Dr Han Zhang
MEng, PhD, PGCAP, FIMMM, FHEA, CEng, CSci
Research Group Members
Current group members:
Dr Han Zhang, Reader in Polymers and Composites
Thomas Thorn, final year PhD candidate, project entitled "Multifunctional composites with integrated sensing and easy repairing capabilities"
Yushen Wang, 3rd yar PhD candidate, project entitled "Energy efficient manufacturing of multifunctional fibre reinforced composites"
Shahed Ekbatani, 3rd year PhD candidate, project entitled "Nano-engineered hierarchical natural fibre composites"
Bijoy Das, 3rd year PhD candidate, project entitled "Investigating Pyroresistive Conductive Polymer Composites with Improved Thermal Stability"
Yansong Li, 1st year PhD candidate, project entitled "Sustainable composites with easy repairing capabilities"
Group alumni:
Dr Xudan Yao, currently a Professor at Northwestern Polytechnical Universtiy, China.
Dr Shanshan Huo, currently a Senior Composite Engineer at Element Materials Technology.
Dr Qinrong He, currently a PDRA at University of Durham.
Research Assistants
 THORN, Thomas |
Current PhD Projects
| Thesis Title |
|---|
| Additive Manufacturing of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites |
| Advanced manufacturing of novel-structured next-generation automotive lithium-ion battery electrodes |
| Developing crashworthy cellular composites using machine learning |
| High performance thermoelectric materials |
| Multifunctional Composites with Enhanced Toughness, Integrated Sensing and Easy-repairing Capabilities |
| Physically Interpretable Machine Learning (PInt-ML) for digital analysis and design of complex dynamic systems. |
| Seaweed-based nanocomposites for packaging applications |
| Spider silk bio-inspired composites for high thermal and mechanical properties |
| Strain engineering of polymer nanocomposites reinforced with 2D materials |
| Sustainable composites with easy repairing capabilities |
| Sustainable High-Performance Composites |
| The investigation of high strength composites for fabricating superhydrophobic materials. |
Past PhD Projects
| Thesis Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Design and development of fibre-based piezoelectric energy harvesters | 2023 |
| Polymer-based dielectric films with high thermal conductivity | 2023 |
| The Systematic Design and Fabrication of Applied Superhydrophobic Materials | 2023 |