The Mechanics of Composites for Energy and Mobility Laboratory team is characterized by international diversity, combined with training in diverse backgrounds, including applied mathematics, mechanical engineering, aeronautics & astronautics, material science, civil engineering, and computer science. Our team consists of research scientists, postdoctoral research fellows, PhD candidates/students, Masters students (who are encouraged to undertake a successful career in research), visiting students, and administrative/research support staff.
Principal Investigator
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, PI of Mechanics of Composites for Energy and Mobility (MCEM)
Research Interests: Aging of Composite Structures, Computational Strategies, Damage Modeling, Coupling Strategies, Degradation of Composite Structures, Environmental Degradation, Mechanical Degradation
Research Scientist
PhD, MS (Universitat de Girona), BS (Zagazig University)
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Mechanical Degradation, Damage Modeling
PhD (Univ. Portsmouth), PhD (HIT), MS (HIT), BS (HIT)
Research Interests: Computational Strategies
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD (Bogazici University), MSc (Bogazici University), BSc (Istanbul Technical University)
Research Interests: Damage Mechanics, Mechanical Characterisation, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composites, Composite Materials
PhD (Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences), MS (VIT), BS (GTU)
Research Interests: 3D Printed Composites, Flexible Electronics, Manufacturing - nanoreinforced composite materials, Materials modeling, Mechanical Characterisation, Sensors, Thermal Characterisation
PhD (BME), MS (BME), BS (Ataturk University, Erzurum)
Research Interests: 3D Printed Composites, Composite Materials, Damage Characterization, Mechanical Testing, Nanocomposites, Thermal Characterisation, Sustainable Design, Mechanical Characterisation
PhD Student
MSc (Cairo University), BSc (Cairo University)
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, Peridynamic Theory, Computational Mechanics, Fracture mechanics, Mechanical Testing
MSc (KAUST), BSc (UW-Madison)
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Structural and Chemical Characterizations
MSc (CUA), BSc (KFUPM)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Mechanics of thin films
Master Student
BSc (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Continuum Mechanics, Degradation of Composite Structures, Mechanical Characterisation
BSc (Penn State)
Research Interests: Aging of Composite Structures, Composite Materials, Mechanical Testing, Oil and Gas, Structural and Chemical Characterizations, Thermal Characterisation
Visiting PhD Student
Visiting Student from Beihang University, China
Research Interests: X-ray micro-Computed Tomography, Measuring Damage Mechanisms, Fracture mechanics
Research Technician
Admin Assistant
Presentation Designer & Outreach Support
MS/PhD Student
MS(Arizona State University), BSc(German University in Cairo)
Research Interests: Multi-functional Materials, Mechanical Testing, Sustainable Design, Fracture mechanics, Oil and Gas
BEng (Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Computational Mechanics, Finite Element Method, Mechanical Characterisation
BEng (Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Computational Damage Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, Damage Characterization, Damage Mechanics, Damage Modeling, Finite Element Method
Research Consultant
PhD, M.S (Dongguk University), B.S. (UET)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Computational Damage Mechanics, Damage Characterization, Degradation of Composite Structures, Finite Element Method
PhD, M.S (Wuhan University), B.S. (East China Jiaotong University)
Research Interests: Damage Mechanics, Computational Fracture Mechanics