Dr. Simpson has more than 20 years of experience using and teaching students, designers, and engineers about 3D printing and AM. As Co-Director of Penn State’s Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D, www.cimp-3d.org), Tim has been at the leading edge of the recent wave of AM innovation and industry adoption, and he has extensive experience with powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, and non-destructive inspection technologies. He specializes in Design for Additive Manufacturing, and he has helped train and educate more than 600 industry practitioners to realize AM’s unique value proposition in aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, defense, energy, medical, oil and gas, and space industries. Tim was on the founding team of America Makes and spearheads multiple workforce, education, and outreach efforts at all levels across the country. He currently is the Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design and Manufacturing at Penn State and is a monthly contributor to an AM column in Modern Machine Shop.