Ryan Garcia and Tobechukwu (Tobe) Nwabueze, PhD students for Dr. Schmitz, were selected to receive NAMRC 50/MSEC 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Student Support Awards. An NSF grant provided support for Ryan and Tobe to attend the co-located North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 50) and 2022 ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2022). The conference was held from June 27 to July 1, 2022 and was hosted by the Purdue University.