Composites Manufacturing Labs

AE Alumni Board Funds First Endowed AE Fellowship

Aerospace Engineering at Illinois is pleased to announce that full funding has now been achieved for the department's first endowed graduate fellowship.

Prof. Scott White highlighted in 'Bloomberg Businessweek'

AE Prof. Scott R. White and his research have been featured on magazine's website.

AE Students Awarded Rockwell Collins Scholarships

Three AE students have received scholarships of $5,000 each, thanks to the philanthropy of Rockwell Collins, Inc.

AE Students Compete in NASA Lunabotics Competition

AE students are members of a University of Illinois team competing in the Third Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition, hosted by NASA.

Tanaka Wins CDC Best Student Paper Award

AE graduate student Takashi Tanaka won the 2011 Best Student Paper Award from the Conference on Decision and Control of IEEE.

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Faculty Researchers:	Location:	Phone:	Website:
Professor S. R. White	Rooms 1, 14, and 15 Talbot Laboratory	217-244-6587 217-244-6596

Description of Research:

Directed by Professor S. R. White. The CMLs house state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment for polymer matrix composites. Filament winding, autoclaving, and hot pressing capabilities exist within the laboratories. Research in the labs is focused on the improvement of existing processing techniques and the development of new methods for manufacturing of polymer composites and smart materials.