Eliana Koon Yee Fu is a British materials scientist and innovator. She works as an aerospace and medical manager at Trumpf Laser Technology. In 2022, she was named the TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator of the Year.
Eliana Koon Yee Fu | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Imperial College London Queen Mary University of London |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | SpaceX Loughborough University Clemson University Titanium Metals Corporation |
| Thesis | Production of titanium aluminides by powder metallurgy (1998) |
Early life and education
editFu is from London.[1] As a young person, she had never heard of materials science.[2] She was given a leaflet by someone at Queen Mary University of London and so she decided to study it as an undergraduate degree.[3] She moved to Imperial College London for her doctoral research, where she studied titanium aluminides using powder metallurgy.[4][5] She moved to Loughborough University for a postdoctoral position, before moving to the United States. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Clemson University. She has said that she had a cultural shock moving to South Carolina as she was used to living in London.[3] She joined an engineering company in Rotherham, where she worked in a traditional forge shop.[5]
Research and career
editIn 2007, Fu joined the Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), a titanium manufacturer, where she worked in manufacturing.[3] In 2015, she moved to Los Angeles to work for SpaceX. She was made an advisor to Eric Garcetti committee on advanced materials manufacturing.[citation needed]
Eventually in 2018, she joined Relativity Space, where she worked on additive manufacturing for novel rockets.[6] At the time, it was the only company in the world that focused on 3D printing an entire rocket.[6][7][8] She was their first woman engineer.[9]
In 2021, Fu was recruited by Trumpf Laser Technology to serve as their Industry Manager for Aerospace and Medical.[10][11][12] She focused on sustainability in manufacturing, and the development of green laser technologies for 3D printing.[10][13][14] That year she joined the technical advisory board of Hyperion Metals (now called IperionX).[15] In 2022 she was named the TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator of the Year.[16]
Personal life
editFu was a former amateur triathlete, and once cycled on a fun ride with Chrissie Wellington.[3] During her working life at TIMET, she participated in the city of Las Vegas Corporate Challenge, which was a program designed to promote health and wellness in Clark County. She won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals in a variety of events including 5K run, 12 mile bike ride, swimming, tug of war and even Darts. She wrote a book about being a woman working at SpaceX.[17]
Fu is a life-long fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and has made numerous appearances as a fan-contributor to Premier League Productions “Fanzone” program with opinions on performance and predictions.
References
edit- ^ "Eliana Fu - My Personal Journey". youtube. June 2, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ Hanson, Kip (February 2, 2022). "TRUMPF North America is embracing 3D printing, smart manufacturing and a vibrant workforce". SME.
- ^ a b c d IOM3. "Eliana Fu BEng MSc PhD, R&D Services Engineer". www.iom3.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Production of titanium aluminides by powder metallurgy | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Hay, Adar (November 10, 2021). "Eliana Fu – The Jiga Interview". Jiga. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ a b "promoting, supporting and inspiring women in the Additive Manufacturing industry". Women in 3D Printing. September 12, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Griffiths, Laura (July 9, 2021). "Interview: Eliana Fu on aerospace, supply chain and new 3D printing materials". TCT Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "ICALEO 2019 Conference Speaker: Eliana Fu". The Laser Institute. September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Speck, Emilee (July 3, 2019). "Want to work on rockets? Advice from the new space workforce". WKMG. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ a b AMGTA .org (November 22, 2022). "AMGTA Member Spotlight #9: Eliana Fu, TRUMPF". AMGTA. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "How NASA uses 3D printing in space exploration". TCT Magazine. July 18, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "TRUMPF Inc. Laser Division Welcomes Eliana Fu as Industry Manager for Aerospace and Medical". www.trumpf.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "SPIE Photonics West Special Event LASE Plenary and Hot Topics". spie.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Fu, Eliana. "Green Lasers: The Best Kept Secret in Additive Manufacturing". www.sme.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Titanium Industry Leaders Join Hyperion Advisory Board". www.businesswire.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ TCT Women in 3D Printing Award 2022 (wi3dp), retrieved December 23, 2022
- ^ "StackPath". www.laserfocusworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.