Center Members
The AIM for Composites Center currently has 16 senior investigators, 20 graduate students, 2 undergraduate students, 6 postdocs, and 9 staff members.​
Principal Investigators
Dr. Mik Carbajales-Dale
Associate Professor
Environment Engineering and Earth Sciences
Clemson University
Dr. Feng Luo
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Packaging
Clemson University
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Dr. Farhang Pourboghrat
Professor
Integrated Systems Engineering
Ohio State University
Dr. George Karniadakis
Professor
Applied Mathematics and Engineering
Brown University
Dr. Ivan Radev
Professor
Computer Science
South Carolina State University
Dr. Dale Hitchcock​
Senior Scientist
Savannah River National Lab
Dr. Gang Li
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
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Dr. James Sternberg
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Packaging
Clemson University
Dr. Taejoon Park​
Associate Professor
Integrated Systems Engineering
Ohio State University
Dr. Biswajit Biswal
Associate Professor
Computer Science
South Carolina State University
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Dr. Srikanth Pilla
Professor
Center for Composite Materials
University of Delaware
Dr. Zhen Li
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
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Dr. Qiong Zhang
Associate Professor
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Clemson University​
Dr. Yong Huang
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
University of Florida
Dr. Nikunja Swain
Professor
Computer Science
South Carolina State University
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Dr. Kevin Simmons
Professor
Chief Materials Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Lab
Graduate Students
Bowen Cao
PhD Student
Clemson University
Ezhin Aliahmadi
PhD Student
Clemson University
Yezhuo Li
PhD Student
Clemson University
Benjamin Ryder
PhD Student
University of Florida
Pierre-Yves Lavertu*
PhD Student
University of Delaware
*NRT Fellow
Mathias Heider*
PhD Student
University of Delaware
*NRT Fellow
Ryan Wan
PhD Student
Clemson University
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Ali Mohammadi
PhD Student
Clemson University
Sathiska Kaumadi
PhD Student
Clemson University
Mostafa Elnaggar
PhD Student
Ohio State University
Amit Deshpande
PhD Student
University of Delaware
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Michael Vo*
PhD Student
University of Delaware
*NRT Fellow​
Haizhou Wen
PhD Student
Clemson University
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Faisal Tushar
PhD Student
Clemson University
Hao Chen
PhD Student
Clemson University
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Koorosh Delavari​
PhD Student
Ohio State University
Dhanashree Shinde*
PhD Student
University of Delaware
*NRT Scholar
Erik Anderson*
PhD Student
University of Delaware
*NRT Fellow
Ali Shams
PhD Student
University of Florida
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Undergraduate Students
Xaiver White
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Jaleel Johnson​
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Blake C. Nichols
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Rebecca Stutzman​
Undergraduate Student
University of Delaware
Max Curello​
Undergraduate Student
University of Delaware
Meghana Akella​
Undergraduate Student
University of Delaware
Sha-ni’ Walker​
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Zy’Aire Frazier​
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Joniqua J. Bates​
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Luke Miller​
Undergraduate Student
University of Delaware
Issac Evancho​
Undergraduate Student
Clemson University
Alex Berry
Undergraduate Student
Cornell University
Megan Rabb
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Tyler A. Brown​
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Trey Newton
Undergraduate Student
SC State University
Lillian Badger​
Undergraduate Student
University of Florida
Yiwen Wu​
Undergraduate Student
University of Florida
Postdocs
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Feiyang Cai
Postdoc
Clemson University
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Kasturee Nayak
Postdoc
University of Delaware
Yunxia Chen
Postdoc
University of Florida
Venkatesh Ananchaperumal
Postdoc
Clemson University
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Govind Sharma
Postdoc
University of Delaware
Elham Kianiharchegani
Postdoc
Brown University
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Sophie Sharafi
Postdoc
Pacific Northwest National Lab
Staff
Sai Aditya Pradeep
Scientific Program Manager
University of Delaware
SriHarsha Olety
NRT Program Manager
Clemson University
Darrel Mayberry
Materials Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Lab
Manjyot Chug
Research Communication Specialist
University of Delaware
Khaled Shahwan
Senior Advisor
Pacific Northwest National Lab
Matt Craps
Principal Scientist
Savannah River National Lab
Nicholas Morgan
Outreach Program Coordinator
Clemson University
Qiao Yao
Materials Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Lab
Rosanna Wertheimer
Grants and Financial Specialist
Brown University