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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Dr. Thostenson
is currently Assistant Professor in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware.
Professor Thostenson's research focuses on processing and characterization
of composite materials focusing on carbon nanotube and advanced fiber
reinforcements toward the development of novel multifunctional composites
and micro/nano mechanics modeling techniques. His research has been
cited more than 1800 times in the scientific literature (ISI database).
During the course of his research he has developed novel processing and
characterization techniques for the development of structure/property
relationships in nanotube-reinforced polymer and ceramic composites.
Thostenson, who also holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering
from the University of Delaware, performed his master's and Ph.D.
research at the University of Delaware's Center for Composite Materials.
Dr. Thostenson also has a Bachelors' degree in Composite Materials
Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) from Winona State
University.
Thostenson recently received an Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award from the
Air Force Office of Scientific Research. He also was the recipient of the Elsevier
Young Composites Researcher Award from the American Society for Composites
recognizing researchers who early in their career have made a significant
impact on the science and technology of composite materials through a sustained
research effort. He was also the recipient of the inaugural Hayashi
International Memorial Award from the Japan Society for Composite Materials,
recognizing outstanding young international researchers in the field of
composites. Thostenson also received the Allan P. Colburn Prize for
outstanding dissertation in the engineering and mathematical sciences
(University of Delaware Office of Graduate Studies), the Roy L. McCullough
Scholars Award (Center for Composite Materials) for exceptional contributions
to the literature on composite materials, and the Society for the Advancement
of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Outstanding Graduate Student
Award.
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EDUCATION
| Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
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(2004) |
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University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware |
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Dissertation: Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composites: Processing,
Characterization and Modeling
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| Master
of Science
in Mechanical
Engineering |
(1999) |
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University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware |
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Thesis: Microwave-Accelerated Curing of Thick Composite Laminates:
Experiment and Simulation
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| Bachelor
of
Science in Composite
Materials Engineering
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(1995) |
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Winona
State University, Winona, Minnesota |
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Summa
Cum Laude
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
| 2009 - Present |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Delaware |
| 2006 - 2009 |
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Delaware |
| 2005 |
Associate Scientist, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Delaware |
| 2004 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Delaware |
| 1995-2003 |
Research Assistant, Departments of
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering and
Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware |
| 1995, 1993 |
Laboratory Assistant, Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory |
| 1994-95 |
Teaching Assistant, Department of Composite Materials
Engineering, Winona State University |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2009-11 |
Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| 2007 |
Elsevier Young Composites Researcher Award, American Society for Composites |
| 2004 |
Hayashi Memorial International Award, Japan Society for Composite Materials |
| 2004 |
Alan P. Colburn Prize for Best Dissertation in the Mathematical and Engineering Sciences,
University of Delaware |
| 2004 |
R.L McCullough Scholar's Award,
Center for Composite Materials |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Graduate Student Award - 1st Place Ph.D. Student Symposium, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
(SAMPE) |
| 2000-01 |
University
of Delaware Competitive Fellowship |
| 1999 |
Directors’
Award, Center for Composite Materials |
| 1998 |
Hoechst
Celanese Excellence in Engineering Award |
| 1997 |
C.
E. Birchenall Award for Best Student Presentation, Brandywine Valley
Chapter of ASM International |
| 1995-98 |
ARO/URI
Fellowship |
| 1994 |
Society
of Plastics Engineers Scholarship |
JOURNAL
PUBLICATIONS
T-W. Chou, L. M.
Gao, E. T. Thostenson, Z. G. Zhang and J-H. Byun, "An Assessment of the Science and
Technology of Carbon Nanotube Fibers and Composites," Composites Science and
Technology, in press - available online, DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.10.004.
L. M.
Gao, E. T. Thostenson, Z. G. Zhang, J-H. Byun and T-W. Chou, "Damage
Monitoring in Fiber-Reinforced Composites under Fatigue Loading Using
Carbon Nanotube Networks," Philosophical Magazine, in press.
E. T.
Thostenson, J. J. Gangloff Jr., C. Y. Li and J-H. Byun "Electrical
Anisotropy in Multi-Scale Nanotube/Fiber Composites," Applied
Physics Letters, 97(5): 073111 (2009).
K.
Okubo, T. Fuji and E. T. Thostenson, "Multi-Scale Hybrid Biocomposite:
Processing and Mechanical Characterization of Bamboo Fiber Reinforced PLA
with Microfibrillated Cellulose," Composites - Part A,
40(4): 469-475 (2009).
L. M.
Gao, E. T. Thostenson Z. G. Zhang and T-W. Chou, "Coupled Carbon Nanotube
Network and Acoustic Emission Monitoring for Sensing of Damage
Development in Composites," Carbon, 47(5): 1381-1388
(2009).
E. T.
Thostenson S. Ziaee and T-W. Chou, "Processing and Electrical
Properties of Carbon Nanotube / Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites,"
Composites Science and Technology, 69(6): 801-804 (2009).
