Our team is characterized by international diversity (e.g., France, Saudi Arabia, China, Indonesia, Brazil, Italy, India, Vietnam, etc.), combined with training in diverse backgrounds, including applied mathematics, mechanical engineering, aeronautics & astronautics, material science, civil engineering, and computer science.
The Mechanics of Composites for Energy and Mobility Team consists of five groups: (1) Research scientists, (2) Postdoctoral Research Fellows, (3) PhD Students, (4) Masters Students (who are encouraged to undertake a successful career in research) and (5) Visiting Students.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Interim Dean for the PSE Division
Research Interests: Aging of Composite Structures, Computational Strategies, Damage Modeling, Coupling Strategies, Degradation of Composite Structures, Environmental Degradation, Mechanical Degradation
PhD, MS (Universitat de Girona), BS (Zagazig University)
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Mechanical Degradation, Damage Modeling
PhD (TMU), MEng (NUS), BS (ITB)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Mechanical Characterisation, Measuring Damage Mechanisms, Fracture mechanics
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. Portsmouth), PhD (HIT), MS (HIT), BS (HIT)
Research Interests: Computational Strategies
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
MSc (TU Delft), BSc (TU Delft)
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, Continuum Mechanics, Peridynamic Theory, Damage Mechanics, Digital Image Correlation, Data-Driven Modeling
MSc (Cairo University), BSc (Cairo University)
Research Interests: Finite Element Method, Peridynamic Theory, Computational Mechanics, Fracture mechanics, Mechanical Testing
BEng (Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Computational Mechanics, Finite Element Method, Mechanical Characterisation
MSc (KAUST), BSc (UW-Madison)
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Structural and Chemical Characterizations
MSc (Beihang Univ), BSc (Beihang Univ)
Research Interests: Computational Mechanics, Finite Element Method, Damage Modeling, Coupling Strategies, Degradation of Composite Structures, Interface Degradation
MSc (CUA), BSc (KFUPM)
Research Interests: Composite Materials, Mechanics of thin films
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