Advanced Composites Center

Leadership

ACC Advisory Board (ACC-AB)

The ACC-AB provides advice on administrative, operational and fiscal issues on the center operations. It includes chairs of departments and industrial members from strategic partners.

Christine Luscombe

Christine Luscombe

Professor and Interim Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Area: Semiconducting polymers
luscombe@u.washington.edu
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Kristi Morgansen

Kristi Morgansen

Professor and Chair, Aeronautics and Astronautics
Research Area: Dynamical systems, Controls
morgansen@aa.washington.edu
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Per Reinhall

Per Reinhall

Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering
Founding Director, BARC
Research Area: Structural dynamics, Computing, Riveting, Manufacturing
reinhall@uw.edu
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David Song

David Song

Principal Technologist
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Blue Origin

Tia Benson-Tolle

Tia Benson Tolle

Director of Advanced Materials
Product Development, Boeing

ACC Leads

The ACC leads manage the day-to-day center operations and interface with the SAC and AC.

Marco Salviato

Marco Salviato

Associate Professor, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Co-Director, ACC
Scientific Advisory Committee, BARC/ACC
Research Area: Multiscale, computational modeling and optimization, Advanced Materials, Additive Manufacturing
salviato@uw.edu
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Junlan Wang

Junlan Wang

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Co-Director, ACC
Scientific Advisory Committee, BARC/ACC
Research Area: Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Mechanical Characterization
junlan@uw.edu
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Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)

The SAC makes decisions on operations including space, equipment, research and teaching in the ACC.

Ashis Banerjee

Ashis Banerjee

Assistant Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
Scientific Advisory Committee, BARC/ACC
Research Area: Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Robotics
ashisb@uw.edu
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Xu Chen

Xu Chen

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Scientific Advisory Committee, BARC/ACC
Research Area: Controls, Robotics, Manufacturing
chx@uw.edu
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Sam Pedigo

Sam Pedigo

Boeing Robotics Engineer, Boeing R&T
​Affiliate Faculty, Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Robotic Manufacturing

Marco Salviato

Marco Salviato

Associate Professor, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Scientific Advisory Committee, BARC/ACC
Research Area: Multiscale, computational modeling and optimization, Advanced Materials, Additive Manufacturing
salviato@uw.edu
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Junlan Wang

Junlan Wang

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Co-lead, ACC
Scientific Advisory Committee, BARC/ACC
Research Area: Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Mechanical Characterization
junlan@uw.edu
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Navid Zobeiry

Navid Zobeiry

Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Scientific Advisory Committee, BARC
Research Area: Manufacturing of Composites, Material Characterization and Simulation, Machine Learning
navidz@uw.edu
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