Ozden Ochoa Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emerita
J. Mike Walker’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 77845-3123
Will present a talk titled:
Composites in Circular Economy-Design Environment
Abstract: Composites are enabling innovative with economic and environmental sustainability in diverse industrial applications. Tailoring multi-functionality at multiple scales open up opportunities to expand and exploit the fundamental composite design principles to assure adaptability to service conditions as well as optimal reuse considerations. There are still challenges to overcome such as chemical compatibility, pragmatism in processing, design allowables, life-cycle definition, certification and prediction with robust reliability at each scale. Investing and advancing integrated computational and experimental techniques to understand requirements, develop and control interdisciplinary metrics to assess circular design-processing with minimum environmental impact will continue to be the principal path for creative implementation.
Date: February 19, 2021
4:30 pm – 6:20 pm
Zoom Link:
https://clarkson.zoom.us/j/98943528473?pwd=Z2VSekJ6THF1YWo2c1ZNWE05SmVJUT09
Meeting ID: 989 4352 8473
Passcode: 293416
Bio: OZDEN OCHOA, Professor Emerita at Texas A&M University, is a of Fellow of ASME, ASC and World Fellow of ICCM. Her research embraces all facets of composites to advance aerospace, offshore, automotive and biomedical applications. In addition to her academic accomplishments, as an IPA she has initiated and led novel programs as the Associate Director for Science & Technology at ARL, Interim-Director, AFOSR Aerospace Sciences & Materials, and as Composites ST at AFRL Materials & Manufacturing Directorate. She has served on boards of numerous journals, professional societies, national and international agencies. Dr. Ochoa’s awards include ASTM-D30 Stinchcomb Memorial Award, ASC-Destech Award-Composites, ASME Dedicated Service Award, and TAMU International Excellence Award. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in 1980.