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Dr. Erik Thostenson

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
126 Spencer Lab.
Newark, DE 19716-3140
E-mail: thosten@udel.edu

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DEGREES
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 2004
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1999
Bachelor of Science in Composite Materials Engineering, Winona State University, 1995


SERVICE


OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE

4/06 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
2/05 - 3/06 Associate Scientist and Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
12/03 - 1/05 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


CONSULTING


STATE REGISTERED


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters

  1. 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).

Journal Articles

  1. 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).
  2. 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).
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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).
  6. 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).
  7. 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).
  8. 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).
  9. 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).
  10. 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).
  11. 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 nanoture-carbon fiber reinforcement for advanced epoxy composites," Langmuir, 23(7), 3970-3974 (2007).
  12. 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).
  13. E. T. Thostenson and T-W Chou, "Processing-structure-multi-functional property relationship in carbon nanotube/epoxy composites," Carbon, 44(14) 3022-3029 (2006).
  14. 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).
  15. E. T. Thostenson, C. Y. Li and T-W. Chou, “Nanocomposites in Context,” Composites Science and Technology, 65(3-4) 491-516 (2005).
  16. E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, “Nanotube Buckling in Aligned Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composites,” Carbon, 42(14) 3015-3018 (2004).
  17. 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).
  18. 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).
  19. 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).
  20. 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).
  21. 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).
  22. E. T. Thostenson and T-W. Chou, “Microwave Processing: Fundamentals and Applications,” Composites Part A, 30(9), 1055-1071 (1999).
  23. 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).
  24. 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).

 

SOCIETIES

American Society for Composites (ASC)
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)


HONORS & 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

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