Kudakwashe Nyamuchiwa is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe. Furthermore, he completed his Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, specializing in the design of smart titanium-based alloys for biomedical purposes. Kudakwashe possesses expertise in alloy design and material characterization. Presently, his research focuses on the hybrid additive manufacturing of a newly developed alloy, M789, which is a maraging steel specifically tailored for laser powder bed fusion.