Yeqing Wang, Ph.D.
Email: ywang261@syr.edu
Title: Director
[Google Scholar Citation Record]
Dr. Yeqing Wang is an assistant professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University (SU). Prior to SU, he was an assistant professor of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University. He had postdoc research associate appointments at the Air Force Research Lab (Eglin AFB) (advisor: Dr. Crystal L. Pasiliao) and University of Florida (advisor: Dr. David W. Hahn, now Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Arizona) from August 2016 to July 2018. Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2016) and an En-passent M.S. in the same year (2016) from The University of Iowa (advisor: Dr. Olesya I. Zhupanska, now Professor at the University of Arizona). He is a recipient of the 2020 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award and the Best Paper Award at the 27th American Society for Composites. He is a senior member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Title: Director Emeritus [Google Scholar Citation Record] Dr. Barry Davidson is an emeritus professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University, and directed the SU-CML for 31 years prior to his retirement in 2021. Dr. Davidson’ research interests include delamination growth in laminated composite materials and structures and the durability and damage tolerance of composite structures. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A & M University, M.S. in Aeronautics from California Institute of Technology, and his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Davidson has been a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence (i.e., highest recognition of teaching excellence) at Syracuse University since 1999 until he retired in 2021. He is a recipient of the distinguished Filtertech, Pi Tau Sigma, and Sigma Gamma Tau Award for Excellence in Education in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2019, the ASTM International's Award of Appreciation for Establishing ASTM Test Standard D7905/D7905M “Standard Test Method for Determination of the Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Matrix Composites,” in 2016, the National Institute of Aerospace Best Research Publication Award in 2013, and the ASTM International's Wayne W. Stinchcomb Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Field of Composite Materials in 2010 (10th Awardee in History of Award). He is an Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Email: bddavids@syr.edu
Barry D. Davidson, Ph.D.
Wenhua Lin (PhD student)
Wenhua received his Bacholer's degree from the Aerospace Engineering department from Mississippi State University in 2019. His research focuses on the development of novel composite structures to improve the survivability under lightning strike and mechanical impacts.
Disclosure: the photo on the left is the one Wenhua took in Tucson, AZ while attending the 37th ASC composites conference.
Publications (Journal Articles Only)
1. Lin, W., Wang, Y., Davidson, D. B. (2024). Negative Poisson's ratio can enhance stability of layered composite structures. Thin-walled Structures, 205(B), 112409.
2. Lin, W., Wang, Y. (2023). Low velocity impact behavior of auxetic CFRP composite laminates with in-plane negative Poisson’s ratio. Journal of Composite Materials, 57(12):2029-2042.
3. Kumar, V., Lin, W., Wang, Y., Spencer, R., Saha, S., Park, C., ... & Kunc, V. (2023). Enhanced through-thickness electrical conductivity and lightning strike damage response of interleaved vertically aligned short carbon fiber composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 253, 110535.
4. Lin, W., Wang, Y., Yousefpour, K., Park, C., & Kumar, V. (2022). Evaluating the Lightning Strike Damage Tolerance for CFRP Composite Laminates Containing Conductive Nanofillers. Applied Composite Materials, 29 (4), 1537-1554.
5. Lin, W., Wang, Y., Aider, Y., Rostaghi-Chalaki, M., Yousefpour, K., Kluss, J., ... & Hu, W. (2020). Analysis of damage modes of glass fiber composites subjected to simulated lightning strike impulse voltage puncture and direct high voltage AC puncture. Journal of Composite Materials, 54(26), 4067-4080.
6. Yousefpour, K., Lin, W., Wang, Y., & Park, C. (2020). Discharge and ground electrode design considerations for the lightning strike damage tolerance assessment of CFRP matrix composite laminates. Composites Part B: Engineering, 198, 108226.
Amirreza Tarafdar (PhD student)
Amirreza received his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering Applied Mechanics from Tarbiat Modares University (Iran) in 2021 and his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Applied Mechanics from Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) in 2018. Amirreza joined the Composite Materials Lab in September 2022. His research focuses on the advanced manufacturing of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites.
Publications (Journal Articles Only)
1. Tarafdar, A., Jia, C., Hu, W., Hosein, I. D., Fu, K. K., & Wang, Y. (2023). Three-dimensional modeling of frontal polymerization for rapid, efficient, and uniform thermoset composites manufacturing. Composites Part B: Engineering, 266, 111029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.111029. [PDF]
2. Tarafdar, A., Lin, W., Naderi, A., Wang, X., Fu, K. K., Hosein, I. D., & Wang, Y. (2024) UV-induced frontal polymerization for optimized in-situ curing of epoxy resin for excellent tensile and flexural properties. Composites Communications, 46, 101832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2024.101832. Andrea Hoe graduated her five-year B. Arch from the School of Architecture of Syracuse University in 2023. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program in the SU-CML, focusing research on (i) lunar regolith composites for construction on the moon and (ii) porous materials for formaldehyde adsorption. In her free time, she is part of the dance team XCUSE on campus. Haining received his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) in 2024 and his Bachelor's degree in Aircraft Propulsion from Xiamen University (China) in 2019. Haining joined SU-CML in May 2024. His research focuses on the design and advanced manufacturing of composites. Ruosi received her Bachelor's degree in China University of Mining and Technology in June 2024. Ruosi joined SU-CML in August 2024. Her research focuses on composite materials for energy applications. Emma Schlagler (REU student majoring in Chemistry from SUNY New Paltz sponsored by the "NSF REU Site: Interactive Biomaterials Program", 2024 Summer). Project: Design and Testing Bio-mimicing Composite Materials for Wearable Devices. Fatimata Gory (NSF Sponsored REU student 2024 Summer). Project: 3D Printing of Long Continous Thermoset Carbon Fiber Composites. Parker McMillan (NSF Sponsored REU student 2024 Summer). Project: Frontal Polymerization of Thermoset Fiber Composites. Cameron Woodbury (NSF Sponsored REU student 2023 Summer). Project: Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Fiber Composites. Kanya Shah (NSF Sponsored REU student 2023 Summer). Project: Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Fiber Composites. Alyssa Shelburne (SU-MAE Sponsored REU student 2023 Summer). Project: Auxetic Materials for Medical Applications. Anthony Tricarico (SU-MAE Sponsored REU student 2021 Summer, 2022 Summer). Project: Design of Foldable Carbon Fiber Composite Structures with Tunable Stiffness. Yiyuan Sun (SU-MAE Sponsored REU student 2022 Summer). Project: Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Fiber Composites. 
Andrea Hoe (PhD student) 
Haining Zhang (PhD student)
Ruosi Qiao (PhD student)
Undergraduate Student Researchers:
Ali Naderi (MS student: 2022-2024). Current position: PhD student in North Carolina State University.
Yin Fan (Postdoc: 2019-2020). Current position: Tenure-track Associate Professor at Department of Propulsion in School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Shanghai Jiaotong University (China).
2023
Front row from left to right: Andrea Hoe, Kanya Shah, Yeqing Wang, Juanitta Bekoe, Wenhua Lin. Back row from left to right: Ali Naderi, Amirreza Tarafdar, Cameron Woodbury. Front row from left to right: Andrea Hoe, Kanya Shah, Juanitta Bekoe. Back row from left to right: Cameron Woodbury, Amirreza Tarafdar, Ali Naderi, Yeqing Wang, Wenhua Lin.
