Center for Composite Materials - University of Delaware

CCM Leadership

 


John W. Gillespie, Jr.
gillespi@udel.edu
302-831-8702
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Director
Donald C. Phillips
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Delaware

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Composites, processing, mechanics, design, interphase science, adhesion, experimental methods

Suresh G. Advani
advani@udel.edu
302-831-1674
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Associate Director
George W. Laird Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign

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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
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Associate Director for Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing

Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies,
Electrical & Computer Engineering 

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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
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Assistant Director for Research
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D., Penn State University

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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
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Assistant Director for Technology
Associate Professor,
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ph.D., University of Delaware

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Advanced composites manufacturing including VARTM, automated thermoplastic tape placement, pultrusion and induction-based thermoplastic processing

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