Polymer Composites

The Polymer Composites Research Group at Nottingham is one of the leading international research groups in this area.  With a team of over 40 staff and research funding of £1.5million per year we conduct fundamental and applied research on manufacture and performance of advanced fibre reinforced composites. These are applied in a number of demanding sectors including automotive, aerospace, wind energy and medicine. 

Experimental programmes include development of novel manufacturing processes, materials characterisation, end-of-life and recycling.  Modelling studies relate to mechanical performance and process simulation, including numerical analyses using FEA and CFD.

Our key activities include:

• Cost effective processing for thermoplastics and thermosets
• Textile composites, supported by an EPSRC Platform Grant
• Crashworthiness, including design for pedestrian safety
• Bio-composites, including work on regenerative implants
• End-of-life/recycling

The group has active collaborations with a large number of companies and other reputable research groups and it maintains a large portfolio of current research grants.

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