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 |
