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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May 7th – Register HERE
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Lukas Fuessel, (Ph.D.M.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Defining the Minimal Steering Radii and Stretch Limits in In-Situ Stretch Tape Placement |
| Tekin Ozdemir, Ph.D. Research Associate III |
Dr. Joseph Deitzel | Stabilization of TuFF Material by Electrospinning Ultra-low Areal Weight Binder Veils from Aqueous Solutions |
| Colin Bonner, (Ph.D.E.C.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. Mark Mirotznik | Manufacturing Approaches for Experimental Validation of Numerically Designed Conformal Metasurfaces |
June 4th – Register HERE
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| John Tierney, Ph.D. Sr. Scientist |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Coming Soon |
| Pavel Simacek, Ph.D. Research Associate III |
Prof. Suresh Advani | Coming Soon |
| Branndon Chen, (Ph.D.M.S.E.) Postdoctoral Researcher |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Coming Soon |
PREVIOUS SESSIONS
2024
April 2, 2024
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Amit Chaudhari, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher |
Prof. Erik T. Thostenson | Flexible Carbon Nanocomposite Sensors: Validation Using Robotics and Virtual Reality (VR) |
| Aidan Ford Materials Process Engineer |
Dr. Thomas Cender | Performance of Stretch-Steered Aligned Discontinuous Fiber Tape with Automated Fiber Placement |
| Tania Lavaggi, (Ph.D.M.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. Suresh G. Advani and Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Improvement of the Densification Process of Carbon/Carbon Composites |
January 9, 2024
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Sandra Milev, (Ph.D.C.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. Jovan Tater | Self-healable And Recyclable Sealants-A sustainable Solution for Aging Infrastructure |
| Munetaka Kubota Materials Engineer |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Designing a Functionally Graded S-2 Glass/Epoxy Composites for Improved Energy Absorption |
| Sophie Sharafi, (Ph.D.M.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. Suresh G. Advani | Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Polymer Composites |
February 6, 2024
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Paul Samuel, (Ph.D.M.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Experimental Measurement of Mode-I Fracture Toughness and Traction Laws for Delamination in Plain Weave Composites |
| Seyda Naz Alasahin, (Ph.D.E.C.E) Graduate Student |
Prof. Erik Thostenson and Prof. Mark Mirotznik | Utilization Of Carbon Nanotube Based Sensors To Monitor Resin Flow In Resin Transfer Molding |
| Hasan Ulus Visiting Scholar |
Prof. Monique Head and Prof. Suresh G. Advani | Effect of Particle Size and Replacement Ration on Mechanical Performance of Concrete Containing Ground-Recycled ABS Waste Plastics |
March 5th
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Uday Balaga, (Ph.D.M.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. Suresh G. Advani and Dr. Dirk Heider | Effect of Fiber Aspect Ration on the Mechanical Performance of Aligned Short Fiber Composites (TuFF) |
| Mohammad Tofayel Ahmed, (Ph.D.M.S.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. Erik Thostenson | Sensing of Resin Flow and Cure in Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing |
| Shaharear Emtiaz, (Ph.D.M.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. Suresh G. Advani | Modeling the Effect of Fiber Clustering Resin Bleeding on Void Formation During Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon Fiber Thermoset Composites |
2023
April 4, 2023
| 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 2, 2023
| 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 6, 2023
| 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 11, 2023
| 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 1, 2023
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Branndon Chen, (Ph.D.M.S.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Micro-Mechanical Fiber Waviness development in Thermoplastic Carbon Fiber Reinforced 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 Study Of The Effects Of Defects And Transverse Pressure On The Axial Tensile Properties Of Polyethylene |
September 5, 2023
| 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 Thermoplastic Tuff 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 |
October 3, 2023
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| 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>/td> |
| 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 |
| 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 7, 2023
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Munetaka Kubota, (Ph.D.M.S.E.) Graduate Student |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Designing a Functionally Graded S-2 Glass/Epoxy Composites for Improved Energy Absorption |
| Navid Niknafs, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Advances in Fiber Alignment for TuFF Preforms: Investigating Fiber Orientation Dynamics and Process Optimization |
| Alex Vanarelli, MME Composites Design Manager |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Hydrostatic Processing of UHMWPE Composites using Distributed Elastomer Networks |
December 5, 2023
| Presenter | Advisor | Presentation Title |
| Kaiyue Deng, (Ph.D.M.E.) Graduate Student/td> | Prof. Kun Fu | Core-Shell Structured Tow-Preg Enabled Additive Manufacturing |
| Ahmad AbuObaid, Ph.D. Associate Scientist |
Dr. Joseph Dietzel and Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Effect of Consolidation Process on Tensile Strength of UHMPE Fibers Extracted from Composite Panels |
| Shivansh Gour & Suraj Reddy Charter School of Wilmington, Seniors |
Prof. John W. Gillespie, Jr. | Nikoi: An AI-Driven Productivity Application for Research Projects |
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