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Eliana Koon Yee Fu
Alma materImperial College London
Queen Mary University of London
Scientific career
InstitutionsSpaceX
Loughborough University
Clemson University
Titanium Metals Corporation
ThesisProduction of titanium aluminides by powder metallurgy (1998)

Eliana Koon Yee Fu is a British materials scientist and innovator. She works as an aerospace and medical manager at Trumpf Laser Technology. In 2022, she was named the TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator of the Year.

Early life and education[edit]

Fu is from London.[1] As a young person, she had never heard of materials science.[2] She was given a leaflet by someone at Queen Mary University of London and so she decided to study it as an undergraduate degree.[3] She moved to Imperial College London for her doctoral research, where she studied titanium aluminides using powder metallurgy.[4][5] She moved to Loughborough University for a postdoctoral position, before moving to the United States. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Clemson University. She has said that she had a cultural shock moving to South Carolina as she was used to living in London.[3] She joined an engineering company in Rotherham, where she worked in a traditional forge shop.[5]

Research and career[edit]

In 2007, Fu joined the Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMNET), a titanium manufacturer, where she worked in manufacturing.[3] She moved to SpaceX, and was based in Las Vegas. She was made an advisor to Eric Garcetti committee on advanced materials manufacturing.[citation needed]

Fu moved to Relativity Space, where she worked on additive manufacturing for novel rockets.[6] At the time, it was the only company in the world that focused on 3D printing an entire rocket.[6][7][8] She was their first woman engineer.[9]

In 2021, Fu was recruited by Trumpf Laser Technology to serve as their Industry Manager for Aerospace and Medical.[10][11][12] She focused on sustainability in manufacturing, and the development of green laser technologies for 3D printing.[10][13][14] That year she joined the technical advisory board of Hyperion Metals.[15] In 2022 she was named the TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator of the Year.[16]

Personal life[edit]

Fu is a triathlete. She has cycled with Chrissie Wellington.[3] She wrote a book about being a woman working at SpaceX.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eliana Fu - My Personal Journey". youtube. June 2, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Hanson, Kip (February 2, 2022). "TRUMPF North America is embracing 3D printing, smart manufacturing and a vibrant workforce". SME.
  3. ^ a b c d IOM3. "Eliana Fu BEng MSc PhD, R&D Services Engineer". www.iom3.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Production of titanium aluminides by powder metallurgy | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Hay, Adar (November 10, 2021). "Eliana Fu – The Jiga Interview". Jiga. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "promoting, supporting and inspiring women in the Additive Manufacturing industry". Women in 3D Printing. September 12, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Griffiths, Laura (July 9, 2021). "Interview: Eliana Fu on aerospace, supply chain and new 3D printing materials". TCT Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "ICALEO 2019 Conference Speaker: Eliana Fu". The Laser Institute. September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Speck, Emilee (July 3, 2019). "Want to work on rockets? Advice from the new space workforce". WKMG. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  10. ^ a b AMGTA .org (November 22, 2022). "AMGTA Member Spotlight #9: Eliana Fu, TRUMPF". AMGTA. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "How NASA uses 3D printing in space exploration". TCT Magazine. July 18, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "TRUMPF Inc. Laser Division Welcomes Eliana Fu as Industry Manager for Aerospace and Medical". www.trumpf.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "SPIE Photonics West Special Event LASE Plenary and Hot Topics". spie.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Fu, Eliana. "Green Lasers: The Best Kept Secret in Additive Manufacturing". www.sme.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "Titanium Industry Leaders Join Hyperion Advisory Board". www.businesswire.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  16. ^ TCT Women in 3D Printing Award 2022 (wi3dp), retrieved December 23, 2022
  17. ^ "StackPath". www.laserfocusworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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