Dr. Davood Askari

Davood Askari

Dr. Davood Askari, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, presented “Nano-reinforced Bonded Joints and Nanocomposite Materials Systems with Mechanical Interlocking Characteristics” on SAMPE-Connext from the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) on March 4, 2026.

Scanning Electron Micrographs of the fractured surfaces of nanocomposites test specimens, showing fiber breakage, pull-out, and bridging effects of the FHCNTs reinforcements.

Dr. Davood Askari’s nanocomposite research was published in Journal of Composite Materials

The research conducted by Dr. Davood Askari and his research team in the Multifunctional Nanocomposite Lab of the Department of Mechanical Engineering was published in the prestigious Journal of Composite Materials late January 2025.

In the research, Dr. Askari’s patented technologies were utilized to covalently functionalize helical carbon nanotubes (FHCNTs) and then they were used as a novel nanoscale reinforcement to enhance the mechanical properties and multifunctional characteristics of the polymeric composites. The main objective of this published research was to investigate the effects of chemical functionalization process parameters and weight percentage inclusion of the FHCNTs on the mechanical properties and performance of the polymeric nanocomposites.