For our 130th episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Abdalla Nassar. Abdalla is the Enterprise Additive Manufacturing Lead at John Deere. Abdalla is an expert in Advanced & Additive Manufacturing with a decade of experience developing & leading cross-disciplinary R&D Programs spanning MRL and TRL Levels. He talks about his interest in STEM that sparked his career path in Additive Engineering. Abdalla gives an overview of John Deere, along with his role at the company and their stance on Additive. Be sure to check out his recommended read: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Abdalla's early years 6:54 - Engineering, Science, and Mechanics 9:20 - What is Laser Cladding 10:45 - Time after undergrad 14:34 - Interest in Additive 17:25 - Next step after Ph.D. 21:19 - Industry connections as a professor 24:12 - Transition from academia into industry 26:12 - John Deere's take on additive 29:25 - Abdalla's view on additive evolution 35:38 - Excitement for the remainder of the year 38:35 - Abdalla's recommended read