
Nick Calta
Group Leader, Advanced Materials Process Science Group
PLS / Msd / Materials Science Division

Group Leader, Advanced Materials Process Science Group
PLS / Msd / Materials Science Division
Advanced manufacturing, process monitoring, defect detection, anomaly detection, materials discovery, alloy development, metals processing, synchrotron science, in situ characterization
Nick is a materials scientist with experience in metal additive manufacturing, process monitoring, and materials discovery. In addition to leading the AMPS group, Nick currently lead a team of scientists and engineers working to develop and deploy new process monitoring approaches for laser powder bed fusion.
Laser powder bed fusion, advanced manufacturing for metals, X-ray diffraction, high speed imaging and radiography, process monitoring.
Physical and Life Sciences Directorate Award for Mentoring, 2023
Physical and Life Sciences Directorate Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2022
Director’s Award for Excellence in Publication 2021, 2020, 2018
Physical and Life Sciences Directorate Award for Excellence in Publication, 2020, 2019, 2018
Ludo Frevel Fellowship, International Centre for Diffraction Data, 2015