CCM Leadership
![]() John W. Gillespie, Jr. gillespi@udel.edu 302-831-8702 Prof. Gillespie’s Dossier View Google Scholar Director Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., University of Delaware Show Specialties Composites, processing, mechanics, design, interphase science, adhesion, experimental methods |
![]() Suresh G. Advani advani@udel.edu 302-831-1674 View Website View Google Scholar Associate Director George W. Laird Professor Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Show Specialties Polymer and composite processing, transport phenomena in manufacturing processes, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and rheology, fiber suspensions, flow through porous media, computational fluid mechanics and heat transfer, fuel cells, hydrogen storage, wind energy |
![]() Mark Mirotznik mirotzni@udel.edu 302-831-4241 View Website View Google Scholar Associate Director for Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Show Specialties Multifunctional additive manufacturing of high frequency electromagnetic devices and systems, electromagnetically functionalized materials, computational electromagnetics, radome design and fabrication, radar absorbing materials and structures. |
![]() Shridhar Yarlagadda yarlagad@udel.edu 302-831-4941 View Google Scholar Assistant Director for Research Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Ph.D., Penn State University Show Specialties Cost-effective manufacturing technologies for polymer and ceramic matrix composites, composites repair, magnetic materials and nanocomposites, smart structures and systems, electromagnetic signature management solutions, composite micromechanics and information technology |
![]() Dirk Heider heider@udel.edu 302-831-8898 View Google Scholar Assistant Director for Technology Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Ph.D., University of Delaware Show Specialties Advanced composites manufacturing including VARTM, automated thermoplastic tape placement, pultrusion and induction-based thermoplastic processing |