It's been a pleasure to host our members (students, researchers) who have graduated, worked, or shared their knowledge/expertise. This page is dedicated to them - who have also shaped our group into what we are today. Hope you have a bright future ahead.
Visiting Student
Visiting Student from Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
Research Interests: Aerospace, Composite Materials, Sensors
Visiting Student from Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, Flexible Electronics, Composite Materials, Sensors, strain sensing
Visiting Student from University College Dublin, Ireland.
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Degradation of Composite Structures, Mechanical Degradation, Mechanical Characterisation, Mechanical Testing
Research Scientist
Fei is currently an associate professor in Dalian University of Technology, PRC
Research Interests: Nanocomposites, Coupling Strategies, Computational Strategies
PhD (TMU), MEng (NUS), BS (ITB)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Mechanical Characterisation, Measuring Damage Mechanisms, Fracture mechanics
PhD (Toulouse III), MS (Bordeaux I), Diploma (Southampton)
Research Interests: Aging of Composite Structures, Sensors, Degradation of Composite Structures, Mechanical Characterisation, Manufacturing - nanoreinforced composite materials
Postdoctoral Fellow
SAUDI Aramco
Research Interests: Coupling Strategies, Hydrogen Induced Cracking, Sustainable Design
Research Fellow in Nat'l Univ Singapore
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Multi-functional Materials
Research Interests: Elastic Characterization, Computational Fracture Mechanics, Computational Strategies, Damage Modeling
Research Interests: Degradation of Composite Structures, Ceramics Matrix Composites, Mechanical Characterisation, Thermal Characterisation, Advanced Ceramics
Associate Professor in Sun Yat Sen University
Research Interests: Nanocomposites, Multi-functional Materials
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, FE-Meshfree Method, Heterogeneous Materials
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Identification Methods, Digital Image Correlation
Research Interests: Scientific visualization, Sensors, Spectroscopic and Microscopic imaging system, Damage Characterization, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composites, Thin Film Electrodes
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Functionality of nanofillers, Advanced Fibers, Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials
PhD, MS (Université de Bordeaux), BS (Lebanese Univ)
Research Interests: Electromagnetics and optoelectronics, Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Electro-mechanical coupling of thin films in flexible elctronics, Flexible Electronics
PhD, MS (Beihang University), BS (Tianjin University)
Research Interests: Digital Image Correlation, Composite Materials, Mechanical Characterisation
PhD (KAUST), MS (KAUST), BS (PKU)
Research Interests: Identification - Full Field Measurement, Computational Strategies, Mechanical Testing, Fracture mechanics, Digital Image Correlation
PhD, BS (Chongqing University)
Research Interests: Non-local models, Peridynamic Theory, Fracture mechanics, Computational Strategies, Coupling Strategies, Multi-scale methods
PhD (Univ College Dublin), MS (ONPU), BS (ONPU)
Research Interests: micro/nano texturing
PhD (Université de Lille), BSc (NCTE)
Research Interests: Sensors, Degradation of Composite Structures, Multi-functional Materials, Mechanical Testing, Flexible Electronics, Composite Materials
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 (TU Delft), BSc (TU Delft)
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, Continuum Mechanics, Peridynamic Theory, Damage Mechanics, Digital Image Correlation, Data-Driven Modeling
MSc (UGA), Engineering Degree (NUCE)
Research Interests: Mechanical Characterisation, Composite Materials, Digital Image Correlation
Engineer at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., NYC, USA
Research Interests: Identification - Full Field Measurement, Computational Strategies
Living in Mexico.
Research Interests: Nanocomposites, Computational Strategies, Damage Modeling, Continuum Mechanics, Finite Element Method, Thin Film Electrodes
PhD (KAUST), MS (KAIST), BS (ITB)
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, Coupling Strategies, Damage Modeling, Nanocomposites
Living in Melbourne, Australia.
