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Miranda Fateri is a pioneering researcher in additive manufacturing for space exploration, with a primary focus on developing in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) techniques for lunar and extraterrestrial environments. Her landmark 2019 study on "Solar Sintering for Lunar Additive Manufacturing" (125 citations) demonstrated the feasibility of using concentrated sunlight to sinter lunar regolith simulant into solid structures, both in ambient and vacuum conditions—a critical step toward enabling autonomous construction on the Moon without transporting heavy equipment from Earth. This work has become foundational for NASA and ESA's off-world manufacturing roadmaps. More recently, Fateri has advanced the field of wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), as shown in her 2025 paper on distortion analysis (12 citations), where she combined thermo-mechanical modeling, inherent strain methods, and experimental validation to improve the precision of large-scale metal 3D printing. Her contributions bridge the gap between terrestrial manufacturing science and the unique constraints of space, earning her recognition as a leading voice in sustainable off-world infrastructure. Fateri's research continues to shape how future lunar bases might be built using nothing but local materials and sunlight.