yjfan@utexas.edu
Ph.D. Student
Graphene-Copper Nanocomposite Conductors
B.S. The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
High-voltage copper-graphene composite conductors
3D printing of long acting drug delivery implants
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
3D printing of high-precision, large-area telescope mirrors
Ph.D. Student
B.A. The University of Texas at Austin (2021)
Design of a roll-to-roll 3D nanolithography system
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (1981)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M (1988)
Project: Precision 3D alignment in Holographic Metasurface Nanolithography
Ph.D. Student
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University (2024)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University (2023)
B.S. in Physics, Clemson University (2023)
Project: Design and Fabrication of a MEMS-Based Interfacial Force Microscope
Ph.D. Student
B.S. in Physics, UCLA (2023)
Project: Design and Fabrication of a MEMS-based Mechanical Neural Network
Ph.D. Student
B.S. in Engineering Science, Trinity University (2023)
Project: Modeling the Dynamics of the Blown Powder Directed Energy Deposition Process
Ph.D. Student
M.S. in Mechancial Engineering, New York University (2023)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos (2019)
Project: Development of Metal-Polymer Hybrid Resins
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering (Co-Advised with Dr. Page)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Inha University (2024)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Inha University (2022)
Project: Digital Twin of the Hybrid Bonding Process
Ph.D. Student
B.S. in Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
Minor in Material Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
Certificate in German, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
Project: Multi-material vat photopolymerization
PhD Student in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S degree in Mechanical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University (2024)
Project: 3D printing of microelectronic packages
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Maryland, College Park (2025)
Ph.D. Student
Project: Hardware Development for the 3D printing of Microelectronics Packages
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin (2024)
B.S. in Engineering Physics from Tulane University (2021)
Ph.D. Student
Project: Uncertainty Aware Modeling and Control of the Microscale Selective Laser Sintering Process
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2024)
B.S. in Engineering Aeronautics and Astronautics from National Cheng Kung University (2023)
Now at 3M
My research centers on testing the performance of dry, flexible biopotential electrodes that will ultimately be a part of a wearable rehabilitation device.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2021)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
Fingerprinting topological transition in SEM datasets of microscale selective laser sintering using a self-supervised learning approach
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2026)
B.S. Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
M.S. Chemistry, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2021)
Design and 3D printing of nanoporous ion capture systems for critical material recycling
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2026)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology (2017)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2018)
Now at The Texas Institute for Electronics
Research: Integration of Atomic Force Microscopy for In-Line Inspection Within R2R Nanopattern Manufacturing of 3D Holographic Structures
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2025)
Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University (2020)
Now at Sandia National Lab
Project: Big Data Processing, Visualization, and Error Correction Techniques for Large Area Nanometrology
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2025)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
B.S. Physics, Austin College (2019)
Now at Sandia National Lab
Multi-Scale Computational Modeling of Selective Laser Sintering for Process Improvements
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin (2017)
Now at Apple
Project: Thermal Properties of Nanoparticle Beds in Microscale Selective Laser Sintering
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2024)
M.S. Mechanical Enineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2021)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2018)
Now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of British Columbia
Project: Mechanical Metamaterials with Tunable Stiffness
B.S. Southeast University
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
Now at Amazon
Project: Optimization of a Multi-Axis Nanopositioning Stage
M.S. Student
Now at National Institute of Standards and Technology
My research focuses on precision machine design and control development of atomic force microscope based, in-line nanometrology tools for flexible substrates and roll-to-roll processes.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University (2016)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The Unviersity of Texas at Austin (2019)
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineerting, The Unviersity of Texas at Austin (2022)
Liam.Connolly@utexas.edu
Now at Schlumberger
My research centers on modeling and simulation of nanoscale sintering phenomena of metallic nanoparticles for use in novel micro selective laser sintering additive manufacturing applications.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2016)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2019)
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2022)
ogodibua@utexas.edu
Now at Applied Optoelectronics
My research concentrates on the design, modelling and fabrication of a bidirectional chevron-beam based MEMS thermal actuator, with the goal of utilizing the device for a metamaterial with programmable properties.
M.S. Student, UT-Austin 2018
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester (2016)
cz5344@utexas.edu
Now at Qorvo, Inc.
I work on the processing of a tunable graphene microelectromechanical (MEMS) resonator with applications in single molecule gas detection for the healthcare field.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University (2017)
M.S. Mechancial Engineereing, The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Ph.D. Mechancial Engineereing, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
dcayll@utexas.edu
Now at Texas Microsintering
Project: Multilayer Part Fabrication in a Microscale Selective Laser Sintering System
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2025)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Now at Lawerance Livermore National Lab
My research explores the development of a MEMS tensile tester for material characterization of nanomaterials which exhibit scale dependent properties, such as photo-polymerization additive manufacturing processes.