Research Interests: Materials modeling, Degradation of Composite Structures, Damage Characterization, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composites, Composite Materials, Solar Energy
Working in SAUDI ARAMCO
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Mechanical Testing, Manufacturing - nanoreinforced composite materials
SAUDI ARAMCO
Research Interests: Nanocomposites, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composites, Damage Characterization, Mechanical Degradation, Degradation of Composite Structures
Living in India
Research Interests: Environmental Degradation, Degradation of Composite Structures, Coupling Strategies, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composites, Damage Modeling, Computational Mechanics
PhD (KAUST), MTech (NIT), BTech (CET)
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Thermal Characterisation, Mechanical Testing, Composite Materials, Computational Mechanics, Materials modeling
MS (Beihang), BS (CUMT)
Research Interests: Computational Damage Mechanics, Computational Mechanics
MSc (UBC), BSc (UFES)
Research Interests: Plant Science, 3D Visualization Techniques, X-ray micro-Computed Tomography
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University, USA
Research Interests: Coupling Strategies, Computational Mechanics, Non-local models, Multi-scale methods
ME (Beihang), BE (Harbin)
Research Interests: Sensors, Multifunctional Nanocomposites
MSE (UCAS), BS (CUG)
Research Interests: Coupling Strategies, Peridynamic Theory, Continuum Mechanics, Computational Fracture Mechanics, Finite Element Method, Computational Mechanics
MS (KAUST), BSc (Manchester)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Materials modeling, Mechanical Characterisation, Interface Degradation, Aerospace, Measuring Damage Mechanisms, Damage Characterization, Oil and Gas
BEng (Nazarbayav)
Research Interests: Digital Image Correlation, Finite Element Method, Mechanical Testing, Identification - Full Field Measurement, Optical Measurements
MSc (CUA), BSc (KFUPM)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Mechanics of thin films
Master Student
Research Interests: Damage Characterization, Transverse Cracking, Measuring Damage Mechanisms
BS (Rochester)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Thermal Characterisation, Solar Energy
Research Interests: Degradation of Composite Structures, Mechanical Characterisation, Fracture mechanics
MS (KAUST), BS (Washington)
Research Interests: Mechanical Characterisation, Interface Degradation
MS (KAUST), BSc (Rose-Hulman)
Research Interests: Mechanical Characterisation, Mechanical Testing, Composite Materials
Research Interests: Computational Strategies, Manufacturing - nanoreinforced composite materials, Computational Mechanics, Fracture mechanics, Continuum Mechanics
Research Interests: Mechanics of thin films, Aging of Composite Structures, Environmental Degradation, Electro-mechanical coupling of thin films in flexible elctronics
BS (Colorado)
Research Interests: Mechanical Characterisation, Solar Energy, Composite Materials
Natanael works on solar energy harvesting device and PEDOT:PSS
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Solar Energy, Mechanical Characterisation, Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Composite Materials, Nanocomposites
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Computational Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Damage Characterization, Transverse Cracking, Measuring Damage Mechanisms
MS (KAUST), BS (KFUPM)
Research Interests: Mechanical Degradation, Mechanical Characterisation, Mechanical Testing, Fracture mechanics
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
BEng (Carleton)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Flexible Electronics, Mechanical Characterisation, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composites, strain sensing
BS (University of Rochester)
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, Topology Optimization, 3D Printed Composites
Visiting PhD Student
Visiting Student from Beihang University
Research Interests: Identification - Full Field Measurement, Digital Image Correlation
Visiting Student from Beihang University, China
Research Interests: X-ray micro-Computed Tomography, Measuring Damage Mechanisms, Fracture mechanics
Research Assistant
Research Technician
Research Intern
Visiting Student from University of Padova
Research Interests: Electro-mechanical coupling of thin films in flexible elctronics, Multi-functional Materials, Structural and Chemical Characterizations, Mechanical Characterisation, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials
VSRP Student from University of Padova
Research Interests: Materials modeling, Nanocomposites, Multi-functional Materials, Composite Materials
Visiting Student
Research Interests: Mechanical Characterisation, Composite Materials, Digital Image Correlation
B.S. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Finite Element Method, Mechanical Testing, Thermal Characterisation, Mechanical Characterisation