Polymer Composites Research Group
The Polymer Composites Group operates within the
Materials, Mechanics and Structures Research Division and focuses on the processing and performance of polymer matrix composites. We have interests in both thermoset and thermoplastic matrices.
The Group includes 8 members of academic staff, 3 technical staff and around 30 full time research workers. Industrial links have always been a strong feature of our work, much of which involves collaboration with Ford Motor Company. The work is by no means exclusively automotive however and we have projects running which are linked with many other industrial sectors including aerospace, power generation and biomedical materials.
We have recently been awarded a prestigious EPSRC Platform Grant for our internationally leading work on processing and performance of textile composites