Feb 1, 2018 | Composites, Faculty, News
Gillespie is director of UD’s world-renowned Center for Composite Materials The University of Delaware’s John W. (Jack) Gillespie Jr. has been named a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). Since 1984, just 334 of the society’s 22,500-plus members have...
Sep 11, 2017 | Composites, Faculty
At international conference, the UD mechanical engineering professor gave key lecture In the field of composite materials, Tsu-Wei Chou is an icon. Chou, the Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, gave a plenary lecture in...
May 24, 2017 | Composites, Faculty, Nanotechnology, Research
Paper reports successful use of nanocomposites to absorb electromagnetic radiation The rapid development of modern electronic equipment and wireless devices has resulted in severe electromagnetic (EM) radiation pollution, which has implications in the health of...
Jul 7, 2016 | Composites, Faculty, Research
Engineers document new structural health monitoring technique Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures. With damage and defects often invisible, the search is on for systems that can...
May 4, 2016 | Composites, Faculty, Honors
Gillespie receives Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award from ASTM John W. Gillespie Jr., director of the University of DelawareCenter for Composite Materials, has been selected to receive the Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award from the American Society for Testing and...
Jan 28, 2016 | Composites, Faculty, Research
Team demonstrates potential of carbon nanotube fibers for stretchable supercapacitors In 102 Spencer Laboratory, University of Delaware composites expert Tsu-Wei Chou is writing a journal paper on a new approach to the fabrication of carbon nanotubes. One floor up and...