Equipment:
3D printers (Ultimaker S5, Anisoprint for printing continuous fibre reinforced composites)
Mechanical testing facility (Instron machines)
Material characterisation facilities (FTIR, SEM, TEM, etc.)
Scientific focus and expertise:
Multiphysics failure modelling; Data-driven methods; Analytical theory for morphing structures; Scalable manufacturing of cellular materials;
Materials class:
Cellular composites; Nanocomposite; Spinodoid metamaterials; Shape-morphing composites
Application:
Crash energy absorption; Shape morphing; Energy storage; Energy haversting
Market Sector:
Transport (Automobile); Energy (Wind turbine)
Organisation:
Academia
ECR (Early Career Researcher)
Special Interest Group(s):
Active Metamaterials
Manufacturing and Scale Up
Mechanical Metamaterials
Modelling and AI-Design
Forum(s):
Early Careers
Horizon Scanning and Disruptive Concepts
Industry / KTN
Outreach and Education