Sara McMains

Sara McMains is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and serves as Chair. Her research interests include geometric DFM feedback, geometric solid modeling, CAD/CAM, GPU algorithms, computer-aided process planning, layered manufacturing, computer graphics, visualization, virtual prototyping, and virtual reality. Her current work focuses on accessibility analysis and collision detection with applications in haptic design environments, design for manufacturing for injection molding, design for cleanability, layered manufacturing, and machining. McMains received her A.B. from Harvard University in Computer Science and her M.S. and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Computer Science with a minor in Mechanical Engineering.

Sara M. McMain is a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in geometric modeling, computational geometry, and design for manufacturing. Her work integrates GPU computing and CAD/CAM systems to enhance manufacturing processes. She has developed tools for 3D printing manufacturability, such as 'Will it print,' and explored GPU-based NURBS evaluation for efficient toolpath generation. Her research also includes machine learning applications in additive manufacturing and topological data structures for complex geometries. McMain's contributions focus on improving the efficiency and feasibility of design and manufacturing workflows through computational methods.