RESEARCH AREAS
ADVANCED COMPOSITES
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Self-healing fibers and composites
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Graphene reinforced high performance thermoplastic and epoxy composites
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Out-of-autoclave manufacturing of Thermoset composite materials
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Catalyst and curing systems for composite materials
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Out-of-Autoclave Manufacturing of Thermoplastic Composite Aerospace Structures
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Automated Repair Patch Production for Composites
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Modeling and Optimization of Out-of-autoclave Process for Carbon Prepreg Laminates
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Design and Manufacturing for Crashworthiness and Lightweighting
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Nano-engineered prepregs and composite materials
Additive Manufacturing
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Computational Design, Optimization and Process simulations
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Design for lattice structures and micro-architectures
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Path planning for scanning and deposition
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Design for multi-functional structures
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Design and analysis of nano-particle/nano-fiber reinforced structures
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Topology Optimization
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Hybrid Processes development
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Material development and secondary processes for Electron Beam Melting
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Robotic-based large scale Additive Manufacturing
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Nano-micro Additive Manufacuring
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Additive Manufacturing of composite materials
Robotic and Digital Manufacturing
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Design and manufacturing methods for AFP applications
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Advanced Robotic Polymer Composite Manufacturing
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Robotic Based Composite Parts Machining
Functional Polymers
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Design and synthesis of graphene and hybrid additives for various applications
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Structure-property relationship in functional/water-soluble/high performance polymers
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Recycling of polymers-polymer composites
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Large-scale thermoset and thermoplastic composite adhesion systems
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Functional Nanomaterial Synthesis and Applications