Center for Composite Materials - University of Delaware

Suit me up for Mars!

UD-CCM teams up with ILC Dover & NASA to deliver Z2 Spacesuits.

Spring Research Reviews

The CCM Spring Research Review series continues April 25th. This series is comprised of weekly overviews of the Center's research focus areas. Each weekly session consists of up to four 15-minute presentations on specific topics within a designated focus area, along with a brief Q&A session.

2018 Student Achievement Day

The UD-CCM Annual Student Achievement Day Awards will be presented on May 4, 2018, at the University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials.

UD-CCM Director named SPE Fellow

The University of Delaware’s John W. Gillespie Jr. has been named a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).

Composites Update

The CCM Composites Update is a monthly newsletter published to inform a broad range of educators, students, and professionals of the revolutionary composites research ongoing at University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials. Each issue focuses on research highlights, faculty profiles, upcoming events, and job openings, as well as important news related to our Consortium members.

TuFF Program Review Highly Successful

On June 13, 2017, TuFF partners met with DARPA and other government agencies for a highly successful program review.
The program is on schedule, with significant accomplishments demonstrating meeting/exceeding cost and performance targets of TuFF sheets.

High Performance Computing Studies

Drivers could be the big winners in this new study released by NCMS, BMW and the University of Delaware-Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM.) The team has completed research proving the accuracy of high speed computing for modeling and simulation, to predict the quality and effectiveness...

Research that is out of this world

In 2016, more than 200 student researchers and interns were involved with projects and activities at the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM), where Director John Gillespie Jr. has helped establish a top facility and open-lab philosophy.

World-Class Research

Campus was abuzz on Tuesday, Aug. 23, as U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) returned to his alma mater to tour research labs and meet with faculty, students and industry partners in the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering and College of Health Sciences.

21st Century Design & Manufacturing

Basic Research
Six research thrust areas describe Center interdisciplinary research in composites. Find out more
Product Development
Provide products and services to the industry using state-of-the-art computer-aided technologies and leveraging our expertise in design and product development practices. Find out more
Engineering Services
Four state-of-the-art laboratories for test and evaluation of advanced materials for a wide range of environments and conditions.
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