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CCM News ARCHIVE
(in reverse chronological order)
December 2006
DeVault Honored by SAMPE
By Diane Kukich
Jon B. DeVault, President of DeVault and Associates, received the prestigious George Lubin Memorial Award from the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) at the Society’s Fall Technical Conference, held in November in Dallas, Texas.
Trustees Elect Harker as UD’s Next President
Story from UDaily, Dec. 13
10:02 a.m., Dec. 12, 2006--The University of Delaware Board of Trustees elected Patrick T. Harker, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, to serve as the University's 26th president, during its regular semiannual meeting, held Dec. 11 in the Trabant University Center. Full Story in UDaily
November 2006
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CCM Faculty Profile: Dr. Shridhar Yarlagadda
By Diane Kukich
For almost a decade, CCM Assistant Director Shridhar Yarlagadda has been involved in some way with all of the research programs at UD-CCM. The unifying theme of his work is multifunctional materials—an area of investigation that is, he says, “driven by nature.” Full Story
CCM Grad Student Places in Paper Competition
By Diane Kukich
Solange Amouroux, a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science, won third place in the Best Paper competition at the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Fall Conference 2006, held in Dallas, Texas, from November 6–9. The paper, “Membrane-based VARTM: Modeling and Characterization,” was co-authored with Julien F. Henau, Dirk Heider, and John W. Gillespie Jr. Full Story
October 2006
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Better Electromagnetic Materials Through Nanotechnology
By Diane Kukich
Prof. of Physics John Q. Xiao is bringing his knowledge of electromagnetic materials physics to a collaboration with CCM aimed at making better materials for high-frequency applications. As with many recent developments in advanced materials, nanotechnology is the factor enabling the improvements. Full Story
September 2006
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Center Researchers Use Genetic Algorithms to Design Phononic Bandgap Structures
By Diane Kukich
Research being carried out under the ARL Composite Materials Technology (CMT) program may lead to devices that can protect sensitive electronic equipment from damaging vibration. Dan Weile, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is collaborating with George Gazonas of ARL in a project that exploits phononic bandgaps to filter out deleterious vibration frequencies. Full Story
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CCM Participation Continues in FAA Center of Excellence
Another win was added to CCM’s decades-long track record of success as a Center of Excellence when the Federal Aviation Administration recently decided to renew its program on VARTM processing of aerospace structures for a third year. The program is part of the FAA’s Joint Advanced Materials and Structures (JAMS) Center of Excellence, which focuses on research, engineering, and development of safe and reliable uses of advanced materials and composites in aircraft. Full Story
August 2006
- Flexible Armor: From Scientific Concept to Final Product
“The field of chemical engineering has undergone a paradigm shift in the past 20 to 30 years,” says Norman J. Wagner, Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor, “with product engineering as an emerging area of interest. Traditionally, chemical engineers have focused on processes rather than products.”
Wagner's comment is not just philosophical—he speaks from experience. Starting as a scientific concept in the laboratory some five years ago, the shear thickening fluid (STF) technology he developed with collaborators at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) was recently licensed to Armor Holdings, a leading manufacturer of security products and vehicle armor systems. Full Story
- Undergraduate Research: Students Contribute to CCM While Learning Valuable Hands-on Lessons
by Diane Kukich
On Friday, August 11, twenty summer interns continued a strong tradition of undergraduate research at CCM when they presented the results of their work at the Center's Undergraduate Research Review. The students were advised by 12 CCM affiliated faculty, research associates, and industrial and government researchers. Full Story
July 2006
- 2006 CCM Posterbook and Annual Report
Now Available Online
This year, for the first time, we are presenting CCM's Annual Report in three distinct volumes, to better meet the needs of our readers and constituents. Volume 1, the Executive Summary, provides an overview of the Center, including major programs, financial status, sponsors, facilities, and people. Volume 2, the Poster Book, includes one and two--page posters on each of our research projects. Volume 3, Success Stories, which is not yet available, will comprise short narratives on research projects and programs that have been successfully transitioned to industry and government. Full Story
- "Beam" Me Up, Scotty
Delaware Aerospace Academy Students Attend CCM 2006 Spacebeam Challenge
by Diane Kukich
To most middle- and high-school students, engineering is somewhat of a mystery, as they have no opportunity to formally study this subject in school. But a program hosted by the UD Center for Composite Materials, the “Space Beam Challenge,” provides kids this age with the opportunity to see firsthand what composites engineering is all about.
The two-day activity is one component in the Delaware Aerospace Academies, a series of camps offered by the Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation to provide students in grades 2 though 10 with hands-on training and experiences in aerospace-related activities and fields. The Space Beam Challenge is part of an academy targeted to eighth, ninth, and tenth graders. Full Story
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