Scientific focus and expertise:
structural mechanics, numerical modeling, finite element analysis, composite structures, mechanical metamaterials, fatigue, stiffness tailoring, structural optimization

Materials class:
composites, smart materials

Research challenge:
Stiffness tailoring in blades, fatigue in architected sandwich structures -- at material-scale (coupons) or structural-scale (large-scale structures), continuous fiber composites-based mechanical metamaterials, deployable lightweight structures

Application:
morphing, stiffness tailoring, rotor blades, deployable structures, aerospace structures

Market Sector:
Energy (Wind); Transport (Aerospace)

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