Our work aims to develop lightweight, high-performance material solutions with combined structural and functional capabilities for advanced engineering applications.

Our key research areas include multifunctional composites with CNT grafting and buckypaper architectures, structural composite batteries, interfacial mechanics, bio-inspired nacre-like materials, and high-strain-rate behaviour under extreme loading conditions.

In multifunctional composites, we engineer fibre-reinforced systems with enhanced EMI shielding and damage sensing across carbon fibre, glass fibre, Kevlar, Dyneema, and fiber-metal laminates. Our work on structural composite batteries focuses on integrating energy storage with load-bearing capability. We investigate interfacial degradation, fatigue, and fracture behavior, predict damage evolution, and understand crack initiation and propagation in complex materials. Bio-inspired nacre-like architectures are explored to improve toughness and energy absorption, while high-strain-rate experiments reveal dynamic response and impact resistance.

Overall, our research establishes a unified framework for designing multifunctional, resilient, and efficient material systems, validated through integrated experimental investigations and computational modelling, for applications in aerospace, automotive, and advanced energy systems.