Thermoplastic Composites – Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero - Speakers Biographies
Monday, 23 August 2021
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Ankur Bajpai, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Ankur Bajpai is working as a Postdoctoral research associate in the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh since March 2020. He is mainly working on the project "Development of novel thermoplastic composites for marine applications". He did his Ph.D. from Leibniz Institute for Composite Materials, TU Kaiserlautern Germany. In his Ph.D. project, he focused on Polymer composites. His research emphasized the development of a new generation of epoxy-based calender roller covers for paper-making applications which were carried out in collaboration with an industrial partner.
His area of interest includes manufacturing of thermoplastic (acrylic) composites, sustainable composites for wind energy, epoxy-based nanocomposites, toughening of epoxy-based composites, tribology of polymer composites. Dr Samuel Erland University of Exeter
Dr. Erland is working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter on the development and manufacturing of thick section carbon fibre composites with a focus on sustainability, recyclability and damage repair. His research interests lie in gaining a deeper understanding of the complex mechanisms behind modern manufacturing techniques and how process and material parameters might be optimised in order to efficiently provide high quality, defect free components. This typically involves comprehensive and customised test methodologies, with the results being interrogated using tailored material models. Recent work has focused on the hot-press manufacture of thick composite components from PEEK Discontinuous Fibre Moulding Compounds (DFMC), with a view to optimising mechanical performance and reducing variability in material properties whilst employing materials and methods which allow for a fully recyclable composite component. Hans Luinge, Toray Advanced Composites
Hans Luinge obtained his PhD in the field of polymer chemistry at the University of Groningen. After his studies he moved to Munich to work for EADS (Airbus) starting to work on the development of composites materials. Since 2013, Hans started working at TenCate Advanced Composites in the field of thermoplastic composites. In 2019 TenCate became Toray Advanced Composites. He is now director research and product development for composite materials. Will Proud, Bristol Composites Institute
Will studied Aerospace Engineering at Sheffield University, specialising in metals and composites. During his year in industry at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, he came into close contact with composites for the first time, studying microwave curing of carbon fibre composites. Now approaching his final year of PhD research at Bristol Composites Institute, Will is researching sustainability of composites, specifically for application to the challenging marine environment. Dr Han Zhang is a Senior Lecturer in Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and heads the Composites research group at QMUL. He obtained his BEng from Beihang University (formerly known as BUAA) and Ph.D. from QMUL. His expertise in the field of composites range from design and manufacturing to characterisation of advanced composites and nanocomposites, especially of multifunctional composites for future lightweight structural applications. Dr Zhang’s current research focuses on the sustainable development of advanced composites, including energy efficient sustainable manufacturing, integrated health monitoring and easy repairing functionalities for extended components’ life.
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