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Brandon Ribic

America Makes Technology Director

Brandon joined NCDMM in 2019 as the America Makes Technology Director. He brings over 15 years of materials processing and manufacturing experience covering a variety of applications including railroad, oil, energy, aerospace, and defense.

Preceding his role at NCDMM, Brandon was a joining process and additive manufacturing (AM) materials specialist at Rolls-Royce Corporation. His key contributions were concentrated in AM of nickel superalloys for OEM and repair applications. In addition, he led Rolls-Royce Corporation’s externally funded AM research endeavors. His experience offered collaboration with companies across all defense aerospace supply chain tiers and non-profit, small business, and academic partners. His research is well recognized within Rolls-Royce and at the highest levels of the Department of Defense (DoD).

Brandon obtained his bachelor’s and doctorate degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. His doctoral thesis focused on the numerical modeling of fusion welding processes, which has proved very useful to his endeavors in the development and qualification of laser metal AM processes. After completing his graduate research in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory, his professional career began at McConway and Torley in Kutztown, PA. Brandon was fortunate to serve in several roles which allowed him to contribute to product quality, customer relationships, workforce and facilities development, and production goals. His professional experiences continue to shape his approaches to solving complex challenges while working with both small and large teams across various experience levels and skill sets.

Brandon has served as a member, co-chair, and chair of America Makes and the American Welding Society and has been published in numerous journals, including the Journal of Applied Physics, International Materials Reviews, and Nature Materials. He has also been a featured speaker at industry conferences in the U.S. and abroad. He has numerous patents granted and pending on the topics of AM and laser materials processing.