Thrust
Areas
- Mechanics of damage under
multiple spatial and time scales; long-term performance, durability,
aging and environmental effects of materials; mechanics of porous materials
- Hybrid and cement/polymer
based composites for low-cost and high-durability infrastructure applications
- Nano composites and nano
mechanics: Nano, micro, meso, to macro scales
- Nano engineering of antennas
for radar and wireless communication systems
- Nano coatings, gas plasma treatment
and doping of materials to prepare smart surfaces and bio-sensors
- Carbon nanotube production
from coal and waste natural products
- Colloid, surface and
surfactant science; atomic force microscopy
- Advanced computational
simulations and modeling of structures, components and systems
- Structural foams for
energy absorption, advanced grid-stiffened (AGS) composites, adhesive
bonding
- Impact, blast and crash;
modal vibration and dynamic mechanical analysis
- Structural health monitoring,
repair and rehabilitation
- Non-destructive testing
(NDT), non-contact ultrasound and resonant ultrasound spectroscopy
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© 2004 Composite
Structures and Nano Engineering Research Group
The University of Mississippi, University, MS
Questions? Comments? Please contact Dr.
Alexander Cheng or Dr. Raju Mantena.