Research Activities
Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory
The Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory at Northern Arizona University is an instructional and research facility for the fabrication, testing, and analysis of composite materials. The lab provides support for funded research projects related to composite materials and also for a laboratory course on composite materials characterization (ME 581--Experimental Characterization of Advanced Composites). The lab has equipment for the manufacturing, testing and analysis of composites. The manufacturing and testing equipment include hot press, oven, machining equipment, Instron universal testing machine and test fixtures. Design and analysis capabilities include finite element and laminated plate analysis programs, and in-house developed methods and programs for fracture mechanics analysis. The lab was established in 1997 with a matching grant from NSF.
Contact:
Dr. F. Ernesto Penado
Professor
NAU Mechanical Engineering Department
PO Box 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5600
E-mail: Ernesto.Penado@nau.edu
Phone: (928) 523-9453
