Research in MML focuses on the development and characterization of novel multifunctional materials for a wide range of structural applications including aerospace, marine, energy, and biomedicine.
Areas: Materials and Structures, Multifunctional Material
The research in the Multifunctional Materials Lab in the Department of Aerospace Engineering focuses on the development and characterization of novel multifunctional materials for structural applications.
Our research seeks to exploit material science and structural mechanics to create multifunctional materials for a wide range of applications including aerospace, marine, energy, and biomedicine. Functionalities that we investigate include self-sensing, self-healing, self-degrading, stimuli-responsive and self-reinforcing.
A large part of our work involves the development and mechanical characterization of novel fiber reinforced composites using the latest techniques in composites manufacturing and mechanical testing.
Research:
- Self-Sensing, Self Healing Materials
- Degradable Structural Materials
- Stimuli Responsive Materials
