Christopher Tyler Age: 28
University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
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hris Tyler planned on being an engineer at a young age, for the traditional reason—he was good at math and science. But it wasn’t until his co-op at General Electric during his
undergraduate career that he realized he wanted to be a manufacturing engineer. “I was in their combustion group but I always found myself heading down to the manufacturing plant and being really interested in what they were doing,” he explained, “so that’s kind of where my interest was sparked in manufacturing.” That spark lead him to where he is today—graduating
from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a PhD in mechanical engineering, with his thesis focusing on process damping for hard-to-machine materials. The main goal behind the research is to create a
process damping model that can predict stable or un- stable behavior in low-speed cutting processes. Chris has studied the amount of process damping associated with different hard-to-ma- chine metals, including tita- nium, Inconel 718, hastelloy,
Dr. Tony Schmitz, Chris’ advisor and the person who nominated him for 30 Under 30, had this to say about Chris and his work: “I have been mentoring students for 13 years in manufacturing science and assert that Chris is the single most talented machin- ing dynamics researcher I’ve encountered. As he con- cludes his studies, I consider him a peer, colleague, and friend.” They have known each other since their time at the University of Florida (where Chris com- pleted his bachelor’s and started his master’s) and have collaborated on two book chapters and numer- ous journal publications, refereed proceedings and non-refereed proceedings.
“Chris is the single most talented machining dynamics researcher I’ve encountered.”
stainless steel and a mild steel. He also has to take into account the geometry of the tool being used and the amount of tool wear—both of which affect the amount of process damping as well. The final product is a database that contains the ideal conditions for milling and turning based on each different type of material, tool geometry and tool wear. “Let’s say I’m just starting off and I have this stainless steel or titanium that I want to machine,” Chris said. “Where do I start stability-wise and cutting force- wise?” This database provides an accurate estimate based on years of research—research that has earned incredibly high praise.
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One of Chris’ notable accomplishments at the University of Florida was working with univer- sity researchers on a project supported by the Air Force Office of Sponsored Research. The challenge was to optimize the topology of flapping wing ve- hicles (MAVs) in a way that would produce the great- est amount of thrust. The frames were initially being cut by hand, and Chris in-
corporated a CNC milling approach using micro mills to automate the process, resulting in an output of hundreds a week instead of 20. These are just some of the highlights of Chris Ty-
ler’s impressive manufacturing career. He has worked as an engineering consultant for several companies, provided support for an ongoing NSF-sponsored proj- ect with Dr. Chris Evans of UNC Charlotte, and served as President of the student chapter of the American Society for Precision Engineering. Upon graduating in May, he accepted a position with Boeing in St. Louis, where he will continue his research on difficult-to- machine materials.
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