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This Program is Perfect For

  • Engineers and designers looking to build hands-on skills in 3D printing and design for additive manufacturing (DfAM)
  • Early-career professionals ready to gain hanEarly-career professionals looking to build internship and job-ready skills AM employers expect
  • Anyone curious about entering the rapidly evolving field of industrial additive manufacturing

Shape the future of engineering, one layer at a time

Designed for engineers and designers entering the field

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is transforming how engineers design, prototype, and produce parts across industries. In this hands-on program, students learn the fundamental processes, materials, and software skills needed to leverage the design freedom and transformative potential of additive manufacturing technology, preparing them for internships and early career positions in this rapidly evolving field.

By the end, you'll be equipped to design smarter, print with confidence, and stand out in a competitive, rapidly growing field.

Courses are offered through UC Merced PACE, as part of a partnership with UCSC Silicon Valley Extension. Students enroll via UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, but instruction, course materials, and grading are provided by UC Merced PACE.

After enrolling, students will receive a UC Merced student account along with instructions for logging in and accessing course materials on UC Merced's Canvas site. Academic credit will be given by UC Merced PACE, not UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, please direct any transcript requests to the UC Merced PACE transcript request form.

Courses

1. Additive Manufacturing Courses
Title units Fall Spring Summer Winter
Introduction to Industrial Additive Manufacturing 4.0

1. Additive Manufacturing Courses

Introduction to Industrial Additive Manufacturing
UMCD.X408
$1,895 (Estimated Cost)
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Instructors

instructor Antonio Paesano, UC Merced

Antonio Paesano, Ph.D.

Technical Lead and Project Manager, Phantom Works, The Boeing Company

Paesano has over 25 years of experience in additive manufacturing, engineering materials, and advanced manufacturing technologies, leading R&D projects and managing budgets across aircraft programs including the H-47, V-22, 787, 737, and B-52. He has worked at Dow Electronic Materials, the University of Delaware, and Centro Ricerche FIAT, and has taught at the University of Naples, University of Delaware, and Villanova University. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Naples, Italy, and has authored The Handbook of Sustainable Polymers for Additive Manufacturing along with over 50 journal and conference papers.

 

instructor David Pierick, UC Merced

David Pierick

Polymer Development Engineer and Processing Expert

Pierick is a polymer development engineer and processing expert with more than 20 years of leadership experience in polymer development and additive manufacturing, specializing in commercializing unique solutions to material property and processing challenges.

He has worked at General Atomics, HP Inc., United Technologies Corporation, and Trexel Inc., where he invented and commercialized the MuCell Molding Technology using supercritical fluids and holds numerous patents in polymer processing methods. He earned an advanced degree in Polymer Science from the University of Ferrara and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

 

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