Research
Polymer and Composite Materials Processing (NSF, ONR, AFOSR)
- Processing of thermosetting and thermoplastic-matrix composites
- Fundamental transport property determination: conductivity; permeability
- Investigations on microscale and nanoscale phenomena
- Process optimization and control using physics-based models
Carbon Nanotube-reinforced Composites (NSF)
- Rheology and chemical reaction kinetics in the presence of CNT’s
- Damping characteristics of composites with carbon nanotubes with applications to rotational structures (example: wind turbines, helicopter blades
Energy (Army, Department of Energy)
- Thermal energy storage for concentrating solar power
- Passive fuel cells and micro fuel cells
- Cell modeling and performance optimization under uncertainty
- Measurement and prediction of contact resistance
Microsystems (Sandia National Lab, NSF)
- Fabrication of high-aspect ratio microstructures (HARMs)
- Nanoscale reinforced and nanostructured materials for microparts
- Reliability of microdevices
Information Technology in Materials Processing (NSF-ITR)
- Agent-based computing paradigm for rapid simulation and optimization of materials processing-application to optical fiber drawing
