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1 </head> <body class="fixed-top-nav sticky-bottom-footer"> <header> <nav id="navbar" class="navbar navbar-light navbar-expand-sm fixed-top"> <div class="container"> <a class="navbar-brand title font-weight-lighter" href="/"><span class="font-weight-bold">Charles </span>C. Wade</a> <button class="navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="icon-bar top-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar middle-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar bottom-bar"></span> </button> <div class="collapse navbar-collapse text-right" id="navbarNav"> <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto flex-nowrap"> <li class="nav-item "> <a class="nav-link" href="/">about</a> </li> <li class="nav-item "> <a class="nav-link" href="/publications/">publications</a> </li> <li class="nav-item "> <a class="nav-link" href="/repositories/">repositories</a> </li> <li class="nav-item "> <a class="nav-link" href="/cv/">cv</a> </li> <li class="toggle-container"> <button id="light-toggle" title="Change theme"> <i class="fas fa-moon"></i> <i class="fas fa-sun"></i> </button> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <progress id="progress" value="0"> <div class="progress-container"> <span class="progress-bar"></span> </div> </progress> </header> <div class="container mt-5"> <div class="post"> <header class="post-header"> <h1 class="post-title">news</h1> <p class="post-description"></p> </header> <article> <div class="news"> <div class="table-responsive"> <table class="table table-sm table-borderless"> <tr> <th scope="row">Oct 13, 2025</th> <td> I published a new paper in <em>Additive Manufacturing</em> titled <strong>“Implicit Toolpath Generation for Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing via Gradient-Aware Slicing.”</strong> This work introduces a novel method for generating toolpaths directly from OpenVCAD designs, enabling functional grading on material extrusion systems. Read the CU Boulder news story <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/mechanical/new-open-source-software-efficient-3d-printing-multiple-materials" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a>, explore the full paper <a href="/publications/#wade2025implicit">here</a>, or start designing your own multi-material objects with <a href="https://matterassembly.org/openvcad" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OpenVCAD</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sep 19, 2025</th> <td> My new paper, <em>“Implicit Modeling for 3D-Printed Multi-Material Computational Object Design via Python”</em>, has been accepted to the <strong>2025 ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication</strong>! The paper introduces new advancements to the <strong>OpenVCAD</strong> project, including a new Python interface and enhanced simulation capabilities. <a href="/publications/#wade2025pyvcad">Read the paper here</a> or learn more about the project and how to get started with OpenVCAD <a href="https://matterassembly.org/openvcad" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Nov 22, 2024</th> <td> I’m pleased to announce that I have successfully passed my PhD area examination, the first major milestone in the PhD program. My presentation, “Enabling Multi-Material 3D Printing: Bridging Design and Fabrication,” explored new ways for designers to express multi-material objects. It provided historical context and analysis to chart future directions in computer-aided design for 3D printing. A recording of the presentation can be viewed <a href="https://youtu.be/AXWlHzacp-E" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Oct 1, 2024</th> <td> I received the Ralph J. Slutz Student Excellence Award from the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder. This award recognizes students for academic excellence and research. To learn more about the award and Dr. Slutz, visit: <a href="https://xiaodongzhang1911.github.io/R_J_Slutz.html" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://xiaodongzhang1911.github.io/R_J_Slutz.html</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dec 5, 2023</th> <td> I am excited to announce the publication of my paper titled “OpenVCAD: An Open Source Volumetric Multi-Material Geometry Compiler” in the journal 

1<em>Additive Manufacturing</em>. This project is the culmination of the first major project during my PhD studies. The project is open source for researchers and hobbyists. For more information, please visit the dedicated website at <a href="https://matterassembly.org/openvcad" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">matterassembly.org/openvcad</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Nov 27, 2023</th> <td> My paper, <em>Determining Optimal Print Orientation Using GPU-Accelerated Convex Hull Analysis</em>, was published at SCF ‘23: Symposium on Computational Fabrication! <a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3623263.3623360" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Check the paper out here.</a> This work was implemented into the open-source <a href="https://github.com/ORNLSlicer/Slicer-2" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Oak Ridge National Laboratory Slicer 2 project</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Oct 6, 2023</th> <td> A <a href="https://www.ornl.gov/news/researchers-3d-print-moon-rover-wheel-prototype-nasa" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">recent blog post on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory website</a> highlights the outcome of a project I was involved in at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Our team successfully 3D printed a prototype rover wheel for NASA. My role in this project focused on the development of an innovative real-time slicing workflow. This was crucial for generating the billions of G-code commands required to precisely construct the wheel. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Mar 21, 2023</th> <td> I was selected for the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Scholar Program! This fellowship program will provide me with funding and the chance to collaboration with <a href="https://www.draper.com" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Draper</a> researchers for the duration on my PhD studies. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sep 1, 2022</th> <td> I recently <a href="publications/">presented at the 2022 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium</a> on a novel method to reduce motion command in 3D-printing using curve fitting. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Aug 15, 2021</th> <td> I have begun a PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder! I will be working in the <a href="https://www.matterassembly.org/" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Matter Assembly Computation Lab</a> under <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/mechanical/robert-maccurdy" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Robert MacCurdy</a>. </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="sticky-bottom mt-5"> <div class="container"> © Copyright 2026 Charles C. Wade. Powered by <a href="https://jekyllrb.com/" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener">Jekyll</a> with <a href="https://github.com/alshedivat/al-folio" rel="external nofollow noopener" target="_blank">al-folio</a> theme. Hosted by <a href="https://pages.github.com/" target="_blank" rel="external nofollow noopener">GitHub Pages</a>. Last updated: August 05, 2026. </div> </footer> 

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