Pu Chen
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Biomaterials design
- Biomedical Engineering
- Colloid and surface science
- Drug and gene delivery
- Interfacial Engineering
- Nanomedicine
- Nanotechnology
- Polymer and biopolymer synthesis
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Composites and Polymers; A to D profiles
Hyock Ju Kwon
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research Expertise
- Cell traction force measurement using optical sectioning techniques
- Constitutive modelling of soft bio-polymers
- Mechanical measurements using the Digital Image Correlation method
- Viscous fracture of soft materials
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Composites and Polymers; I to M profiles
John Montesano
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research Expertise
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Long-term durability of lightweight composites
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Fatigue and creep failure
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Impact of composite structures
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Damage mechanics and constitutive modeling
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Micromechanics
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Non-destructive evaluation (NDE)
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Component Structures, Composites and Polymers; Software and Data→Modelling and Design; Structure and Safety→Fatigue, Material Characterization, Structural Crashworthiness; I to M profiles
Alexander Penlidis
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Design, mathematical modelling and computer simulation of polymer reactors
- Emulsion/solution/suspension polymerization
- On-line sensor development for polymer and latex characterization
- Optimization and computer control
- Polymer research and engineering
- Polymerization kinetics
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Composites and Polymers; N to S profiles
Leonardo Simon
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Correlation of syntheses-structure-properties of polymers
- Development and evaluation of novel bioproducts for automotive applications
- Development of composite materials and leading-edge technologies in nanomaterials
- Development of polymer nanocomposites
- Fuel cell materials
- Mathematical modeling of polymerization mechanisms
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Composites and Polymers, Materials and Processing; N to S profiles
Costas Tzoganakis
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Analysis and design of co-extrusion dies
- Analysis and on-line monitoring of polymer compounding operations
- Analysis of polymer mixing in twin screw extruders
- Chemical modification and functionalization of polymers by reactive extrusion
- Compounding of polymers for fuel cell applications
- Devulcanization of recycled rubber with supercritical carbon dioxide
- Extrusion of polymers and polymer blends with supercritical fluids
- Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of polymer processing operations
- Polymer micronization using supercritical carbon dioxide
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Composites and Polymers; T to Z profiles
Edward Vrscay
Professor, Applied Mathematics
Research Expertise
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Mathematical imaging
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Diagnostically lossless medical image compression
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Fractal-based methods of analysis and approximation
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Dynamical systems and their applications
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Component Structures, Composites and Polymers; T to Z profiles
Boxin Zhao
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Polymers, interfacial phenomena and surface chemistry
- Advanced coating and adhesive bonding technology
- Multifunctional "green" and "smart" materials and processes, additive manufacturing or 3D printing.
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Group(s):
Lightweighting and Fabrication→Advanced Manufacturing, Composites and Polymers, Joining; T to Z profiles
