Composites Research at the University of Auckland, the Centre of Advanced Composite Materials
Prof.
Simon Bickerton
Director of the Centre of Advanced
Composite Materials
University of Auckland
时 间:2017年12月12日 10:00-11:00
地 点:曹光彪楼7楼远望庐
邀请人:彭华新
教授,秦发祥 研究员
Simon
Bickerton, Director
of the Centre for Advanced Composite Materials and also Director of the
Innovative Manufacturing and Materials Programme
at the University of Auckland. He gained his PhD from the Centre for Composite
Materials, University of Delaware, U.S.A. From 1999 to 2011 he served as an
academic staff member at the University of Auckland. In 2012 he took up a three
year secondment
to the BMW Group, Munich, Germany. There he worked within the department
responsible for manufacture of structural carbon fibre
parts with focus on the BMW Project and the latest release of BMW’s 7-series.
He maintains a strong collaboration with BMW, carrying out funded research on
non-destructive analysis of fibre
reinforcements, quality control in composites manufacturing, and manufacture
and performance of sandwich structures for automotive application.
Abstract Research
on fibre
reinforced plastics (FRP) was initiated at the University of Auckland in the
1980s, supporting New Zealand’s innovative use of FRP in high-end yacht racing
(the America’s Cup). In 2004 the Centre for Advanced Composite Materials (CACM)
was established, and since that time materials and manufacturing processes have
been developed for an increasing number of fields (marine, aerospace,
automotive, medical, infrastructure and building, and sports). The CACM includes extensive experimental
facilities, and has developed significant expertise on analysis and simulation,
which have been applied to novel materials, manufacturing process development,
and component performance. An overview will be presented on the CACM, highlighting
the breadth of research to date, and current research directions.
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