John Hart is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Center for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies (APT), and Director of the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity at MIT. John’s research aims to accelerate the science and technology of production via advancements in additive manufacturing, nanostructured materials, and precision machine design. John created the world’s first massive open online course on manufacturing processes (MIT 2.008x on edX), and leads MIT’s online additive manufacturing certificate program, which has educated thousands of professionals since its launch in 2018. He is also a co-founder of startup companies Desktop Metal and VulcanForms, and is a Board Member of Carpenter Technology Corporation.

John joins the show to talk about education and the Additive Manufacturing industry