RESEARCH

Areas of Interests

Current Projects (as of May 2026)

Development and Evaluation of Nanocellulose-Reinforced PHA Biocomposites Derived from Dairy Byproduct for Automotive Interior Applications, Hyundai NGV, 2026-
Development of 3X-PMR Resin and Composites for Satellite Truss Structures by Overcoming the Trade-Off Between High Performance and Processability, 2025-
Lightning Interaction, Proprietary, 2024-
Multi-scale Analysis of Pyrolytic Graphite Sheet Laminates for Space Radiator Applications Using NASMAT, NASA, 2024-
Cost-effective Circular Manufacturing of Lightweight Vehicle Shells and Battery Casing by Recyclable-by-Design Polymer Composites, DOE VTO, 2024-
Evaluation of Potential Electrical Threats to Electrified Pavement Components, NSF ASPIRE ERC, 2024-

Previous Projects

Development of Foldcore Sandwich Composites with Enhanced Structural Strength and Integrated Antennas for UAM Applications, Hyundai NGV, 2025
Energy Efficient, Rapid Manufacturing of UAM Composite Propellers Using Lamination-Based Additive Manufacturing, Hyundai NGV, 2024
Performance Evaluation of Roadway Embedded Wireless Charging Systems, NSF ASPIRE ERC, 2023-24
Lightning Damage Characteristics of Novel Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels, GNU, 2023
Packaging of Embedded Electronics, Connections and Power Distribution for Dynamic Wireless Charging, NSF ASPIRE ERC, 2022-23
Characterizing Lightning Damage Interactions with Multifunctional Radar Absorbing Structures for Aircraft Leading Edge Applications, GNU, 2022
Foldcore Sandwich Composites: Manufacturing, Test, and Modeling, USU New Faculty Start-up, 2021-23
Finite Element Simulations of Stretch-Broken Carbon Fiber (SBCF) Composite Forming, MSU/ARMY, 2021
Stretch-Broken Carbon Fiber (SBCF) Manufacturing Process Optimization, MSU/ARMY, 2020
Composite Lattice Structure Manufacturing Issue Identification, HFG, 2020
High Performance Discontinuous Fibre (HiPerDiF) Composites, UK-EPSRC, 2018-19
Level-Set Based Structural Topology Optimization, AFRL, 2017-18
Development of Automotive Composite Applications, GMK, 2013-14
Development of Coal Tar-Derived Isotropic Carbon Fiber & Composite Applications, OCI, 2010-13
Structural Nancomposites Design, DOE, 2009-10

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