ODU SAMPE Student Chapter scored a 3rd place in the carbon fiber square beam competition. Brett Michal, PhD student, received the award on the behalf of the team in Seattle. The goal is to have more high quality entries for… Continue Reading →

Our CMM group started a new project under support of Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience to work on the development of the concrete column prototypes using thermoplastic composite wraps and renewable plant based graphene. The CMM student member leading… Continue Reading →

Our first patent got issued at the start of 2026. The technology developed in our group deals with the melt process of thermoplastic composites using hot powder bed compaction to produce compression molding quality additive and subtractive components not achievable… Continue Reading →

Our SAMPE chapter was recognized by the professional Baltimore/DC SAMPE Chapter during the last Student Night. Omid Ravangard, PhD student, received a 3rd place for the technical presentation and Ebrahim Ebrahimi, PhD student, received a 2nd place for the poster… Continue Reading →

CMM team received a new project funding to work on implementation of VR modules for the structural mechanics through the generous support of La Fondation Dassault Systèmes. The CMM group team members lead is Omid Ravangard who will work on… Continue Reading →

Jimesh Bhagatji and Alex gave invited talks to research team at Manufacturing Demonstration Facility during the visit to Oak Ridge National Lab in the Fall 2025. Jimesh presented his doctoral work on additive manufacturing using hot powder bed compaction. It… Continue Reading →