Each year, the AAAS council selects some of its members to become Fellows. AAAS Fellows are members whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished." AAAS Fellows are "scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public." Becoming an AAAS Fellow is a lifetime honor. Other notable Fellows include Thomas Edison, W.E.B. DuBois, and many more.
Behrokh “Berok” Khoshnevis focuses on the advancement of construction scale 3D-printing technology. Over his career, he has invented three major 3D-printing technologies. The first, called contour crafting, uses cementitious materials for 3D printing of full-scale buildings. The second, selective inhibition sintering (SIS), allows for the fabrication of objects with a variety of polymers and metals at a lower cost than competing technologies. The third, selective separation shaping (SSS) is for the fabrication of objects with metals that have a high melting point as well as ceramic objects.
Contour crafting has the potential to help build custom-designed structures much faster and at a lower cost than current methods. Affordable housing and emergency shelters are just two of the structures that this technology could build, while also reducing harmful waste and emissions, and helping to eliminate workplace accidents. It could also help support construction in space.
We are so proud to see our alumni succeed in achieving their goals and advancing society through innovation. Congratulations Berok, you are so deserving!
