2020 Research Reviews
The CCM Spring Research Review series begin March 4th. This series is comprised of weekly overviews of CCM’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. The Research Reviews, which are free and open to the public, are held every Wednesday at 11:30am in 106 CMSL through May 2020. Speakers include graduate students, post-docs, research associates, and affiliated faculty members, as well as invited speakers from Government and Industry.
Lunch is provided for attendees.
The current Research Review Presentation schedule is displayed below:
Processing Science
Wednesday, March 4 | 11:30am
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Chris Blackwell Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
Suresh Advani, Ph.D. | Consolidation of Prepregs around corners during Autoclave Processing |
| Navid Niknafs Kermani Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
Suresh Advani, Ph.D. | Porosity Simulation in the Co-cure of Sandwich Structures: coupling effects of physical phenomena in the processing of sandwich structures on the final bond-line porosity. |
| Pavel Simacek Research Associate III |
Suresh Advani, Ph.D. | Lessons learned from the development of a multi component, fully coupled process model for sandwich panel consolidation |
Modeling & Simulation
Wednesday, March 11 | 11:30am
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Bazle Z. Haque Senior Scientist |
John W. Gillespie, Jr., Ph.D. | Micromechanical modeling of tension and punch shear of unidirectional composites |
| Christopher Meyer Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
John W. Gillespie, Jr., Ph.D. Bazle Z. Haque, Ph.D. |
Impact of Woven Composites: Mesoscale Mechanisms and Modeling |
| Sanjib Chowdhury Associate Scientist |
John W. Gillespie, Jr., Ph.D. | Molecular Modeling of Silica-Epoxy Interphase with Monolayer Silane |
| Jejoon Yeon Postdoctoral Researcher |
John W. Gillespie, Jr., Ph.D. Sanjib Chowdhury, Ph.D. |
Parameterization of ReaxFF Potential of Al/Si/O/Mg interaction for S-glass using Genetic-Algorithm assisted Artificial Neural Network |
Materials & Synthesis
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Verena Gargitter Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
Dirk Heider, Ph.D. | Characterization of Thin Prepreg Consolidation During Automated Tape Placement |
| Mohamed Henchir Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
Dirk Heider, Ph.D. | Microstructural Characterisation of Unidirectional Carbon Reinforced Polymer Using X-ray Tomography |
| Christian Marquina Research Technician |
Dirk Heider, Ph.D. | Mechanical Strength and Stiffness Comparison of Single Layer TuFF layup and Multi-layer layup |
Multi Functional Composites
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Sagar Doshi Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
Erik T. Thostenson, Ph.D. | Characterizing the influence of transverse strain on the sensing response of carbon nanotube sensing skins for structural health monitoring |
| Dae Han Sung Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering |
Erik T. Thostenson, Ph.D. | Towards Continuous Manufacturing of Carbon Nanotube Based Multiscale Composites using Aqueous Electrophoretic Deposition |
| Colleen Murray Graduate Student |
Erik T. Thostenson, Ph.D. | Improving Mechanical Properties through Electrophoretic Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes |
| Hongbo Dai Postdoctoral Researcher |
Erik T. Thostenson, Ph.D. | Distributed Multifunctional Sensors Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Nonwoven Composites |
