Michael Gomez, PhD

Michael is a key member of the metalworking innovations team at MSC Industrial Supply Co., which is focused on bringing novel technologies to the U.S. manufacturing marketplace aimed at improving workforce development, manufacturing productivity, and operational efficiency. Michael is performing metal-cutting research and development for industrial applications. He has made distinguished contributions to the intersections of manufacturing science, machining dynamics, milling process modeling, and metrology. This includes developing an innovative low-cost cutting-force dynamometer for high-bandwidth milling-force measurement, digital-force modeling using structured light scanning metrology for nonstandard geometry endmill applications, and mechanistic-force modeling for additively manufactured metal alloys. He holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.