Micro-Nano Engineering

  • Near Net Shape Manufacturing (Squeeze Casting, Thixoforming)
  • Formability of Sheet Metals
  • Microwave Sintering of Ceramics
  • Processing and Properties of Metal Matrix Composites and Metallic Foams
  • Processing and Properties of Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Shape Memory Alloys
  • Materials for Biomedical Applications (Hydroxyapatite, Ti)
  • Modification of Surface Properties Through Coating
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Crystal plasticity
  • Full-field strain measurement
  • In situ microscopy
  • High specific-strength metals
  • Residual stresses
  • Amorphous metals
  • Diffraction measurements of strain

Molecular Modeling
Polymer Science
Biomaterials
Bioinspired systems

  • Micro and nanoscale heat transfer
  • Multiscale thermal modeling
  • Electrothermal modeling
  • Thermal characterization
  • Thermophysical properties
  • Plasmonics
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Crashing Behaviour of Composite Structures
  • Wind Energy Applications, design, analysis and manufacturing of composite wind turbine blades
  • Manufacturing and mechanical properties of nanocomposites, filled and reinforced engineering plastics and rubber.
  • Characterization of plastic materials (cure kinetics and crystallization using DSC, DTMA) for process modeling.
  • Processing of advanced fiber reinforced composites and nanocomposites
  • Modeling and Measurement of Residual Stresses
  • Finite element modeling of thermoplastic and thermoset composites processing including heat transfer, crystallization/curing, material response, shrinkage, residual stress development and warpage
  • Fatigue and fracture of metallic materials
  • Elastic-plastic modeling of cyclic loading in metals.
  • Road simulation testing of automotive components and substructures
  • Design and control of thermal and energy systems
  • Nanotechnology in energy applications
  • Thermal management of opto/electronic systems
  • Inverse problems of thermal design and sensing