Open Positions (November 2024)
At the present time (Fall 2024), I am not recruiting any graduate students. Check back in Spring 2025 for updates.
Teaching responsibilities (2024-25):
- Fall 2022 – AERO 4608 – Composite Materials
- Fall 2022/Winter 2024/25 – ECOR 4907A – Advanced Aircraft Design Capstone Project
Administrative responsibilities and Professional Affiliations (as of March 2023):
- (Since July 2022) Associate Chair – Lab Operations and Research
- Member of the INSAT Project Review Committee
- Director of the NSERC CREATE UTILI Training Program
- Licensed Ontario Professional Engineer
- Member of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
- Member of the Aerial Evolution Association of Canada
- Member of the International Society of Precision Agriculture
Contact information:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
Office telephone: 613-520-2600×1128, Room: 4512ME (EDC Building)
Email: jeremy.laliberte@carleton.ca (email is the best means of contacting me)
Bluesky (Twitter account is dormant): @aeroprof.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jeremylaliberte
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7265-8926
Google Scholar: Citation and publication listing
Current and Past Research Partners and Sponsors:
- Alberta RTM Trials (iART Alliance) and Air Market
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Mitacs, CARIC/CRIAQ, Molson Foundation, Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund
- National Research Council Canada, Transport Canada, Natural Resources Canada, NAV Canada, ISED Canada
- Bell Helicopter Canada, Sander Geophysics Ltd., Bombardier Aerospace, L3-MAS, Delastek, Brican Flight Systems, ING Robotic Aviation, General Dynamics-Mission Systems, Romaeris, Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm, GEM Systems, Tyto Robotics/RC Benchmark, Sky Canoe, Kinectrics, Besnovo, Laflamme Aero
- Delft University of Technology, McGill University, Université de Moncton, Ecole Polytechnique, Algonquin College, Clarkson University, ETS, Universite de Sherbrooke, University of Ottawa, UQO, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (formerly Limerick Institute of Technology), George Washington University
Research:
My research focuses on novel aircraft structures, composite materials and hybrids, next-generation air vehicle concepts (e.g. RPAS, AAM and MAVs) and lightweight transport structures. Most recently, I have worked on durability and damage tolerance of composite and hybrid materials, public perception of advanced aircraft, the design of novel RPAS, aerospace additive manufacturing, and lightweight freight railcars. I supervise a group of 18 students, post-docs and research assistants (as of July 2022) working on these and other topics. I also teach courses in Composite Materials, Aircraft Design, and Uninhabited Aircraft Systems.
Prior to joining Carleton in 2008, I was a Research Officer with the Structures Group and then the Composites and Novel Airframe Materials (CANAM) Group of the National Research Council Aerospace Research Centre. For the last few months of my time at NRC I had the opportunity to lead the Composites Team within the CANAM Group. During this time I continued my research on FMLs, conceiving and leading an in-house project entitled Advanced Processing for FMLs in which we developed improved processing methods to reduce residual stresses in the laminates to improve fatigue life. My colleagues on this project also worked on the development of new non-destructive inspection methods and an improved fracture mechanics model for FMLs. During this time I have also led or co-led several large projects on next-generation composite primary structures for aircraft with a number of Canadian OEMs including the Bonded Wing Survivability Demonstration with Bell Helicopter Textron, DRDC-Valcartier, Concordia, Ecole Polytechnique, IAR-AMTC, TPC, CRIAQ and Pratt and Whitney Canada.
From 1998 to 2001 I was a guest worker at the NRC-IAR while I completed my PhD work and supported other activities mainly with Bombardier Aerospace on the testing and qualification of hybrid fibre metal laminates (FMLs). My doctoral research was on the experimental and numerical investigation of low-velocity impact damage in fibre-metal laminates (FMLs).
From 2005-2013 I served on the organizing committee for the UVS Canada Student UAV Competition. I was Local Organizing Committee Co-Chair with Ms. Laura Petrescue for the 4th Canadian-International Composites Conference (CANCOM 2003) held in Ottawa in August 2003. I was also a conference volunteer for CANCOM 2001 in Montreal. Over the years, I have served as a session developer for a number of other CANCOM and CASI conferences including Chair of the Aerospace Structures and Materials Symposium of the CASI AERO conference. From 2006 to 2008 I was the Canadian Air Force representative on The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) Polymer Composites Panel (MAT-TP-7). From 2006 to 2008 I was an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University.