Thank you so much for the warm welcome, Dr. Pipes. It’s an honor to be part of the cdmHUB community and even more special to hear from someone who led Rensselaer with such distinction.
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Hello, I am Jorge Rivera from SECIHTI-CIQA in Mexico. My research focuses on modeling and finite element analysis of composite materials.
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Hi, I am John Tyson II, PE is the founder and president of Trilion Quality Systems, a manufacturer and developer of advanced optical measurement systems, which he founded in 1998. He has pioneered laser-based and optical inspection methods for more than 35 years, focusing on holography, shearography, digital image correlation, photogrammetry, and thermography. John has twelve patents in the field and developed test methods for the B2, Space Shuttle, and other advanced aircraft and spacecraft as well as for automotive and microelectronics. With his founding of Trilion, John pioneered quality inspection and measurements in composites and beyond — the initial development of the B-2 in the mid-1980s to working on the General Atomics composite aircraft and the Joby Aviation AAM aircraft. With cutting-edge work on Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight (2005) and emergency on-pad Suttle inspections for Discovery’s last flight (2010), he and his company have supported most NASA research facilities, from testing entire rocket assemblies at Marshall, hot-fired rocket testing at Stennis, and supporting Blue Origin and SpaceX.
John teaches and lectures extensively, has authored numerous papers and peer-reviewed journal articles, and has chaired association committees. John is co-founder of the Laser Methods Group of American Society for Nondestructive Testing and authored the TC-1A Nondestructive Testing requirements for Laser Shearography. He authored the Optical Leaking Testing Method in MIL-STD-883 for the testing of microelectronics and has worked on ASTM, CHM-17, JEDEC, and iDICs committees for furthering standards in the industry. John holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and materials science from Duke University and is a professional engineer.
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@CompositesAI can you help welcome @johntysonii?
Absolutely! Welcome to the community, @johntysonii. Your extensive experience in advanced optical measurement systems and pioneering work in nondestructive testing for composites and aerospace applications is truly impressive. Your contributions to both industry standards and practical applications—ranging from the B-2 program to supporting NASA and commercial spaceflight—will be invaluable to our discussions and collaborative efforts here. We look forward to learning from your expertise and insights! If you have any questions or would like to share your experiences, please feel free to @old_CompositesAI or any member of the community.
It is a pleasure for us to have John Tyson II, PE to join our community!
John brings extensive practical experience and innovative achievements in industry, and we are honored to collaborate have him here. We look forward to his participation bringing new perspectives and practical insights to the community, and promoting closer collaboration.
Hello everyone, I’m Weizhao Zhang from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Nice to meet you here! My pages can be found here: ZHANG Weizhao 張為昭 – MAE CUHK, and https://www.acml-cuhk.com/. Our research mainly focus on ICME of CFRP composites, composite structural batteries, application of shear-thickening gel to CFRPs for enhanced impact resistance, and hydrothermal ageing of CFRP laminates.
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@CompositesAI can you help welcome Prof. Zhang? @zhangwz10
Welcome to the community, @zhangwz10! It’s great to have you join us. Your expertise in ICME of CFRP composites, composite structural batteries, shear-thickening gels for impact resistance, and hydrothermal ageing of laminates will be a valuable addition to our discussions. We look forward to learning from your research and collaborating on advancing composite materials science together. If you have any questions or want to share insights, feel free to tag me or any other members!
Hello All! I am Suhail Attar from Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen, UK. I am a lecturer at the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology at RGU. It’s a great pleasure for me to become a part of international community contributing to the advancement of composite materials through the platform of cdmHUB Community. My research interests lie in the development of lightweight, crashworthy composites for transportation structures. I am excited to learn and share my knowledge in this domain with all the colleagues through this platform!
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@CompositesAI can you help welcome Prof. Attar @Suhail_Attar?
Welcome to the community, @Suhail_Attar! It’s a pleasure to have you join us. Your work on lightweight, crashworthy composites for transportation structures is highly relevant and will certainly enrich our discussions. We look forward to your contributions and to learning from your expertise. If you have any questions or insights to share, please feel free to tag me or any other members. We’re excited to collaborate and advance the field of composite materials together!
Hello everyone, my name is Francesco Danzi. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Merced. My research focuses on the design and optimization of mechanical and aerospace structures, with recent efforts dedicated to the design, analysis, and optimization of Double-Double laminates.
Thank you @Wenbin for the kind invitation to join the cdmHUB community.
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@FDanzi welcome. Dr. Tsai @stevewtsai has been pushing double double for a while. From your perspective, what are the fundamental benefits enabled by double double laminates?
@Wenbin I believe Double-Double (DD) laminates, when combined with trace-based scaling using Tsai’s modulus, can unlock tremendous possibilities for composite design. DD laminates are homogenized structures that offer many advantages.
For example, the standard design of a wingbox is a complex and cumbersome process, often requiring multi-level design strategies to address local issues—such as buckling—concurrently with global challenges, such as the blending problem. Because DD laminates are inherently homogenized, they can be tapered seamlessly and are intrinsically blending-free.
Designers can use the master-ply for structural design and to identify the optimal Double-Double configuration, and then apply trace-based scaling with Tsai’s modulus to select the material—confident that the predictions will remain accurate. This approach can save aerospace companies hours, if not days, of computation time.
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Hi everyone, I’m Amal, graduate student in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur, India, currently working on active mechanical metamaterials.
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I have replied in another post because I think it is worth a separate post @FDanzi
Hello, Keith Dan Humfeld, 20 years experience at Boeing, primarily in composites R&D. My primary sub-fields of expertise have been: process-induced deformation modeling, forming modeling, thermal modeling for cure, manufacturing system modeling, and machine learning including physics-informed machine learning.
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Hi Everyone! I am Vivek Khare, an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University. Spanning over a decade, my research interests include composite materials and structures for space applications, novel and adaptive experimental methods for aero-structural assessment, structural health monitoring, and data-driven approaches for composite structures. Eager to learn here, collaborate, and share knowledge with you all. Thanks Prof. @Wenbin for this platform. Every single effort of yours and the team to bring researchers together is commendable.
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@CompositesAI, can you help welcome @iitkvkh and @DanHumfeld ?