L. M.
Gao, E. T. Thostenson, Z. G. Zhang and T-W. Chou, "Sensing of Damage
Mechanisms in Fiber-Reinforced Composites under Cyclic Loading Using
Carbon Nanotubes," Advanced Functional Materials, 19(1):
123-130 (2009).
E. T.
Thostenson and T-W. Chou, "Carbon Nanotube-Based Health Monitoring of
Mechanically Fastened Composite Joints," Composites Science and
Technology, 68(12) 2557-2561 (2008).
E. T.
Thostenson and T-W. Chou, "Real-Time in situ Sensing of Damage
Evolution in Advanced Fiber Composites using Carbon Nanotube Networks,"
Nanotechnology, 19(21): 215713 (2008).
C. Y. Li,
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, "Sensors and Actuators Based on Carbon
Nanotubes and their Composites: A Review," Composites Science and
Technology, 68(6): 1227-1249 (2008).
C. Y. Li,
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, "Effect of Nanotube Waviness on the Electrical
Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube-Based Composites," Composites Science and
Technology, 68(6): 1445-1452 (2008).
E.
Bekyarova, E. T. Thostenson, A. Yu, M. E. Itkis, D. Fakhrutdinov, T-W.
Chou, R. C. Haddon, "Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for
Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Composites," Journal of Physical
Chemistry C, 111(48): 17865-17871 (2007).
C. Y. Li,
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, "Dominant Role of Tunneling Resistance
in the Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube-Based Composites,"
Applied Physics Letters, 91(22): Article No. 223114 (2007).
E.
Bekyarova, E. T. Thostenson, A. Yu, H. Kim, J. Gao, J. Tang, H. T. Hahn,
T-W. Chou, M. E. Itkis, R. C. Haddon, "Multiscale Carbon Nanotube-Carbon
Fiber Reinforcement for Advanced Epoxy Composites,"
Langmuir, 23(7): 3970-3974 (2007).
E. T.
Thostenson and T-W. Chou, "Carbon Nanotube Networks: Sensing of Distributed
Strain and Damage for Life Prediction and Self-Healing," Advanced
Materials, 18(22): 2837-2841 (2006).
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, "Processing-Structure-Multi-Functional
Property Relationship in Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composites,"
Carbon, 44(14): 3022-3029 (2006).
E. T. Thostenson P. G. Karandikar and T-W. Chou, "Fabrication and
Characterization of Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide / Carbon Nanotube
Composites," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 38(21): 3962-3965 (2005).
E. T. Thostenson, C. Y. Li and T-W. Chou, “Nanocomposites in
Context,” Composites Science and Technology, 65(3-4):
491-516 (2005).
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou,
“Nanotube Buckling in Aligned Multi-Wall Carbon
Nanotube-Reinforced Composites,” Carbon,
42(14): 3015-3018 (2004).
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, “On the Elastic Properties of Carbon
Nanotube-Based Composites: Modeling and Characterization,” Journal
of Physics D: Applied Physics,, 36(5): 573-582 (2003).
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, “Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon
Nanotube-Reinforced Composites: Processing and Mechanical
Characterization,” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics,
35(16): L77-L80 (2002).
E. T. Thostenson,
W. Z. Li, D. Z. Wang, Z. F. Ren and T-W. Chou, “Carbon
Nanotube/Carbon Fiber Hybrid Multiscale Composites,” Journal of Applied Physics,
91(9): 6034-6037 (2002).
E. T. Thostenson,
Z. F. Ren and T-W. Chou, “Advances in the Science and
Technology of Carbon Nanotubes and their Composites: A Review,” Composites
Science and Technology, 61(13): 1899-1912 (2001).
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, “Microwave and Conventional Curing of
Thick-Section Thermoset Composite Laminates: Experiment and Simulation,”
Polymer
Composites, 22(2): 197-212 (2001).
E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, “Microwave Processing: Fundamentals
and Applications,” Composites Part A, 30(9): 1055-1071 (1999).
J. Li,
E. T. Thostenson, T-W. Chou and L. Riester,
“An Investigation of Thin-Film Coating/Substrate Systems by
Nanoindentation,” Journal of Engineering Materials
and Technology, 120(2): 154-162 (1998).
R. W. Rydin, E. T. Thostenson and H-Y. Ma,
“An Assessment of the Impact Response of Knit-Knit and Knit-Stitch
Composites," Science and Engineering of Composite Materials,
7(3): 269-277 (1998).
BOOK CHAPTER
D. Heider,
R. C. Don, E. T. Thostenson, K. Tackitt, J. H. Belk and T. Munns,
“Cure Monitoring and Control,” ASM Handbook Volume 21 Composites,
ASM International, Materials Park, OH (2001).
RESEARCH
WEBSITES
Nanomaterials
Research Laboratory NSF
NIRT Program (E. T. Thostenson, Co-PI)
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