Prof. Brian L Wardle
Apollo Program Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Director, Nano-Engineered Composite Aerospace Structures (NECST) Consortium
Primary DLC
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
MIT Room:
33-408
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Nano-Engineered Composites
Composite and Layered Materials
Hybrid Nanocomposite Systems
MEMS Power Devices and Energy Harvesting
Structural Health Monitoring Systems
Active Materials and Devices
Finite-Element Modeling
Structural Response and Testing
Buckling Mechanics
Composite and Layered Materials
Hybrid Nanocomposite Systems
MEMS Power Devices and Energy Harvesting
Structural Health Monitoring Systems
Active Materials and Devices
Finite-Element Modeling
Structural Response and Testing
Buckling Mechanics
Research Summary
rofessor Wardle's research interests are in the area of structures and materials, primarily focusing on aerospace applications. Current research areas are composite systems, active materials, structural health monitoring (SHM), and power-conversion devices at the MEMS scale. Topics of interest to him include: structural mechanics, durability, advanced material systems, safety/reliability and performance of structural systems, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), structural health monitoring and nanocomposites. Professor Wardle's educational activities cover experimentation and modeling of materials and structures.
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Projects
November 13, 2008Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aligned CNT-Based Microstructures and Nanoengineered Composite Macrostructures
Principal Investigator Brian Wardle
October 2, 2007Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsMEMS Vibration Harvesting for Wireless Sensors
Principal Investigator Brian Wardle
October 2, 2007Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsDesign, Fabrication, and Testing of Multilayered Microfabricated Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)
Principal Investigator Brian Wardle
July 11, 2007Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNano-Engineered Composite Aerospace Structures (NECST) Consortium\n
Principal Investigator Brian Wardle