Sheku Kamara is the Dean of Applied Research at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) and has been involved in the additive manufacturing industry since 1996. He oversees the activities of MSOE’s Applied Technology Center™ (ATC). The ATC uses MSOE faculty, staff and student expertise to solve technological challenges confronting business and industry. Sheku is a technical advisor to the rapid + tct conference, since 2004 and currently serves as the vice chair of SME’s AM Technical Community Leadership Committee. He is a past chair of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) . In 2013, he managed the development of the Additive Manufacturing Body of Knowledge (AMBOK) and the Additive Manufacturing Certificate program for SME & America Makes. Sheku holds the RTAM Master Level Certificate on additive manufacturing from SME. In 2010, he was named a Laser Sintering DINO (Distinguished Innovator Operator Award) from AMUG, for his contributions to the laser sintering technology and industry. In July 2021, Sheku co-authored a book on the Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing for the Practitioner. published by Wiley.