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RESEARCH:
My research focuses on the characterization and manufacturing of fiber-reinforced polymer composites and their mechanical performance. I help our society to have a more sustainable world of the future using lightweight and high-performance composite materials. The performance and properties of a composite part are highly dependent on the processing history, resulting microstructure and process-induced defects.

In order to have professionalism in composite manufacturing, we need to:

• Understand the material behaviour, microstructure and governing physical phenomena
• Describe mathematical expressions for material behaviour during processing
• Translate them to numerical process simulations and predict the physical phenomena taking place
• Finally optimize and control the manufacturing process for improved and well-controlled product quality.

This approach inherently requires an integral approach from nano to a macro scale which is a very challenging task. My research therefore includes:

• Development of instrumented processing equipment and dedicated experimental setups
• Characterization of phase changes (soft-to-hard matter transitions)
• Analysis of microstructure after the manufacturing process
• Identifying mechanical property and performance
• Development of numerical models and computational tools for materials processing and mechanical response