Aldair Gongora is a Postdoctoral researcher in the Analytics for Advanced Manufacturing group in the Materials Engineering Division under the Engineering Directorate at LLNL. His research work is at the confluence of machine learning, robotics and automation, and advanced manufacturing. He is interested and focused on accelerating scientific discovery by designing, building, and deploying the next generation of research laboratories that leverage modern tools and capabilities to address critical challenges in materials science, climate science, life sciences, and sustainable manufacturing. Aldair holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rockhurst University and a Master's and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, where he conducted research on autonomous experimentation for mechanical design.

 

Research Interests:

Machine Learning

Data Analytics

Self-driving Laboratories

Autonomous Research Systems

Additive Manufacturing

Experimental and Computational Mechanics

Energy and Climate Sciences

Techno-economic Analysis

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 2021

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rockhurst University, 2016