Christopher Hansen, Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Hansen, Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
Expertise
Materials science, self-healing materials, micro-patterning & additive manufacturing techniques
Research Interest
Microscale patterning of multifunctional and composite materials, structural materials with embedded microvascular/microfluidic networksEducational Background
B.S. Materials Engineering, Iowa State University
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Biosketch
Dr. Hansen joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty in Fall 2011. His previous research efforts include 3D viscoelastic filament micropatterning and synthetic microvasculature for self-healing and thermal regulation applications. He conducts experimental work in the areas of damage remediation using self-healing materials, microscale patterning of multifunctional and composite materials, and structures with embedded microvascular networks. In the classroom, he instructs the graduate Composite Materials course (22.596).