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Davide De Focatiis

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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Biography

Dr Davide De Focatiis MA MEng FIMMM CSci completed his MEng degree in Engineering Science at the University of Cambridge in 1999, and his DPhil (Ph.D.) at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford in 2003. After completing his DPhil, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering group at the Engineering Department, University of Oxford, working under the direction of Prof. C.Paul Buckley, from 2005-2008 on an interdisciplinary polymer mechanics project. In 2009 he was appointed to a Lectureship in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nottingham, and in 2013 he transferred to the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering to better align teaching and research. He is Associate Professor since 2014, and leads the Polymer Engineering research team, studying aspects of polymer, elastomer and composite manufacturing and mechanics. Besides research on polymers, he convenes the core year 1 module Statics and Dynamics, and an interdisciplinary module on Polymer Engineering (4rd year), and is the department's coordinator for teaching support.

Dr Davide De Focatiis is a part of the Composites Research Group.

Expertise Summary

Dr Davide De Focatiis is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, and within the Faculty of Engineering. His research is focused on the characterisation and prediction of solid-state properties of processed polymers, elastomers and polymer composites, and on the development of new test methods. Currently the focus areas are structure-property relationships and constitutive modelling of polymer glasses, dynamic and fracture properties of polymers, demanufacturing of composites for circularity, the measurement of prepreg tack in composite manufacturing.

Teaching Summary

Dr De Focatiis is module convenor for the level 1 module Mechanics of Solids 1, and for the level 4 module Polymer Engineering. In the past he has been convenor for the level 4 module Advanced… read more

Research Summary

Dr Davide De Focatiis's main research interests lie in the field of solid state properties of polymers. His research is focused on the characterisation and prediction of solid-state properties of… read more

Selected Publications

Dr De Focatiis is module convenor for the level 1 module Mechanics of Solids 1, and for the level 4 module Polymer Engineering. In the past he has been convenor for the level 4 module Advanced Rheology and Materials and for the level 3 module Chemical Product Design. He is also the departmental coordinator for teaching support, and has been coordinator for postgraduate demonstrators and the departmental mathematics support coordinator.

Current Research

Dr Davide De Focatiis's main research interests lie in the field of solid state properties of polymers. His research is focused on the characterisation and prediction of solid-state properties of processed polymers, elastomers and polymer composites, and on the development of new test methods. Currently the focus areas are structure-property relationships and constitutive modelling of polymer glasses, dynamic and fracture properties of polymers, demanufacturing of composites for circularity, the measurement of prepreg tack in composite manufacturing.

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