Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced that Skylar Tibbits will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, starting with the September issue. Dr. Hod Lipson, who has provided very strong leadership and a solid launch of the journal, will be stepping down from his role as Editor-in-Chief and will remain as a dedicated part of the editorial team as Founding Editor.
Tibbits is the Director of MIT's Self-Assembly Lab and faculty at MIT's Department of Architecture, where he focuses on self-assembly and programmable material technologies for novel manufacturing, products, and construction processes.
Skylar Tibbits has received numerous awards and commendations, including a 2014 Inaugural WIRED Innovation Fellowship, 2014 Gifted Citizen, 2014 Core77 Design Award, 2013 Architectural League Prize, The 2013 Next Idea Award at Ars Electronica, the Visionary Innovation Award at the Manufacturing Leadership Summit, 2012 TED Senior Fellowship, and was named a Revolutionary Mind in SEED Magazine's 2008 Design Issue.
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly online with Open Access options and in print. The journal explores emerging challenges and opportunities ranging from new developments of processes and materials, to new simulation and design tools, and informative applications and case studies. Spanning a broad array of disciplines focusing on novel 3D printing and rapid prototyping technologies, policies, and innovations, the journal brings together the community to address the challenges and discover new breakthroughs and trends living within this groundbreaking technology. Tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing website.
