• Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution and Multidisciplinary Engineering
  • Industrial Distribution
  • Affiliated Faculty, J. Mike Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed)
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Chukwuzubelu Ufodike

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Florida A&M University – 2020
  • M.S.E., Industrial Engineering, Florida State University – 2016
  • M.P.E., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Lagos – 2014
  • M.B.A., National Open University of Nigeria – 2013
  • B.Eng., Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri – 2009

Research Interests

    • AI-enabled Additive Manufacturing
    • Physics-grounded process modeling
    • Computational design and DfAM
    • Material extrusion and laser powder bed fusion
    • Digital twins and smart manufacturing
    • Recyclable polymers and sustainable composites
    • Materials characterization and structure-property relationships
    • Data-driven distribution and Lean systems
    • Robotics, automation, and sensing
    • Field-deployable sensing and sustainability systems
    • Engineering education and workforce development

Awards & Honors

  • Professional Technologist of the Year, NSBE Golden Torch Award Honoree, National Society of Black Engineers, 2026
  • Innovative Teaching Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2025–2026
  • Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award, NSBE Region V, 2025
  • NSBE Lifetime Award, National Society of Black Engineers, 2023
  • Charlotte and Walter Buchanan Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2021
  • Dean’s Academic Scholarship, Florida A&M University, 2016
  • Graduate Fellowship, Florida State University, 2014

Selected Publications

  • Nzebuka, Gaius C., Chukwuzubelu O. Ufodike, Chijioke P. Egole, Olisaemeka C. Nwufo, and Chukwunenye A. Okoronkwo. “Extending the hybrid-viscosity-continuum model to predict the melt pool dynamics during powder bed fusion additive manufacturing processes.” Progress in Additive Manufacturing 11, no. 2 (2026): 1583–1608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-025-01427-4
  • Ufodike, Chukwuzubelu Okenwa, and Gaius Chukwuka Nzebuka. "Investigation of thermal evolution and fluid flow in the hot-end of a material extrusion 3D Printer using melting model." Additive Manufacturing 49 (2022): 102502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102502
  • Ufodike, Chukwuzubelu Okenwa, et al. "Design and modeling of bamboo biomorphic structure for in-plane energy absorption improvement." Materials & Design 205 (2021): 109736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109736
  • Nzebuka, Gaius Chukwuka, Chukwuzubelu Okenwa Ufodike, and Chijioke Peter Egole. "Influence of various aspects of low-Reynolds number turbulence models on predicting flow characteristics and transport variables in a horizontal direct-chill casting." International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 179 (2021): 121648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121648
  • Ufodike, Chukwuzubelu Okenwa, et al. “Additively manufactured biomorphic cellular structures inspired by wood microstructure.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 123 (2021): 104729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104729
  • Ufodike, Chukwuzubelu Okenwa, et al. "Investigation of molecular and supramolecular assemblies of cellulose and lignin of lignocellulosic materials by spectroscopy and thermal analysis." International journal of biological macromolecules 146 (2020): 916-921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.214
  • Ufodike, Chukwuzubelu Okenwa, et al. "Evaluation of the inter-particle interference of cellulose and lignin in lignocellulosic materials." International journal of biological macromolecules 147 (2020): 762-767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.234
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