Jakub (Kuba) Preis

kuba.c.preis@gmail.com

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
Oregon State University
January 2021 - August 2024
  • Main Project: Developing metallurgical pathways for the defect free fabrication of Inconel - Cu alloy multi-metal components via additive manufacturing.
  • Advisor: Dr. Somayeh Pasebani
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
September 2015 - June 2019
  • Main Project: Redesign, validation, and printing of a 1U cubesat frame using laser powder bed fusion.
  • Advisor: Dr. Xuan Wang

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor
Oregon State University • Corvallis, Oregon
January 2023 - March 2023
  • Led laboratory sections for MFGE 337 (Materials and Manufacturing Processes) to provide a hands-on counterpart to the lecture.
  • Responsible for developing course material, rubrics, and grading student lab reports.
Guest Lecturer
Oregon State University • Corvallis, Oregon
January 2021 - June 2024
  • Developed content and conducted lectures for the following classes:
    • MFGE 337 (Materials and Manufacturing Processes)
    • MFGE 551 (Additive Manufacturing)
Workshop Instructor
Academic Skills Center, California Polytechnic State University, SLO • San Luis Obispo, California
September 2016 - June 2019
  • Taught a 1 unit, bi-weekly workshop in mathematics to supplement lecture course, class size ranging from 10 - 30 students.
  • Prepared engaging problem-sets for students to complete.
  • Prepared intelligent course schedule to efficiently occupy the 90 minute classroom time.
  • Tracked attendance and student performance.
  • Instructed the following workshops:
    • MATH 128 (Precalculus Algebra Workshop)
    • MATH 151 (Calculus 1 Workshop)
    • MATH 192 (Calculus for Architecture and Construction Management Workshop)

Professional Experience

Research and Development Engineer
Valcun • Ghent, Belgium
October 2024 - Present
  • Part of a team of 5 engineers developing a novel aluminum additive manufacturing technology.
  • Responsible engineer for design, development, and testing of hardware and PLC programming (i.e. system control and modeling).
Graduate Research Assistant
Metal Additive and Gradient Microstructure Alloys Laboratory, Oregon State University • Corvallis, Oregon
January 2021 - August 2024
  • Fabricated metal additive manufacturing samples via Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Powder - Wire Directed Energy Deposition.
  • Conducted metallurgical characterization and analysis such as SEM, EDS, EBSD, TEM, and mechanical testing.
  • Served as lab manager for metallography lab.
Additive Manufacturing Engineer
Divergent Technologies Inc. • Lübeck, Germany
June 2020 - December 2020
  • Responsible for build preparation, machine operation, and testing of parts printed using a prototype 12 laser laser powder bed fusion machine.
  • Submitted recommendations to laser powder bed fusion machine designers with the goal of improving end user experience.
Additive Manufacturing Engineer
Divergent Technologies Inc. • Los Angeles, California
August 2019 - June 2020
  • Developed a statistical laser powder bed fusion machine health model using C++ database software.
  • Prepared parts for additive manufacturing using Materialise Magics (build orientation and support addition).
  • Conducted R&D experiments to quantify additive manufacturing design constraints and document results.
Undergrad Research Assistant
Additive Manufacturing Research Group, Cal Poly SLO • San Luis Obispo, California
January 2019 - June 2019
  • Derived load requirements, designed Cubesat, and analyzed design via mechanical and thermal FEA.
Test and Validation Engineering Intern
Divergent Technologies Inc. • Los Angeles, California
June 2018 - September 2018
  • Designed, machined, and assembled fixturing connecting 3D printed lower control arm to actuators for destructive testing.
  • Conducted stress analysis on actuator mounts, and managed outsourced manufacture of actuator mounts.
Manufacturing Process Improvement Engineering Intern
Plastikon Industries Inc. • Hayward, California
June 2017 - September 2017
  • Worked on the recently released Tesla Model 3 HVAC unit and center console manufacturing lines.
  • Designed and built ergonomic fixtures.
  • Authored, presented, and implemented process improvement recommendations.

