Samit Roy Professor

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

Research Areas

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Advanced Materials
• Carbon Nanotubes
• Composite Materials
• Computational Materials and Mechanics
• Data-Driven Design
• Energy Storage
• Finite Element Analysis
• Machine Learning
• Materials Characterization/Microscopy
• Mechanical Testing
• Nanotechnology
• Polymers
• Sensors
• Smart Materials
• Solid Mechanics
• Zero-Emission Technologies