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Summary

I'm now working on a KTP project with Jiva Materials and the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú. The project's goal is to develop sustainable composites for PCB applications.

My principal research interests include the mechanics of damage and failure in natural or synthetic fiber-reinforced composites, as well as the repair/healing of damaged areas. 

I have extensive experience with natural (flax, jute, banana), synthetic (Kevlar, carbon, and glass), and waste fibre-reinforced composites. 

I work with both thermoplastic and thermoset materials, having used a range of processes such as compression moulding, injection moulding, film stacking, and thermoset composites (including sandwich). 

I have  experience analysing composite laminates mechanically (tensile, flexural, impact, compression, compression after impact, etc.) and non-destructively (C-Scan, SEM, X-Ray) to identify failure and damage processes.