SMART Lab

Structures & Materials through Additive & Reconfigurable Technology Lab

@ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)

About

The SMART Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is dedicated to pioneering the future of research by not only supporting activities related to the evolution of smart materials and structures but also by driving innovation in intelligent transducers, advanced engineering systems, and state-of-the-art structural evaluation methodologies. Our focus goes beyond traditional paradigms, emphasizing disruptive innovation and integration of multidisciplinary expertise to provide unparalleled advantages over current techniques, shaping the future of next-generation engineering solutions.

Research Areas

Additive Manufacturing
Adaptive Structures
Embedded Sensors and SHM
Soft Actuators and Sensors
In-Space Manufacturing
Inflatable and Origami Structures
Space Debris Removal Mechanisms

Recent News

11/2024 - Kayann Coote defended her Master's Thesis. Congratulations!

10/2024 - Our work on embedded ceramic sensors using additive manufacturing is published in Crystals (DOI: 10.3390/cryst14110936).

7/2024 - Rishikesh S.G. defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations!

6/2024 - Our Lab has secured a grant through the NASA SBIR Program, allowing us to collaborate again with Orbotic Systems.

5/2024 - A paper about wetting morphologies for tunable micropatterning is published in Additive Manufacturing (DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2024.104220).

4/2024 - A paper about polymer nanocomposite sensors using additive manufacturing is published in Sensors (DOI: 10.3390/s24092694).

4/2024 - Both Sarah Ketchersid and Katelyn Branaman defended their Master's theses. Congratulations!

2/2024 - A paper about butterfly wing scale inspired micro surfaces is published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c14765).

11/2023 - A paper about photocurable IP-PDMS for soft micro systems is published in Polymers (DOI: 10.3390/polym15224377).

6/2023 - Our Lab has secured a grant through the NASA SBIR Program, allowing us to collaborate with Orbotic Systems.

1/2023 - Dr. Hui-suk Yun from the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) gave a talk on ceramic additive manufacturing.

12/2022 - An additively manufactured DEA paper is published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI (DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2022.1034914).

11/2022 - Nicholas Smith defended his Master's Thesis. Congratulations!

10/2022 - Dr. Kim serves as a guest editor of Sensors, Special Issue 'Advanced Sensors using Smart Materials,' with Dr. Salowitz (UWM) and Dr. Tian (VT).

9/2022 - Our Lab receives support from the NSF Future Manufacturing (FM) program. We collaborate with Dr. Eduardo Rojas and Dr. Houbing Song to study how to connect devices through embedded sensors during additive manufacturing.