Mireya Flores

Assistant Director and Center Manager

W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation

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Meet Mireya

Mireya manages a university research center for 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

Meet Mireya

Mireya manages a university research center for 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

Motivation and Drive

In addition to motivation and determination, the research center values skills in verbal and written communication to share with the world what the center learns.

“We have staff members now who are directors here in the center who started off doing a high school internship for us.”

Hearing Protection with a Direction

Earmuffs usually restrict our ability to tell where a sound is coming from. These earmuffs have 3D printed “ears” in them so the user can keep themselves safe.

Hearing Protection with a Direction

Earmuffs usually restrict our ability to tell where a sound is coming from. These earmuffs have 3D printed “ears” in them so the user can keep themselves safe.

A New Industrial Revolution

Additive is reinventing fields like aerospace, medical devices, and even art and design. There are so many different directions you can take with a foundation in additive manufacturing.

Jump In, Tinker, and Explore your Interests

School-based maker spaces and inexpensive equipment costs put 3D printing within reach of just about everyone. Mireya shares her thoughts on highly sought after skills in the industry.

Jump In, Tinker, and Explore your Interests

School-based maker spaces and inexpensive equipment costs put 3D printing within reach of just about everyone. Mireya shares her thoughts on highly sought after skills in the industry.

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