Expertise

Areas of Research

  • Composite Materials
  • Environemental Effects
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Life Prediction of Bonded Joints
  • Nanostructured Materials

Research

  • Multi-scale multi-physics modeling and performance prediction of composite materials and structures in high-temperature environments
  • Testing and life-prediction of composites in aggressive hygro-thermal environments
  • Scalable manufacturing of carbon nanotube sheet overwrapped carbon fibers for high interfacial strength carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites
  • Out-of-autoclave manufacturing of thermoset and thermoplastic composites
  • Manufacturing and characterization of self-healing thermoset composites with embedded thermoplastic particles and shape memory polymer (SMP) filaments
  • Fracture and fatigue testing to determine mechanisms at the micro/nanoscale for toughness enhancement in composites
  • Structural health management and damage prognosis using embedded actuators and sensors
Communities
Aerospace Engineering
Degrees
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Engineering Science and Mechanics, 1988
MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Aerospace Engineering, 1986
BTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Aerospace Engineering, 1981