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, Unidel Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering
- David Burris, Professor
- Chelsea Davis, Associate Professor
- Joseph Feser, Associate Professor
- Kun (Kelvin) Fu, Assistant Professor
Terri Connor Kelly and John Kelly Career Development Professor of Mechanical Engineering - John Gillespie Jr., Professor
- M. Zubaer Hossain, Assistant Professor
- Srikanth Pilla, Professor and Director, Center for Composite Materials
- Michael Santare, Professor
- Erik Thostenson, Professor
- Bingqing Wei (B. Q. Wei), Professor
- Jun Xu, Associate Professor