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ABOUT US
Why we do what we do?
Core values | Educate, Enhance, Empower
OFAD leverages its unique position in the education setting to use its resources and provide experiential learning opportunities to students.
Customers' product development projects fuel the experience learning opportunity for students at the OFAD labs. Students have access to every step of the manufacturing process, which will enable them to gain knowledge regarding the different facets of technical skills and soft skills required to get the job done. Putting students at the center makes them well-rounded individuals upon graduation.
Value Package
All processes, in house. The fabrication and 3D-Print lab being under one department allows us to utilize the advantages of both technologies as needed. Validating materials and part quality is key for certain manufacturing projects and OFAD has access to X-ray material/alloy characterization tool and a non-contact laser scanner for quality inspection of manufactured parts. If projects require advanced analysis, OFAD is housed at the Knight Campus with access to shared resources such as an Scan Electron Microscope (SEM) and sub-micron level imaging microscopes.
OFAD TEAM
Sam Evers
Scientific Instrument Machinist | samevers@uoregon.edu
Sam is a 2013 M.E. alum from OSU. He brings design and assembly engineering experience to the team along with a fair amount of CNC and manual machining expertise.
Jeffrey Garman
Senior Research Assistant & Machinist, Legacy Shop Manager | jgarman@uoregon.edu
Jeffrey Garman has been an instrument machinist at the University of Oregon since 2004.
Julian McAdams
OFAD Manager, Research Assistant & Machinist | jmcadams@uoregon.edu
Julian is from Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Georgia Tech and received a bachelor's (2010) and master's (2017) of sciences in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. He worked at Georgia Tech as a research scientist and lab manager from 2012 to 2018. There he fabricated equipment, completed field research, and managed lab spaces. In 2018 he and his wife, Mary, moved to Oregon to continue work as a research scientist and a machinist with OFAD. Julian has great knowledge of CAD/CAM/CNC work as well as use of the many manual machines that exist on campus. He looks forward to further improving his knowledge of fabrication techniques as his career continues at the UO.
Marcus Polk
Student Shop Assistant | mpolk@uoregon.edu
Marcus is an undergraduate student at the University of Oregon, pursuing a physics degree. After four years of robotics club at his high school, Marcus gained a love for subtractive and additive manufacturing. He has been applying his knowledge and experience gained in the fabrication lab in his physics research with Professor David Allcock. Outside of work, he enjoys biking and birding.