Hayden Taylor | Research UC Berkeley

Hayden Taylor (third from left) with group members and collaborators holding components produced by computed axial lithography

Research Bio

Hayden Taylor is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research spans the invention, modeling and simulation of manufacturing processes, with the aim of reducing materials and energy usage to support industrial decarbonization. Current research activities have the following themes: (A) processing of materials for sustainable construction, (B) multi-scale volumetric additive manufacturing, including the process of computed axial lithography, and (C) contact mechanics in semiconductor manufacturing.

Research Expertise and Interest

manufacturing, microfabrication, nanofabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, computational mechanics, nanoimprint lithography

In the News

Spaceflight feather, as viewed aboard VSS Unity on June 8, 2024. The Virgin Galactic 07 flight carried Berkeley’s SpaceCal 3D printer and four other research payloads.

Berkeley Researchers Send 3D Printer Into Space

SpaceCAL tests the limits of additive manufacturing on Virgin Galactic 07 mission

A group of people wearing blue jumpsuits surround a clear orange box that is attached to the floor in the cabin of an aircraft. They are smiling and floating in the air because they are experiencing zero gravity.

Berkeley Students Flip, Float and Experiment on Zero Gravity Flight

Last week, two teams of UC Berkeley researchers had the opportunity to test their experiments — and stomachs — aboard ZERO-G’s G-Force One, an aircraft that flies in a series of parabolic arcs to mimic the zero gravity conditions of space flight.

3D-printed glass lattices and U.S. penny

Researchers Develop Innovative 3D-Printing Technology for Glass Microstructures

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility and strength, according to a new study published in the April 15 issue of Science.

Berkeley Researchers Use 3D Printer to Make Stronger, Greener Concrete

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new way to reinforce concrete with a polymer lattice, an advance that could rival other polymer-based enhancements and improve concrete’s ductility while reducing the material’s carbon emissions.

New 3D Printer Uses Rays of Light to Shape Objects, Transform Product Design

A new 3D printer uses light to transform gooey liquids into complex solid objects in only a matter of minutes.

Featured in the Media

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April 1, 2019

Cal, Lawrence Livermore Scientists Create 3D Printer With Potential To Print Life Itself (VIDEO)

KPIX San Francisco

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February 5, 2019

A new 3-D printing technique creates solid objects using rays of light

Washington Post

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February 1, 2019

How to 3D print your own Rodin

Mercury News

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Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent semesters

2026 Spring

Manufacturing and Design Communication [ENGIN 29 - 001]
Special Topics in Design [MECENG 193C - 001]
Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research [MECENG 298 - 039]
Individual Study or Research [MECENG 299 - 039]

2025 Fall

Directed Group Studies for Advanced Undergraduates [MECENG 198 - 001]
Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research [MECENG 298 - 036]
Individual Study or Research [MECENG 299 - 036]
Teaching of Mechanical Engineering at the University Level [MECENG 375 - 001]

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