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We recently established Multiscale Structural Mechanics on github along with the codes (

cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title: Composites in Sports: A Testbed for Cutting-edge Technologies

Speaker:  Dr. Jan-Anders Mansson, Purdue University

Time: Feb. 29, 2024, 11AM-12PM EST.

Register in advance for this webinar: bit.ly/488sYUg.

If you have NSF-funded projects, please encourage your students to submit posters to ASME IMECE topic 16-1 and 16-2 (REU only)! NSF provides 30+ travel awards ($1200 each) to cover student travel cost, plus chances to win poster competition awards.

This paper provides a brief review on modeling of composite structures. Composite structures in this paper refer to any structure featuring anisotropy and heterogeneity, including but not limited to their traditional meaning of composite laminates made of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites. Common methods used in modeling of composite structures, including the axiomatic method, the formal asymptotic method, and the variational asymptotic method, are illustrated in deriving the classical lamination theory for the composite laminated plates to see their commonalities and differences.

Dear Colleagues, after a great success of the inaugural ASME Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SSDM) conference this past summer, I am writing to cordially invite you to attend its 2nd edition in Seattle, USA, April 29-May 1st, 2024. The main feature of the SSDM conference is:

cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title: US-COMP: Next Generation of Composites Materials for Crewed Deep Space Missions

Speaker:  Dr.  Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University

Time: 12/14, 11AM-12PM EST.

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cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title: Structural self-sensing based on measuring the resistance, capacitance or inductance of the structural material, without sensor incorporation

Speaker:  Dr. D. D. L. Chung, University at Buffalo

Time: 10/26, 11AM-12PM EST.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://bit.ly/DDLChung.

Call for nominations for John J. Montgomery Award for Distinguished Innovation in Aerospace. This New Award Commemorates John Montgomery, Inventor of the human-piloted glider, a father of aviation. Deadline to submit is October 1, 2023. Details can be found at
John J. Montgomery Award for Distinguished Innovation in Aerospace - ASME.

We invite you to nominate your esteemed colleagues for the Spirit of St. Louis Medal, recognizing outstanding contributions in the field of aeronautics and astronautics. This prestigious medal honors individuals who have demonstrated meritorious service in advancing the boundaries of aviation. For further information about the award and a comprehensive list of past recipients, please visit https://lnkd.in/gV8VWhda.

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cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title: M3 – A sustainable approach to vehicle light-weighting with composites: Methods – Materials – Manufacturing

Speaker:  Dr. Frank Henning, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology

Time: 4/6, 11AM-12PM EST.

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cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title:  Fiber Orientation Prediction for Discontinuous Fiber Composites: Fundamentals and Future Trends

Speaker:  Professor Charles Tucker, UIUC

Time: 2/2, 11AM-12PM EST.

cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title:  Master Laminates to Simplify Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Composites

Speaker:  Dr. Steve Tsai, Stanford University

Time: 12/8, 11AM-12PM EST.

Dear All,

I am excited to share that we recently developed iVABS as an integrated VABS-based framework for design and optimization, parametric studies, uncertainty quantifications of composite rotor blades, and other beam-like structures. This tool is particularly useful for rapid design of composite slender structures with accuracy of detailed 3D FEA at the speed of simple engineering beam theories.  

For students who are attending IMECE this year, there is a wonderful opportunity for you to apply for a travel award ($1000/grad, $500/under). There are a total of 50 travel awards for you to claim. You also have a possibility to win cash awards ($2000 total). You need to submit a poster abstract by 6/29. See https://event.asme.org/IMECE/Program/NSF for more details. 

cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title:  The Story of Permeability in “Liquid Composite Molding (LCM): How to Devise and Validate Process Simulation Software?

Speaker:  Dr. Francois Trochu, Polytechnique Montreal

Time: 4/14, 11AM-12PM EST.

cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. Title: Capillary Effects in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Processing, A zoom on the Flow Front Speaker:  Dr. Veronique Michaud Time: 3/31, 11AM-12PM EST. 

Please go to https://tinyurl.com/2p8bzjaw to register for this webinar.

cdmHUB invites you to attend the Global Composites Experts Webinar Series. 

Title: Composite Materials: Where We are and Where to Go (Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Polymer Composites)

Speaker:  Dr. Karl Schulte

Time: 2/24, 11AM-12PM EST.

Please go to https://bit.ly/3soG8dk to register for this webinar.