Contact

Office: Engineering A109
Phone: 970-491-0609
Email: donald.radford@colostate.edu
Website: engr.colostate.edu/laboratories/cmms

Dr. Don Radford

Director, Composite Materials, Manufacture and Structures Laboratory

Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Radford’s research involves process induced distortion in composites, viscoelastic constitutive modeling, advanced polymer processing, and polymer foams, damage assessment and repair of composites and high temperature composites. Applications relate to advanced manufacturing.

Education

Ph.D. 1987, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—Materials Engineering
M.S. 1982, University of British Columbia—Metallurgical Engineering
B.S. 1980, University of British Columbia—Mechanical Engineering

Resources

Research Interests

Process Induced Distortion in Composites
Viscoelastic Constitutive Modeling
Advanced Polymer Processing
Polymer Foam
Damage Assessment and Repair of Composites and High Temperature Composites

Honors and Awards

2015 – SAMPE Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
2010 – Outstanding Paper Award, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
2009,2008 – Benjamin-Meaker Visiting Professorship, University of Bristol, Institute for Advanced Studies
2009,2008 – Visiting Professor, Univ. of British Columbia, CAN
2007 – Outstanding Paper Award, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering

International Connections

Country: Germany
Contact: University of Karlsruhe, Student Internship
Country: Germany
Contact: Markisches Werk GmbH, Corporate Research Contract
Country: France
Contact: ENSTA-Bretagne, Internship Program