Center for Composite Materials - University of Delaware

Congratulations to the 2024 Recipients

UD-CCM values recognizing student success and staff contributions, pivotal for driving forward scientific inquiry and fostering technological advancements within the global composites community.

For a list of this year's winners please follow the below link.

CCM 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion

Toast to achievements, milestones, and the connections made during 50 Years of Alumni Excellence. Join us May 31 for a celebration of success, partnership, scholarship and workforce development to the composites field and community.

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CCM Legacy Award Call for Nominations

UD-CCM invites nominations for the CCM Legacy Award. We are looking for outstanding individuals who have made remarkable contributions to research, education, leadership, and innovation in the field.

Read more to submit your nominations.

NASA University Innovation Spotlight

Hear from our summer interns and the incredible aviation work taking place in universities and colleges through NASA's UI project.

Share Your Story

Our success is intricately woven with the invaluable contributions of individuals like you who have been an integral part of our journey. In honor of our 50 years of pioneering innovation excellence, we invite you to submit a written testimonial and submit a picture or a 30-second video, reflecting on how UD-CCM has impacted your career.

JEC Composites Innovation Awards

World's First Ultra-lightweight Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Door Assembly nominated for Innovation Award at JEC World 2024.

CCM CONNECTS: Research Series

Next Session is May 7th at 11:00 AM in Room 106. Check link below for more information.
Registration required.

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Launch your engineering career with a UD-CCM summer internship.

The MEDE CRA – 10 Years Toward the Future

Capstone Event Highlights Accomplishments in Materials by Design for Protective Materials
Jan 20, 2022

2024 NASA Internships

Applications process is open for Summer 2024.
See link below for deadlines.

UD-CCM and NASA Johnson Space Center

are working together to develop components of the next-generation Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit.

Additive Manufacturing at UD-CCM

Services for our Manufacturing and Composites Industry Partners: process development and optimization, materials development & characterization, mechanical & impact testing and product design & development.

NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI)

Review the key moments and achievements showcased during the 3rd Annual Review

TuFF Material

World’s strongest short fiber composite material for metal replacement achieves aerospace properties, metal-like formability in zero-waste, fiber-to-parts pilot plant.

UD-CCM partners with Mikrosam

Great things happening in Automated Composite Manufacturing at the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials! We’ve selected Mikrosam & their US representative Composite Automation LLC to deliver an integrated ATP machine for automatic placement of dry, thermoset and thermoplastic tape.

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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TUFF Innovation
The TuFF (Tailored Universal Feedstock for Forming) feedstock consists of a highly aligned discontinuous carbon fiber preform in thin-ply format, which can be combined with thermoplastic or thermoset resins for prepreg, or used in dry form for infusion-based manufacturing processes.
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