Yu Zeng successfully presented his work on "Mechanical Characterization and Computational Modeling of Snap Cure Epoxy". Congratulations Yu for reaching this important milestone.
Professor John Montesano was invited to serve as a Guest Editor for the Special Issue "Mechanical Characterization of FRP Composite Materials" for the MDPI peer-reviewed journal Materials (Impact Factor 3.057).
Professor John Montesano was invited to present virtually at the annual Composite Damage Workshop.
Collaborators from the International Research and Training Group (IRTG) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the International Composites Research Center (ICRC) attended the annual Symposium. Professor John Montesano, Ben Harvey and Pravin Dharmaraj all presented at the virtual event.
Devon Hartlen presented his work on cohesive zone modeling of adhesively bonded interfaces virtually at the 16th International LS-DYNA Users Conference. Great work Devon.
Alberto Trejo successfully presented his work on "Characterizing the deformation response of a unidirectional non crimp fabric for the development of computational draping simulation models". Congratulations Alberto for reaching this important milestone.
Members of the CRG and collaborators celebrate the holidays over lunch. Attendees include Yu Zeng, Ramin Chitsaz, Pravin Dharmaraj, Farzad Sharifpour, Zohreh Asaee, Sanaz Hashemi, Mehdi Ghazimoradi, Andrea Ferrarese, Devon Hartlen, Jose Imbert, Professor Mike Worswick, Ben Harvey, Professor John Montesano and Khizar Rouf.
The CRG was delighted to host Professor Pascal Hubert from McGill University during his visit. Dr. Hubert is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the holder of a Werner Graupe Chair in Sustainable Composite Manufacturing, and is internationally renowned for his work in this field.
The University of Waterloo Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (AMC) node hosted academics and industrial partners during the Fall 2019 Industry Day event. Members of the CRG attended the event and engaged with current and prospective industrial partners.
A collaboration between the CRG and Prof. Alfredo de Faria's group at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) in São José dos Campos, Brazil, initiated with joint visits by Professors de Faria and Montesano to their respective institutes.