Dr. Newell Moser is a scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as well as a senior research fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder. In 2019, Dr. Moser graduated with a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University. His research interests include additive manufacturing, hydrogen embrittlement, advanced semiconductor packaging, mechanical performance, X-ray computed tomography (XCT), and computational modeling. Throughout his research career, Dr. Moser has co-authored over 50 publications as well as over 15 data/software publications. Currently, his research focus is on the automated detection of defects in advanced semiconductor packages using a binary classification of separable shape ensembles applied to XCT images.
2026: SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
2023: NIST Bronze Medal (Group Award), NIST, Boulder, CO
2022: MML Postdoctoral Fellow Accolade, NIST, Boulder, CO
2019 - 2022: NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program, National Research Council