Contact
Office: Engineering A109
Phone: 970-491-0609
Email: donald.radford@colostate.edu
Website: engr.colostate.edu/~don/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