Center Members
The AIM for Composites Center currently has 21 senior investigators, 25 graduate students, 18 postdocs and staff, and 7 undergraduate students.
Clemson University Principal Investigators
Dr. Mik Carbajales-Dale
Associate Professor
Environment Engineering and Sciences
Clemson University
Dr. Gang Li
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
Dr. Zhen Li
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
Dr. Feng Luo
Professor
Computer Science
Clemson University
Dr. James Sternberg
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Packaging
Clemson University
Dr. Qiong Zhang
Associate Professor
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson University Graduate Students
Tatiana Stepanova
PhD student
Ali Mohammadi
PhD student
Hao Chen
PhD student
Cameron Zadeh
PhD student
Faisal Tushar
PhD student
Yezhuo Li
PhD student
Bowen Cao
PhD student
Ezhin Aliahmadi
PhD student
Minglei Lu
PhD student
Sathiska Kaumadi
PhD student
Clemson Postdocs and Staff
Venkatesh Ananchaperumal
Postdoc
Kathleen Grant
DEI Staff (Acting)
Pei Xu
Postdoc (2023-2024)
Feiyang Cai
Postdoc
Megha Patel
Program Manager
Ohio State University Principal Investigators
Dr. Farhang Pourboghrat
Professor
Integrated Systems Engineering
Ohio State University
Dr. Taejoon Park
Associate Professor
Integrated Systems Engineering
Ohio State University
Ohio State University Graduate Students
Mostafa Elnaggar
PhD student
Koorosh Delavari
PhD student
Ohio State University Postdocs and Staff
Madhura Athale
Postdoc
University of Florida Principal Investigators
Dr. Yong Huang
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
University of Florida
University of Florida Graduate Students
Yunxia Chen
PhD student
Bing Ren
PhD student
Benjamin Ryder
PhD student
Brown University Principal Investigators
Dr. George Karniadakis
Professor
Applied Mathematics and Engineering
Brown University
Brown University Postdocs and Staff
Elham Kianiharchegani
Postdoc
Ameya Jagtap
Postdoc
South Carolina State University Principal Investigators
Dr. Biswajit Biswal
Associate Professor
Computer Science
South Carolina State University
Dr. Nikunja Swain
Professor
Computer Science
South Carolina State University
Dr. Ivan Radev
Professor
Computer Science
South Carolina State University
South Carolina State University Graduate Students
Jordan Brown
Graduate student
Blake Nichols
Graduate student
Samrage Snow
Graduate student
Antwann Haggins
Graduate student
Xiaomao Liu
Graduate student
Tellajah Chalk
Graduate student
Tae Choice
Graduate student
South Carolina State University Undergraduate Students
Joshua Taylor
Undergraduate student
Shani Walker
Undergraduate student
Joshua, Keshwan Burns
Undergraduate student
Xavier White
Undergraduate student
Dierra Haynes
Undergraduate student
Nicholas Blake
Undergraduate student
University of Delaware Principal Investigators
Dr. Srikanth Pilla
Professor
Center for Composite Materials
University of Delaware
University of Delaware Graduate Students
Amit Deshpande
PhD student
Dhanashree Shinde
PhD student
Pierre-Yves Lavertu
PhD student
Hayden Marquard
PhD student
University of Delaware Postdocs and Staff
Olivia Sequerth
Postdoc
Sai Aditya Pradeep
Research Engineer
Kasturee Nayak
Postdoc
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Principal Investigators
Dr. Kevin Simmons
Professor
Chief Materials Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Lab
PNNL Senior Investigators, Postdocs and Staff
Khaled Shahwan
Senior Advisor
Dan Merkel
Materials Scientist
Qiao Yao
Materials Scientist
David Mayberry
Materials Scientist
Savannah River National Laboratory Principal Investigators
Dr. Dale Hitchcock
Senior Scientist
Savannah River National Lab
SRNL Senior Investigators, Postdocs and Staff
Matt Craps
Principal Scientist
Devin Johnson
Research Scientist