Carvalho manages The Manufacturing Labs, an initiative of the Manufacturing, Automation and Data Engineering (MADE) Science and Technology Center (STC) which is an ASU research and development center supported by the Arizona New Economy Initiative. STCs are responsible for leveraging ASU-industry partnerships to enable research innovation, entrepreneurship and tech transfer in areas key to the future of Arizona’s economy. The Manufacturing Labs seek to offer foundational manufacturing technologies and characterization/metrology methods for its user base that enables the development of new products and enhance manufacturing competitiveness.