- Primary Research Themes
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- Solid and Structural Mechanics
- Multifunctional Metamaterials
- Fluid Structure Interaction
- Multiscale Mechanics
- Structural Optimization in Multi-Physics Applications
- Current Applications:
Aerospace technologies aiming for future green aviation including:
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- Electrification of Aircraft Propulsion System.
- Metamaterials for energy harvesting, energy sinks and bandgap filters design.
- Aircraft Critical Loads Recovery Applications.
- Dynamic aeroelastic response characterization and attenuation.
- Design for Additive manufacturing.
- Current Projects:
- High Fidelity Dynamic Aeroelasticity Response Analysis and Active Vibration Attenuation and Control of High Precision Ground Antennas Subject to Aerodynamic Gust (Partners: NASA & ISI; Sponsors: ISI & NSERC).
- Integrated Dynamic Aeroelasticity Response Analyses and Multiscale Design Optimization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Blended Wing Body Configuration (Sponsors: NSERC)
- Acoustic attenuation of propulsion systems of Unmanned Arial Systems (UAS) employing aerodynamic-outlet duct shape optimization combined with metamaterial acoustic filters. (Partners: NRC; Sponsors: NRC).
- 3D Digital Image Correlation for Ground Vibration Testing required for High Fidelity Aircraft Reduced Order Models (Partners: Bombardier Aerospace; Sponsors: Bombardier Aerospace & MITACS).
- Patient CT-Scan Based Multiscale Design Optimization of Additively Manufactured Implants for Orthopedic Applications (Partners: Ottawa Hospital; Sponsors: NSERC).