Multifunctional Composites Laboratory
Visiting Researchers
Wilmer Contreras Sepulveda, undergraduate exchange student
Summer 2019 – Remote Control Device and Electronics for Carbon Nanotube Sensor
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Juan Carlos Canaza, undergraduate exchange student
Summer 2018 – Characterization of Electrophoretic Deposition Process using Carbon Nanotubes
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Jose Fernando Rave Arango, undergraduate exchange student (with T. Schumacher)
Antioquia School of Engineering
Summer 2012 – Carbon Nanotube Based Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure
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Can Li, undergraduate exchange student
Tsinghua University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Summer 2012 – Damage Sensing of Composite Structures using Carbon Nanotubes
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Dr. Andrew Rider
Air Vehicles Division, Defence Science and Technology Organization, Fisherman’s Bend, Victoria 3207, Australia
4/11-4/12 – Electrophoresis
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Dr. Sang-Bok Lee (with T-W. Chou)
Korea Institute of Materials Science
9/09-1/10 – Damage Sensing Nanocomposites
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Fei Ji, undergraduate exchange student
Tsinghua University
Summer 2010 – Thermal Diffusivity Measurements on Nanocomposites
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Professor Woong-Ryeol Yu (with T-W. Chou)
Seoul National University
8/08-7/09 – Sensing of Damage in 3-D Composites and Simulation of Damage Sensing
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Kyoung-Ju Kim, visiting graduate student (with T-W. Chou)
Seoul National University
2/09-07/09 – Sensing of Damage in 3-D Composites
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Professor Kazyua Okubo (with T-W. Chou)
Doshisha University
6/06-9/07 – Biocomposites
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Oyoung Choi (with T-W. Chou)
Korea Institute of Materials Science
4/09-7/09 – Nanocomposites Processing / Electrophoretic Deposition
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Postdoctoral Researchers
Amanda (Lim) Wu (with T-W. Chou)
11/09-11/11 – Nanotube-Based Sensing of Damage in Joints, Development of Materials with Healing Capabilities
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Fei Deng (with T-W. Chou)
11/09-2/11 – Nanoscale Characterization / in-situ Microscopy
Graduate students
Colleen Murray (MS Student)
8/19-8/20 – Carbon Nanotube Based Structural Health Monitoring Application Using Electrophoretic Deposition
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Hao Liu (Ph.D. Student)
1/13-8/18 – Nanotube-Based Structural Health Monitoring
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Hongbo Dai (Ph.D. Student – Co-Advisor with T. Schumacher)
9/12-8/17 – Nanotube-Based Structural Health Monitoring
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Qi An (Ph.D. Student)
9/10-9/15 – Multi-Scale Hybrid Composites Processing and Electrophoresis
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Cedric A. Jacob (Ph.D. Student)
9/09-4/15 – Electroactive Nanocomposites
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Gerard Gallo (MS Student)
9/11-4/15 – Multiplexing of Electrical Measurements
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Limin Gao (Visiting Ph.D. Student)
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, performed all Ph.D. research at UD under our advisement – co-advise with T-W. Chou
9/07-9/10 – Carbon Nanotube-Based in situ Sensing of Damage in Fiber Composites
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Kalon Lasater (MS Student)
9/10-6/12 – Environmental Effects on Nanocomposites
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Gaurav Pandey (Ph.D. Student; Primary Advisor with D. Heider Co-Advisor)
10-6/13 – Time Domain Reflectometry Evaluation of Composites
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Zachary Melrose (MS Student)
9/11-7/13– Hierarchical Sensing Approaches using Patterned Nanotubes
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Undergraduate students
Madison Weiss (MEEG 2019)
6/19-8/19 – Carbon Nanotube based Wearable Strain Sensor
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David Wilson (BME 2015)
6/13-5/15 – Senior Thesis: Electrospun Reinforced Polymer-Polymer Composite Membranes for Applications in PEM Fuel Cells
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Taylor Boyle (BME 2015)
6/13-5/15 – Electrophoretic Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes and Fiber/Interphase Characterization
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Lindsay Evans (BME 2015)
1/14-1/15 – Scaling the Electrophoretic Deposition Process
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Rossiny Beaujacor (BME 2014)
1/13-5/14 – Senior Thesis: Locally Patterned Carbon Nanotubes for in situ Sensing of Deformation and Damage in Composite Materials
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Kan Liu (BME 2014)
9/13-5/15 – Printing of Carbon Nanostructures
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Alan Radojcic (BME 2014)
3/12-7/13– Nanotube Sheet Hybrid Composites
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Sarah Masters (BME 2014)
1/12-5/13 – Damage Sensing in Graphene Composites
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Christine Gregg (BME 2013)
1/11-6/13 – Senior Thesis: Electrophoretic Deposition of Nanomaterials: Influence of Functionalization and Waveform on Film Morphology
Currently Graduate Student at UC Berkeley
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Matt Sinnott (BME 2013)
10/10-6/13 – Senior Thesis: Damage Sensing in Composite Structures for the Development of a Health Monitoring System and Self-Healing Capabilities
Currently Engineer at Everson Tesla
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Anthony Coppola (BME 2011)
6/10-7/11 – Senior Thesis: Self-Healing Composites using a Vascular Approach
Currently Graduate Student at University of Illinois
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Sarah Friedrich (BME 2011)
6/09-7/11 – Senior Thesis: Processing of Nanocomposites for Sensing Applications
Currently Graduate Student at Johns Hopkins University
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Zachary Melrose (BME 2011)
6/09-2/11 – Sensing of Damage in Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints
Received MS at the University of Delaware (Multifunctional Composites Lab)
Currently Ph.D. student at University of Southern California
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Maxime Dempah (BME 2011)
6/07-6/11 – Nanocomposites Processing
Currently Graduate Student at University of Delaware
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Gerard Gallo (BME 2011)
6/09-6/10 – Sensing of Damage in Carbon Fiber Composites
Currently Graduate Student at University of Delaware (Multifunctional Composites Lab)
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Mitchell Wolters (Winona State University)
Summer 2010 – TDR-Based Composite Sensing
Currently Engineer at Milwaukee Composites
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Nicholas Neal (Winona State University)
Summer 2009 – EAP Nanocomposites
Currently Graduate Student at University of Wisconsin – Madison
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John Gangloff (BME 2009)
Academic Years 08-09, 07-08, 06-07 – Nanocomposites
Currently Graduate Student at University of Delaware
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Thomas Mintel (BME 2009)
Academic Years 08-09, 07-08, 06-07 – Nanotube-Based Sensing
Currently Testing Manager, General Bearing Corporation
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Cedric Jacob (BME 2009)
Summer 2008 – Nanocomposite Electrical Properties
Currently Graduate Student at University of Delaware (Multifunctional Composites Lab)
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Jesse Whitley (BME 2010)
Summer 2007– Adhesively Bonded Joints
Previously Engineer at Exxon Mobil, Currently MBA Student, Harvard University
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Pierre Claver Yao Koffi (BME 2010)
Summer 2007, Academic Year 07-08 – Thermoplastic Nanocomposites Processing
Currently Graduate Student at MIT
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Cameron Showell (BME 2010)
Summer 2007 – Mechanical Testing of Fabric Punch Behavior
Currently Engineer at US Army Research Lab
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Dong Joon (“DJ”) Lee (BME 2009)
Summer 2007 – Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites
Currently Graduate Student at University of Southern California (completed MS degree at University of Michigan)
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Vladimir Gendlin (Winona State University)
Summer 2006 – Piezoresistive Nanocomposites
Currently Engineer at US Army TARDEC Lab
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