Tecnológico de Monterrey students interested in the program, please address any questions about the application process to Crockett Sewell, sewellc@purdue.edu.
Faculty Name: Eduardo Barocio
E-Mail: ebarocio@purdue.edu
Project Term: Fall 2026 or Fall 2026/Spring 2027 (Full Academic Year Preferred)
Project Description:
Additive manufacturing with continuous fibers enables the fabrication of high-performance preforms that can be molded into structural components. Current commercial systems-such as the 9T Labs printing platform-typically rely on pre-preg tapes as feedstock, which limits the range of available material systems.
This project aims to expand these capabilities by developing a custom filament through a pultrusion process that impregnates thermally conductive carbon fibers with a suitable polymer matrix. The resulting pultruded filament will be used to print continuous-fiber preforms, which will then be molded into multifunctional composites that combine structural performance with enhanced thermal dissipation.
To support this effort, physics-based simulations of both the pultrusion and printing processes will be conducted to gain fundamental insight into the process-structure-property relationships governing the final composite performance.
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Desired Majors:
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Faculty Name: Eduardo Barocio
E-Mail: ebarocio@purdue.edu
Project Term: Fall 2026 or Fall 2026/Spring 2027 (Full Academic Year Preferred)
Project Description:
Assembly of thermoplastic composites requires fast, reliable, and repeatable joining techniques to produce structural components larger than what can be fabricated in a single molding operation. This project leverages a research platform for Continuous Induction Welding to investigate how process parameters influence the weld strength of thermoplastic composite laminates. The experimental studies will be complemented by physics-based simulations to deepen our understanding of the process-structure-property relationships that govern weld performance.Requirements:
Desired Majors:
Desired Skills and Coursework: