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ASTM Professional Certificate Course in AM 11th Edition - Virtual

March 31, 2025 -April 29, 2025

March 31 – April 29, 2025

 

Live Q&A each week – see the course schedule below for exact timing.

About the Course

The ASTM Professional Certificate Course in Additive Manufacturing is comprised of 8 modules that cover all the general concepts of the AM process chain. To give flexibility to the attendees, the course is scheduled such that two modules will be covered every week to complete the entire course in one month.

This course will equip attendees with core technical knowledge related to common AM practices and will allow them to earn a Professional AM Certificate that will serve as the foundation and pre-requisite for earning future specialized role-based AM certificates through the ASTM AM CoE. Attendees will complete a multiple-choice exam upon course completion.

Who Should Attend?

Whether you are just stepping into AM or if you have experience and are looking to advance your knowledge and stay relevant, the General Personnel Certificate Course is for you. The course is recommended for technicians, managers, engineers, and other individuals from government agencies, industry, and academia with any level of AM experience.

 

Why Sign Up for This Course?

  • Gain core foundational technical knowledge covering the entire AM process chain.
  • Stand out in the industry with ASTM E2659-18-compliant certificate from the globally recognized ASTM AM CoE.
  • Chart your own path: This course is the first step toward multiple AM CoE role-based certificates.
  • Each module taught by experts from academia, industry, national labs, and regulatory bodies.

EARN A DIGITAL BADGE after successful completion of this course. These badges are an innovative way to showcase career knowledge, skills, and abilities obtained through professional development. Add the badges to your digital portfolios or share them on social and professional networks.

Course attendees interested in receiving 3.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) should complete a CEU application form. A certificate will be sent electronically to the attendee approximately 1-2 weeks following successful completion of the exam.

Course Schedule

This course will feature 15 experts across the field of additive manufacturing to provide a comprehensive course covering all of the general concepts of the AM process chain to its attendees. Attendees will be given virtual access to two modules per week for self learning and then a live Q&A session with course instructors will be held the following week to review content.

Week 1 - Begins March 31st

David Bourell, University of Texas at Austin
Francisco Medina, University of Texas at El Paso

Provides an overview of AM with descriptions of different AM process categories, process steps, materials, applications and associated terminologies.

Eujin Pei, Brunel University of London
David Rosen, A*STAR IHPC / SIMTech

Outlines key considerations for AM design, including creating and working with design files, defining requirements, criticality, and material suitability, and conducting analysis and simulation.

Week 1 – Live Q&A Session with Instructors: April 8th, 10.00am ET – 12.00pm ET

Week 2 - Begins April 7th

Louis-Philippe Lefebvre, National Research Council Canada
Tony Thornton, Micromeritics

Covers feedstock behavior and its effects on part performance, powder characterization techniques, powder handling and storage, and powder re-use strategies.

Week 2 – Live Q&A Session with Louis-Philippe Lefebvre & Tony Thornton: April 15th, 10.00am ET

Olaf Diegel, Wohlers Associates / University of Auckland
Adam Thompson, University of Nottingham

Provides a fundamental understanding of various post-processing methods, procedures, thermal processes, and surface finishing operations, as applicable to different material systems.

Week 2 – Live Q&A Session with Instructors: April 15th, 2.00pm ET

Week 3 - Begins April 14th

Thomas Fabian, Blue Sky Polymer Consulting
Nima Shamsaei, Auburn University

Focuses on fatigue testing and characterization and addresses testing requirements applicable to AM parts. Static and dynamic test methods, testing considerations, and interpretation of the results are the key focus areas.

François Richard, Pratt & Whitney Canada

Provides an outline of safety considerations, including insights on risk assessment strategies such as identifying hazards, mitigation measures, facility design considerations, engineering and administrative considerations, and regulatory codes applicable to AM.

Week 3 – Live Q&A Session with Instructors: April 22nd, 10.00am ET – 12.00pm ET

Week 4 - Begins April 21st

Don Roth, Wohlers Associates / Global X-Ray Inspection Institute

Details non-destructive testing and inspection methods that can be applied to AM. Specific techniques are explained along with their benefits, limitations, and other requirements to perform the inspection.

Michael Gorelik, FAA
Douglas Wells, NASA – Marshall Space Flight Center
FDA Team, FDA

Provides a general understanding on the activities necessary to qualify a process and certify a part against a set of application-based regulations.

Week 4 – Live Q&A Session with Instructors: April 29th, 10.00am ET – 12.00pm ET

Instructors

  • University of Texas at Austin

    David Bourell

  • Wohlers Associates / University of Auckland

    Olaf Diegel

  • Blue Sky Polymer Consulting

    Thomas Fabian

  • FAA

    Michael Gorelik

  • National Research Council Canada

    Louis-Philippe Lefebvre

  • University of Texas at El Paso

    Francisco Medina

  • Brunel University of London

    Eujin Pei

  • Pratt & Whitney Canada

    François Richard

  • A*STAR IHPC / SIMTech

    David Rosen

  • Wohlers Associates / Global X-Ray Inspection Institute

    Don Roth

  • Auburn University

    Nima Shamsaei

  • University of Nottingham

    Adam Thompson

  • Micromeritics

    Tony Thornton

  • NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center

    Douglas Wells

Organizers

  • Auburn University

    Nima Shamsaei

  • ASTM International

    Khalid Rafi

  • ASTM International

    Mohsen Seifi

Online Learning

Attendees will be provided access to ASTM International’s Learning Center to complete this training. This access will include training videos and course work for each module of this Certificate Course.

Register

This event is open for registration. The fees are listed below.

Early-bird Registration (before/on Feb 28, 2025)

Non-Member $1,699.00
ASTM Member $1,599.00

Regular Rate (after Feb 28, 2025)

Non-Member $1,799.00
ASTM Member $1,699.00

Group discounts apply! Please contact amcoe@astm.org for more information.

If you have any questions concerning online registration, please contact AM CoE at amcoe@astm.org.

AM CoE by the Numbers

With decades of experience in additive manufacturing, our team of experts is integral to our work. With team members located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, the AM CoE is able to provide agile support for global initiatives.

BY THE NUMBERS

Partners and Collaborators
27
Technical Experts
32
Projects
40+

How can I participate?

  • Support through Research and Development

    Through the AM CoE, research priorities are identified by the top minds in the field and are matched from the start to the standards that need to be generated to ensure the resulting AM technology’s success.

  • Consortium for Materials Data and Standardization

    Consortia for Materials Data & Standardization (CMDS) enables companies of all sizes from across the entire additive manufacturing ecosystem to collaborate on standardizing the best practices for materials data generation.

  • Explore On-Demand Webinars

    The webinar series provides guidance sessions on multiple and diverse topics in AM Design, Fabrication, Post-processing, Mechanical testing, Non-destructive evaluation, Applications, and Qualification and Certification.

  • Education & Workforce Development

    Comprehensive program that educates and trains the additive manufacturing workforce at all levels, while continually incorporating new advances to respond to industry needs and leverage standardization, certification, and AM CoE partner expertise.