Composite Materials
Composites and advanced materials research within the department covers broad areas encompassing advanced materials for fuel cell applications, nanomaterials and their integration in multifunctional composites, and virtual simulations of manufacturing processes.
Areas of Expertise
- Stronger, more durable composite membranes for fuel cell hybrid vehicles and stationary power production
- Modeling and simulation for virtual composite manufacturing and process optimization for large-scale structures
- Multi-scale modeling of composite structure and performance (e.g., airplane fuselages, automotive hoods)
- Multifunctional composites for damage detection and structural health monitoring (e.g., pressurized tanks and bridges)
Affiliated Research Centers
Key Faculty
- Suresh Advani, George W. Laird Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director, Center for Composite Materials
- David Burris, Professor
- Joseph Feser, Associate Professor
- Kun (Kelvin) Fu, Assistant Professor
- John Gillespie Jr., Professor
- James Glancey, Professor
- M. Zubaer Hossain, Assistant Professor
- Michael Santare, Professor
- Erik Thostenson, Professor
- Bingqing Wei (B. Q. Wei), Professor