PMPooja Maurya
@poojamaurya
PhD materials scientist specializing in additive manufacturing, computer vision, and AI.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a PhD materials scientist with over ten years of engineering experience focused on additive manufacturing, materials characterization, and applied computer vision for high-resolution materials images.
My doctoral work at Carnegie Mellon developed supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised computer vision pipelines to quantify defects in binder-jet printed steels, integrating microscopy, XRD, CT data and high-performance computing.
I have industry experience designing and prototyping metal additive parts and DFAM guidelines at Apple, and operational process control experience from a production role in aluminum potline operations.
I communicate technical results through peer-reviewed publications, conference talks, and guest lectures, and I collaborate across mechanical and electrical engineering teams to deliver real-time defect monitoring and camera-actuated feedback systems.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
HADeveloped and tuned prompts for LLMs specific to materials science and computer vision, and evaluated and revised model responses to improve domain relevance and accuracy.
CUPhD Candidate
Carnegie Mellon University
Aug 2021 - Aug 2025 (4 years)
Led research applying computer vision and deep learning to quantify defects in binder-jet printed stainless steel, developed supervised and unsupervised pipelines achieving automated throughput of 2–3 minutes per image and reported model F1 ~0.6.
APDesigned additive prototypes using Siemens NX and nTopology, produced DFAM guidelines, and documented SOPs for safe lab equipment operation in the Product Realization Lab.
Assistant Manager
Vedanta Aluminium Limited
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 (11 months)
Managed potline operations using SCADA for real-time data acquisition and process control to support aluminum production and operational stability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CUCarnegie Mellon University
Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering
2021 - 2025
Activities and societies: PhD research, interdisciplinary collaborations, teaching assistantships, conference presentations, publications.
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with research on computer vision for quantification of defects in binder-jet printed steels, involving additive manufacturing, high-resolution imaging, and AI/ML pipelines.
IKIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Master of Technology, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
M.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering focusing on materials characterization and processing.
NDNational Institute of Technology Durgapur
Bachelor of Technology, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering covering foundational materials processing and characterization techniques.
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