Center for Composite Materials - University of Delaware

CCM CONNECTS: Research Series

The annual Research Series comprise of monthly overviews of CCM’s research focus areas with presentations on topics ranging from composites process modeling, interface characterization, thermoplastic composites, micromechanics of composites, additive manufacturing and many more. The Research Series are free and open to the public, and speakers include graduate students, post-docs, research associates, affiliated faculty members and invited speakers from the government and industry. CCM CONNECTS is co-sponsored by NASA ULI.

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October 3rd

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Ankita Bisht, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mr. Munetaka Kubota Investigating the Structure of CVD Deposited Amino Silane on Silica Substrate via High Resolution Characterization Methods
Kyle Morris, (M.M.S.)
Graduate Student
Prof. Erik Thostenson & Prof. Suresh G. Advani Methodology for Characterizing Forming Limits of Highly Aligned Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Composites
Loren Tomlin, (M.M.S.)
Graduate Student
Prof. Suresh G. Advani & Thomas Cender, Ph.D. Methodology to Establish a Forming Process Window for Thermoset Aligned Discontinuous Fiber Composites

 
November 7th

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Munetaka Kubota, (Ph.D.M.S.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Coming Soon
Navid Niknafs, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Prof. Suresh G. Advani Coming Soon
Alex Vanarelli, MME
Composites Design Manager
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Coming Soon

 
December 5th

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Ahmad AbuObaid, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Prof. Suresh G. Advani Coming Soon
Kaiyue Deng, (Ph.D.M.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. Kun Fu Coming Soon
Paul Samuel, (Ph.D.M.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Coming Soon

 

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April 4th

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Shagata Das, (Ph.D.C.E.)
Graduate Student
Dr. Jovan Tatar Mechanical Behavior Of UV-Cured Composite Stepped Lap Adhesive Joints
Tania Lavaggi, (Ph.D.M.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. Suresh G. Advani Vacuum Induced Preform Relaxation For The Manufacturing Of Thermoset Composites With Impermeable Interlayers
Alexander Legenstein, (Ph.D. Polymer Science)
Graduate Student, Montanuniversität Leoben
Dr. Thomas Cender Stretch Steering of Aligned Discontinuous Fiber Tapes on Highly Curved Paths Using Automated Fiber Placement

 
May 2nd

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Lukas Fuessel, (Ph.D.M.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Influence of Deformation of Compliant Rollers on Tape Steering during Automated Tape Placement
Sagar M. Doshi, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Dr. Joseph Deitzel Characterizing Adhesion of Polyimide Pi Silica Composite Copper for Applications in Microelectronics
Professor Mark Mirotznik
Associate Dean for Research and Entrepreneurship
UD-CCM, Associate Director for Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing
Design of Multifunctional TuFF for Electromagnetic Applications

 
June 6th

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Colin Bonner, (Ph.D.E.C.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. Mark Mirotznik The Additive Manufacturing of Conformal Electromagnetic Devices on Composite Substrates
Tekin Ozdemir, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Joseph Deitzel Polymer and Carbon Fiber Reclamation of Elium 188 O Infused TuFF Composites
Abhishek Bhesania, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Molecular Dynamics And Machine Learning Based Silane Chemistry Optimization For High Strain Rate Application

 
July 11th

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
John Tierney, Ph.D.
Sr. Scientist
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. UD-CCM CDS Composite Design Software: Overview and Demonstrations
Pavel Simacek, Ph.D.
Research Associate III
Prof. Suresh Advani Modeling Resin Infusion with LIMS
Bazle Z. Haque, Ph.D.
Sr. Scientist
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Composite Damage Modeling with Rate Dependent Progressive Continuum Damage Model (rdpCDM) MAT162 in LS-DYNA

 

August 1st

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Branndon Chen, (Ph.D.M.S.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Micro-Mechanical Investigation of Fiber Waviness Development in Carbon Fiber Thermoplastic Composite Processing
Theodore Fessaras, (Ph.D.E.C.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. Mark Mirotznik Design and Additive Manufacture of Gradient Dielectrics for RF Devices
Nuwan Dewapriya, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the Effects of Defects and Transverse Pressure on the Axial Tensile Behaviors of Polyethylene Crystals and Fibrils

September 5th,

Presenter Advisor Presentation Title
Eli Bogetti, (M.M.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Analytical Buckling Analysis for Tow-Steered Laminates
Nithin Kaliyath Parambil, Ph.D.
Research Associate III
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. Fatigue Performance of Highly Aligned Short Fiber IM7/LM-PAEK Thermoplastic Composites
Shih Wen Chen, (Ph.D.M.E.)
Graduate Student
Prof. Suresh G. Advani Experimental Investigation of Bubble Mobility in Porous Media During Resin Transfer Molding

 


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