Ph.D. UT-Austin (2018)
B.S. Mississippi State University
ladner.i.s@utexas.edu
Now at Canon Nanotechnologies
Ph.D. UT-Austin (2018)
B.S INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-NEW DELHI
Now at Samsung
I work in the design of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) utilizing controllable strained mono/multilayer graphene to create repeatable nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) resonators with ultra-precise load detection.
B.S., M.S. YONSEI UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2019)
Post-Doctoral Scholar at the National Institutte of Standards and Technology
joonyboy@utexas.edu
Now at ASML
I work in the creation of atomic force microscope nanometrology systems developed to work in-line in silicon wafer based manufacturing processes.
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin (2018)
B.S., M.S. National Taiwan University
Now at IBM
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin (2017)
M.S. University of Texas at Austin
Now at Los Alamos National Lab
My research addresses the creation and modeling of a silicon exfoliation process for flexible thin-film monocrystalline silicon devices.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2020)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2018)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis (2015)
mjward@utexas.edu
Research in Polysilicon Piezoresistors, NASCENT REU 2014. (UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering).
Now at Fathom Radiant
Researcher in micro-scale selective laser sintering tool design.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2019)
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
Project: Structural Evaluation through Non-contact Sensor Embedding in Additively Manufactured Parts
Postdoctoral Researcher (Co-Advised with Dr. Kovar)
Ph.D. in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (2019)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Swansea University (2014)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Michael Okpara' University of Agriculture Umudike (2011)
Now at Contoro Robotics
Project: Design Optimization of a Long-Travel, Flexure-based Nanopositioning Stage
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2024)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2023)
Project: Mechanical Testing of Additivly Manufactured Parts with Embedded Sensors
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering,The University of Texas at Austin (2024)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2024)
Now at TSMC
Project: Electromagnetic Damping of Flexure-based Nanopositioning Stages
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
Horizon Europe Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Global Fellow
Project: Prototyping compatible micro manufacturing platform development using additively manufactured soft tools
PhD, University of Bradford, UK – Centre for Polymer Micro-Nano Technology (2017 – 2020)
MSc, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, GERMANY – Karlsruhe School of Optics and Photonics (September 2013 – August 2016)
Minor degree, Gebze Institute of Technology, TURKEY – Physics (2010 – 2013)
BSc (Hons), Gebze Institute of Technology, TURKEY – Materials Science and Engineering (2007 - 2011)
Project: Machine Tool Development for Volumetric 3D Printing Using Holographic Metasurface Nanolithography (HMNL)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2023)
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore (2019)
Current Students (15):
Jack Boucek, “Holographic Lithography Alignment and Near-Infrared Sources for 3D Silver Printing”, July 2026 - Present
Thomas LaMotte, “Sensors and Mechatronics”, August 2026 - Present
Soham Mule, “PCB Design for Amplifiers and Prototype Hardware”, August 2026 - Present
Paul Lee, “Finite Element Modeling of Hybrid Bonding for 3D Integrated Circuits”, August 2026 - Present
Uma Bhadra, “Machine Learning Surrogate Models to Accelerate Simulations”, September 2026 - Present
Aidan Abraham, “Integrated Vapor Chambers by Microscale Selective Laser Sintering”, September 2026 - Present
Nabeel Merchant, “Apparatus for Emissivity Measurement in Additive Manufacturing”, September 2026 - Present
Manish Chander, “Custom DLP Printing”, September 2026 - Present
Jax Latham, “Strain Engineering of the Optomechanical Properties of 2D Materials”, September 2026 - Present
Akram Badaoui-Najjar, “Fabrication of a Rotational Projection System for Additive Manufacturing”, May 2025 - Present
Kyle Chong, “Optical Alignment in Holographic Lithography”, January 2025 - Present
Nikitha Garlapati, “Testing the Diffusion Properties of Polymerization Induced Phase Separation Structures,” September 2023 – Present
Sofia Castro, “Modeling of MEMS Actuators” January 2025 - Present
Michael Sibille, “Measurement of Muscle Response using Dry Electrodes,” May 2025 - Present
Casey Hawthorne, “Modeling of Thermomechanical Stress in Hybrid Bonding”, January 2025 - Present
Former Undergraduate Students (115):
1. Carson Nguyen, “Control of a Rotational Projection System for Additive Manufacturing”, May 2025 – August 2026