Students Mentored

Fran Van Limberghen
February 2025 - June 2025
  • Project: Integration of polymer extrusion into existing molten-aluminum additive manufacturing machine.
  • Outcome: Student gained experience through the entire life cycle of the engineering design process covering planning, design, prototyping, troubleshooting, and final product refinement.
Tyler Finch
September 2023 - June 2024
  • Project: Characterization of Inconel 718 - GRCop42 mixtures
  • Outcome: Student gained metallurgy experience and learned python programming, student learned thermodynamic modeling, student continued onto a funded PhD program within the lab.
Mithrandir Eichner
September 2023 - June 2024
  • Project: Characterization of 4043 Al fabricated via Molten Metal Deposition
  • Outcome: Student gained metallurgy experience and learned python programming, student learned thermodynamic modeling, student continued onto a funded PhD program within the lab.
Vaishnavee Selvarajoo
September 2020 - June 2022
  • Project: Characterizing Cu-Inconel bimetallic joints via Laser Powder Bed Fusion
  • Outcome: Student gained metallurgy experience and learned python programming, student continued onto a funded masters program within the lab.
Adam Moar
September 2020 - June 2021
  • Project: Fabricating Cu-Inconel bimetallic joints via Laser Powder Bed Fusion
  • Outcome: Learned to operate a Laser Powder Bed Fusion machine and the fundamentals of metallurgical characterization. Learned python programming.

Publications

Preis, J., Lawson, S.B., Wannenmacher, N., Pasebani, S., 2025, Joining Inconel 718 and GRCop42: A framework for developing transition compositions to avoid cracking and brittle phase formation. Materials & Design, 252, p.113733.

Preis, J., Lawson, S.B., Lee, I., Kawasaki, M., Bay, B.K., Manoharan, S., Paul, B.K. and Pasebani, S., 2024. Influence of travel speed on microstructure and mechanical behavior of Inconel 625 fabricated using wire fed laser directed energy deposition. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, p.118464.

Preis, J., Wang, Z., Howard, J., Lu, Y., Wannenmacher, N., Shen, S., Paul, B.K. and Pasebani, S., 2024. Effect of laser power and deposition sequence on microstructure of GRCop42-Inconel 625 joints fabricated using laser directed energy deposition. Materials & Design, 241, p.112944.

Preis, J., Xu, D., Paul, B.K., Eschbach, P.A. and Pasebani, S., 2024. Effect of Liquid Miscibility Gap on Defects in Inconel 625–GRCop42 Joints through Analysis of Gradient Composition Microstructure. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 8(1), p.42.

Zardoshtian, A., Rezaei, A., Esmaeilizadeh, R., Preis, J., Minasyan, T., Keshavarz, M., Pasebani, S., Jahed, H., Toyserkani, E. Insights into Microstructural Evolution in Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing of IN625–CuCrZr Alloys: A CALPHAD-Based Thermodynamic Analysis and Experimental Study on the Role of Metastable Miscibility Gap. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 39, p.1612.

Service

  • Academic journal reviewer for Nature Advanced Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing • September 2023 - Present
  • Academic tutor working with foster youth and unhoused populations, San Luis Obispo, CA • September 2016 - June 2019

Conferences

  • AMPM 2019, Phoenix, Arizona (Presenter)
  • Westec 2019, Long Beach, California (Attendee)
  • Formnext 2019, Frankfurt, Germany (Attendee)
  • TMS 2023, San Diego, California (Presenter)
  • ICAM 2023, Washington DC, California (Presenter)
  • Formnext 2023, Frankfrut, Germany (Presenter)
  • Formnext 2024, Frankfurt, Germany (Attendee)
  • SFF 2025, Austin, Texas (Presenter)

Other

Languages
  • English (Native)
  • Polish (Native)
  • Spanish (professional working proficiency)
  • German (professional working proficiency)
  • Dutch / Flemish (intermediate)
Hobbies

backpacking, running, biking, traveling